Christmas Countdown - 2019

[Bradmac]

Good Morning,

I'm hoping to get to work for half a day today aiming for mid-day.

Hopping in the shower shortly.

I can't believe how weak I've been feeling - never been hit with anything this heavy even before my gall bladder surgery back in '91.

When I was getting ready for bed lastnight, O'Malley sat alert at the doorway. I moved one of O'Malley's cat beds into my bedroom and set it up on the floor of the same side my husband used to sleep on with one of his unwashed p.j. tops for comfort. He didn't make use of it lastnight, but I imagine he will use it the odd time when he wants to "cave" from the noise of the outdoors - they're setting up construction at an intersection not far from here, when the blasting starts, he'll hear it.

Next Monday is Victoria Day in Canada and I have Friday booked off for vacation so it'll be a four day weekend. It seems like I've been off forever.

Supposed to get rain here shortly, but ending this evening and no rain expected for tomorrow.

Nice opera - Binger; have a merry day, y'all!

I hope you feel better soon!!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

We had a great Mother's Day weekend, in spite of all the rain. After church yesterday, we took Nancy and Mama out to eat, then all the shopping they could stand. It was especially nice, because Mama said it was the first day she had been completely pain-free since her bout with the shingles started, so we were all thankful for that.

This is graduation week for Elizabeth. I can't believe it. I'm going to really miss her when she moves to the university. It looks like lots of trips to that city are in my future.

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[Minta]

Good afternoon .. another cold rainy day here again today. I actually had to turn the heater on today as it was too chilly in the house for my mom. Woke up to it being 60 degrees, even thought that's chilly we could have handled it but my mom has to many health issues so on it went. I spent part of yesterday looking up various craft projects and found a couple things that I can make for Christmas gifts for extended family members. Think I will do a trail run and make one this week to make sure That's what I want to do. Also tested a new cookie recipe, chocolate crinkles, yesterday for Christmas and it was a hit. Hope everyone has a great day.

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

As long as it's with fired twinkies, Bing. That way I can have breakfast in bed.

Fired Twinkies...Tasty, but not quite breakfast of champions.

 

[Minta]

The OPERA: Part IXVIXX

Act One: ( Opening) Curtains open to a blank stage: Carl the Camel is seen in the background high on a mountain dressed in tie dyed butterfly wings made out of old STARBUCKS cups. He appears happy and flashes in neon “ FREE MOCHA BLEND AT END OF OPERA”- curtain falls

End Act 1

Act 2- Opens with Meceka, Auntie Mistletoe, Prancer, and Homemakin Girl all entering the stage dressed as beautiful butterflies. They flutter about the stage and sing the aria “Ode to a Cocoon”. Jayish enters and dances a paus du lux entitled” Ain’t no sunshine in my leotard”. Rich and Edge enter and using blazing kazoos announce the arrival of Mayor Bradmac who via aria announces that he is so overcome with emotion at the beautiful butterflies that he is proclaiming the entire Month as “ Hug Your Butterfly but not so hard you break their wings” Month. Other butterflies emerge from the wings- including Sugar, who sings the aria “ Why ain’t there no sunshine in Jayish’s leotard?” As the curtain falls, Jayish dances the paus du lix entitled “Spanx”.

End Act 2.

Act 3- opens with more butterflies emerging from the wings- including Minta who sings the aria “ My wings are bigger than Jayish’s hair gel collection” and I teachpercusiion who sings the aria “ My wings are bigger than Made’s Hallmark Christmas movie dvd collection”. Crown emerges and via aria announces that they are angry over the increased butterflies all flapping their wings and causing such a disruption that they are unable to sleep their required 22.5 hours per day: They then using their demonic powers summon Made and Edge and Rich to bring forth the enormous canister then chase all the beautiful butterflies and try to spritz them with a deadly chemical made up of blueberry coffee. Binger arrives and announces via aria that they will save the day by slurping up all the coffee. However, Crown via aria laughs and signals that the mixture is decaf” Binger immediately gasps and Crown then forces the butterflies into the giant plastic cylinder and is then seen napping on a giant fired twinkie while Jayish dances a paus du lux entitled “ You want chemicals? Come to New Jersey” as the curtain falls

