No chance in hell. She's in Alabama, I'm in Kansas. I felt sort of bad for the saleslady that made the mistake but I kept them anyway!! "My' pattern is Cuthbertson Christmas tree. VERY similar to Spode, which is what my mom had snatched.

About my sil keeping the Christmas dishes from my mother that I wanted to add to my own set? Today sis and dil and I were junking/antiquing and found my dinner plates. I asked how much they cost and was told they were on sale for $4 each. These plates cost anywhere from $35 to $50 each and more. I snatched up four (should have bought all eight) After I had bought and paid and gotten my change the saleslady discovered she had priced them wrong. They were $24 or so each. I got them at $4 anyway. Whoop, whoop!! So now I have enough for everyone for Christmas.

My dd was making mimosas for us Thanksgiving morning and asked her 19 yr old cousin if she wanted one in front of her mom. Cousin said yes and her mom said nothing, so..?

I'm a piece of dead turkey meat. But we had a blast.

Chocolate, pecan, apple, cherry and pumpkin here! Not even checking my blood sugar tomorrow!!

Keep cooking. We used to make deer jerky in the oven all the time and it takes a while.

My sister and mom battle each other with lots of drama. I finally told them No More. I told sister I was done listening to her bash and be disrespectful to mom, and told mom I was done talking to her about anything than the most mundane of matters. If they persist I hang up.

Absolutely

Keanu Reeves definitely. Seems to be a decent human being and that's saying a lot for an actor. Harrison Ford, I first saw him in American Graffiti. Meg Ryan, although I was disappointed in her affair with Russell Crowe. Robert Duvall, his portrayal of Gus in Lonesome Dove is what I always think of when I see him. Pacino, DeNiro......

I can't stand Keira Knightly. Jolie. And who is the shoplifting idjit on Stranger Things? Ugh.

Just finished ironing all the placemats and napkins and folded all the napkins into Christmas trees! 11

Mom's scared of the sil in the sense that she won't deal with any confrontation. I was mad as hell that weekend and let mom have an earful but she will not intervene. It doesn't help that sil lives in the same town and mom is dependent on them for some things. Brother I think deals with her by not letting anything she does bother him. I can't say that I blame him, she's very unpleasant.

I did not ask. Although I know she wants that china, trust me, I know. Like I said, I'm not going to stir things up with her but I'm also done with her. Thankfully I only have to see her once every couple of years, I can see brother without her.

One of my brothers is extremely well off. He and his wife have a gorgeous home with a complete basketball court in the lower level for their boys. They are very generous with themselves and let city based teams play or practice there. All this to say they aren't hurting. Sil inherited a good deal of money. Twice. So here's the rant. I have a set of Cuthbertson Christmas china. Mom has a set. Mom sends hers over to sil's house for Christmas one year and they just sort of.......stay there. When mom downsized I asked sil for the set and she said "well, you'll have to talk to your brother about that". WTF??? She has enough money to buy a set for 50 and not think twice. There was so much uncomfortableness going on that weekend I just wrote it off. Everyone knows what she is like and I didn't want to make things worse. But every time I try to set out the Christmas china and need more plates I get pissed. We do not do holidays together, we can't visit this time of year. Didn't help when a year ago she was bitching about having to clean up and wanted to use paper plates.

Brothers. *eye roll* and lol

Put the leaves in your table. Find the good napkins and placemats! Put up your Christmas tree so the kids/grandkids can decorate it. Make up your guest bedrooms and put signs on the doors that say "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!" so your kids won't go in there and nap on them. (Remember to take them down before the actual guests get there) Drag out the highchair for the youngest. Stock up on the wine for the oldies. Check your pie supplies!! I'm excited.

Well, we went out to lunch and she did bring it up. It is dire and I can do nothing to help.

Reindeer kisses.

No, not an emergency. Probably feels like one because their family is pretty drama free.

What Carol said. BUT be sure you get the Libby can of pumpkin mix, not the plain old pumpkin where you have to add the spices. It's deceiving, they sit right next to each other on the shelves.

My sil, actually ex sil, and I are pretty close. She is a very private person. She is going through some family drama and her son told me I should go see her because she is having a rough time. I saw her last week and she said not a word about it. 1. go see her, and ask her about it? 2. Ask her to lunch and see if she brings it up? 3. Keep my mouth shut and mind my own business? I wouldn't even consider it but my nephew is worried about her.

I am 5'6' and 175 pounds. I love to get on amazon and type in "fat lady clothes" And them I order a size bigger than I think I need. Bwahaha This is freedom. Excuse typos, I can't find my glasses.

Herb scissors. I have an herb garden and it makes things much easier.

You're fine.

For all our kids from Amazon. I hope they're happy with them. I actually spent more on the card amount than I probably would have on gifts. I feel so unburdened. Buying gifts for nine adults is so stressful for me. I know people who are amazing at picking out gifts but for some reason buying for my own kids and kids in law is the most awful thing I have to do at Christmas. My parents and sister are no problem, neither are the grandkids. So now I'm going to sit back and enjoy.