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ONE HOT SUMMER DAY AWHILE BACK WHEN I LIVED IN CHICAGO I VISITED A NEIGHBOR WHO LIVED DOWN THE HALL IN THE SAME BUILDING. WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I SAW.

IT WAS IN THE 90'S OUTSIDE AND YET BEFORE ME I SAW AN ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE WELL DECORATED WITH CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS BLIMKING ON IT, STRANDS OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS ALL AROUND THE ROOM INCLUDING ON THE ARCHES TO OTHER ROOMS. CHRISTMAS TOYS, AND I WAS EVEN HEARING CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE ROOM. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS CHRISTMAS IN IT.

I TOLD HIM THAT IT WS SUMMERTIME, AND CHRISTMAS WAS AWAYS OFF SO WHY WAS HE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN THE SUMMER?

HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT EVERYONE CELEBRATEWS CHRISTMAS IN THE WINTER WHEN IT IS COLD SO EVERYONE IS USED TO IT BEING COLD AT CHRISTMAS. THEREFOR BY DECORATING HIS ROOM LIKE IT WAS CHRISTMAS HIS MIND WOULD FEEL IT WAS CHRISTMAS TIME AND HE WOULD FEEL COOLER.

AFTER LOOKING AT ALL OF THE PRETTY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, CHRISTMAS CARDS, AND STUFF I LOOKED AT THE THERMOSTAT IN THE ROOM AND WENT BACK TO MY ROOM AND LOOKED AT MINE. THEY WERE BOTH AT THE SAME TEMPERTURE BUT HIS ROOM REALLY FELT COOLER.

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I AM CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST ON AUGUST 25 FROM 7 TIL 11 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME AT THE HOOPY FROOD LOUNGE. COME JOIN THE CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST PARTY. ENTER FROM STARCHAT WEBTV OR JAVA LINK BELOW THE DESCRIPTION AND MENU OF THE LOUNGE AT~http://community.webtv.net/Taimm/HOOPYFROODLOUNGE

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST, LIVE LONG AND PROSPER ~ =O AND KEEP SMILIN
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TO DECORATE YOUR CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST TREE YOU CAN MAKE RICE KRISTMAS TREE BULBS FROM RICE KRISPIES. I LIKE TO USE THE MULTI COLORED KIND. IT IS EDIBLE SO YOU AND YOUR CATS/PETS CAN EAT IT. THOUGH I WOULD SUGGEST USING SOMETHING EDIBLE TO HANG THEM ON THE TREE INSTEAD OF PAPER CLIPS WHICH ALSO MAKE
GOOD NUT PICKS.


HOW TO MAKE RICE KRISMAS TREE BULBS 0

YOU WILL NEED ~
Egg Carton & Aluminum Foil OR 4 Jello Jiggler Egg Molds ~ with double compartments each

1 Stick ~ 4 oz. Butter ~ about 1/2 Cup

A 14.7 oz box of Berry Rice Krispies (I couldn't locate a smaller box) I like to use the colored ones.

1 10.5 oz. Bag of Multi Colored Mashmellows

Large Spoon for mixing. Wood is best.

8 Rubber Bands

2 Qt. Stainless steel pot/pan

In Stainless steel pan which is easy to clean rice krispies off put 1 stick of butter and heat it till melted.

Stir in 1 ~ 10.5 oz. Bag of Multi ~ Colored Marshmellows until soft.
Slowly stirring clockwise to add positive energy for healing pour over the melted mixture about 6 cups of Rice Krispies.

The Rice Krispie mixture may now seem sticky but that is all right. That is from the Marshmellows and can harden with time.

Before the Rice Krispie Mix can get hard and TOO very hard to remove from the pan taking the mixing spoon remove spoonfulls of the mixture and press it into bottom and top half pockets of egg carton lined with foil or cups in Jello Jiggler Egg Molds.

Option ~ line egg carton with aluminum foil so won't stick to foam ~ yeuck ! Press the foil into the cups in egg carton shaping them. Make sure mixture is only in Jiggler or Egg Carton Cups not between them or won't close right..
Close containers and Rubber Band both ways so stays closed tight.

Shape the Rice Krispies to fit each half and close together. Wrap rubber bands arround the containers with the rice krispies in them.

Let them rest awhile to meditarte and discover the meaning of being.

Remove Rubber Bands wondering if you can play them. Slowly open the mold and look inside. The Rice Krispe Treats should now look egg shaped. Remove them from Molds, and hold partly opened Paper Clip and bend half of it sideways. Put part/half sideways inside Rice Krispie Egg molding it arround half the clip so other half is above it on the outside. The outside of Paper Clip will be used to hang the Rice Krispie Bulbs.

Finish Molding the Rice Krispey into a Christmas Bulb shape tightly around the bent half of a Paper Clip to hang it. I am trying to figure out something edible for a hanger > suggestions appreciated, and press together into the shape you want ~ bulb shape, round, egg shaped. HHmm thats really square....

Now using the outside half of Paper Clip hang on the Christmas Tree. You can hang on branches or light cords on the Christmas Tree. You can put a strong string through the Paper Clip to hang if neccessary or string them with Cranberry or Popcorn between them. I wonder if String would work for pets.

REMEMBER THEY ARE EDIBLE ~ SO STAY AWAY FROM THE TREE IF YOU HAVE THE NIBBLEES. A friends Cat didn't seem to like them when I made them before, but that dosen't mean a pet will not go for them. I will let you know if Fluffy Girl likes them when they are done.

Keep this in consideration ~ THESE KRISTMAS TREE BULBS ARE EDIBLE

After Christmas you can put Rice Krispie Bulbs, and strings of PopCorn, Cranberrys seperate and together, etc. on your Christmas Tree and leave it outside. Perhaps a Rice Krispie Treat Star on the top making your Christmas Tree for the animals ~ the Animal's Chistmas Tree.

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Hi Timeloyd! It's BlueNightingale

You always come up with cool ideas and this sounds like fun! It's been so hot and humid this year...it's cooling off very nicely here tonight.

Thanks for the Rice Kristmas idea...hope you are well