Christmas Countdown - 2012

[merrymistletoe]

Wait, didn't MerryMistletoe do something like this before--had a great dinner but only told us about it AFTERWARDS? Then she goes swimming and did not once issue an invitation!!! What are we going to do about that girl? She knows we have the Lear, and ALL of us could be there in a matter of minutes. Oh. Maybe that's why!!! LOL

well i guess we could all get in the pool in shifts!!!lol

Hubby is outside grilling a turkey breast on the rotisserie. I have chemo today, so he is getting dinner ready early for us to have when we get back home. He marinated it overnight, so it smells divine! We will have mashed potatoes etc. Yesterday, I made two pound cakes--one chocolate and one that has almond, lemon, and vanilla flavoring. I cut them in half and kept half of each one. We are taking the other halves to chemo to share with the other patients. This is supposedly the last time I will need chemo!!! Yay!!! I was so tired from the baking I did yesterday that I just could not participate in the wonderful dialog on Christmas in July; but I did read the posts!!!

And, somewhere along the way, I hit 50,000 posts. I have no idea how that happened!!!

Have a great day, y'all.

here's hoping this is your last chemo treatment. may God bless you!

Oops! I forgot to issue an invitation!! Dinner will be around 6 p.m. Pacific time! Who needs the Lear?

thanks for the invite seawaters!!!!:wink:

Good Morning, MMC!!

Hope you had a nice weekend!

They always go by too fast =]

We had fun watching QVC Christmas In July & hanging out w/ friends.

Wish Fall would get here already!! The heat is really getting to me, as it is w/ most of you I'm sure...can't wait for sweatshirt weather.

Sending lots of Christmas smiles & hugs!

...have a fabulous Monday!!

)

i was just telling my kids this morning how i'm looking forward to fall this year!!!

 

[Seawaters]

Oooo, you bet!!!

I'll be at the airport waiting!!! Can we stop by napa so I can pick up a bottle of wine to celebrate your last chemo treatment?

 

[Seawaters]

This sounds WONDERFUL! How lucky you are!

Good afternoon!!! We went on vacation & we are back & we had a great time & how does that time go so fast???? It is so hard to go back to work after several days off!!! But it was great. We went ziplining - what a blast! My hubby's uncle's place where we stayed is just beautiful. He has a home on 100 acres in southern Ohio... talk about getting away from it all!

At least I have Christmas in July at the lake to look forward too next weekend. Friday night is "Christmas Eve" - we are having snacks & watching the fireworks over the lake from the town festival. Saturday is Christmas complete with Christmas dinner - I am making a ham, my neighbor a turkey & everyone else is bringing all the fixings: pumpkin pie, dressing, sweet potato souffle, mashed potatoes, homemade noodles, + more & of course eggnog! After Christmas dinner is a white elephant gift exchange, then we are watching a Christmas movie on the big screen. We are talking about Christmas Vacation, Elf, or Christmas Story. Looking forward to it!!!

I hope you are all doing well!

CM3 - congrats on the new job!!! Best wishes!

Seawaters - glad to hear this is your (hoping & praying) last chemo! How sweet to bring a treat for the other patients! Best wishes to you as well!!!! Keeping you in my thoughts/prayers!

Better get back to work...working on lowering this pile that built up on my desk over just a few days.... UGH!

 

[Holiday]

Thanks for sharing info about your projects! (Don't forget to share photos, too! cheesy) I enjoy hearing some crochet talk from other crocheters!

Back in the spring I went through all of Red Heart's free online patterns and saved a few dozen as PDFs. They have a couple of gorgeous Christmas afghan patterns that require embroidering cross stitches over a background of single crochet. I might have to try those, but I'm not sure whether I'd like an afghan with a "wrong side" that shows the underside of the embroidery. Well, I'll never know until I try it! I've read that you can line the "wrong side" with fabric, but that's out of my league---I'm no seamstress. Some of the easier afghans use granny squares in different patterns. I also have a pattern for a square that uses front-post trebles to create holly leaves in the corners---that would make a pretty afghan. I'm hoping to come up with something new I can auction for Santa's Sleigh.

Red Heart does have some beautiful Christmas patterns!! I was looking through some of them a few weeks ago. I have not been brave enough to try the cross stitch. You will have to let me know if you do! I may have to go back & look at them again! Did you get the "Christmas In July" email from Red Heart with the apron, coffee cup holder, tree skirt, etc? Such cute, cute stuff.

