tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post8293050104777208238..comments2023-11-13T21:12:34.165-08:00Comments on One Fixer-Upper: Candy and a Change of HeartLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-42784182985723607322016-12-12T08:50:17.494-08:002016-12-12T08:50:17.494-08:00Yesterday Susan made 8 double batches of toffee an...Yesterday Susan made 8 double batches of toffee and one batch of divinity! She gifts a lot of candy at Christmas.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-17084907266500853232016-12-11T22:47:53.682-08:002016-12-11T22:47:53.682-08:00Ah, that candy! Those two are favorites from my ch...Ah, that candy! Those two are favorites from my childhood when we would go to my Aunt Alice's for Christmas! I loved watching her unroll that date nut candy and slice it! I haven't made candy - or at least very much of it - in recent years. Perhaps Christmas week would be a good time to make some. And fudge! I must make fudge!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-62586676972311748152016-12-11T13:17:26.571-08:002016-12-11T13:17:26.571-08:00Daughter in Texas can buy both CVS and Kroger gift...Daughter in Texas can buy both CVS and Kroger gift cards and plans to send those from time to time to be used for her prescriptions. I can buy Walmart cards here and will probably do that from time to time. I'm surprised there hasn't been car expense to deal with but that will come. It's important not to do much in cash because she gives it to her children and grandchildren and does without herself.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-51584363569065485452016-12-11T12:04:06.830-08:002016-12-11T12:04:06.830-08:00I feel for her. I have about the same income but m...I feel for her. I have about the same income but my home is paid for and so is my car. Don't know how she can manage. You have sent her very useful and comforting gifts. The idea of paying for her meds is a great idea. Too often when budgets get tight, meds and food get left out of the budget which is not good. You are a good SIL. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-37674342829481313412016-12-11T09:25:14.919-08:002016-12-11T09:25:14.919-08:00There are no storybook families that I know of but...There are no storybook families that I know of but we have to keep working at it. We don't get to pick family unfortunately. I'm thankful our family has the means to help my SIL. I just have a problem with the reason she's in that financial state. It was all so unnecessary. She has many redeeming qualities. Money management isn't one.<br /><br />I can already taste that divinity. Here's hoping for a good batch this year.<br /><br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-23308926448697388792016-12-11T09:17:20.733-08:002016-12-11T09:17:20.733-08:00We have a lot of candy and very few cookies during...We have a lot of candy and very few cookies during the holidays. If we lived closer we could do a swap. We were always very close with Bob's twin & my SIL. Theirs was a totally dysfunctional family. I laid the blame at about 50/50 beteween them. Her 50% was financial. I've had to work through a lot of anger about that. We helped them financially through the years. I'm only now beginning to let some of it go. Anger is very hard to deal with and I doubt it's ever a quick process. What you're dealing with now with your siblings is still very raw emotion and I suspect it's true in many families right now. One of Bob's brothers died not speaking to me over Obama. I know how passionate you were about the election. If your siblings were equally passionate all of you probably have work to do.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-40834195086495382652016-12-11T03:12:33.408-08:002016-12-11T03:12:33.408-08:00Before my mother's sister died, my sister and ...Before my mother's sister died, my sister and I paid for her phone. I now send another aunt money by check, but I usually know what she buys with it because she loves to tell me: "undies," food, oil. Families are complicated. That's for sure, and the same prescription does not fit all sizes. <br /><br />Divinity! I love it, but I've never made it. Haven't tasted it in years. There was a place on the way to my father's that sold it. We would stop and buy a box of pecan divinity. Oh, how I loved it. Enjoy your candy making and take pics. Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551543776509110496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-89318642097815399732016-12-10T21:15:18.019-08:002016-12-10T21:15:18.019-08:00I am a cookie baker but never a candy maker. I thi...I am a cookie baker but never a candy maker. I think I have made fudge a time of too. I'm glad there will be candy making in your home again. <br />Families are complicated. What I take away from this are your words "I love her dearly" I need to work on my love emotion with several siblings right now. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-91122082921449388402016-12-10T21:08:13.705-08:002016-12-10T21:08:13.705-08:00It isn't Christmas without homemade candy.It isn't Christmas without homemade candy.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-85847400427442182772016-12-10T18:58:58.144-08:002016-12-10T18:58:58.144-08:00We're never too old for liking candy. You'...We're never too old for liking candy. You're generous to share with a relative with difficulties.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-27721214286983637362016-12-10T18:38:54.427-08:002016-12-10T18:38:54.427-08:00Of all the candy I've made I find divinity the...Of all the candy I've made I find divinity the most temperamental. The stars have to be aligned just right. Talked with daughter this afternoon and she's going to send CVS and Kroger gift cards to her aunt. Those will pay for her prescriptions for several months. I think overall gift cards may be the best option. We'll just watch the situation and see what seems right at the time to meet her needs.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-47159889567475938442016-12-10T18:32:38.218-08:002016-12-10T18:32:38.218-08:00I will try hard to get photos of the candy making!...I will try hard to get photos of the candy making! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-12353182188869739242016-12-10T16:55:24.490-08:002016-12-10T16:55:24.490-08:00I'm glad bob and your daughter are going to ma...I'm glad bob and your daughter are going to make candy together. Traditions are important. I haven't had homemade divinity in years. Is it hard to make?<br /><br />There are lots of ways to help without sending money...gift certificates to places that only sell food or gas or a drug story chain. The gifts you've gotten her were very thoughtful. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185056688439833438.post-97485385380360722016-12-10T15:25:39.789-08:002016-12-10T15:25:39.789-08:00It sounds as if you are extremely compassionate to...It sounds as if you are extremely compassionate toward your sister-in-law. She's fortunate to have you two in her life. I hope what you do for her helps,... Photos, please, of Bob and your daughter deep into the candy making.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782394068144501251noreply@blogger.com