Christmas Countdown - 2013

[HomemakinGirl]

Good evening,

I think the point of no return has finally hit, it was very busy tonight at work. It seems people are realizing Christmas is only 2 weeks away, and they are starting to shop very heavily.
My vacation for the week after Christmas has finally been approved, I only put in for it back in August. It is a relief knowing I have that coming up.
Just winding down visiting MMC and watching "Home Alone 2."

I should catch some shut eye soon.


Good night, everyone.

I'm so happy that your vacation week has been approved!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Ahhhh - sigh of pleasure. I got a lift home from work and now have the pleasurable time to watch Angela Lansbury in Mrs Santa Claus. This is the life!!!

Sounds wonderful Virginia!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Hello Christmas friends!

I was asked to stay late & close tonight. Everyone is sick. I also open bright & early, so going to crash.

Goodnight & sweet dreams!!

Thinking of you all~

xx

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I hope you got plenty of rest last night and are feeling well!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

In theory it should have been a simple day. I went to the car dealership that rents my husband's vehicle to him for the tour and renewed his contract till he returns. Then I drove back to Lakeland to Michael's craft store to buy new icicle lights which supposedly we're 70 percent off. By the time I got there they were sold out. I then went to 7 more stores all of which were either overpriced or sold out. I'll try again in the morning.

I got back to the house and was ready to get to work decorating and making presents when my mother in law called and asked me to come down to her house with my laptop to help her. While she was in New Orleans visiting her daughter her wallet was stolen. She found out that they ran up to charges on her debit card, credit card, Sears charge card, as well as the credit card of the elderly woman for whom she is a private duty home health care nurse. She was told to keep the card in order to buy groceries and household supplies for the patient. When they stole her wallet they also obviously got her drivers license, and her Social Security card. I spent the afternoon down there with my laptop trying to fix everything for her and order new cards and replace everything.

By the time I got back to my house I decided the only intelligent thing to do was sit in front of the Christmas tree with some hot chocolate and watch Home Alone, and Home Alone 2.

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Good luck finding the icicle lights!
I'm sorry to hear about your mother in law's wallet, what a nightmare. When I was in Kohls the other day a young mother was there with her toddler and her wallet had been stolen right out of the shopping cart. She was holding her baby and walked a few feet away from the cart to look at something. When she turned back around the wallet was gone. She was hysterical, I felt so bad for her.
I hope you had a relaxing evening!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning!
Just 12 days to Christmas Eve!
Can someone please freeze the time??

Im so happy we put the Christmas tree up on Tuesday! Finally!!!!
:???:Hope everyone is doing fine!!! Have a fabulous day!♥

I agree, time is going too fast!
Enjoy your Christmas tree, I bet it looks beautiful :sparkle:
Have a great day Solice!

 

[snowflake22]

In theory it should have been a simple day. I went to the car dealership that rents my husband's vehicle to him for the tour and renewed his contract till he returns. Then I drove back to Lakeland to Michael's craft store to buy new icicle lights which supposedly we're 70 percent off. By the time I got there they were sold out. I then went to 7 more stores all of which were either overpriced or sold out. I'll try again in the morning.

I got back to the house and was ready to get to work decorating and making presents when my mother in law called and asked me to come down to her house with my laptop to help her. While she was in New Orleans visiting her daughter her wallet was stolen. She found out that they ran up to charges on her debit card, credit card, Sears charge card, as well as the credit card of the elderly woman for whom she is a private duty home health care nurse. She was told to keep the card in order to buy groceries and household supplies for the patient. When they stole her wallet they also obviously got her drivers license, and her Social Security card. I spent the afternoon down there with my laptop trying to fix everything for her and order new cards and replace everything.

By the time I got back to my house I decided the only intelligent thing to do was sit in front of the Christmas tree with some hot chocolate and watch Home Alone, and Home Alone 2.

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I'm sorry it was such a tough evening for you and your M-I-L. Identity theft is so frustrating.

Glad you ended your evening on a good note!
Hope today is a much better day for you guys.

xx


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[snowflake22]

Good morning!
Just 12 days to Christmas Eve!
Can someone please freeze the time??

Im so happy we put the Christmas tree up on Tuesday! Finally!!!!
:???:Hope everyone is doing fine!!! Have a fabulous day!♥

I wish time would freeze, too!

I bet your tree is gorgeous, Solice

Have a wonderful day, my beautiful friend!!

xo


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[snowflake22]

I hope you got plenty of rest last night and are feeling well!

4 hours. Ahhhh! So tired, but coffee has been started!

Praying the day goes by quickly.

Thanks for thinking of me, HmG.

xo


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[gabulldawg]

Good morning Xmas buddies! We are getting so close it's downright scary! Just 2 weeks now. I just wish time would stop or at the very least slow down a tad! I have had the house to myself all week but my family is coming back to town tomorrow night. I have missed them so much these past 9 days. I have been snow boarding all week at Solitude Mtn Resort here in town. It's a ghost town during the week,just me and a few others on the slopes until it should start getting more crowded as the winter breaks gets closer... and with a vertical drop of 1200ft it has the best runs that I know of...I am still getting use to the resorts out here, of course they are nothing at all like the small ones back in the southeast. The ones there do an awesome job though given the warmer conditions. Right now we are 12F and suppose to get up to 25F this afternoon. We still have a foot of snow on the ground and Friday afternoon we have a slight chance of a few snow showers. By sat we are going to get up to 35F so we may see some snow melt. But no other chances in the next week except for Friday. Well I better get going. I hope everyone has a glorious day today!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Good morning, MMC!!

