Christmas Countdown - 2019

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Good Morning, Friends!
And on this last pre-Milestone day, let's pause, take a deep breath, and prepare to plunge into the heart of Christmas Season 2019!

Days to Thanksgiving: 11 (SINGLE DIGITS TOMORROW!)
Days to Christmas Day: 38 (Under 5 1/2 weeks left!)

And TOMORROW, our last Milestone of 2019 will arrive, the 90 percent, Home Stretch point to Christmas Day!

As predicted, it was dry but chilly yesterday, with highs not getting out of the 40's all day. Quite windy as well.
Today will be dry, but our afternoon high still will not quite reach the 50 degree point and we still might get some wind gusts. Tomorrow will see us calm down and warm up into the mid 50's. (I'll wait until THEN to get the leaves up!)
Our present reading, to begin the second half of the first weekend of the Season, is 44 degrees here.

Have a Super Sunday, Everyone!
Hopefully, the Panthers can beat the Falcons this afternoon and get back on the winning track.
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Thanks Crown! Happy 2nd Half of November!
 
Merry Sunday!

I'm tired today. A lot of shooting in the wood way early in the a.m. ( I hate hunting season! ) and I had trouble falling asleep so it looks like it will be an early night for me.

I have two of my gift exchange boxes wrapped and it used up the brown wrapping roll of paper I bought so I need to scrounge around in my closet for the craft paper roll of gift wrap I bought last year. If I flip it over, it ought to work just fine.

I'm hoping to get the recording I need to do done tomorrow as it should be a lot quieter here.

Palmer is very happy and did her best to help me wrap the boxes. With her help it took almost an hour. :) At least the radio station flipped to all Christmas for the weekend and, most important, they aren't repeating the same songs every two hours.

Have a merry day, my friends!
 
sugar142286 said:
Good morning all! I think we're all ready here for our Thanksgiving feast that's less than 2 hours away. Turkey and ham smells amazing! I can't wait to eat everything! I hope you all have a blessed Sunday!
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Sugar, Hope your early Thanksgiving is a wonderful day. Enjoy all your hard work and then you can relax with a movie.
 
sugar142286 said:
Hope you're able to catch a nap today and enjoy the parade!
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I grabbed an hour; woke up with a merry fire in me and started wrapping gifts. I needed a few things and had a short window before the parade patrol blocked off my chances of escape. Got back, grabbed a bite of lunch early, fed the cat and got back out to get a few more things.

Missed the parade; I called my friend earlier. I hope she grabbed a few photos.

The parade in Toronto is being aired on CTV at 4:30 so I'll catch that.

Found myself at the Hallmark store again, bought another box of cards, hopefully with seals.

I went to Party City and picked up some merry items for my wardrobe for our work party in a few weeks.

I got home and was unpacking stuff and putting things away, fed the cat in between, but then he was meowing at me and I told him he just ate and wasn't getting treats. I worked my way back around his feeding station and realized that his dish of food was still on the counter. No wonder he was complaining.

My merry fog is lifting.
 
Good evening all! Hope you’re all having a great day. All the food we had was so good. I’m stuffed like a turkey though. It feels so much later than what it is. I feel an early bedtime coming on!
 
sugar142286 said:
Good evening all! Hope you’re all having a great day. All the food we had was so good. I’m stuffed like a turkey though. It feels so much later than what it is. I feel an early bedtime coming on!
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Glad you enjoyed your early Thanksgiving! After all the cooking and baking you did, time for a well-deserved restful evening.
 
After two days of decorating for Christmas we are still not done. It's never taken this long. But the house is looking beautiful. My son came over after church and helped put up the outside decorations. We're the first on our street. Have a wonderful evening!
 
We are close to the partial finish of decorating the inside of the house. Been at it for almost 2 weeks. We feel good with where we are and should have the empty boxes, tubs, etc. back in the shed in the next couple of days. Entryway tree and the main tree in the living room will be the day after Thanksgiving.
 
sugar142286 said:
Have a great day, Coach! I meant to write to you last night - I'm not sure if this is something you guys allow with the girls or not - my kids I think were 6 and 7 or 7 and 8 the first time we fly, but their iPads, books, and coloring books seemed to occupy them well for the flight. We also talked about the trip, but tried not to be loud, so we weren't bothering others around us. I think you'll find that there will be a lot of kids on your flight anyway, since you're heading to Disney and people won't be even second guess it. I'm not sure how long your flight is, but when we flew down out of Pittsburgh, there were so many kids and families. It was a lot different than we went to Punta Cana with them a few years back. That was a lot more couples I think going on their honeymoons. A lot of airlines do internet as well, that you can use once you're up in the air so far and can watch movies as well. DH and I usually use SouthWest and they have this. JetBlue DH and I flew ourselves when we took a trip to the Caribbean a few years back and they actually have tv's right at your seats, which was super nice. Always something to think about with kids, but always have to take in to consideration the baggage fees and everything else too! The only other thing I can recommend is - have the girls sit with whoever you think they'll do better with if they get scared on the flight, especially since this is their first. That's the most important thing to remember. They'll want whoever they come to when they're scared. Hate to say that, but my kids voiced this before the flight and I'm glad we listened. DD did fine, but DS was scared the first time and needed me to talk him through everything. Just something to think about, in case your girls prefer one of you over the other, in times of need.