 

[shellie12]

At least I have Christmas in July at the lake to look forward too next weekend. Friday night is "Christmas Eve" - we are having snacks & watching the fireworks over the lake from the town festival. Saturday is Christmas complete with Christmas dinner - I am making a ham, my neighbor a turkey & everyone else is bringing all the fixings: pumpkin pie, dressing, sweet potato souffle, mashed potatoes, homemade noodles, + more & of course eggnog! After Christmas dinner is a white elephant gift exchange, then we are watching a Christmas movie on the big screen. We are talking about Christmas Vacation, Elf, or Christmas Story. Looking forward to it!!!

I hope you are all doing well!

CM3 - congrats on the new job!!! Best wishes!

Seawaters - glad to hear this is your (hoping & praying) last chemo! How sweet to bring a treat for the other patients! Best wishes to you as well!!!! Keeping you in my thoughts/prayers!

Better get back to work...working on lowering this pile that built up on my desk over just a few days.... UGH!

Thats sounds so nice you lucky thing

 

[trackrebel]

hi everyone....been a beautiful day today....Kandice and I and mum went to a public pool with water slides and kinda an artificial ocean....she loved it of course and we both are tired like crazy....jumping around in the waves...perfect....we had Bratwurst and fries for dinner and chilling and ending the day by watching a movie that stars Christina Ricci and the girl from my girl....they were both teenagers back then......kinda nice

 

[MerryCarey]

Friday night is "Christmas Eve" - we are having snacks & watching the fireworks over the lake from the town festival. Saturday is Christmas complete with Christmas dinner - I am making a ham, my neighbor a turkey & everyone else is bringing all the fixings: pumpkin pie, dressing, sweet potato souffle, mashed potatoes, homemade noodles, + more & of course eggnog! After Christmas dinner is a white elephant gift exchange, then we are watching a Christmas movie on the big screen. We are talking about Christmas Vacation, Elf, or Christmas Story. Looking forward to it!!!

Wow, that sounds so great, and being able to share it with your neighbor and others! If we do something, it'll be just the two of us. We're just getting back from a vacation too, so we may be too busy catching up with things to have a real CIJ celebration.

Good afternoon!!! We went on vacation & we are back & we had a great time & how does that time go so fast???? It is so hard to go back to work after several days off!!!

Better get back to work...working on lowering this pile that built up on my desk over just a few days.... UGH!

I'm in that position tomorrow ... no more vacation days until December. It'll be hard to climb back into the old rut for several months, but maybe we can support each other!

 

[Solice]

Have a lovely time

Have fun!!!!

Have a safe trip, Solice!! :%

Thank you! :-D

Im off.... TTY tomorrow.. (I hope)

 

[MsChristmas]

My Christmas friends I have missed you all so much. I cant believe I havent logged on since 3/27! Almost 4 months..CRAZY! Anyways things are slowling down and I plan to at least get on here once a week because I need a little Christmas all the time now that its Christmas in July. I hope you all are doing well and I have a lot of catching up to do! I am having my big Christmas in July dinner on Saturday. Looking forward to the Fall (but not turning 30..my 30th Birthday is October 13 yikes!)

 

[Bradmac]

My Christmas friends I have missed you all so much. I cant believe I havent logged on since 3/27! Almost 4 months..CRAZY! Anyways things are slowling down and I plan to at least get on here once a week because I need a little Christmas all the time now that its Christmas in July. I hope you all are doing well and I have a lot of catching up to do! I am having my big Christmas in July dinner on Saturday. Looking forward to the Fall (but not turning 30..my 30th Birthday is October 13 yikes!)

We're glad you're back! cheesy

 

[Murphman]

Welcome back MsChristmas! Hope your health has improved.

 

[made582]

My Christmas friends I have missed you all so much. I cant believe I havent logged on since 3/27! Almost 4 months..CRAZY! Anyways things are slowling down and I plan to at least get on here once a week because I need a little Christmas all the time now that its Christmas in July. I hope you all are doing well and I have a lot of catching up to do! I am having my big Christmas in July dinner on Saturday. Looking forward to the Fall (but not turning 30..my 30th Birthday is October 13 yikes!)

YAY!!!!!!! She didn't forget about us!!! :???::dance::???:

Welcome Back!!!!

 

[xmas365]

I want to go to a party at her house.

Please take your shoes off.
Put on these booties because your socks might be dirty.
Drinks? Never. You might spill them and ruin my beautiful floor.

I wonder what she does when it's raining outside.

OMG! That sounds exactly like my aunt!

 

[xmas365]

Deep fried turkey breasts .........sounds good !!! xo

Yum!

