Christmas Countdown - 2013

[made582]

Good Morning! We are still staying right below the 100 degree mark. The high will be 97 today. That's a "little" better than what it was but I was enjoying the temps right at 90 even better when it drops a whole lot more. It's barely 7:00 am and already almost 80 degrees.

Kids will be here shortly so I better get busy and get some things done around here.

I hope you all have a Merry Day!!!

Wow!! 3 times in one week!!

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[made582]

Good Morning MMC!!! It's going to be another warm day but it looks like we may see some rain. Yay!! Not a whole lot going on here today. Just a few errands to run and then I think I have to babysit for awhile. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!

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[snowflake22]

Good morning, friends!!

How are you this morning?

My family is on their way home from up north, so we may be able to meet for lunch! I would love that!!

One day away from the beginning of the weekend...

Hope you all have a beautiful & blessed day!!

xx

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[gabulldawg]

Good morning friends! As I am about to leave to go to work I am really beginning to like my short drive to and from work in a few weeks. The leaves will begin changing! I can't tell you all how happy I am to have a real fall/winter coming up! my friends I have met up here tell me most or some Halloweens already have snowcover on the ground. From late Nov to march or April snow will be on the ground so I better get use to it! I hope everyone has a great Thursday! Talk to yall soon!

 

[mgramsey]

Good Thursday morning all. Sorry I haven't been around much. We are busy here. Fall semester has begun at the community college where I work. Our son starts his senior year of high school on Monday, 8/26. We are busy looking at colleges for him and applying for scholarships. (How I wish I could make him 5 years younger.) Most weekends we make the 3 hour drive down to check on my ailing parents. Neither one is doing well. Mom is still determined to go to Myrtle Beach on Labor Day weekend to see the ocean one more time. Hope we can make it happen.

An article in our local newspaper stated that the mountains of western North Carolina were second to Hilo, Hawaii in rainfall for the year in the US. We have already far exceeded our normal rainfall amount for the entire year. I certainly like the cooler temps but the rain has gotten old. Just 5 years ago, our well went dry during a drought. Now we have more rain than we can handle causing several land slides. It is suppose to be a nice weekend with only a slight chance of rain and highs in upper 70s and lows in mid 50s. We hope to be able to stay home and enjoy it.

Have a blessed day.

 

[Ryan]

Haha...love it! That's the most accurate description of summer break I've ever read...and the funniest! Stay strong, sister. When it comes to parenthood, only the STRONG survive. :smile:

Week 4 of school holidays and I no longer call my children by their right names........I no longer know my own name. I have Lego brick indentations permanently scarred into the soles of my feet and my hair has developed a static electric force that would rival Don King. I know the dialougue to various kids films by heart and I've developed a sore back/kneecap/shoulder from indulging in various forms of sport and role play.

This morning, coming down the stairs I could actually hear my knees make a creaking click clacking sound but that was overtaken by the sight of my living room room which I am sure has become a habitat for wild animals..........

xx

 

[Ryan]

Praying for your parents! I hope she can see the ocean.

Good Thursday morning all. Sorry I haven't been around much. We are busy here. Fall semester has begun at the community college where I work. Our son starts his senior year of high school on Monday, 8/26. We are busy looking at colleges for him and applying for scholarships. (How I wish I could make him 5 years younger.) Most weekends we make the 3 hour drive down to check on my ailing parents. Neither one is doing well. Mom is still determined to go to Myrtle Beach on Labor Day weekend to see the ocean one more time. Hope we can make it happen.

An article in our local newspaper stated that the mountains of western North Carolina were second to Hilo, Hawaii in rainfall for the year in the US. We have already far exceeded our normal rainfall amount for the entire year. I certainly like the cooler temps but the rain has gotten old. Just 5 years ago, our well went dry during a drought. Now we have more rain than we can handle causing several land slides. It is suppose to be a nice weekend with only a slight chance of rain and highs in upper 70s and lows in mid 50s. We hope to be able to stay home and enjoy it.

