<p>LOL. That’s just what DH said when I told him the plan.</p>
<p>what is chacha? (besides the dance, of course)</p>
<p>jym, I have full place settings for 12 (and I do mean <em>full</em> – even down to the coasters, tumblers, and 3 different bowls), and pretty much all of the specialty and serving pieces, including several duplicates. I washed it all up last night and now it’s ready to use: think good thoughts for non-breakage!</p>
<p>A very full-of-rest and warmth-in-heart day to each and every one of the denizens and their families near and far. Group hug!</p>
<p>OK- I’ve read up on Cachaca [url=<a href=“http://www.cocktailtimes.com/dictionary/cachacas.shtml]Cocktail”>http://www.cocktailtimes.com/dictionary/cachacas.shtml]Cocktail</a> Times | What’s Cacha</p>
<p>jym, the jawbone is also called the boomerang dish, and is a relish tray or serving dish shaped like, well, a boomerang. A version in the Freeform coloration (not the Mobile coloration which I collect) is [url=<a href=“http://www.modish.net/files/pictures/museum/metloxfreeformrelish.jpg]here[/url”>http://www.modish.net/files/pictures/museum/metloxfreeformrelish.jpg]here[/url</a>]. </p>
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<p>And yeah, don’t believe Replacements Ltd. – the pieces are sometimes expensive, but those are NOT eBay prices, not at all. :)</p>
<p>Oh, and after reading your experiences with crystal above, I’m thinking of leaving the Murano stemware safely in the closet…</p>
<p>Lookin’ at Murano stemware on the web. Cool stuff! Which do you have?? All is beautiful, but yes, I’d stick to plastic cups today!!.</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to all my cyberfriends.</p>
<p>BTW, my mother uses heirloom Meissen every holiday. So far so good. The breakage < memories…</p>
<p>Fine china and other fine things are useless unless you use them. And if they break, well thats what keeps the makers employed.</p>
<p>Except when the makers are no longer making, I suppose.</p>
<p>Better for the kids to have memories of using the interesting/fine/antique china than for them to discover it in a box after your’re gone. They would think you pretty silly, wouldn’t they?</p>
<p>And if something breaks, I always try to remember–“People are more important than things.”</p>
<p>Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving Day!</p>
<p>When the discontinued china or crystal breaks, you can replace it through Replacements Ltd. or e-bay. I have had great luck with both. What good is the good china and crystal unless you at least use it sometimes? I just don’t give it to the under 6 year old set. </p>
<p>Also, wine tastes better out of good crystal !</p>
<p>Hey all! Happy “I-survived-Black-Friday”!!! So, how many went out in the fray yesterday? And please tell us, why on earth did you do so?!!</p>
<p>Not me. 24 hours in my pajamas, yakking with D and feeding her. A perfect day!</p>
<p>I prefer the alternate “Buy Nothing” Day celebration, but did have to go out for lettuce and milk.</p>
<p>Then I stepped into a consignment shop to “just look around.” I bought a little tiny something, but I figure it doesn’t count cause this is a non-profit store that benefits an animal shelter. Agree? :)</p>
<p>Absolutely! </p>
<p>The only thing I bought yesterday (other than some loans at [Kiva.org](<a href=“http://www.kiva.org%5DKiva.org%5B/url%5D”>www.kiva.org)</a>) was a wireless router for TFSFH to take back to college with him tonight. Their dorm rooms have a single Ethernet connection per bed, and even with the longest cable we could find he is unable to sit in bed with his laptop (his bed is as far away from the ports as possible and they’re picky about cable going over the ceiling, etc.). We got to Fry’s around 2pm, I immediately went and stood in the line that snaked around the entire store while TFSFH picked up a router on sale, and looked for a few other things from the sale flyer. The router was the <em>only</em> thing in the entire flyer that we were interested in, of which there were still any in the store. He found me in line just as I made the final turn to the cashiers (which was a surprisingly fast trip, actually), we got the router, and left. Stopped at his old frozen yogurt store for a snack and a catch-up visit, and that was that.</p>
<p>Hardly hurt at all.</p>
<p>Seeing all those people on CNN camping out in front of Best Buy, and the footage of the people running through the doors like fools…I also was quite happy lounging around in my jammies—played a few games of Cranium with everyone…and generally had a genuine great day.</p>
<p>Another BuyNothing devotee here. We hopped around to about half of the 16 venues on the Artists Studio Tour here at the Delaware Shore. Didn’t buy anything - but even if we had, we could have felt like benefactors of the arts instead of crass consumers, no?</p>
<p>Family gatherings are also Game Occasions for us, astro. Dominoes and Trivial Pursuit. Although we seriously have to use the Millenium Edition from now on. We baby boomers had a serious advantage over the 20-somethings with the questions which were all written in 1984 - before some of them were born and before the others of them toddled off to pre-K.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a recommendation for a new board game fun for whole family–no really young ones --everyone teenage or older. We have enjoyed games like Trivial Pursuit, but none that require drawing, charades or singing.
I like to have a new game for Christmas, but haven’t come up with any.</p>
<p>rummikub (?sp) is pretty fun. It’s like a giant gin rummy game with some twists and complications.</p>
<p>no singing!</p>
<p>I’ve been playing Tripoley since childhood. It’s a combination of Hearts, Poker and Michigan Rummy. You need a board to play, but you can get a cheap plastic one for almost nothing.</p>
<p>I also like Upwards, but my family has to be bribed to play - I agree to a game of Risk for a game of Upwards!</p>