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Skriven 2008-12-26 23:05:18 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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-> ->  RH> If he forgets, he knows you have a rolling pin and sewing
shears.
-> 
-> -> And he has his tools.
-> 
->  RH> True, but nobody clocks a husband upside the head with a sawsall!
-> 
-> And I've no plans to hit him upside the head anyway.
-> 
Nobody plans that.  When he uses your good sewing shears to cut dowel
sticks, plans change.

->  RH> I've got one cat who likes to race up trees about 6 to 8 feet in
the
->  RH> air and jump off.  I've never seen her do it with a pine tree.  She
->  RH> prefers maple saplings.
-> 
-> Because of the sap (pitch) in pine trees.  OTOH, maple tree sap is the
-> start of maple syrup or candy.

True, but only sugar maples.  It takes ten times as much work to get it
from swamp maples, which are what I have. 
 
->  RH> I remember putting them on the tree, but not knocking them off. 
Then
->  RH> again our tree was always in the middle of a railroad train layout,
so
->  RH> that
->  RH> discuoraged adventures.
-> 
-> My dad set up the trains under the tree after we were fairly well grown.
-> I wasn't at home when he started but I suspect it's been about 30 years
-> he's had a layout under the tree. We did have ornaments knocked off from
-> time to time from cats, dogs and young kids.

We had to get across railroad tracks, wires, over cars and metal people etc
to get to the tree.  It tended to keep the kids out nicely.  The cats of
course were another matter.
 
-> -> We've done that with Steve's family a few times.
-> 
->  RH> His family used to make their own. It's a blessing they stopped.
;-)
-> 
-> Steve's mom used to make her own, using a tuna fish can as the cutter.
-> I know his younger sister made some the last time we were up for
-> Christmas, 9 years ago, but don't know if she's done it since.

Hopefully hers were a little better.  I've had Michael's dad's stuff.
 
->  RH> I could go for that. I did the cookie, but went for decaf tea
instead
->  RH> of the cocoa.  My mother is babysitting the niece and she's gone
->  RH> overnight. Drinking cocoa alone doesn't cut it.
-> 
-> See above about the goose.  I guess tea works just as well, especially
-> if you're by yourself. (G)
-> 
Goose isn't something you eat by yourself either.
 
->  RH> Thought as much.  I've known a few of them.  They all seem hyper
->  RH> unless they're ready to flop.
-> 
-> I only know the one; she's about 15 months old so still quite the puppy.

I've known a few.  Most of them are like that.  
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