Finally figured it out!

@Moarrein No worries! It's a busy season!! Thanks KS for the info and recipe!! I will definitely check it out!

Adorable idea for the mug!! Where I am from (Minnesota, USA) mug means for a hot beverage, like a coffee mug. Cup means more like what would be used for cold beverages, like a water bottle. Everything else sounds good. But if you wanted to go with something shorter my suggestion would be this:
"This magical (or enchanted) mug (or cup) belongs to Iliyan Petkov. Misfortune will befall those who use it without permission and luck to those who decide to wash it."
Just a suggestion, your original is perfectly good as well.

bdbchick wrote: »

Day 2! Does anyone have fun plans for this weekend?

I'm headed to Idaho to visit family for the holidays!

We had a wonderful day yesterday. I was going to cancel the plans because I had someone call in sick but I managed to find a caregiver to cover it. I took some residents to a historical park for tours of the houses decorated for the holidays in the style of their time. We rode in a tractor pulled tram with a wheelchair lift. We saw houses from 1830, 1860 and 1890. We stayed for over 2 1/2 hoursMy parents are visiting from California and came to help me along with my son.

It was extra special because one of the couples was celebrating their 63rd anniversary. The wife was so excited to have an outing that day. The husband went because she wanted him to go but he really enjoyed himself and was glad he joined us. The weather was perfect (in the 70s). They said that the weather wasn't so nice the day they got married. It was in the 30s that day so they were surprised when they got outside and didn't even need sweaters. I took a few pictures of them by a huge oak tree and sent them to their families and put them on facebook.

@rbratt06 That sounds like a lot of fun!! Do you drive or fly in?

@Dootzy1 How long of a holiday do you get as a teacher? Do you still have to put time in or do you get it off off?

@Dawnshealth111 That would be so neat to see all those houses decorated in their time period!! What fun!! I love stuff like that!! And that is so sweet that that couple got out for their anniversary! I worked in a nursing home for years, hearing about how things used to be, or just their own memories was always my favorite part!
One sweet memory I have is that I used to go visit our elderly neighbor in an apartment a floor above us when I was in my early teens and we'd play board games and she'd tell me her memories, stories of life. Many years later she was in the nursing home I worked at, in the memory Care unit, and I got to tell her all the stories she'd told me years ago that she had forgotten. It was so wonderful to be able to do that for her.
I'm so glad you were still able to take the outing, those things are just so wonderful.

rbratt06 wrote: »

@SarahAnaruk - We flew part way, then drove the rest of the way. Smooth flight, clear roads. It was perfect for traveling.

That's some nice traveling!! Clear roads can really be a blessing in the north this time of year. We've been getting blasted with snow here and the plows have had a hard time keeping up. Makes for some icky holiday travel. Thankfully we don't have too far to go this year. Glad it was smooth sailing for you!

@starjam25 You have been generous to be involved in this, so you do what you have to do!! Part of managing our stressors is to know when to say "enough", right?

@SarahAnaruk We get two weeks, starts after 1:30 on Dec. 20, so time is a little rushed leading up to Christmas Eve, I'm quite behind on presents, baking, and cleaning...
I will have to spend a part of a couple of days doing school work, for some reason our grades are due on the 27th. I should also go up to school and organize better, as I have a student teacher next semester, and she starts back on teacher meetings with us on Jan. 6th.

@Dootzy1 That really isn't very long off!! I hope you get some time to rest and relax for the holiday!

@Moarrein not crazy at all! Lol. Sweets are my down fall too. I should get a cupboard safe too!!

We normally do surf and turf for Christmas. This year my aunt and uncle who live across the street from us (literally) are doing a crap boil. I'm really looking forward to it! We like to stray from the norm too.

@SarahAnaruk - My husband's family likes to pick a different country and make traditional dishes from there every year. This year it's Germany.

So our Christmas dinner will be beef roast, kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes), sausage, rolls, and red cabbage/apple/sausage stuffing. With stollen (fruit pastry), jam stuffed shortbread, gingerbread, and mulled wine for dessert.

Shrug, we'll see how it turns out!

@rbratt06 I love that idea!! We do some traditional cooking throughout the year but I love the idea of doing this for Christmas! We usually do Finnish (My heritage) on St. Urho's Day, Irish for St Patrick's, Mexican for Cinco de Mayo, etc. My husband is Alaskan Native mostly but I haven't found a good traditional recipe to make for that.

@Dootzy1 it is really good! I've made them for Valentine's day a few years.
Here's the recipe! I believe I added some fresh spinach in the rolls but it's good either way.
https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/white-chicken-lasagna-rollups/?epik=dj0yJnU9aVVhdXFUTG1QS1J3dzFzSUNVQUlucUp4Q0p3SEd2QVgmbj1JMk5HTGhxQzd0VThDTWRRbnJYeGtBJm09MyZ0PUFBQUFBRjRBSFpZ