Have a blessed day.

 

[Ryan]

thank you crown!
I need to pick up the pace with Christmas shopping I see!

You and me both! What's really scary is when you break down the number of paychecks between now and Christmas...not many!

 

[Ryan]

Whoa. What a night at the Pines....
Q: who put Mr. Bubble in the punch bowl?
Q: who put"Right back where I started from" the 1973 Polly Brown hit on repeat play on the Karreoke?
Q: who told Jayish it was a leopard print thong theme?

Yabbaaaaa

Haha...for all of us who were at the Pines last night, we'll never be able to "unsee" that.

 

[Ryan]

That Carl! He's turned to "glitter bombing." What will he do next?

Carl entered with bucket of glitter shouting....

then this is all we saw..

I am still picking glitter out of my hair!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Thursday morning, my Christmas friends!

I keep thinking (wishing?) it's Friday. I gotta get over that.

We did all of our running around yesterday, getting Jacob to guitar practice and Elizabeth to ballet practice. When we finally got home, they up till 11pm doing homework. Yippee, schools back in. :-?

It's hot & humid down here, so humid you can feel the moisture in the air. Yuck! But we go back to the water park tomorrow evening, so that should be fun.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

 

[momnan30]

Good morning, friends!!

How are you this morning?

My family is on their way home from up north, so we may be able to meet for lunch! I would love that!!

One day away from the beginning of the weekend...

Hope you all have a beautiful & blessed day!!

xx

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Hope you have a great day and a beautiful weekend as well!

 

[Ryan]

Hope y'all have better luck at the water park this week!

Good Thursday morning, my Christmas friends!

I keep thinking (wishing?) it's Friday. I gotta get over that.

We did all of our running around yesterday, getting Jacob to guitar practice and Elizabeth to ballet practice. When we finally got home, they up till 11pm doing homework. Yippee, schools back in. :-?

It's hot & humid down here, so humid you can feel the moisture in the air. Yuck! But we go back to the water park tomorrow evening, so that should be fun.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Hello MMC!
I hope everyone is doing well!
I have been super busy. I feel like everytime I log on here, I have to log right back off to do something. We have been doing some back to school shopping here and there. We have also been scheduling some doctor and dentist appointments. My youngest took her senior portraits a few days ago. I have also been working on financial aid applications for my two oldest. I am having some problems with that, and I am getting frustrated. And to top it off we are still having internet problems, we keep losing the connection. It also affects my phone. I could be in the middle of a conversation and then I lose the call. I have another technician coming to the house today to see if he could figure it out.
Other than that we are well. I am just completely sleep deprived and exhausted. I am looking forward to the start of the school year. I am looking forward to the girls being in early on school nights and me being able to get some sleep!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

 

[snowflake22]

Good Thursday morning all. Sorry I haven't been around much. We are busy here. Fall semester has begun at the community college where I work. Our son starts his senior year of high school on Monday, 8/26. We are busy looking at colleges for him and applying for scholarships. (How I wish I could make him 5 years younger.) Most weekends we make the 3 hour drive down to check on my ailing parents. Neither one is doing well. Mom is still determined to go to Myrtle Beach on Labor Day weekend to see the ocean one more time. Hope we can make it happen.

An article in our local newspaper stated that the mountains of western North Carolina were second to Hilo, Hawaii in rainfall for the year in the US. We have already far exceeded our normal rainfall amount for the entire year. I certainly like the cooler temps but the rain has gotten old. Just 5 years ago, our well went dry during a drought. Now we have more rain than we can handle causing several land slides. It is suppose to be a nice weekend with only a slight chance of rain and highs in upper 70s and lows in mid 50s. We hope to be able to stay home and enjoy it.

Have a blessed day.

Hope you get some sunshine this weekend, friend.

