Koren, love the way you matched the color scheme of your card with the hot chocolate packet. The colors are yummy!
Golda, what a great way to incorporate the meaning of Christmas into your stocking tradition.
Elaine, pretty card packed full of nice things. And... I remember spending hours and hours at the ice rink in the winter. Ours was on the river at the edge of town, and had a nice little warming house with a woodburning stove.
Golda, the word Uff da is common in the Dakotas and Minnesota (where I've lived most of my life) because of the large number of Norwegians that settled there. It is a word that is often used to express dismay (Drat!, Oops!, Oh no!) It can also express surprise (OH!) or astonishment (Wow!). And "Uffda yah" means, "Well, okay then."
Here are some situations in which Uff da would be appropriate (I remember reading these on an old postcard)-
Dropping your only egg on the floor
Discovering your new spouse loves Lutefisk
Having a mouse crawl up your leg on a hayride
Looking in your rearview mirror and seeing flashing red lights
Dropping your chewing gum in the chicken coop.
I say "Uffda" and "I't's a hoot" quite often. And I'm not Norwegian, but lived in the upper Midwest most of my life. So, it kinda grows on you, "Doncha know, hey?"
Kathy