End Act 3

Act 4 ( Finale):

Curtain arises and we see the beautiful butterflies still imprisoned in the plastic cylinder. Chrstmaswarlock, Happyelf and Yuletide Junkie approach the cylinder and sing the aria “ The sand in the hourglass is almost out and the flying monkey’s might come back “( apparently forgetting that they are in an opera and not the wizard of oz..). Merry Carey and Martine arrive and sing the aria “ Why not just spritz Crown with the coffee- that will truly knock them down”? Then, while Jayish dances a paus du lux and distracts Crown by wearing a T-Shirt featuring the lyrics to “Ode to Billy Joe” the entire company rush the cylinder and free the butterflies. Then, in one of the most beautiful moments ever in Operatic History, Crown, seeing the wickedness of their ways announces they are reformed and via aria beg the company to not spritz them with coffee though a mixture of sweet tea would be welcome. The entire company come forth with Carl the Camel emerging from stage left and begins dispersing the free coffee while Jayish dances the paus du lux “ Ode to a Rubber Tree”(His most famous paus du lux) and the lovely aria “ Black Coffee in Bed”- though we see Crown gasping in pain at the lyrics… curtain closes..


End/

BRAVO!!!!!!

 

[Minta]

Good Morning, Friends.

Morning after morning and week after week, we press onward toward that compelling destination that draws us to this familiar path year after year.
A dependable journey that both interests and comforts us as a constant in a world of too-fast changes.

And so we present today's figures......and the latest exciting news about the major Milestone that is almost upon us.

Days to the Season: 184
Days to Christmas Day: 226

And the FIFTY PERCENT mark to Christmas Season 2019?
Well, believe it or not, that will be here THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!
(Holy Yule Log, Folks!)

Well, we actually had very little rain over the weekend, despite predictions to the contrary. Just light sprinkles for the most part.
Today still shows a slight precipitation chance, with a high in the mid 70's.
Our present temperature is 70 degrees under still cloudy skies.

Have a Marvelous Monday, Everybody!
And I hope you'll have a great week ahead.

I think we got all the rain yesterday and today. It's been a real soaker here!

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

Weekend Report: The Christmas lights are off the house, snug and dry in their off season habitat(reels, in a knotted plastic garbage bag, on a basement shelf).
It only took me three tries to get my hair sheared...I was too cavalier with my Saturday time. The check - in app said zero waiting time all afternoon, but by the time I got there, around 5:00, they were booked to close...Now I've got a 10:30 appointment, Sunday morning. When I arrived, the manger is on the phone, outside, pacing back and forth. There's a red ink note on the door. The next door sandwich shop has one, too. It's a possible gas leak. After running an errand, cleaning the shower(hack, wheeze, COUGH), and eating lunch, I checked - in on line and verified I would be able to achieve my lofty goal before they closed. Mission accomplished. HUZZAH!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Happy Anniversary!

Thank you Brad ~
I’m happy to hear your Mama is feeling better.

 

[Meceka]

The OPERA: Part IXVIXX

Act One: ( Opening) Curtains open to a blank stage: Carl the Camel is seen in the background high on a mountain dressed in tie dyed butterfly wings made out of old STARBUCKS cups. He appears happy and flashes in neon “ FREE MOCHA BLEND AT END OF OPERA”- curtain falls

End Act 1

Act 2- Opens with Meceka, Auntie Mistletoe, Prancer, and Homemakin Girl all entering the stage dressed as beautiful butterflies. They flutter about the stage and sing the aria “Ode to a Cocoon”. Jayish enters and dances a paus du lux entitled” Ain’t no sunshine in my leotard”. Rich and Edge enter and using blazing kazoos announce the arrival of Mayor Bradmac who via aria announces that he is so overcome with emotion at the beautiful butterflies that he is proclaiming the entire Month as “ Hug Your Butterfly but not so hard you break their wings” Month. Other butterflies emerge from the wings- including Sugar, who sings the aria “ Why ain’t there no sunshine in Jayish’s leotard?” As the curtain falls, Jayish dances the paus du lix entitled “Spanx”.

