What a lovely idea!
How about affirmations written on scrolls and tied with colored ribbon?

Here we go ... get started now! I like to make them 3 weeks ahead of the intended date of consumption, plenty of time for the best flavor.

Walnut Bourbon Balls (my grandmother's recipe)

12 oz. vanilla wafers, crushed (nearly pulverized)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons hershey's cocoa
6-8 ounces, walnuts, finely chopped
3 tablespoons white corn syrup
1/4 cup bourbon (we're talking 80-Proof, Kentucky Whiskey - Early Times)

Mix the wafers, cocoa and nuts. Add corn syrup and bourbon and mix well. Form into 1-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Store in tightly sealed jar or metal tin for at least one week. Three weeks is divine.

I think you'll want to have closer to 6-oz nuts, otherwise the balls are crumbly and might need added syrup to keep the shape. (No comments, please; I'm already cracking myself up ... again.) You might be tempted to add more whiskey (to the recipe), but don't. You don't want the lid on the tin to explode. Also, do not substitute 80-Proof with something else. I take no responsibility for those results.

Enjoy! And report back your results.

Those sound too good for work... but better for my family Christmas eve party! Thanks!!

Might even make a batch for game night!

BIG congratulations to the SandWitches on the well-deserved box-of-the-week recognition!! These carvings are spectacular - a great series in every way!!!

I like to make them 3 weeks ahead of the intended date of consumption, plenty of time for the best flavor.

Ooh, I think the gals at my annual cookie swap would like this! :^) I wouldn't be able to make them until 2 weeks in advance, though. Would that be enough time to get a good flavor?

Oh, awesome! Boyfriend loves bourbon. :)

About how many does this make, so I will make sure to have a big enough container?

Boyfriend loves bourbon

Are you implying there are actually beings who don't???!!!

Me, I guess. I'm just not into alcohol very much. I make horrible faces. ;) But this has chocolate so I might have some. We'll see in three weeks!

I'm just not into alcohol very much

And this from someone named Brandy.:-)

http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2015-12-01/story/smallest-church-america-burns

I know quite a few of us have visited this church while getting the nearby boxes. Glad to see it will be rebuilt!

Yum! Thanks for sharing!
Unfortunately, I was underage when I lived in Kentucky, so I never got to sample any...

Also, mil has celiac, any suggestions for a wafer substitution? Might just have to make these ;)

(No comments, please; I'm already cracking myself up ... again.)

Oh, no you don't. You cannot start a thread like that and then and just walk away! Such a tease. So, I just want to say. . . I got nothing. Suddenly I just find myself without the balls. Nuts.

Thanks Alaska hsm, but a search for those has proved unsuccessful. I had seen those before, just never in use.

I'll keep looking and see what we can find. :)

Bummer...well...I guess I have a huge practice slab of stuff...

Decided to go on a road trip over Christmas. No time to carve. Willing to send logbooks in exchange.
Any theme is good. i'll even pay for shipping! Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

deniserows
in the RV this time

Someone at my work just started office Mad Libs. She put a request for the words she needed (noun, adjective, etc.) out on the break room table. When she had all the words she needed, she filled in the Mad Lib sheet and left it out for all of us to read. Fun. I wonder if you could find Holiday themed Mad Libs online?

That's the part I didn't understand. If I had been there I would have immediately started a discussion with the group to try to get agreement from everyone!

I know I have something I can send. I'll look....

I have many many many stamps :) How many would you like?

Otherwise the balls are crumbly and might need added syrup to keep the shape

And my first thought was "Pete Schweddy"

After the song. ;)

And my first thought was "Pete Schweddy"

Me, too! And those great NPR-esque voices! pwahahaha! Great minds stink alike.

Oh heck, I have a drawer full of LTC stamps.

I just came home after LBing in another part of my state. And I like to use my GPS to help find parks & cemeteries. Sometimes the planter just gives a name w/o an addy. so, it takes several tries sometimes w/no results to locate the correct place. Please if you know the addy or could add it on your clues, it would be a big help to some of us. Thanks, SunnySmile

Honestly, life for you will be better with two tent, a small one for the kiddies and a bigger one for you and the hubby.

Six years ago we got, at a fair amount of expense, an REI Hobitat Four. Easy to set up, big enough to stand in, and we got the add on foyer as well. In the span of two months we camped in it six times, and five of those six it rained. Not just a little, but poured rain all night each time.

A storm one night at Lincoln State Park in Indiana was so bad that the thunder literally shook the ground and you could smell the ozone from the lightning. When we got up most of the campground had left, and the few that stayed were soaked. We never got wet!

If you can, spend the money and get a very good, well made tent. Do the research, read the reviews, and get the best you can if you plan on camping any amount of time. It makes the experience much more enjoyable when you are not soaking wet from a little drizzle because you bought a poor quality tent.

Alot of the time, that's part of the detective work. Helps to exercise the ol' noggin rather than just the eyes. ;)

BTW, we have since upgraded to a teardrop trailer. Love it!

Oops - I forgot - this recipe makes 36. Don't make them too big, or too small, but "just right".

make sure that you haven't selected to hide old last finds (it has none!) or to ignore abandoned boxes

This was exactly the problem. I unchecked those boxes and it showed up.

I'm not very likely to get anywhere near it though. It will be on my "really like to get there" list.

Two weeks is probably okay, but make sure you have them in the tin for at least one week. And no peeking. If you are doing a cookie swap, try to keep them sealed as long as you can. They may dry out if you mix them in with other cookies and get too much air to them. Don't mess with Grammo's recipe.