 

[snowflake22]

Good afternoon!!! We went on vacation & we are back & we had a great time & how does that time go so fast???? It is so hard to go back to work after several days off!!! But it was great. We went ziplining - what a blast! My hubby's uncle's place where we stayed is just beautiful. He has a home on 100 acres in southern Ohio... talk about getting away from it all!

At least I have Christmas in July at the lake to look forward too next weekend. Friday night is "Christmas Eve" - we are having snacks & watching the fireworks over the lake from the town festival. Saturday is Christmas complete with Christmas dinner - I am making a ham, my neighbor a turkey & everyone else is bringing all the fixings: pumpkin pie, dressing, sweet potato souffle, mashed potatoes, homemade noodles, + more & of course eggnog! After Christmas dinner is a white elephant gift exchange, then we are watching a Christmas movie on the big screen. We are talking about Christmas Vacation, Elf, or Christmas Story. Looking forward to it!!!

I hope you are all doing well!

CM3 - congrats on the new job!!! Best wishes!

Seawaters - glad to hear this is your (hoping & praying) last chemo! How sweet to bring a treat for the other patients! Best wishes to you as well!!!! Keeping you in my thoughts/prayers!

Better get back to work...working on lowering this pile that built up on my desk over just a few days.... UGH!

That sounds so festive & fun, Holiday! Have a wonderful CIJ celebration!!

My Christmas friends I have missed you all so much. I cant believe I havent logged on since 3/27! Almost 4 months..CRAZY! Anyways things are slowling down and I plan to at least get on here once a week because I need a little Christmas all the time now that its Christmas in July. I hope you all are doing well and I have a lot of catching up to do! I am having my big Christmas in July dinner on Saturday. Looking forward to the Fall (but not turning 30..my 30th Birthday is October 13 yikes!)

Welcome back, MsChristmas!! You were missed!

 

[Meceka]

Hey Shellie ! I didn't personally buy anything. I wanted to but just couldnt make it fit in my budge !! It was so much fun though !!

Nothing I liked fit in my budget, either, CM3 - but it was fun!

Good morning, Christmas Family !!


It's official !!! I got into the other company I wanted !!!!!! I sent my present employer their resignation AGAIN.....Hopefully I have made the right choice !! This job has no set schedule ! As long as I deliver the required lines each week it is cool !! That means I type whenever I want to.............A little nervous and scared and praying that Mother Mary and especially her Son are close by right now..........

Thanks everyone for always supporting me.......You are amazing my dear Christmas family and I love you all.xoxo

Especially (((BIG HUGS)) TO:

Ella, Harlowe, Snowball, Gomez, Ophelia, Sidney, Alex, Merlin, Snickers, Victor, Daisy, Diva, Palmer, Mouse, Bo, Chico, Meca, Alvin, Missy, Scooby, Sasha, Jacob, Cracker, Bunny B, Penny, Pocket, LuLu, Bear-Bear, Stripey, Holly and all furkids everywhere xoxoo

I knew you would get that job! Congratulations, CM3 ~ {{{hugs}}} for you and Wish, Hermione, Clancy, Smokey and Lily!

Make sure you show this post to your nieces!!!

:lol:

Just think, though, it gave you guys lots of material to work with to make us laugh!!!

So true!

Good Monday morning everyone!

Heat advisory and possible storms moving in. We still need all the rain we can get. What a dry hot summer its been.

It is 100 here, bah! We need the rain, too. There are several chances in the coming days for both our areas - yay!!!

Hubby is outside grilling a turkey breast on the rotisserie. I have chemo today, so he is getting dinner ready early for us to have when we get back home. He marinated it overnight, so it smells divine! We will have mashed potatoes etc. Yesterday, I made two pound cakes--one chocolate and one that has almond, lemon, and vanilla flavoring. I cut them in half and kept half of each one. We are taking the other halves to chemo to share with the other patients. This is supposedly the last time I will need chemo!!! Yay!!! I was so tired from the baking I did yesterday that I just could not participate in the wonderful dialog on Christmas in July; but I did read the posts!!!

And, somewhere along the way, I hit 50,000 posts. I have no idea how that happened!!!

Have a great day, y'all.

YAY on the last chemo!!!!! I would like the Lear to pick me up, too, as I want to give you a big hug in person! In the meantime, {{{{HUGS}}}}
Congratulations on 50,000 posts, too ~ I look forward to reading your next 50,000!

Wish Fall would get here already!! The heat is really getting to me, as it is w/ most of you I'm sure...can't wait for sweatshirt weather.

Sending lots of Christmas smiles & hugs!

...have a fabulous Monday!!

Hi, snowflake! I can't wait for fall to get here, either ~ sweatshirt weather would be divine right now! Have a fabulous Monday, too! {{{hugs}}} for you and Harlowe!

