Christmas Countdown - 2013

[MerryCarey]

Little jobs always somehow end up being bigger in the end! Atleast you can cross it of your list and a head start to laundry is always good. Hope you are not caught up late at the office and can start your weekend soon!

Thanks! I have my fingers crossed! I have several Christmas-related items on my to-do list that I can get into this weekend (if nothing intervenes).

Who wants to have their very own show on Kringle Radio?

http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52156

I saw that! I'm jumping in! I've been meaning to do some radio programming for a long time, and stuff keeps getting in the way. Hoping I can finally do some!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Holiday, I hope your dog is doing better!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

HomakinGirl _ I quoted you and it has disappeared! I hope you get the car for your daughter this weekend and best of luck next week. Have a good weekend!

Thank you so much!
Hope you have a great weekend too :-D

 

[HomemakinGirl]

In 50 minutes I will call it a day and travel home. Tonight I'm going to prepare something for sunday school. I'm going to tell the kids a story about "how God loves them" and I have bought styropor hearts and we will color them.

Tomorrow my grandparents are visiting us and we will talk about some important things (I hope I can soon tell you about it).

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Hope you have a great weekend Cetacea!

:-xGood evening!
I've just got a free year platinum membership through someones
donation to Santa's Sleigh. So I want to say THANK YOU!!
Merry Christmas to you too! ♥

That's wonderful :-D

Happy Friday Eve MMC!!! Not much going on today! I'm patiently waiting for noon so I can call it a week & let the weekend begin. YAY! Then it's home to icing cookies for tomorrow.

This morning I didn't have any walking buddies! I looked at the weather forcast which told me rain all afternoon so I figured if I wanted to get a walk in today, I better get my hiney out of bed! So I did! Now they are saying no rain until 4pm, but I'm glad I got it done anyway!

Tonight we are going to the lake for chicken dinners (our neighbor is cooking 100 chickens for a benefit & he will be bringing them back to the marina with him) - we aren't spending the night there though b/c we are leaving at 6:45 am for a golf outing in memory of my uncle. (I really stink at golf but I will do it this one time per year! :lol Those are our only plans for the weekend! What is everybody else up too?

Have a great Friday!!

Sounds like fun, have a great time!

Hoping Friday will whiz by so we can start our weekends!

Still no overhead lights at the office. They had put up some huge industrial work lights that buzzed threateningly when they were turned on and burned spots in your eyes---nobody liked to use them, but we've had a few late nights recently. Today when I came in they've put up a string of smaller work lights on either side of the room, each bulb in a bright yellow plastic cage---rather cheerful-looking, actually, almost festive, like lights strung for an outdoor party. If the cages were red and green, it would look almost Christmassy.

I spent part of yesterday evening moving some stuff into the small cabinet we got from my MIL. I stuffed it with Christmas DVDs, books, and other items and moved other things onto the shelves they vacated. (And filled a trash bag with outdated, unused stuff and filled a box for the Salvation Army.) It turned into a bigger job that I thought it would be, but I got to cross it off my to-do list, and got a load of laundry done at the same time.

I love getting jobs like that done around the house, its a good feeling.
Hope today goes by fast for you!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Friday afternoon, my Christmas friends!

It's been (and still is) a hectic day here at work, but I had to check in, if only for a moment.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

 

[sugar142286]

Good afternoon, everyone!


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[made582]

Good afternoon, everyone!


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Good Afternoon, Buddy!!! Hope you guys are having a good day!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Well i hope u feel good real soon, your trick or treat sounds real fun, this year I joined this little thing at work called a boo and its basically like a secret but for Halloween theres a 20 dollar limit and you buy Halloween themed gifts to exchange I can`t hardly wait!

That is a fun idea, yolie!! Enjoy!!

:witch:

Good morning my favourite christmas gang!


How are you doing? It's friday the weekend is just a couple hours away!


By the way, I like the way you all say goodnight to eacht other. Remindes me of one of my favourite TV series "the Waltons". Such a nice habit!

I love this tradition, too!!


