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Songbird76

Songbird76

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figmentfan423 said:
Congrats and enjoy your bike! Are shoe gifts anything like stocking stuffers?
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Pretty much. Sinterklaas arrived in the Netherlands (by steamboat, with his helpers the black piets, and his horse Amerigo) yesterday, so from last night until December 5th, kids can "set" their shoes at night before they go to bed. They sing Sinterklaas songs, they put carrots in their shoes for Amerigo, and sometimes a note or drawing for Sinterklaas. Then Sinterklaas comes (or the black piets) and puts candy and small gifts in their shoes. On December 5th, it's gift night when they get the bigger presents. Our kids set their shoes last night and each got a chocolate bar in the shape of their first initial. I've got a few little gifts for them..like a minion key chain for my son, and an Elsa or Anna dance ribbon for my daughter, lightweight nylon backpacks they can use for Disney, etc. Just little things.
 
betty rose

betty rose

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Songbird76 said:
Pretty much. Sinterklaas arrived in the Netherlands (by steamboat, with his helpers the black piets, and his horse Amerigo) yesterday, so from last night until December 5th, kids can "set" their shoes at night before they go to bed. They sing Sinterklaas songs, they put carrots in their shoes for Amerigo, and sometimes a note or drawing for Sinterklaas. Then Sinterklaas comes (or the black piets) and puts candy and small gifts in their shoes. On December 5th, it's gift night when they get the bigger presents. Our kids set their shoes last night and each got a chocolate bar in the shape of their first initial. I've got a few little gifts for them..like a minion key chain for my son, and an Elsa or Anna dance ribbon for my daughter, lightweight nylon backpacks they can use for Disney, etc. Just little things.
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What a wonderful tradition. I love hearing how other countries celebrate the different holidays. Thanks for sharing.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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Gabe1 said:
Poor you. I bought some steak knifes from IKEA. I like them for slicing better than paring knifes, like the longer blade. Well these things have a point on the end that is just nasty. Better than my best knifes yet have stabbed myself slicing more than I care to admit.
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My dad has a thing with giving high end kitchen knives as gifts. He gave me about 15 of them...Hinkles (however you spell it), etc...then he brought more over when he visited when DD turned 3, so I had like 25 of them, gave some to my in-laws, some to my friends. Then when I went home for my brother's wedding 5 years ago, he only gave me 3, which I was able to pawn off on my cousin. 2 years ago when I went, he gave me 13. So I sent 3 to my best friend and gave the rest to another friend who didn't have any GOOD knives. These are the kind that cost 100 bucks for a chefs knife and 60 for a paring knife. So I have about 8 of various shapes and sizes, smooth and serrated, in my kitchen and a whole container for the ones I don't have room for and don't need, because I've outfitted everyone I know with them and no one needs any more. And I'm sure when I get there next summer, he'll have a new load for me and I'll have to find someone else to unload them on. I sent 7 to my best friend's daughter last year because she is going to culinary school next year..she just graduated. If you ever need good knives, I can totally hook you up. :D
 
catmom46

catmom46

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Songbird76 said:
My dad has a thing with giving high end kitchen knives as gifts. He gave me about 15 of them...Hinkles (however you spell it), etc...then he brought more over when he visited when DD turned 3, so I had like 25 of them, gave some to my in-laws, some to my friends. Then when I went home for my brother's wedding 5 years ago, he only gave me 3, which I was able to pawn off on my cousin. 2 years ago when I went, he gave me 13. So I sent 3 to my best friend and gave the rest to another friend who didn't have any GOOD knives. These are the kind that cost 100 bucks for a chefs knife and 60 for a paring knife. So I have about 8 of various shapes and sizes, smooth and serrated, in my kitchen and a whole container for the ones I don't have room for and don't need, because I've outfitted everyone I know with them and no one needs any more. And I'm sure when I get there next summer, he'll have a new load for me and I'll have to find someone else to unload them on. I sent 7 to my best friend's daughter last year because she is going to culinary school next year..she just graduated. If you ever need good knives, I can totally hook you up. :D
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I could use some good knives! Not sure how you'd get them to me, though. :p
 
MOXOMUMD

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FutureCEO said:
Disney stuffed animal Christmas Tree in London.

