leighblack, posting in twin_cities:

Big Indoor Sale!!! Stay out of the cold and browse our sale of Christmas & Halloween decorations!!

Nice selection of Christmas & Halloween indoor decorations. Includes lights, stuffed animals, Beanies, ornaments, artificial trees and many other items!

Also have a couple shelving units and a collectibles cabinet for sale!

Fri Dec 11th Noon-4pm
Sat Dec 12th 9am-4pm

1207 Charlton St (between Butler & Moreland)
West St Paul MN 55118

ladyluna, posting in twin_cities:
So, my parents did Christmas at Thanksgiving because they come up to visit. Mom got my husband and I keychains with pictures of each other. They were metal keychains and the pictures are etched on to them.

Does anyone know if any of the malls around here (Preferably Ridgedale) have one of the kiosks like this? If not I can send a picture to mom, but I really think my MIL would love one as a little gift.

I guess they can get the pictures done into blankets, etc. so it's not just keychain, but keychain is what I'm going for.

Thanks in advance :)

ladycrim:

And so begins the Holiday Baking Season ...

I was asked to make a cake for a committee meeting today at my office:


I should have made the wreath bigger, but it's not too bad.

More will come by year's end, culminating in what will be my most complex cake project to date.

I hope everyone has a Delicious December!

amii, posting in note_to_cat:
Sleeping on the stairs really isn't the best idea you've ever come up with, love.

I nearly fall down the stairs any time I want to go to the kitchen or to the living room.

Could you please return to sleeping on my bed only moments after I've made it?

Love,

The Tall One who keeps trying not to trip over you (much to your amusement)

masonbutler, posting in twin_cities:
Where can I get my friend's face airbrushed onto a t-shirt? How much would that cost, do you reckon?

mefie_toi, posting in note_to_cat:
Dear Cringer & Jill;

Why has my bedtime become your playtime? I like watching you chase each other, it's terribly amusing, so why do you feel you need to wait until Daddy and I are trying to sleep? Is it because you enjoy knocking things over? Naughty children.

Also, once again, I must impress upon you the fact that the pot of boiling water is not a toy. Thankfully your mother is very attentive and does not trust you, or Kitty Soup might have been last night's dinner.

I apologize for using my baby voice with you. I know it's annoying but I love you both to death. Especially you, Cringer, because you cuddle me in the mornings and sleep stretched out beside me, ever since that first night when I put you near my head and I was deatlhy afraid to roll over and squash you, you were so tiny. You're huge now and take up your own portion of the bed, but I'll always remember how you learned to love me.

But seriously, pot of boiling water -- dangerous, not interesting. I know you've heard the expression, so just trust me and don't let curiosity get the better of you.

Yours,
Mommy

la_magdalena, posting in note_to_cat:
Dear Cats Domino:

I am not really sure why it is you insist on meowing at me at 7:00 AM. I know that you have food, but why do you need me to watch you eat it? Let's sleep instead.

naomikritzer, posting in twin_cities:
Where in the Twin Cities can I find Terry's Chocolate Oranges? They're usually all over but I've checked the Walgreens, Target, and Rainbow Foods near me (south Mpls) with no luck. Though Walgreens has some weird other variety of chocolate orange.

Also, is there a store in the cities that sells Christmas crackers? (These are a British thing; two people grab the ends and pull, it goes "bang," and a tiny and utterly worthless toy or novelty falls out.) Target had them last year and my older daughter thought they were the coolest thing ever. There is a fancy-pants expensive variety available mail order from the Smithsonian catalog but my preference is to get them as cheaply as possible.

(And finally, has anyone else noticed a shortage of the Kemp's Golden Eggnog? I finally found some today at the Hi/Lake Target that didn't have chocolate oranges or Christmas crackers. I was beginning to wonder if they'd suffered some massive catastrophe at the Kemp's eggnog factory.)

pr_spin_girl, posting in note_to_cat:

Dear Ginger Snap,

Your little world is going to be rocked briefly next Monday and Tuesday, because mumma made an appointment for you to get your teeth cleaned.

Not only will you be subjected to general anesthesia, and be taken away from the comfort of our apartment for an entire day, you -- and this will be the most grievous of insults, I can already tell -- will be unable to drink any water after 6 a.m. Tuesday and, to make matters even more heinous, you will be unable to eat after 8 p.m. Monday night.

I know, puddin'. But this is going to hurt mumma much more than it hurts you, because of what you're going to do to me when you wake me up at 4 a.m. to eat breakfast and I have to tell you "No."

I imagine the look you give me will go something like this...



Again, sorry about this, baby girl. But we all know what gum disease can do to human's bloodstreams, and the same thing goes for little puddins, so it's for your own good. My guess is that all will be forgiven when I get you home to a nice bowl of food.

If you behave at the vet, I may even make it wet cat food as a treat.

Love, Mumma

rebeccax, posting in twin_cities:
Hey there,

As it turns out I rented my last apartment form the devil himself and I need a lawyer that can help with landlord issues. And yes, I need a lawyer, not advice from an advocacy group. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

missjewell, posting in wls:
Ok, I have BCBS (Highmark) insurance and over the summer I got the nerve to start the lap band process called insurance and asked about requirements ect.
Was told that I didn't need any precertification (IE 6 mth diet because it was considered out patient) made appointment with surgical center met with all I need to and got paper work sent in.
Got denied because I did need to have a six month diet in place.