Yesterday we heard shocking news! A cousin of my grandmother (on my fathers side) comited extended suicide with his wife this monday. They were around the age of my grandparents. There were no signs prior that something was wrong, both were attending a class reunion on saturday, they had been in church on sunday and seemed like always. Both were still very healthy and had a nice house (without debts). The cousin was a hunter therefore he had a gun (gun laws in my country are very strict). I only meet them on bigger family reunions and didn't know them very well but I'm still at loss for words and just shocked. Don't know why they would do something like that in their age.

I am so sorry, Cetacea. You & your family are in my thoughts & prayers.

((Hugs))




There are a lot starbucks here (at least way more than three years ago), but not in my home town and not in my work town. The next couple starbucks branches are in the next two bigger cities.



Wooow such good news! I'm soooooooo happy for you! I'm sure everything will work out fine! God is great!

Thank you! Yes, he is!!

Stay safe!



I'm sorry to hear this. Although I think it's better the doctor found it now instead of later! I'm praying there is no infection and you will get good news soon. Try to stay positive!



Do you already have ideas for your homemade christmas gifts? Welcome in this cozy forum!



Hopefully everyone will quiet down soon. Sleep well!



Lol I know it is not funny for you but it sure sounds funny to me. I'm feeling sorry for you BUT I feel even more sorry for your wife. Must be ugly to be in such a emotional rollercoster.

Good Morning, Friendly Friday Folks.

Well, with 'Pines Day and the day after behind us, we now turn our attention to Weekend Eve.
.....And also to this:
Days to the Season: 54
Days to Christmas Day: 96

Five -- count 'em -- FIVE more days remain until we are three-quarters of the way back to Christmas.
(Put that in your stump of a pipe and smoke it!)


The nicely cool/low humidity situation is continuing as we draw nigh to the first day of Fall (this Sunday).
Today has commenced at 65 degrees here in the capital city, and a very light rain has just finished falling.


Well now, Friends. Enjoy your Weekend Eve, and have a Fabulous Friday while you're at it!

Woohoo!! SO EXCITING!!!! Thanks, Crown!!

CONGRTAUALTIONS! this made my morning! I am so pleased and excited for you! It must be such a relief for you all. It is such a nice time of the year to start in retail, you get to be part of the holiday themes.

Thank you, Festive Spirit!! It is a huge relief!
I can't wait to see their Christmas decorations!! They always have some amazing vintage ones =)

xx



To bad you missed the parade but atleast you got to have a quiet evening and hopefully catch up on your work.



Thanks Xmas, hope your day wasn't to hectic!



Have you tried a knee band? I hope it is only a minor thing and you won't have to go to the Doctor.



How worrying. I hope it heals quickly. I'm sorry you have to have another procedure. You will be in my prayers and I hope it all goes well.



I hope Buster feels better soon. it must be very frustrating for you both.

Howdy folks!

It's finally here! A cool down, FINALLY! It's rainy and the high will be in the upper 70's possibly right at 80 degrees! I am one happy person! Sure, I would like it just a tad bit cooler but I will take this! The highs will be in the 80's up until Monday then get back up in the 90's again.

Maybe, just maybe, I will get more of my fall decorations out. I just have not been in the mood with all this heat we are dealing with.

My granddaughter has been asking every day to get the Christmas Tree out. I just might get a table top Christmas Tree out for her if she ask again. Why not? What's the harm? No harm at all! She wants Christmas, she will get Christmas. I do have some orange lights so we just might do a Halloween Tree.

Coach, hang in there. It won't be too much longer!!!

Enjoy your cooler weather, CAH!! Happy decorating!!!! =]

Snowflake!

Thank you so much, CAH!!

xx

Morning! Is it really Friday again! Next week is the final week of September!!!!! October is like my Pre start to the season. I can't wait!

THANK YOU all for the prayers and support! It means alot to me We will hopefully know by the end of today where things stand with DH's new role. Praying for good news. DH got home safely in the car thank goodness. However instead of taking it to the mechanic he has decided that he is going to fix it himself (WHAT?)! Men!! So I guess that's our plans for the weekend.....

There are christmas and Halloween things in all the shops now. It is graudually building up more and more each time I pop in. I had to take a moment to digest it all this morning. I really can't believe we have gotten to this time of year!!!!!

Ok well have a fun friday everybody!

My fingers are crossed for you guys!! Sending more prayers, as well. Good luck to DH with the car repairs. I always get nervous when Adrian does that same thing..I say some prayers, and leave the house for the day, LOL!!