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I want one!
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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figmentfan423 said:
It was his complete lack of effort for that class! So no not really. If he had tried even a little bit I wouldn't have said a word.
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That I can understand. I've always told my kids that I don't care if they have top grades...as long as they do their best. DD came home in 2nd grade in tears...she had gotten a II on her national spelling test. A II is "above average". She was devastated that she hadn't gotten a I in spelling because she got a I in everything else. I couldn't convince her that it was an AWESOME report card. She's settled down since then and isn't quite as stressed, but she always gets 100% on her quizzes and things and her national test scores are always in the top 10% or so...but she puts all that pressure on herself. We've reminded her every time that mommy and daddy will be proud of her, even if she gets a V (poor) as long as she did the best she could. She now rolls her eyes and says "I KNOW!!" when we tell her that, but at least she doesn't come home in tears because she missed one word on a spelling test anymore!
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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betty rose said:
What a wonderful tradition. I love hearing how other countries celebrate the different holidays. Thanks for sharing.
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It's a fun time of year. My kids both know he isn't real, but it's still fun. And there is a special news segment every night. They follow Sinterklaas an the piets and there's always some big problem...like, one year, a baby piet who was supposed to be left back in Spain somehow got on the boat and no one knew how...so they had to find the baby piet. And of course there are sightings and everything...they get actors to play towns people and say they saw baby piet in such and such a place. And one year, they accidentally sent piets in training, who of course weren't fully qualified and made stupid mistakes. This year they lost Sinterklaas' ring that's magic and lets him in to any house in the Netherlands, and the workmen who set up the house where Sinterklaas stays locked the keys in the house...so without the ring, Sinterklaas can't get into the houses. They set up a website and you can type in your address and it connects you to the head piet who will tell you if he can get into your house. It uses google maps and shows you a picture of your house. It's a REALLY big deal over here.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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catmom46 said:
I could use some good knives! Not sure how you'd get them to me, though. :p
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Well, next time I'm in the states, if I had your address I could mail them to you. But that's about the only way. My dad doesn't cook, so it amuses me that he has this obsession with kitchen knives. He doesn't buy them for himself, but he gives them to everyone he knows. He gives them to neighbors, friends, family...ask any acquaintance of his if they need knives and they'll say "No, your dad has given me several." He's very generous with them. But every time he sees me, he gives me new ones, but they are such good ones that they don't need replacing, so the collection gets bigger and bigger until I find someone else who can use them. It's kind of funny and frustrating at the same time. I hate to have these awesome knives sitting in a box having never been used or even opened, and they just take up space...but what else can I DO with them?
 
catmom46

catmom46

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Songbird76 said:
Well, next time I'm in the states, if I had your address I could mail them to you. But that's about the only way. My dad doesn't cook, so it amuses me that he has this obsession with kitchen knives. He doesn't buy them for himself, but he gives them to everyone he knows. He gives them to neighbors, friends, family...ask any acquaintance of his if they need knives and they'll say "No, your dad has given me several." He's very generous with them. But every time he sees me, he gives me new ones, but they are such good ones that they don't need replacing, so the collection gets bigger and bigger until I find someone else who can use them. It's kind of funny and frustrating at the same time. I hate to have these awesome knives sitting in a box having never been used or even opened, and they just take up space...but what else can I DO with them?
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If you're willing to bring them over, I'll give you my address and pay for shipping, too!
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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catmom46 said:
I could use some good knives! Not sure how you'd get them to me, though. :p
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I've had various kinds over the years, from cheapies to Sabatier and Wusthof. Hubby loves his Kyocera ceramic knives--very sharp. I gotta tell you though--out of all my knives that I've collected over the years, there is one completely awesome, large, sharp knife from a very cheap, no-name brand; it's about 30 years old, and is still the best knife in the drawer!! :jawdrop:
 

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