Christmas Countdown - 2013

[made582]

The first special post of the 2013 season, good thing I have a box a Kleenex handy.
Very well written from the heart, thank you for sharing.
I know how very difficult opening yourself to others can be after your heart has been tramped on.
((((HUGS)))) to you Made582

Thank you, Star!!! ((Hugs))

 

[HomemakinGirl]

I just realized that today is my anniversary here! It has been 6 years since I joined this community of Christmas lovers!

Happy Anniversary!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

What a beauty!

Here's a bit of trivia: When the Rockefeller Center tree is taken down after Christmas, its timber is used by Habitat for Humanity volunteers to build affordable housing. I think that's a great legacy for a Christmas tree!

I didn't know that, thanks for sharing!

 

[made582]

Made: Beautiful! You're post was so touching! (((Hugs!))). What a great friend you are.


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Thank you for keeping me company while I was writing it in the middle of the night. You kept me sane while I was allowing my heart to write what it wanted. Love Ya, Sister!!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morming!! HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!
I saw a Christmas tree in someones window last night!!!!!! I was so excited!!! That "someone" happens to be our Aunt Eileen!!!
She puts her tree up early every year & I LOVE IT!!!! Now she has me searching windows to see some more!!! I bet after this weekend more will start popping up!! (I HOPE)

Tomorrow I am meeting my lake neighbor ladies for a "Winter Yuletiede Gathering" ~ shops in this town have thier Holiday open houses. We had so much fun last year. I'm looking fwd to it! We are meeting at 9:15 at the coffee shop. I have about an hour drive to get there, so I need to get my Christmas music ready for the trip!!!! YAY!!!! I'm planning to stop at Joann Fabrics on my way home too - Friends & Family weekend - 25% off total purchase. Woo Hoo!!!

I am off to read Made's special post!! I stopped reading when I got to that so I have something to look fwd too!

Have a great Friday everyone!!!

The Winter Yuletide Gathering sounds like fun, have a great time :grin:

 

[made582]

[MADE , I was so touched and inspired by your special post . Thank you so much for sharing your story. It is always a heart warming experience for me when I can get to know each of you a little more because you all have become such a part of my days. You are a treasured member of this Christmas family my friend

Thank you, Festive Spirit!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

my head hurts, I don't want to go to work, its cold outside, my foot hurts....
there, I have had my whine today, now I will feel better!

Oh my, I hope you feel better!
Love the quote!

 

[made582]

Look what we woke up to this morning !

Snow!!!! Send some my way!!!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

TGIF my Christmas friends!!

I hope everyone had a great week.I had a busy week with work and today I am headed to my youngest daughter's school for their Veterans Day Celebration...her class is singing a song.

Then tonight we are going to get a kitten..I have never owned a cat before but my kids have been begging and begging so my hubby and I agreed.

We wrote out Thanksgiving menu last night..I just love this time of year!! I just put on my Christmas music..:grin:

Hope everyone has a great weekend...I really do enjoy this site..such nice people!

Congratulations on your new addition!

 

[made582]

Good Morning my Christmas Friends!

I really miss this place! I am back from our vacation and have not had much time to spend on here. I have been so busy and tired that I am still not done unpacking! Wayne has been working extra hours too.

Yesterday I went out to lunch with my cousin. We had set this up a couple of weeks ago and with the busyness going on I thought about calling her to reschedule for another day. Then I got to thinking, we have not done anything together in over 25 years! She is like a sister to me. The last time I got to see her she was in the hospital. At that time I told her that I wanted to see her but not like this! With that thought in mind I know how precious family is and made it happen and went for it! Chores can get done later but family is never promised tomorrow. I am so happy that we did go. We plan to do this more often .

Yesterday evening I went to my grandson's basketball game. That was a blast!!!

I see we have a couple of new members here in the Countdown. WELCOME!

Glad you got to spend some time with your cousin, friend!!!! Enjoy your weekend!!!

 

[made582]

Such a beautiful day here; sunny, windy, and 49 degrees. The leaves are falling and there's talk of Thanksgiving in the office. My sister and I were discussing this year's menu (another reason why it's fun to work in the same office as your sister!), and now I'm really hungry! Wouldn't mind some yummy turkey and dressing right now. I guess I'll go home at 2, and finish putting away my mountain of Halloween stuff. Then, I'm seriously considering putting the lights in the windows, just to save time later. Wow! We have cable now, too....how blessed is that? I can hear the Christmas MC channel while I put my lights up! Yay!