I am so excited for the season, too!! Overnight, the temps dropped about 20 degrees. And when I was driving home from the grocery store today, the woods behind the adjacent farmland are starting to turn yellow & orange! Fall is almost here, just a few more days!!

Good morning!
It is going to be sunny and much warmer today. The temperatures will gradually cool off again over the weekend.
Today I am going to the butcher and then Whole Foods to pick up a few gluten free items. I will do the rest of my food shopping tomorrow. Not too much else planned for today but I'm sure I will keep busy, I always do.
Hoping my husband will get to the car dealer to finalize the deal on my daughters car. I would love to get the car for her this weekend. I am starting the babysitting job next week and it will be a huge help if my daughter is able to drive herself in to school in the morning.
I hope everyone is well and has a great day!!!

Hope your hubby gets a good deal on your daughter's car!
Hope you're having a great day, friend!!

How are Molly & Maggie? Hugs from us to them!

xx

Hoping Friday will whiz by so we can start our weekends!

Still no overhead lights at the office. They had put up some huge industrial work lights that buzzed threateningly when they were turned on and burned spots in your eyes---nobody liked to use them, but we've had a few late nights recently. Today when I came in they've put up a string of smaller work lights on either side of the room, each bulb in a bright yellow plastic cage---rather cheerful-looking, actually, almost festive, like lights strung for an outdoor party. If the cages were red and green, it would look almost Christmassy.

These lights sound cool!!

I spent part of yesterday evening moving some stuff into the small cabinet we got from my MIL. I stuffed it with Christmas DVDs, books, and other items and moved other things onto the shelves they vacated. (And filled a trash bag with outdated, unused stuff and filled a box for the Salvation Army.) It turned into a bigger job that I thought it would be, but I got to cross it off my to-do list, and got a load of laundry done at the same time.

What a nice feeling that is!!

Happy Friday Eve MMC!!! Not much going on today! I'm patiently waiting for noon so I can call it a week & let the weekend begin. YAY! Then it's home to icing cookies for tomorrow.

This morning I didn't have any walking buddies! I looked at the weather forcast which told me rain all afternoon so I figured if I wanted to get a walk in today, I better get my hiney out of bed! So I did! Now they are saying no rain until 4pm, but I'm glad I got it done anyway!

Tonight we are going to the lake for chicken dinners (our neighbor is cooking 100 chickens for a benefit & he will be bringing them back to the marina with him) - we aren't spending the night there though b/c we are leaving at 6:45 am for a golf outing in memory of my uncle. (I really stink at golf but I will do it this one time per year! ) Those are our only plans for the weekend! What is everybody else up too?

Have a great Friday!!

Holiday, I'm so glad Buster is doing much better. Please give your sweet little guy hugs for Harlowe & I.

Enjoy your dinner at the lake tonight, and the golf outing tomorrow! What a neat way to celebrate your uncle!

I am going to cook some Italian food tonight, and we are going to watch Argo. Tomorrow, hubby has to leave on a business trip, so Har & I are going to whoop it up have a girl's weekend, lol.

Good evening!
I've just got a free year platinum membership through someones
donation to Santa's Sleigh. So I want to say THANK YOU!!
Merry Christmas to you too! ♥

Hey Solice!!
How sweet is that!! We have some amazing friends here!!
Have a great weekend, girl!!

xo

Good Friday afternoon, my Christmas friends!

It's been (and still is) a hectic day here at work, but I had to check in, if only for a moment.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Hey Brad!

TGIF, eh?!

Hope you & your family have a fun weekend!!

 

[snowflake22]

Good afternoon, friends!!

Happy Friday!!!

It is a beautiful Fall day here, breezy, rainy, and only in the low 60's. Love it!!

I am off to start dinner! Just wanted to say hi and let you know that I'm thinking of you all. Have a great evening!

xx

 

[Seawaters]

Praying for the same thing, MGRamsey.

...
We are driving down to check on my parents this weekend. Right now they are holding their own. We are now praying they are home and able to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Have a bless day all.

 

[Seawaters]

Hope you have a speedy recovery, Jennifer!

Good morning, MMC!

