Christmas Countdown - 2012

made582 · Sep 7, 2012

Bradmac said:
There you are! We were just speculating about where you went. Glad to have you back!

Apparently all we have to do is mention his name and he will show up. cheesy

gabulldawg said:
tgif everyone! Hard to believe it is the 22nd day of the new school year...but who is countin right? It's are second game of the season tonight..the weather is still hot here,but looking to cool down over the weekend some...maybe in a month we should get a good shot of fall weather..Ihope everyone is doing great. It's almost fall!

It's good to see you Dawg!!!!

xmastidings · Sep 7, 2012

made582 said:
I know last week, we had some problems with the server being attacked. So that might be happening again.

Oh great! That's just lovely... Here we are, we have something thats nice, easy to use, friendly and does nothing to harm anyone or anything and some idiot(s) (please, excuse my passion/ frustration here) either created something (a progam, software, spam) or they themselves is trying to hurt/ disrupt a perfectly fantastic website that we have here... I wish we could turn that around on them and fry their system with some sort of 24th century technology; (right Brad? lol)

Murphman · Sep 7, 2012

When people ask me my favorite season I usually answer two ways. For those who are only engaging in small talk I tell them fall which was my grandfathers favorite time of year. The real answer isn't marked by the calendar as much as it is the weather. My favorite time of year begins when the first significant cold front swings through the area in September and removes the humidity. That usually happens in mid Sept. and this year it is happening here Sat. night. Waking up Sunday will put me into a great mood. Since I love Christmas and like January, my favorite time of year usually ends the second of the last week in Jan. when Christmas decorations are down, the annual family weekend trip to the mountains for fun in the snow ends and when my workload picks up & I am working later so there is very little free time to spend with my family in the evening before my little girls are down asleep.

Anyway, less than two days before the best time of the year for me begins.

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

We sure miss her, but we understand how time and life get in the way, especially with those sweet grandbabies of hers! By the way, have you noticed how young she looks to have grandkids?

made582 said:
Oh I almost forgot. CAH said to tell you all HI!!!! She said that she would stop by but she just has so much to do and if she gets on here, she won't be able to get off.

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

Jennifer,
How is the puppy? Did the docs find out exactly what was wrong with your uncle's dog?

shellie12 said:
O the poor wee thing . really hope they can do something wee prayer said

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

I feel so much better. Even though the kids' behavior was not very good yesterday, I still had a good day at work and got lots of work done myself. Well, I got the work done after the students left after school. LOL!

Solice said:
Brent: So glad you had a wonderful weekend!
It sound so nice =]

MerryCarey: Hope you are feeling better! Good luck at work today! =]

Seawaters: Thanks... Im still a bit dizzy.. Im so cold all the time.
Guess that dont help much... How are you feeling today?

Snowflake: I had to jump into Country Sampler, and wow!
I think I'll have to order those magazines! Inspired-indeed!!
I Liked it on FB and Pintrest too! Thanks for the tips!
Enjoy your weekend! I wish I could go with you! Sounds like so much FUN!
Hope you take a lot of pictures! =] {HUGS}

Made: Love your decorations! =]

Star: You have a tough daughter! Good luck to her!
Oh, I would love some Cupcakes too =]

Jennifer: Prayers on the way..

To you all: Hugs and kisses.
Have a MERRY GREAT SUPER day! It's Friday! Yay!

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

So great to see you, Dawg. How are the babies?

gabulldawg said:
tgif everyone! Hard to believe it is the 22nd day of the new school year...but who is countin right? It's are second game of the season tonight..the weather is still hot here,but looking to cool down over the weekend some...maybe in a month we should get a good shot of fall weather..Ihope everyone is doing great. It's almost fall!

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

My hometown, McAdenville, NC is called "Christmastown, USA." Check it out:

http://www.mcadenville-christmastown.com/

This was a wonderful place for me!!!

elf bazaar said:
I love this thread catching up with everybody and its so nice so see how much every body really cares I wish there was a Christmas town where all the happy Christmas people could live it would be great!

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

I will, too, Solice, if you PM me.

merrymistletoe said:
solice, pm me so i can friend you on fb & pinterest, ok? girly i hope you get rid of that illness soon.

so good to see you elfbazaar!!

headed back to work today. i've only worked a few hours all week. hubby & son are going to the doc today so i hope they've gotten there early enough that it won't be so bad on them.

y'all all have a wonderful day!!!:yahoo:

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

This would make a good James Taylor song!!!

made582 said:
Apparently all we have to do is mention his name and he will show up. cheesy

It's good to see you Dawg!!!!

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

My favorites are fall and winter because I love Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I, too, love the change in weather. I think the only season that I really do not like is summer. It just gets so hot here in northern California that it is almost suffocating. And with all the fires around us this year, it was quite unbearable!

