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39. I'd swear we had longer Christmas vacations when i was a kid!

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:31 PM

Oct 2013

When my kids were little, it seemed like they were barely home and then back to school. It makes sense because most families need to have a babysitter now.

As an aside -

Boo! Hiss! on teachers who give homework or projects over the holidays! Five of my kids had the same math teacher in Junior High, and the same packet of math problems over the Thanksgiving holiday!

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Eggnog in the stores? Really? already? [View all] hedgehog Oct 2013 OP

I saw Christmas trees up before Labor Day krispos42 Oct 2013 #1

Dollar General has everything but a live Santa Claus walking around. Chipper Chat Oct 2013 #23

I Wish it Were In The Stores All Year Round, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2013 #2

+1 rug Oct 2013 #3

It's too rich for me now - but I loved it as a kid hedgehog Oct 2013 #4

I hate that, too. "Christmas", to the corporations, is the period when shoppers purchase gifts kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #9

It makes sense for the stores - they want to push people to buy for the next holiday - hedgehog Oct 2013 #25

Don't they also call that Twelfth Night? It's the old Gregorian Christmas. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #37

I'd swear we had longer Christmas vacations when i was a kid! hedgehog Oct 2013 #39

You can make your own at home. It's MUCH better than "boughten". kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #5

One of my fondest memories is of my mother and son making up a big batch of the good stuff! hedgehog Oct 2013 #10

I LOVE homemade eggnog. I now make a quart of it at the holidays all for myself. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #36

I wish the same, my dear Magistrate! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #6

I'll second that fishwax Oct 2013 #17

BUY BUY$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ BUY BUY now and later lunasun Oct 2013 #7

It makes good french toast leftstreet Oct 2013 #8

While we're on the subject - what's teh best rum for eggnog? hedgehog Oct 2013 #11

El Dorado 15 bobduca Oct 2013 #12

This is the really good stuff from Guyana: Demerara 15 leveymg Oct 2013 #32

Looks good! this dark stuff is amazing in a palmetto! bobduca Oct 2013 #38

I just love the Southern Caribbean, even the brown water places on the mainland leveymg Oct 2013 #51

Barbancourt! handmade34 Oct 2013 #14

Bacardi 151 is the most cost effective /nt seveneyes Oct 2013 #45

I'll drink eggnog LWolf Oct 2013 #13

Pretty soon we'll see Christmas trees on Labor Day. jsr Oct 2013 #15

I for one am glad it is there. I would drink eggnog all year long if I could. jwirr Oct 2013 #16

I've seen halloween-themed eggnog packaging around for years fishwax Oct 2013 #18

I've seen eggnog with Halloween labels on it before TlalocW Oct 2013 #19

The local Lowes store in my hometown started Jamastiene Oct 2013 #20

I can see stores selling the Christmas stuff early - but hedgehog Oct 2013 #34

Just another sugar delivery system. (nt) enough Oct 2013 #21

That means the soy nog will soon follow. Codeine Oct 2013 #22

Blasphemy! hedgehog Oct 2013 #24

After 20+ years without eggnog it was a godsend for me. Codeine Oct 2013 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Codeine Oct 2013 #40

I hate Christmas gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

Hmmmmm...time for me to look for Tom and Jerry Batter... Brickbat Oct 2013 #27

Clearly the Upper Midwest has been depriving the rest of us by keeping this a secret! hedgehog Oct 2013 #29

They day the batter appears in stores is like a kickoff for the Christmas season. Brickbat Oct 2013 #31

Odd. I carry that year-round in my store. Codeine Oct 2013 #42

Connolly's? Brickbat Oct 2013 #49

Oh, no -- not that specific brand . I just meant Tom & Jerry batter in general. nt Codeine Oct 2013 #50

*holds onto counter for support* There....there's another brand? Brickbat Oct 2013 #52

We carry Trader Vic's. Codeine Oct 2013 #54

We have Mrs. Bowen's and Flaherty's here, but they pale beside the local formula. Brickbat Oct 2013 #58

Frozen? Codeine Oct 2013 #59

It's like foamy ice cream. Brickbat Oct 2013 #60

COSTCO had christmas lights on sale three weeks ago. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #28

It's funny how many of our Christmas themes come from Dickens rather than reality. hedgehog Oct 2013 #33

It can be a great time when families are in Sync. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #35

People who have thanksgiving on the 18th of October? PDJane Oct 2013 #30

Keeps you warm while waiting for the Great Pumpkin bananas Oct 2013 #41

The economy is fine DJ13 Oct 2013 #44

Establishing an early beachhead for the war on Christmas jberryhill Oct 2013 #46

I bought some. Mz Pip Oct 2013 #47

I LOVE eggnog! procon Oct 2013 #48

My son just showed me a new recipe - hedgehog Oct 2013 #53

Have some Silk Seasonal Nog, eh? MineralMan Oct 2013 #55

Deeelicious. Codeine Oct 2013 #57

crapitalism + santa killed CHRISTMAS decades ago. pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #56

. baldguy Oct 2013 #61

Eggnog is gross. Quantess Oct 2013 #62