Countdown is on! I bet you are over the moon right now!
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Over the moon? In 35 hours and 46 minutes we take off! I can't believe it. We have been waiting on this moment for over a year. I just can't wait!!!!

We have movies on the iPads, I ran off several different pictures of Disney (like 40 or 50) for us to look at and talk about, and we are talking something for them to draw on. Doc and I had the same approach....like give them who they run to when they are scared. She laughed and said that she would enjoy that...seeing as how they both are Daddy's girls. Looks like she will fly alone. LOL.

I'm packed. Bags for the park are packed. Only thing not packed is Doc. She is off tomorrow. Just a few finishing touches...like chargers and toothbrush, etc. Have a meeting tomorrow night....should be over quick. When it is, no school until Dec. 1. I need a break...and I can't wait.
 
Well, this is usually my favorite weekend of the year. This is the weekend we have traditionally gone grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping for the first time. Can't remember the last time we didn't. It has been at least 15 years. We did this all the way back when we were dating.

Doc had to go. She needed to get a few things and she said it was a mad house. Oh, how I would have loved to be out in it....but it is ok. We will certainly make it next year.

I honestly don't know when I will get be back. It very well could be on next Monday. We takeoff on Tuesday and land back in Memphis on Sunday night. I hope to be able to visit a few times while we are away, but I know how crazy it will be.

Yall have a good week. A few prayers for safety and good health would be appreciated.
 
ballcoach said:
Well, this is usually my favorite weekend of the year. This is the weekend we have traditionally gone grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping for the first time. Can't remember the last time we didn't. It has been at least 15 years. We did this all the way back when we were dating.

Doc had to go. She needed to get a few things and she said it was a mad house. Oh, how I would have loved to be out in it....but it is ok. We will certainly make it next year.

I honestly don't know when I will get be back. It very well could be on next Monday. We takeoff on Tuesday and land back in Memphis on Sunday night. I hope to be able to visit a few times while we are away, but I know how crazy it will be.

Yall have a good week. A few prayers for safety and good health would be appreciated.
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Safe travels and have a blast.
 
ballcoach said:
Well, this is usually my favorite weekend of the year. This is the weekend we have traditionally gone grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping for the first time. Can't remember the last time we didn't. It has been at least 15 years. We did this all the way back when we were dating.

Doc had to go. She needed to get a few things and she said it was a mad house. Oh, how I would have loved to be out in it....but it is ok. We will certainly make it next year.

I honestly don't know when I will get be back. It very well could be on next Monday. We takeoff on Tuesday and land back in Memphis on Sunday night. I hope to be able to visit a few times while we are away, but I know how crazy it will be.

Yall have a good week. A few prayers for safety and good health would be appreciated.
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Have a great time, Friend!! Praying it all goes smoothly and that the girls love it!!
 
4 apartments in my complex have their outside lights up and one had a tree in their window tonight when I came home from the store.

I feel so far behind.

The good news is, I don’t think I have to worry about any of them in the decorating contest.
 
Dining room tree is completed. Kitchen tree is completed. Garland up in all the rooms. Kitchen is completed. Dining room 90% done. Entryway 50% done (100% after Thanksgiving). Living room 50% done (100% after Thanksgiving). Main bathroom done.

We'll do some final rearranging and cleanup, then focus on Thanksgiving.
 
ballcoach said:
Well, this is usually my favorite weekend of the year. This is the weekend we have traditionally gone grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping for the first time. Can't remember the last time we didn't. It has been at least 15 years. We did this all the way back when we were dating.

Doc had to go. She needed to get a few things and she said it was a mad house. Oh, how I would have loved to be out in it....but it is ok. We will certainly make it next year.

I honestly don't know when I will get be back. It very well could be on next Monday. We takeoff on Tuesday and land back in Memphis on Sunday night. I hope to be able to visit a few times while we are away, but I know how crazy it will be.

Yall have a good week. A few prayers for safety and good health would be appreciated.
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Already done and will continue, Coach.

 
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