It was only 46 degrees when I woke up this morning. I wasn't expecting it to be so cold! We had to turn the heat on in my house.

I know I haven't been around very much. I just had surgery on Friday. It is nothing serious and I have known that I'd be getting the surgery for quite some time. It went smoothly except my heart rate jumped up to over 200 in recovery. Apparently during my surgery they gave me adrenaline so that caused the jump. They had to give me a beta blocker and then it dropped back down near 120. My resting heart rate is always near 100 so I wasn't too surprised considering the anesthesia and the other stuff they probably gave me. I had EKGs done while I was there and everything was fine. I got to go home the same day as the surgery.

Now that I have so much free time on my hands I will just have to spend it here

I am loving all of the fall candles and I cannot wait for the holidays, woo hoo!

 

[made582]

Good afternoon, friends!!

Happy Friday!!!

It is a beautiful Fall day here, breezy, rainy, and only in the low 60's. Love it!!

I am off to start dinner! Just wanted to say hi and let you know that I'm thinking of you all. Have a great evening!

xx

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It's the same way here expect we are in the 80's!!! That cold front will come through later tonight though!!!!

Hope you are having a great day too friend and enjoy your dinner!!!!

xx

 

[Seawaters]

Brent, hope you get the place you want!

Good morning everyone!

We saw some apartments yesterday but they were out of our price range. We'd sooner stay here than downsize and pay more! That doesn't make much sense. I have an appointment this afternoon for what appears to be a decent apartment. We'll see how it goes. Otherwise, Kim and I have an appointment tomorrow morning for the apartment that we really want! It isn't listed online. There is just a small FOR RENT sign in front of the house. It's the first floor and basement of a home... and at a decent price. We're really hoping that it works out. It would be wonderful if they let us move into it in November but we are going to see if they will at least let us hold off until mid-October. The only problem is I don't know if I can afford double rent... We'll see! I think I can work it all out. I need a job!

It's a chilly morning in Ottawa. However, it is forecasted to warm up throughout the day. Highs of 17C/63F. Perfect for September. At least I can still comfortably wear shorts and a t-shirt. I want to hold on to that for as long as I can!

Well, I need to search for employment. I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday. A double digit Tuesday! We're on our way toward some monumental milestones! 2013 is moving fast. Let's hope it slows down when the Season arrives!

 

[snowflake22]

It's the same way here expect we are in the 80's!!! That cold front will come through later tonight though!!!!

Hope you are having a great day too friend and enjoy your dinner!!!!

xx

Thanks, buddy!!




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[Seawaters]

This sounds like a perfect day!

Good morning MMC! It was a chilly 43º for our walk this morning! :cold: I had gloves on, but got too warm. But then I ended up putting on my ear muffs. It was an awesome walk!

I'm 95% sure I'll be taking off work tomorrow. I can walk in the morning, drink coffee, work on my new Christmas afghan, drink coffee, take Mike's bike for a ride, drink coffee, clean house, drink coffee... and cook for tomorrow night! :grin: I think I will need to cook for at least 13, but more may end up showing up?? It could be 20 or more!!! I'll just (hopefully) cook plenty & leftovers are always good!

Make it a great day everyone!!

 

[Seawaters]

Those really are cute!

On my way in to the supermarket, cute pumpkins!

 

[made582]

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I am so excited for the season, too!! Overnight, the temps dropped about 20 degrees. And when I was driving home from the grocery store today, the woods behind the adjacent farmland are starting to turn yellow & orange! Fall is almost here, just a few more days!!

It's dark out here because of the clouds and rain, but you can see the leaves changing here too.

 

[Seawaters]

Fabulous! They are gorgeous!

Oh my gosh!! Oh my gosh!!!

Kohl's has their Christmas out!! And their ST. NICHOLAS SQUARE VILLAGES that I collect!!!!

*** AWESOME***

Doing the happy Christmas dance right now!!!!

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[snowflake22]

It's dark out here because of the clouds and rain, but you can see the leaves changing here too.

So pretty!!

Fabulous! They are gorgeous!

Aren't they?!?! :???:

 

[made582]

So pretty!!

I wish the picture of the tree right across the street from me would have turned out. It's even more colorful!!!

I'll try to take some more picture's tomorrow when the sun comes back out.