Murphman said:
When people ask me my favorite season I usually answer two ways. For those who are only engaging in small talk I tell them fall which was my grandfathers favorite time of year. The real answer isn't marked by the calendar as much as it is the weather. My favorite time of year begins when the first significant cold front swings through the area in September and removes the humidity. That usually happens in mid Sept. and this year it is happening here Sat. night. Waking up Sunday will put me into a great mood. Since I love Christmas and like January, my favorite time of year usually ends the second of the last week in Jan. when Christmas decorations are down, the annual family weekend trip to the mountains for fun in the snow ends and when my workload picks up & I am working later so there is very little free time to spend with my family in the evening before my little girls are down asleep.

Anyway, less than two days before the best time of the year for me begins.

Seawaters · Sep 7, 2012

Off to work, so see you later this afternoon! In the words of Made, "Have a great day, everyone!"

MerryCarey · Sep 7, 2012

Friday hello ... back at work, luckily it's been a slow day so far, 'cause I'm still trying to work the last of the bug out of my system. And we get free pizza today for lunch because the new building owner's contractor messed up this week and set off the sprinkler system on the second floor, setting off the fire alarm and forcing our office on the fourth floor to evacuate for a couple hours. So, to make up for it, they're sending in pizzas for our lunch today. And I can enjoy this weekend instead of being sick in bed!

xmastidings said:
Oh great! That's just lovely... Here we are, we have something thats nice, easy to use, friendly and does nothing to harm anyone or anything and some idiot(s) (please, excuse my passion/ frustration here) either created something (a progam, software, spam) or they themselves is trying to hurt/ disrupt a perfectly fantastic website that we have here... I wish we could turn that around on them and fry their system with some sort of 24th century technology; (right Brad? lol)

We need some "elves with attitude" software to zap any attackers ... it could turn everything on the attacker's computer red and green and replace all their MP3s with Christmas music ...

sugar142286 · Sep 7, 2012

Seawaters said:
He can't get his cookbook, but he can get the Wishbook!!!

:lol:

sugar142286 · Sep 7, 2012

caninemom3 said:
I don't know how you do it all, Sugar !! You are amazing xo

Aww...thanks, you're sweet Cm3! You're amazing too!

elf bazaar · Sep 7, 2012

Seawaters said:
My hometown, McAdenville, NC is called "Christmastown, USA." Check it out:

http://www.mcadenville-christmastown.com/

This was a wonderful place for me!!!

oh wow! I cannot believe that I have never heard of this place!. I was an au-pair in Chapel Hill NC and I never heard of it. I need to visit!!:-x

sugar142286 · Sep 7, 2012

caninemom3 said:
I would love to see photos of your decorations ! xo

I will have to take some after I get the house all decorated and post them!

Holiday · Sep 7, 2012

jennifer91 said:
Please, everyone who prays please, please, please pray for my uncle's dog. My uncle considers his two dogs his children. They just found out that his dog has cancer and he is only a few years old.

This is such a sad night - we truly need a miracle. He has been sick for a few weeks and they couldn't find out what was wrong. He won't eat unless someone feeds him and he won't even bark anymore.

Awe! This is so sad. Prayers going up!

xmas365 said:
Wow!!! We are a little ahead of that pace.

Hee hee! Just a little!! :grin:

elf bazaar said:
I love this thread catching up with everybody and its so nice so see how much every body really cares I wish there was a Christmas town where all the happy Christmas people could live it would be great!

I would move there!!!! It reminds me of "Georgetown, CO" in the movie "The Christmas Gift" w/ John Denver. :smile:

Solice said:
I just light (or lit?) the fireplace, it's so cold here.
Well, it's 9c (48.2f) not SO cold, but cold enough for me...

I just sit here listening to the sparkling ♥

Awe....that sounds great!!!! ENJOY!!!!

Holiday · Sep 7, 2012

Good morning! Happy Friday everybody! Like many others, our temps are going down for the weekend! Supposed to have a high of 70º tomorrow & 72º on Sunday, but the # that gets me is the low for Sunday night....49...FORTY NINE!!! I'm not sure that I'm ready to see temps starting with the number 4 just yet!!! I want to enjoy the 50 somethings 1st! :lol: BUT I will drink my morning coffee & enjoy the brisk air!!!!

I hope you all have a fun weekend planned! I need to try to get back on here over the weekend (we are heading to the lake) b/c it's so hard to get caught up on Monday w/ you bunch of jabber boxes if I don't. Hee hee!

Have a great weekend everybody!!!

sugar142286 · Sep 7, 2012

caninemom3 said:
My foot is KILLING ME !! My left third toe is swollen to twice its size, is warm and erythematous....Anyone know what that sounds like ?? I self-diagnosed it as psoriatic arthritis but I don't know. I just know it HURTS like the bee-jeebers. I can't even bend it because if I do it is agony.

Hope you are feeling better!