Sounds like a great plan for this afternoon!!! Hope you enjoy it!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good afternoon!
The time is flying by today. I have been cleaning the house and doing laundry all morning. I need to get out of here and run some errands. Just having a quick cup of coffee first. I need to run to Target for an iron. My iron just randomly stopped working this morning. I haven't had it for that long. My mother has had the same iron for 40 years. Go figure. I also need to go to the butcher. And I may take a ride to the mall with my youngest when she gets home from school. She's going to show me a pair of boots that she wants for Christmas. I really haven't been doing much Christmas shopping, I have to stop dragging my feet and get started!
I hope everyone is well and is having a great day!!!

 

[made582]

Good afternoon!
The time is flying by today. I have been cleaning the house and doing laundry all morning. I need to get out of here and run some errands. Just having a quick cup of coffee first. I need to run to Target for an iron. My iron just randomly stopped working this morning. I haven't had it for that long. My mother has had the same iron for 40 years. Go figure. I also need to go to the butcher. And I may take a ride to the mall with my youngest when she gets home from school. She's going to show me a pair of boots that she wants for Christmas. I really haven't been doing much Christmas shopping, I have to stop dragging my feet and get started!
I hope everyone is well and is having a great day!!!

Iron? What's that?


Enjoy your running around!!!!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

my head hurts, I don't want to go to work, its cold outside, my foot hurts....
there, I have had my whine today, now I will feel better!

I hope you feel better real soon!

TGIF my Christmas friends!!

I hope everyone had a great week.I had a busy week with work and today I am headed to my youngest daughter's school for their Veterans Day Celebration...her class is singing a song.

Then tonight we are going to get a kitten..I have never owned a cat before but my kids have been begging and begging so my hubby and I agreed.

We wrote out Thanksgiving menu last night..I just love this time of year!! I just put on my Christmas music..:grin:

Hope everyone has a great weekend...I really do enjoy this site..such nice people!

Just please be cautioned that you will not have a pretty Christmas Tree this year! Your kitty will do all it can to totally destroy it! That will go on for the first couple of years of their life and it's normal! I suggest using twist ties to tightly hold precious ornaments to your tree so they don't get tossed to the floor and broke. Doing this has protected my ornaments from playful kitties. I am not here to scare you away from getting a kitty! I have had cats all my life and love them dearly and it's worth the every bit of the trouble they get into with a Christmas Tree. They are fun and precious! I just wanted to warn you ahead of time so you can protect the breakables. I certainly don't want you to wake up one morning with broken ornaments.

Overall, cats are very easy to care for and are not destructive creatures they just love decorated Christmas Trees. :wiggy: Enjoy and I cannot wait to see a picture!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Thanks, friend!!! You've always been there to listen to me vent and I truly appreciate that!!!

Oh my goodness! You have been such a whiner with all your venting! Constantly whining about all the dishes I need to wash! Ugh!

You know I am KIDDING! You know I cannot resist picking on you! :wink:

In all seriousness, that's what friends are for. You have always been a good friend to me too and thanks to you too. I am always here for you! cheesy

 

[snowflake22]

TGIF my Christmas friends!!

I hope everyone had a great week.I had a busy week with work and today I am headed to my youngest daughter's school for their Veterans Day Celebration...her class is singing a song.

Then tonight we are going to get a kitten..I have never owned a cat before but my kids have been begging and begging so my hubby and I agreed.

We wrote out Thanksgiving menu last night..I just love this time of year!! I just put on my Christmas music..:grin:

Hope everyone has a great weekend...I really do enjoy this site..such nice people!

Hope you had a wonderful time at your daughters performance!

Congrats on your new addition to the family!!

Have a great weekend!!


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[made582]

Oh my goodness! You have been such a whiner with all your venting! Constantly whining about all the dishes I need to wash! Ugh!

You know I am KIDDING! You know I cannot resist picking on you! :wink:

In all seriousness, that's what friends are for. You have always been a good friend to me too and thanks to you too. I am always here for you! cheesy

Speaking of dishes, I'm looking at everything I have to make for Thanksgiving and well, you better plan on being here for a few days prior to wash out pans, the mini chopper, the mixer, and utensils for me!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Hope you are having a great day at work friend!!!

Thanks buddy!! Hope you're having a relaxing day, too!!

xx


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[snowflake22]

Thank you my friend. I'm truly a better person now that I have you in my life. Your love and support has meant everything to me. Love Ya, Buddy!!!!

I feel the same way about you!!

Love ya back!!

xx


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[made582]

Thanks buddy!! Hope you're having a relaxing day, too!!

xx


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Thanks!! Just doing some stuff around the apartment and listening to Christmas music. So it hasn't been to bad!!!

xx