Good Evening! =]
We are pakcing our suitcases again.
This time me and my two girls (13 and 14 years old) are traveling to Copenhagen (Denmark)
Just a short flight away...
I take the computer with me, so I guess I'll be online tomorrow night from the hotel.
(and hope I don't miss the QVC UK)

So what happens here at the MMC today?

Have a safe trip, Solice!

Good afternoon!!! We went on vacation & we are back & we had a great time & how does that time go so fast???? It is so hard to go back to work after several days off!!! But it was great. We went ziplining - what a blast! My hubby's uncle's place where we stayed is just beautiful. He has a home on 100 acres in southern Ohio... talk about getting away from it all!

At least I have Christmas in July at the lake to look forward too next weekend. Friday night is "Christmas Eve" - we are having snacks & watching the fireworks over the lake from the town festival. Saturday is Christmas complete with Christmas dinner - I am making a ham, my neighbor a turkey & everyone else is bringing all the fixings: pumpkin pie, dressing, sweet potato souffle, mashed potatoes, homemade noodles, + more & of course eggnog! After Christmas dinner is a white elephant gift exchange, then we are watching a Christmas movie on the big screen. We are talking about Christmas Vacation, Elf, or Christmas Story. Looking forward to it!!!

I hope you are all doing well!

CM3 - congrats on the new job!!! Best wishes!

Seawaters - glad to hear this is your (hoping & praying) last chemo! How sweet to bring a treat for the other patients! Best wishes to you as well!!!! Keeping you in my thoughts/prayers!

Better get back to work...working on lowering this pile that built up on my desk over just a few days.... UGH!

Your Christmas in July festivities sound like so much fun! Work piles up on my desk, too ~ I just have to turn my back for one second ~ lol. Have a great day!

I forgot to mention - I am sipping on a cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee to help boost my holiday spirit in preperation for Christmas this weekend! Hee hee hee....

I have some of that flavor of coffee somewhere in the cupboard ~ thank you for the reminder! I forgot I was saving it for this time of the year ~ geesh!

Red Heart does have some beautiful Christmas patterns!! I was looking through some of them a few weeks ago. I have not been brave enough to try the cross stitch. You will have to let me know if you do! I may have to go back & look at them again! Did you get the "Christmas In July" email from Red Heart with the apron, coffee cup holder, tree skirt, etc? Such cute, cute stuff.

I'll have to sign up for that - sounds like some nice gifts in there!

My Christmas friends I have missed you all so much. I cant believe I havent logged on since 3/27! Almost 4 months..CRAZY! Anyways things are slowling down and I plan to at least get on here once a week because I need a little Christmas all the time now that its Christmas in July. I hope you all are doing well and I have a lot of catching up to do! I am having my big Christmas in July dinner on Saturday. Looking forward to the Fall (but not turning 30..my 30th Birthday is October 13 yikes!)

Welcome back, MsChristmas!

 

[Meceka]

Good evening, MMC!

:dance:

 

[snowflake22]

Hi, snowflake! I can't wait for fall to get here, either ~ sweatshirt weather would be divine right now! Have a fabulous Monday, too! {{{hugs}}} for you and Harlowe!

Hey Meceka!! Hugs to you, Mouse, Palmer, Bo, and all of your sweeties!
Since this morning, it clouded over & the rain came! It was crazy, Adrian called & said it was hailing @ the house. Almost unheard of here.
Stay cool & safe during your storms. xo

:sparkle:

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

I attempted to catch a few post here and there earlier today but the grandkids kept me really busy so I couldn't respond.

Wayne and I went for a morning walk before the kids got here. After they got here we spent some time at the spray water park and had a blast!!! I am ready to go play again tomorrow! :dance: We might head to Chuck E. Cheese tomorrow.


MsChristmas, it's so good to see you! Don't be a stranger!!!

Caninemom, thanks for thinking of me during the QVC chat that went on here. I wish I could have spent a little more time with you all!

Hmm... I need to go quite a few pages back to see what else I have missed on here!!!

 

[Christmasstar]

GOod Monday morning everyone! Im' very sleepy after a night of no sleep at all,I just dozed and woke up etc...etc.. can't wait to get home and climb into bed!!! hope everyone has a great day...btw it looks like it was very very busy here over the weekend!! that is good...things are changing little by little it's still summer,but at least we are almost through July...we are at the end phase! have a great day all!

I have had to many nights like that! Hope you sleep well tonight.
It is to hot here to even think about summer being over, but your are right we are at the top of the hill looking down the other side into fall!