Have a blessed & beautiful day!!

xx

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[made582]

Good morning, MMC!!

Have a blessed & beautiful day!!

xx

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Good morning, buddy!!!! Have a great day at work!!! I hope it goes by quickly for you too!!

XX

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[Crown 84]

***** CHRISTMAS SEASON DAY 30 *****



This is crazy.
As of tomorrow we will be ONE MONTH into Christmas Season 2013.
(And bear in mind this means the count to the start of Christmas Season 2014 has been silently running for 30 days, now!)

But onward with this year's count:
Days to Christmas Day: 13 (Now UNDER 2 weeks left!)

Well, it was still chilly yesterday but with dry weather and lots of sun it sure felt nicer!
Should be another sunny day today and tomorrow before inclement weather again returns for Saturday.
We stand at 31 degrees here, currently.

Have a Thrilling Thursday and and Appealing Anticipation of
Weekend Eve tomorrow, Folks!

 

[sugar142286]

Nite, Sugar!!!

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Hope you slept well last night Made!

 

[gabulldawg]

Just getting settled at work. Counting down the seconds until Christmas break starts for me. it will start next weds the 18th. I will go back in the New Year on the 6th(mon) I look forward to spending 2 weeks at home with my family. I give up vacation time in spring and summer so I kind of hoard it all for October and December as much as I am allowed too. Anyways Brandi has decided she wants to go back to teaching next year and she wants to teach in a private catholic school setting and she already has interviews set up in Jan. She wants the boys in preschool already...by next Fall they will be almost 2 and 3. I guess it's never too early to start educating oneself huh?(I am the prime example of the consequence of not starting at all all joking aside I hope they do good in school and I hope Brandi will like her new teaching job if she gets the position. I just can't believe we are already talking about school for them!!!
Oh I better get busy...I am sipping new peppermint tea I found at the local grocery this morning.. it has taken me forever to find this particular brand!!! I love peppermint tea!! Have a good morning everyone!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

4 hours. Ahhhh! So tired, but coffee has been started!

Praying the day goes by quickly.

Thanks for thinking of me, HmG.

xo

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I will also pray that your day goes by quickly, 4 hours of sleep is not enough!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Just getting settled at work. Counting down the seconds until Christmas break starts for me. it will start next weds the 18th. I will go back in the New Year on the 6th(mon) I look forward to spending 2 weeks at home with my family. I give up vacation time in spring and summer so I kind of hoard it all for October and December as much as I am allowed too. Anyways Brandi has decided she wants to go back to teaching next year and she wants to teach in a private catholic school setting and she already has interviews set up in Jan. She wants the boys in preschool already...by next Fall they will be almost 2 and 3. I guess it's never too early to start educating oneself huh?(I am the prime example of the consequence of not starting at all all joking aside I hope they do good in school and I hope Brandi will like her new teaching job if she gets the position. I just can't believe we are already talking about school for them!!!
Oh I better get busy...I am sipping new peppermint tea I found at the local grocery this morning.. it has taken me forever to find this particular brand!!! I love peppermint tea!! Have a good morning everyone!

That is awesome that you have a two week break to look forward to. Good luck to Brandi, I hope she finds the perfect job. I'm sure your boys will do great in school. My girls loved preschool, it was much harder on me than it was on them!

 

[sugar142286]

Good evening,

I think the point of no return has finally hit, it was very busy tonight at work. It seems people are realizing Christmas is only 2 weeks away, and they are starting to shop very heavily.
My vacation for the week after Christmas has finally been approved, I only put in for it back in August. It is a relief knowing I have that coming up.
Just winding down visiting MMC and watching "Home Alone 2."

I should catch some shut eye soon.


Good night, everyone.

So glad to hear that you got your vacation approved and you have that to look forward to!

 

[sugar142286]

Hello Christmas friends!

I was asked to stay late & close tonight. Everyone is sick. I also open bright & early, so going to crash.

Goodnight & sweet dreams!!

Thinking of you all~

xx

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Hoping you were able to get some sleep and you're still feeling better. Have a good day at work!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning!
It is chilly here this morning, we have temperatures in the upper teens and we will have a high of 27 degrees today. I'm debating if I should walk the dogs or not. This is a little too cold for them, even with their little jackets on.
I'm using my crock pot again today, I just threw together chicken cacciatore. It has been a huge help lately since I have been so busy getting ready for Christmas. I am going to shop til I drop again today. I hope I finish. I need to start wrapping. I have been buying gifts and shoving them in my bedroom closet. It's going to take me awhile to organize all of it and wrap everything.
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!

 

[sugar142286]

Please oh please let this be true!

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I live in my own little Christmas World and come here as well, being Christmas crazy with you guys. I don't care what's going on outside!