End Act 2.

Act 3- opens with more butterflies emerging from the wings- including Minta who sings the aria “ My wings are bigger than Jayish’s hair gel collection” and I teachpercusiion who sings the aria “ My wings are bigger than Made’s Hallmark Christmas movie dvd collection”. Crown emerges and via aria announces that they are angry over the increased butterflies all flapping their wings and causing such a disruption that they are unable to sleep their required 22.5 hours per day: They then using their demonic powers summon Made and Edge and Rich to bring forth the enormous canister then chase all the beautiful butterflies and try to spritz them with a deadly chemical made up of blueberry coffee. Binger arrives and announces via aria that they will save the day by slurping up all the coffee. However, Crown via aria laughs and signals that the mixture is decaf” Binger immediately gasps and Crown then forces the butterflies into the giant plastic cylinder and is then seen napping on a giant fired twinkie while Jayish dances a paus du lux entitled “ You want chemicals? Come to New Jersey” as the curtain falls

End Act 3

Act 4 ( Finale):

Curtain arises and we see the beautiful butterflies still imprisoned in the plastic cylinder. Chrstmaswarlock, Happyelf and Yuletide Junkie approach the cylinder and sing the aria “ The sand in the hourglass is almost out and the flying monkey’s might come back “( apparently forgetting that they are in an opera and not the wizard of oz..). Merry Carey and Martine arrive and sing the aria “ Why not just spritz Crown with the coffee- that will truly knock them down”? Then, while Jayish dances a paus du lux and distracts Crown by wearing a T-Shirt featuring the lyrics to “Ode to Billy Joe” the entire company rush the cylinder and free the butterflies. Then, in one of the most beautiful moments ever in Operatic History, Crown, seeing the wickedness of their ways announces they are reformed and via aria beg the company to not spritz them with coffee though a mixture of sweet tea would be welcome. The entire company come forth with Carl the Camel emerging from stage left and begins dispersing the free coffee while Jayish dances the paus du lux “ Ode to a Rubber Tree”(His most famous paus du lux) and the lovely aria “ Black Coffee in Bed”- though we see Crown gasping in pain at the lyrics… curtain closes..


End/

Bravo!!

 

[Meceka]

Good Morning,

I'm hoping to get to work for half a day today aiming for mid-day.

Hopping in the shower shortly.

I can't believe how weak I've been feeling - never been hit with anything this heavy even before my gall bladder surgery back in '91.

When I was getting ready for bed lastnight, O'Malley sat alert at the doorway. I moved one of O'Malley's cat beds into my bedroom and set it up on the floor of the same side my husband used to sleep on with one of his unwashed p.j. tops for comfort. He didn't make use of it lastnight, but I imagine he will use it the odd time when he wants to "cave" from the noise of the outdoors - they're setting up construction at an intersection not far from here, when the blasting starts, he'll hear it.

Next Monday is Victoria Day in Canada and I have Friday booked off for vacation so it'll be a four day weekend. It seems like I've been off forever.

Supposed to get rain here shortly, but ending this evening and no rain expected for tomorrow.

Nice opera - Binger; have a merry day, y'all!

Praying you feel better soon! xx

 

[Meceka]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

We had a great Mother's Day weekend, in spite of all the rain. After church yesterday, we took Nancy and Mama out to eat, then all the shopping they could stand. It was especially nice, because Mama said it was the first day she had been completely pain-free since her bout with the shingles started, so we were all thankful for that.

This is graduation week for Elizabeth. I can't believe it. I'm going to really miss her when she moves to the university. It looks like lots of trips to that city are in my future.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Brad, it is so nice to read that your mom had a pain-free day!
Congratulations to Elizabeth on her upcoming graduation!

 

[Meceka]

Merry Monday!

All the time I was out and about today it was cold and windy out ~ it was very November-like! Went to a book sale at the Frankenmuth library and stocked up on books for the store. I found the first book in the series that Midsomer Murders is based on for myself, too.

Merry dreams!

