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It just started feeling like fall here.. One season at a time please. :) Keep the snow for at least another month or so.

thanks SiouxZQ :)

Oh how exciting!! Thanks for the update OP

Well thats pretty cool. :) congrats on your new found fame.

Does he collect trading cards? (ex. football cards) My DS is starting to collect them, I guess they're getting to be popular again. (They run about $20 for a box of them.)

Thanks.. Maybe ill tell my inlaws to do that. I live in VA, and odds are they dont have ohio state. :)

I'm looking for a dog sweater for my basset hound pup, named Buckeye. Thought I was be cute for get a ohio state one if possible. If anyone knows of a good/reasonable place to get one, please post. thanks!!!

I count them as gifts, the boys dont LOL I usually put them in a gift bag or something, then they know those are clothes and wait till last to look at them.

Thats exactly what happened with DH's side of the family. I brought it as "my side" to help out a couple years ago.. and now its expected - along with the pumpkin rolls. LOL

Since you already have some bought, see if you can just ship those to one address. And have someone distribute them at the parties. Everyone else, mail cards with gift cards, or ship directly to they're house from store gift wrapped and with a gift card. Im in the same boat, neices and nephew in 3 different states.

time to stock up!!!! 70% off code "treats" Offer ends 10/31 www.restaurant.com

Pumpkin Rolls (got this online at http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=32372) CAKE 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel) 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) FILLING 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Powdered sugar (optional for decoration) Directions: FOR CAKE: PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar. COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts. BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack. FOR FILLING: BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired. COOKING TIP: Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.

Sweet potato Casserole 3 large sweet potatoes 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs Topping: 1 cup chopped pecans (I use about 2 cups because I like them all over the top) 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla Bake Potatoes in oven till they are done. Scrap out insides and put into bowl. Beet with beaters, stop and pull out any strings from the potatoes Add butter and sugar while mixing add milk, vanilla, and eggs Milx well and put in 8 x 12 buttered dish (I use glass) Bake for 20 - 30 minutes at 400 degrees or until heated through. Mix the pecan topping and spread over casserole, bake an additional 10 - 15 minutes or until golden brown Its Yummy!!!

I personally dont see what wrong with picking and choosing what/where we want to buy. We're trying to make out dollars stretch as far as they can go and if I have to go to 5 different stores that day, so be it. Having a family of 5, I have to watch where our money goes. I refuse to buy things in one store, out of convenience.

MY DS12 is buggin the heck outta me to take him with me. But I'm afraid he'd just slow me down LOL Gonna have to take a few years to think about that :)

Embellish a lampshade by hotglueing popcorn to the top/bottom rims.

Yeah, $35 is a bit steep for an office exchange. We usually do $15. But would you be comfortable with 20? Also, if you hang out here enough, you'll find some really good deals, and they will think you spent more than $35. :)

LOL Thats great Brad. I needed that laugh today.

Please God, or any corporate BigWig, Let there be a GREAT deal on a SLR camera on BF. My DS8 Dropped my dig. camera and now is acting up.

Not all doorbusters require tickets. They are only available for that price till 11am, the ones that require a ticket (maybe 10 items in ad at the most) are very limited. And as for the example of the monitor, We went to CC last year and they had a couple hundred of them. But they were going fast, cuz everyone there was grabbing one. As for the line at the doors going away, I'd say 10 min, and everyone would be in the store, after they open them. But the line at the registers will literally take an hour or more. Unless you know exactly what you want and where it is, grab it and head to the register. Or maybe have somone go with you and have them to get in line, and you grab your stuff.

I hardly ever shop there anyways.. So this boycott will be cake for me. :)

Just in the off chance walmart might have a toy or two that my kids are wanting, and at a cheaper price as the competitors.. Who can I get to PM on BF? I dont think Target does anymore, so I was wondering if TRU or Kmart or anyone else does it. TIA!

Thats great. Glad it was still useable.

I ordered some popcorn the other day, and was not able to use my $6 code. I dont know if they hold true to the "one day only" code, but If you want to play around with what I got, you can have it. f68a3338 Post on here if you used it. :) that way everyone else doesnt try as well.

I was going to if I had to.. but I just found out that we'll be off with pay that day!!! :)