So I started that, followed all orders and directions and finally finished last week. Got all documentation sent to surgical office and she started resubmitting the paperwork today. They told her that my 6 month diet wasn't required and that they needed to have the surgeon speak to their medical DR.

I am so freaking confused and she told me she couldn't offer me much more than that and that we will just go with the flow....

What next? I am I going to be denied again???? Any insight???

My emotions are every where today~

chocolateseduce, posting in note_to_cat:

( Past... )

( ... and present. )

I love you all. You're my children and always will be.

xtremejeffnlita, posting in note_to_cat:

fluff.

please. please. PLEASE.

quit eating mama's food. i starved yesterday because you found it necessary to eat my ENTIRE bag of Gardetto's.

and,

quit picking on Cheddar. I know you're younger than him, and you may think that gives you the right to be a pain in the arse.

it doesn't. he's already jumpy and paranoid. please don't make it worse. =]

if you start behaving, mama might get you something for christmas.

i love you, puff. =]

meggypeggy1, posting in note_to_cat:
Dear Cats,
If it is raining heavily outside the front door, I can guarantee that it is raining just as hard outside the back door. There is no need to insist on checking.
Your loving owner.

vadim_kontra, posting in twin_cities:
Looking for a place that does professional tie cleaning? Hoping there's one.

lilliephoenix, posting in wls:

i have been feeling a little blah lately. i had a big stall, my first since the typical two-week-out stall. i stalled for three weeks, but then i lost 8 lbs. i still feel really discouraged lately. i can't seem to get my lazy bum on the treadmill either. the weather just makes me want to be lazy. i hate the cold! christmas goodies aren't helping either. on the upside of things, i found a pair of size 20 jeans in my closet, and they actually fit! i think i was a sophomore in high school the last time i was consistently in size 20 jeans. i can't be doing that bad, right? it's just starting to slow, and that scares the crap out of me! i still have 50 lbs to lose! :-( my goal is to lose 6 lbs by christmas. 100 lbs down would be a nice christmas present!



lap rny 7/14/09
318/224/160

madlori, posting in wls:
Is Tuesday appreciation day? I hope so. I'm appreciating anyway.

1. I appreciate that my stall seems to be over. I'm down five pounds since last Friday. Hallelujah!

2. I appreciate that I participated in my very first 5K walk/run event last Saturday! This was not a milestone in terms of walking distance...I regularly walk that far on the treadmill or in parks...but in terms of my brain. I participated in an athletic event. I'm sure you guys will know what I mean when I say that my whole life I'd disqualified myself from any organized athletic event. Such things were not for the likes of me. But I did it!

Here I am right after finishing.



3. I appreciate that these days, though I'm still firmly in plus sizes, I'm in easier plus sizes. Before surgery I was at the point where even sometimes plus size stores didn't have my size, and forget the women's-sizes departments of regular stores. No longer. I have lots more options. I can buy and wear clothes that I actually like instead of just whatever I can find that'll cover me.

And because I feel like it...new progress pics! Beneath the cut.

( Before and after )

Lori
Lap RNY 7/16/09
341/335/267/150

pinkxbubblesx, posting in note_to_cat:
bluebell bluebell bluebell,

here is a question for you baby...would you hate me if i got another cat? think of it as a little friend for you to hav fun with when im out? or would you just resent me forever? please think about it bluebell, you might like it?

oh and btw, could you stop trying to eat the tinsel on the banisters, i dont know how you managed to unwind some of it, considering ive never seen you reach that far up, but its a decoration, not a toy.

retro_rider55, posting in note_to_cat:
To;

Dora Persimmon Muffinstumpe...


Since when, as I once had a 9 to 5 job that did not require my rousing until 7 a.m., therefore meaning that that was the given feeding time, did you get it into your head that breakfast was anytime after 3 a.m., which is now when you are up on the nightstand, swatting my nose or even punching me in the eye, demanding (canned; the kibble bowl is always full, you know) sustenance?


And if this supplication is not immediately answered, you 'express' yourself on the floor immediately outside the litter hutch. ( - Dustin Hoffman voice) "Bad form, Peter"...

Yours;

resident Biped in Bondage

sopranozone, posting in note_to_cat:

ASPARAGUS.

I have a complaint to lodge, my you're-so-cute-you-could-get-away-with-bloody-murder friend... The tree. You know, the big green thing, with all the shiny lights and dangly ornaments? IT IS NOT A TOY. IT IS NOT THERE FOR YOUR PERSONAL AMUSEMENT.

Do not climb it.
Do not pounce the ornaments.
Do not ATTACK said ornaments after you knock them on the floor.

I may be YOUR mother, but MY mother is getting pissed at you. You broke 12 ornaments yesterday. And ultimately, she's the one who decides whether you stay or not.

Perhaps if your quarantine in my room doesn't work, orange peels will. This is your last warning. The spray bottle comes next. Would knowing that your older sister Muffin never broke any ornaments make you realize that this is NOT a good thing?

I love you, you retard.

-Mommy