Continued thoughts & prayers for you & your parents. Sending lots of strength & love to you all. ((Hugs))




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[snowflake22]

Hello MMC!
I hope everyone is doing well!
I have been super busy. I feel like everytime I log on here, I have to log right back off to do something. We have been doing some back to school shopping here and there. We have also been scheduling some doctor and dentist appointments. My youngest took her senior portraits a few days ago. I have also been working on financial aid applications for my two oldest. I am having some problems with that, and I am getting frustrated. And to top it off we are still having internet problems, we keep losing the connection. It also affects my phone. I could be in the middle of a conversation and then I lose the call. I have another technician coming to the house today to see if he could figure it out.
Other than that we are well. I am just completely sleep deprived and exhausted. I am looking forward to the start of the school year. I am looking forward to the girls being in early on school nights and me being able to get some sleep!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Thinking of you!! I'm going to have to start calling you Wonder woman =]

Hope you can get the Internet fixed today.

((Hugs))


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[Ryan]

Hope you get rest, and internet soon!

Hello MMC!
I hope everyone is doing well!
I have been super busy. I feel like everytime I log on here, I have to log right back off to do something. We have been doing some back to school shopping here and there. We have also been scheduling some doctor and dentist appointments. My youngest took her senior portraits a few days ago. I have also been working on financial aid applications for my two oldest. I am having some problems with that, and I am getting frustrated. And to top it off we are still having internet problems, we keep losing the connection. It also affects my phone. I could be in the middle of a conversation and then I lose the call. I have another technician coming to the house today to see if he could figure it out.
Other than that we are well. I am just completely sleep deprived and exhausted. I am looking forward to the start of the school year. I am looking forward to the girls being in early on school nights and me being able to get some sleep!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

 

[Holiday]

Hello everyone. At lunch I went to a nearby town called Arcadia, off the old Route 66 (I'm a sucker for Americana and nostalgia!). I've been there many times before, but since I'm about to leave this job and won't be so close, I went one last time (for a while, anyway).

There's an old round barn that's a Route 66 landmark built in 1898. Pretty cool!



Here's a shot of the inside, on the second floor. The ceiling is very cool (looks like you're in an upside down wicker basket).

I would love to take a convertlble trip up/down Route 66!! Thanks for sharing the pcis. Very cool!!!!

Peach salsa!

MMMM! I love peach salsa. I made pineapple salsa last night - lots of peach left from last year!

I've never heard of Sweet Catawba. Let me know how it is, in case I run into it. My FIL makes wine, so we drink it occasionally. I drink the pink as well, but never had the sweet.


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I will let you know! I think it would be fun to make homemade wine! My Dad use to make it every year!

Yesterday's crop:

Today's:

Wow!!! Looks yummy!!! Nice!

Good evening, everyone! How are all of you? I am doing okay. Not feeling 100% today, but I will pull through. Tonight is my night off, so I am planning on trying to rest.

What are your plans for tonight? I have to go to Pre K orientation tonight, from 6:30 to 8:30 for EA, so my MIL is coming to watch the kids, since my DH is working. Other than that, I will stop back by the Pines tonight!

Well, I am off to get some stuff done around here before leaving. Talk to you later on. God Bless and keep smiling!


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Hope you are feeling better today!!! How was orientation?

For all of you that like Ryan's round barn. I invite you to come visit and stay just up the road from me here-

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...n_Bed_and_Breakfast-McCordsville_Indiana.html

Looks cool!!!!

 

[JayIsh]

Whoa. What a night at the Pines....
Q: who put Mr. Bubble in the punch bowl?
Q: who put"Right back where I started from" the 1973 Polly Brown hit on repeat play on the Karreoke?
Q: who told Jayish it was a leopard print thong theme?

Yabbaaaaa

It's gettin' creepy now...It's almost like Binger is looking in my windows...How in the world does he/she know I'm wearing that???

Scary...:hello:

 

[Ryan]

It's gettin' creepy now...It's almost like Binger is looking in my windows...How in the world does he/she know I'm wearing that???

Scary...:hello:

Oh man, I just hope no photos are leaked on the Internet!!!