 

[Rich]

I can't wait!!!

 

[Edge612]

Happy 2 Weeks Into May MMC! Moving along towards Mid-Month. Another rainy day yesterday. Cloudy and chilly this morning. Things should start to improve by tomorrow. Been a rough few days of weather. Would be nice to get some good weather before the heat kicks in eventually. Have a great 2 Weeks Into May Tuesday!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Merry Monday everyone.
Time to gitter done!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

HoHoHello!

I have good news and bad news ...

The good ...
I couldn't stand it anymore so instead of going to work yesterday, I went up to the hospital instead. Bit of a mistake; I thought I would be in and out in four hours. Got there at 11:00 and released at 8:30.

The pain I was having felt like gremlins were trying to pop out of my body in various places.

Blood work was fine, the CT scan ruled out anything scary. Dr.'s secretary ruled out anything contagious.

The bad...
Nobody can explain what's going on although my symptoms cleared up for several hours on Saturday, Sunday and yesterday, I'm still having trouble. The ER doctor suggested it was a virus that has pretty much run it's course.

Saw the husband of a friend who passed away from her long battle with brain cancer and inquired about the boys (one going into College and one starting high school in the FALL), the oldest son is in remission from his leukemia; the second son was born to help with a donor for treatment. I remember when I met him all those years ago that I thought he was controlling and he didn't smile much, little did I know that Juliette was already being tested for cancer. What I was feeling was his fear and need to protect and the sadness he couldn't always mask. Another reminder of how we shouldn't judge people.

Kind of nice to bump into him; his wife died three years ago. Her battle and their love story was a reminder that I'm not in as rough shape as others, perhaps it's time to build myself a bigger Super cape and push on forward. Thanks for all the prayers; they seem to have worked in my favour as it has turned out to be nothing serious.

Have a terrific Tuesday and stay jolly!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning ~
Happy Tuesday!
It’s going to be cloudy with showers later today and a high of 53, we’re currently at 44 degrees. Looks like we’ll finally get some warmer and drier weather tomorrow. I don’t have too much going on today. I have to do some food shopping this morning. My mother is going to stop by this afternoon for a cup of tea so I’ll pick up some cookies while I’m out. Other than that I will be working on my daily chores and dinner will be tacos. That’s about it for me. I hope everyone is well and has a nice day!
xx

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Half-Way Doorsteppers.

Yes, Folks. We stand right on the threshold of the HALF-WAY point to Christmas Season 2019!

Days to the Season: 183
Days to Christmas Day: 225

And TOMORROW we will be there.
The FIFTY PERCENT mark to the Season.
(Wowzersville!)

Had some rain and a little wind here yesterday afternoon as a line of storms passed by. For a while, we were under a severe thunderstorm warning and there were some damaging tornadoes elsewhere in Wake county but we had no problems at our place.
Today should be much calmer, with little to no chance of rain and highs in the low 70's. (Sounds pretty nice!)
Our starting temperature reading for this second day of the week is a surprisingly coolish 55 degrees, but it's nice and sunny.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, All!

 

[Edge612]

Good Morning, Half-Way Doorsteppers.

Yes, Folks. We stand right on the threshold of the HALF-WAY point to Christmas Season 2019!

Days to the Season: 183
Days to Christmas Day: 225

And TOMORROW we will be there.
The FIFTY PERCENT mark to the Season.
(Wowzersville!)

Had some rain and a little wind here yesterday afternoon as a line of storms passed by. For a while, we were under a severe thunderstorm warning and there were some damaging tornadoes elsewhere in Wake county but we had no problems at our place.
Today should be much calmer, with little to no chance of rain and highs in the low 70's. (Sounds pretty nice!)
Our starting temperature reading for this second day of the week is a surprisingly coolish 55 degrees, but it's nice and sunny.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, All!

Thanks Crown! Happy 2 Weeks Into May!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Happy Tuesday!
Today my youngest daughter turns 13...so we officially have 2 teenagers in the house. My husband has to work late so I think we will go out to dinner tomorrow night. I am going to get her some cupcakes for tonight. Hope you all have a great day!!