Thank you for that soup recipe trupeach1. I will definitely include that!!
And to the rest of you... thanks for all the great ideas. This has been so much fun. I am so happy that I found this forum, I am having the best time here!
Oh...and about the thermos... my daughter loves those thermal cups that they have in all the stores now. You can usually get them for $5.
And today... I won a Rowan University rain jacket on Ebay for $1.25!! It will cost an additional $5 for shipping... but hey... they said it's in EXCELLENT condition... how could I beat that. That is where my daughter goes to college and she was complaining about being drenched in this last big rain storm! Woohoo!! Think I can roll it up tight enough to fit in a stocking!! haha!!!