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[Moozillion]

Last, but NOT least, a pair of FANTASTIC: soft, warm TOTALLY ADORABLE kitty slipper socks!!!!!!





They fit PERFECTLY!!!!! And they are SOOOOO soft and warm!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH HEATHER!!!!!!! A TOTALLY FANTASTIC bunch of gifts!!!!!

 

[Kristoff]

It's been too quiet... What are our regulars in Europe up to? @JoesMum @Kristoff

Here!! Linda is off to a meeting unfortunately

 

[Kristoff]

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What a lovely mug!! Love love it!!!

 

[Kristoff]

Last, but NOT least, a pair of FANTASTIC: soft, warm TOTALLY ADORABLE kitty slipper socks!!!!!!

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They fit PERFECTLY!!!!! And they are SOOOOO soft and warm!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH HEATHER!!!!!!! A TOTALLY FANTASTIC bunch of gifts!!!!!

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How purrfect!!!

We’re ripping the envelope:




It’s hard work, hey...

 

[CarolM]

Last, but NOT least, a pair of FANTASTIC: soft, warm TOTALLY ADORABLE kitty slipper socks!!!!!!

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They fit PERFECTLY!!!!! And they are SOOOOO soft and warm!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH HEATHER!!!!!!! A TOTALLY FANTASTIC bunch of gifts!!!!!

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What fantastic gifts.

 

[Momof4]

THANK YOU BEA!!!
I love everything!!!
I cannot wait to use everything and do some baking!!!

 

[CarolM]

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Hmm. Perfect for your coffee in the morning.

 

[Kristoff]

The envelope gave in after some struggle. And inside is...



something nicely wrapped...

 

[Momof4]

I’ll post the video but I turned it off because I thought I had ruined it!
But here it goes. I did even get to where I saw the gifts!

 

[Kristoff]

THANK YOU BEA!!!
I love everything!!!
I cannot wait to use everything and do some baking!!!

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You WERE going to bake, weren’t you? [emoji23][emoji85]

Those are lovely yummy things!!

 

[CarolM]

THANK YOU BEA!!!
I love everything!!!
I cannot wait to use everything and do some baking!!!

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Ooohh yummy. Those look super yummy.

 

[Yvonne G]

Did you click “Home?”

Yes. The screen shot I posted is what happens when I click home. It's also what happens when I click "Newsfeed." It's like they think I'm a brand new member, and yet the show all the things I belong to.

 

[Kristoff]

I’ll post the video but I turned it off because I thought I had ruined it!
But here it goes. I did even get to where I saw the gifts!

ROFL about the kitty! Couldn’t wait for this moment either I guess [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji85]

 

[Momof4]

Bea,
I love the coffee cup!!
That is totally something I would see in the store and admire it but not buy it for myself.
That coffee looks sounds wonderful!! I’ll try it in the morning!!
I’ve never had a beignet but have heard that they are delicious!!
@Moozillion

 

[Pastel Tortie]

First the smaller box...


Oooooh...

It's from Denmark! @Kristoff sent me an organizer!

 

[Momof4]

ROFL about the kitty! Couldn’t wait for this moment either I guess [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji85]

He doesn’t miss a thing!!!

 

[Kristoff]

Our next struggle is with the ribbon...



And....



Dear me...

 

[Yvonne G]

@Yvonne G posted:

Second thing is at the intermission when Alex talks to each contestant he usually mentions something to get them to relate a story. 99% of the time the contestant begins his or her story with "so". . . So, my mom and I were watching Jeopardy. . .So I was on a round the world trip. . . So my teacher asked for volunteers. . . What's with SO? Can't people relate a story without beginning with 'so'?

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SO is another word to buy time, but it's more than that. It's turned into a verbal cue that says, "Start paying attention here." It's sharper to the ears than WELL, which is one the other choices to start the story.

I think the SO predicament stems from the "relaxation" of certain accepted rules of English that many of us (Yvonne's generation through mine) grew up learning.

Some of the rules as we learned them:
1. You have to use complete sentences. A complete sentence must have an independent clause complete with subject and predicate (verb part of the sentence).
2. If you list more than two items in a sentence, there's supposed to be a comma after the AND, in front of the last item. This is sometimes referred to as the "Oxford comma."
3. If the punctuation mark has a comma at the bottom, you put one space after it. If the punctuation mark has a period at the bottom, you put two spaces after it. [I STILL haven't forgiven Microsoft for futzing this one up.] There are exceptions for things like quotes, parentheses, and abbreviations, of course.

The SO issue Yvonne mentioned goes back to number 1.

More to follow...

Sheesh! I feel like I've gone back to school. When's recess?

 

[Momof4]

Love the aftermath of gifts!!
I’m going to peak at the newspaper too!!

 

[CarolM]

I’ll post the video but I turned it off because I thought I had ruined it!
But here it goes. I did even get to where I saw the gifts!

Sjoe that was a difficult package to open. And the suspense was killing me. [emoji23] [emoji23]