As many of you know, we are long-distance grandparents, and we do our best to stay an active part of their lives via technology and the postal service.
Our goal is to send them something, via postal mail, once a month. Sometimes, I fall short, but I do try.
For November, the postal service is delivering ... are you ready for it!!!
We have a sense of humor, so keep that in mind when you read what we're calling their Thanksgiving treat this year ...
It starts with a box for each of them that looks like this. I was thrilled to find the color and amount I needed at the Dollar Tree.
I lined each box with tissue paper and filled it with gold foil wrapped chocolate balls (Ferrero Rocher is the brand name) purchased at Sam's Club. I sprinkled in some brown shredded paper, also from the Dollar Tree.
I found these 'turkey glasses' at Michaels on, I think it was 40% off, could have been 50%, to go along with the theme I chose and dress up the gold boxes.
I added a card and bagged them up tying yellow-gold ribbons on one end to close them up. (I had the ribbon on hand.)
Aren't these cute!!!
So, are you curious what we've named this Thanksgiving treat for our grands???
We've sent our grands 'turkey poop!'
That's what we're calling it, and we can't wait to hear from them and see their reactions when they open their boxes!!! Our children are wonderful to facetime our grands opening things we send them. It's the next best thing to being there!
Until next time ...
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So cute, Patsy!! My morning started off with doing some chair Tai Chi. I feel so good after I'm done. Then I got a phone call from a friend who had some freshly harvested broccoli and butternut squash from her garden -- did I want some? YES!! She brought over two huge heads of broccoli and two enormous butternut squashes. Both squashes will be baked and used for impossible pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving and later on in the year. From the size of them I figure I have enough for at least six pies. Score. The broccoli is at least 5 pounds worth and some will be frozen and some will be used this week. Such a lovely gift. I'm baking gluten free apricot muffins today. They're made with coconut flour and have no added sugar in them as the dried apricots provide the sweetness. I am also baking a recipe from Trisha Yearwood's cookbook that are called "Fruit Cake bites." I will be using a gluten free flour instead of the flour it calls for. It looks really good as the fruit in it is dried rather than candied. Figs, dates, apricots, raisens and pecans. It will be part of the Thanksgiving dessert. Cookie
ReplyDeleteCookie, I have explored chair Tai Chi before as I'm always looking for low or no impact exercises to rotate in my exercise program but that is as far as I've gotten. Do you have a recommendation?
DeleteYou are just cooking and baking up a storm! I love hearing about what you're doing and how you save. Don't you just love those unexpected blessings like the broccoli and butternut squashes!!