Christmas Countdown - 2018

[snowflake22]

Happy Thursday!
I ended up taking my husband to the Dr yesterday and they gave him some meds for the vertigo. He is still not feeling 100% so he is home today too.
Typical work for me today and I am going to a friend's house to do a load of laundry.
Hope you all have a great day!!

Merry Thursday, SFM!
Continued prayers for your husband, I hope that the medicine gives him some relief. Hope you have a wonderful day!

 

[xmastidings]

My sister has it rough- lots of water in her basement. She was sucking it up on & off all day, as the rain didn't ease up until close to midnight last night. A lot of her belongings are lost, for sure some furniture and carpet has to go. I just feel bad for her because it's just her and my niece there, and they've had a rough time lately. I know she's very overwhelmed.

Water damage is really bad for a home. It's like whatever the water was touching of the home, it has to be torn out, cut out or entirely replaced because of the dangers of mold. That mold, is some really, really nasty stuff. We will keep her in our prayers. I hope that homeowners can cover the losses for her.

 

[snowflake22]

Good Thursday morning, Christmas friends!

We took some more clothes, books and a laptop to Jacob last night. It's weird having to visit my son, instead of seeing him every evening.

I have plenty of work to do here, then I have plenty of work to do at home this evening. Work, work, work, no play. Don't they know that makes Bradley a dull boy?

I hope y'all have a great day!

Happy Friday Eve, Brad!
I hope you can take a break and have some fun soon
Have a great day!

 

[snowflake22]

I am the first one up today so I am going to enjoy the peace and quiet and read some. Today we will go to the beach about 10 mins away from here. It's been so humid that I am not sure how long we will last on the beach. Tonight will be a trip to the boardwalk to do some rides for Carolina and for me and Mike to play in the arcades. I'll check in before we head to bed tonight.

Have a great day everyone

Enjoy your time at the beach & boardwalk!

 

[Holiday]

Thanks, xmas. Still no word.

 

[snowflake22]

Good morning MMC!! Merry Friday Eve! It's much cooler today - no sun & the humidity seems to have disappeared. So nice to have the AC shut off once in awhile at work!! We have a high of 77º predicted! A few of our neighbors came over last night to sit out on the patio - A couple of us had sweatshirts on. Was hard to believe after the HOT days!!!

Just work for me today. Then tonight we are going to surprise my oldest sister with a wine & cheese/snacks party on her patio - today is her last day of work! She has been semi-retired for a few years now, but she is now fully retiring...then going to Spain for 3 weeks! I'm happy for her!

Everyone, have a great day!!!!

Good Morning, Holiday!
Merry Friday Eve!!
Enjoy the cooler air~ It's so refreshing.
Congrats and best wishes to your sister on her retirement! How exciting
Hope you all have a great time at her surprise party!
Have a wonderful day~

 

[snowflake22]

They are particular as to which plants they like. Especially rose bushes, Linden tree's, & hops!! We have 4 neighbors (including us) with Linden trees, & our next door neighbor grows hops! I have several rose bushes, but I haven't noticed any on them...they like the Linden!! Grrrrrr! It is disturbing! Your mom is lucky!

Ugh...It is disturbing!!

They take down my mums every Autumn.
They are everywhere!! A lot of the neighbors bags are filled up daily, so gross.

 

[snowflake22]

Does that mean we are now at 2 days???

YES!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

3 hours later and the cupcakes are done. Not my best piping work, I’m out of practice! But whatever money these bring in at work, it’ll be that much more to help severely sick children realize one of their dreams.
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They are beautiful, and I bet they taste just as good!! What a wonderful cause.

 

[snowflake22]

I used to get those Japanese Beetles really bad when I lived in Maryland, and they would like decimate some of my small trees and shrubs. I have not seen any yet since I moved up here to Connecticut, but I'm going to keep my eye out for those things.

Connecticut did post a warning about keeping an eye out for some kind of other beetles, one called an Emerald Ash Borer, other called Asian Longhorned Beetle and a Southern Pine Beetle. Good Grief....

I hope you don't see any there!

We have the Emerald Ash Borer, and they are really bad news.

 

[snowflake22]

I know, it's so frustrating... ugh!

Thank you, xmastidings~

We are planning on heading down there to help this weekend.

 

[MerryCarey]

Thank you ... we also have something else to worry about along with that ... it's not a good time right now, so prayers are welcome.

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning, Holiday!
Merry Friday Eve!!
Enjoy the cooler air~ It's so refreshing.
Congrats and best wishes to your sister on her retirement! How exciting
Hope you all have a great time at her surprise party!
Have a wonderful day~

Thank you snowflake!! I think she will be surprised! (and she loves her wine, so it's right up her alley! )
Hope you are having a good day!!

 

[Holiday]

Ugh...It is disturbing!!

They take down my mums every Autumn.
They are everywhere!! A lot of the neighbors bags are filled up daily, so gross.

Oh man!! I have never seen them on my mums. They say they are normally around for 3 weeks - they should be done soon around here!! And of course they lay the larvae that turns into GRUBS!! UGH!!!

 

[He_Is_Born]

Thank you ... we also have something else to worry about along with that ... it's not a good time right now, so prayers are welcome.

Keeping your husband and Gloria in prayer.

 

[Holiday]

YES!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Thank you ... we also have something else to worry about along with that ... it's not a good time right now, so prayers are welcome.

(((HUGS))) & prayers being sent your way!!!!

 

[Branimal84]

Merry Friday Eve, Branimal!
Enjoy the beautiful weather, and have a great day!

Same to you! It was a nice brisk walk to the office this morning. Felt very much like fall.. but I know we're not out of the woods yet. I expect some hot and humid September days to come.

 

[MerryCarey]

Keeping your husband and Gloria in prayer.

(((HUGS))) & prayers being sent your way!!!!

Thank you ... it means a lot to me.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Merry Thursday, SFM!
Continued prayers for your husband, I hope that the medicine gives him some relief. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much!!