Christmas Countdown - 2014
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Good afternoon, and Happy New Year!!!!
WOW!!! I just went through 34 pages of posts, busy, busy, busy. all of you were.
I am still fighting the PCB's, trees are still all lit up, 88.9 is still playing Christmas music. They had the coolest tag line before commercial: "Making Christmas last. Why? Because we believe."
I ran out to KMart to pick up a 50% off nutcracker for LC's birthday in March, he will be so surprised. They have a lot of merchandise remaining. Just waiting until it goes 75% off.
I will be in throughout the night, beware of the champagne cream stuffed Twinkies at The Pines, they really grossed me out. cheesy
ttyl
WOW!!! I just went through 34 pages of posts, busy, busy, busy. all of you were.
I am still fighting the PCB's, trees are still all lit up, 88.9 is still playing Christmas music. They had the coolest tag line before commercial: "Making Christmas last. Why? Because we believe."
I ran out to KMart to pick up a 50% off nutcracker for LC's birthday in March, he will be so surprised. They have a lot of merchandise remaining. Just waiting until it goes 75% off.
I will be in throughout the night, beware of the champagne cream stuffed Twinkies at The Pines, they really grossed me out. cheesy
ttyl
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Thankyou, I need to remember this on my first day back to work as all different personalities collide and chip away at my Christmas buzz!!!
Last night we were invited last minute to a friends house for New Years eve. I walked in and was dismayed to not find one shred of a Christmas remaining. Worse yet, they had a bonfire out back... I walked up to find them starting it with said dismantled tree. Yeah... I gotta be honest... I threw up a little. LOL
I too use our tree, but I strip all the branches off and clip them down for tinder/kindling. I cut off the base that sat in water up to the unsaturated section and then cut off slices like cookie dough, sand and then carve or burn for ornaments on the next tree or to give as gifts. One year I cut off a piece that was 7" tall, bored it out, carved star patterns and small trees in the sides, dipped in resin to preserve and used with 4" pillar candles.
The rest of the trunk I cut down to small logs to use in my little porch chimey out back.
If I can't replant it - you can darn sure bet I'll find a way to make it memorable of part of our lives. It was a living tree... I have to do something to have warranted cutting it down for a few weeks of display. LOL. Oh wow... does that make me uber sappy?
LOL Well maybe not - just when I start cutting it. ;-)
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That sounds like fun. Would it work if i participated from a different time zone?
It's starting to get real here. Wooohoooo!
2 schools have already canceled the next 2 days, not our town yet though.
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* LOCATIONS... SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.
* TIMING... AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS... HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE.
* WINDS... NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES... ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD... OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES... AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.
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2 schools have already canceled the next 2 days, not our town yet though.
Local Weather Alert
Winter Storm Warning for Eastern Hampden, MA
From 4:00 AM EST, Thu., Jan 02, 2014 until 10:00 AM EST, Fri., Jan 03, 2014
Other affected areas:
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Hartford, CT; Tolland, CT; Windham, CT; Western Hampden, MA; Eastern Hampden, MA; Southern Worcester, MA; Northwest Providence, RI; Southeast Providence, RI; Western Kent, RI; Eastern Kent, RI; Bristol, RI; Washington, RI; Newport, RI; Block Island, RI
More
Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
Wed, Jan 1, 2014, 4:10 PM EST
Local Radar Map
Updated Jan 1, 2014, 4:30pm EST
Weather in Motion® | Enlarge Map
Get WeatherReady
Prepare for Winter Storms
Keep Safe During the Storm
Driving in Snow & Ice
Are You at Risk For Winter Storms?
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... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS... SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MASSACHUSETTS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.
* TIMING... AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW DURING THE DAY THURSDAY... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE. THE WORST OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS... HEAVY SNOW/GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE.
* WINDS... NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES... ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD... OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES... AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.
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I feel for the trees too... probably why we have an artificial. I remember mum giving in when i was a kid and having a real one but the heat made it deteriorate really quick and the needles fell and went all dusty... It made me sad DURING Christmas thinking the tree was suffering... but the smell was wonderful.
I was wondering what happens to the trees on the sidewalks. We have to cut things up for collection on regular garbage days or take a trailer to the tip for a fee.
I know what you mean xmas365. I have to give myself a few months before I can watch Christmas episodes I've dvr'd. My favorites are the NCIS Christmas episodes.
My husband just walked in the kitchen, started laughing and said, "You need to take a picture of that corner you're sitting in right now and post it. That about sums you up in an image."
I looked around because I was eating a small snack size package of left over Halloween pretzels, drinking from my favorite gray wolf coffee mug on which the wolf is laying in snow, had just brewed some Mistletoe Peppermint coffee and there was a cute Swiss Colony Christmas tin sitting there I was saving for next Christmas' gifts of cookies or truffles. All of which was in front of my VitaMix and KitchenAid mixer where I basically live.
ROFL
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I looked around because I was eating a small snack size package of left over Halloween pretzels, drinking from my favorite gray wolf coffee mug on which the wolf is laying in snow, had just brewed some Mistletoe Peppermint coffee and there was a cute Swiss Colony Christmas tin sitting there I was saving for next Christmas' gifts of cookies or truffles. All of which was in front of my VitaMix and KitchenAid mixer where I basically live.
ROFL
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my nephews are there!
Thanks Sugar!! Happy New Year to you too!!!
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I am not usually a fan of New Years Day but I must say this is one has been a nice one!
Snow-in-Texas first went to my job. We are closed today but we went in to feed the animals. From there we went to the lake to ride our bikes and feed the ducks. The weather has been very mild today but will get chilly tomorrow. Our tradition on New Years Day is to take down our outdoor Christmas lights and my son helps. We always go out to lunch together afterward. To our surprise, as we pulled up in the driveway, my son was taking down the last strand of lights off the house! He didn't even wait on us, he did it by himself. I was thrilled because it slightly depresses me to do it so he saved me from that! We unloaded the bikes, cleaned up and went out to lunch. Then headed over to Starbucks for coffee. We are just relaxing now.
The indoor decorations will stay up awhile longer. I will take it down when I am ready. Maybe just keep them up until Christmas in July! Does that sound like a plan? What do you think? cheesy
Snow-in-Texas first went to my job. We are closed today but we went in to feed the animals. From there we went to the lake to ride our bikes and feed the ducks. The weather has been very mild today but will get chilly tomorrow. Our tradition on New Years Day is to take down our outdoor Christmas lights and my son helps. We always go out to lunch together afterward. To our surprise, as we pulled up in the driveway, my son was taking down the last strand of lights off the house! He didn't even wait on us, he did it by himself. I was thrilled because it slightly depresses me to do it so he saved me from that! We unloaded the bikes, cleaned up and went out to lunch. Then headed over to Starbucks for coffee. We are just relaxing now.
The indoor decorations will stay up awhile longer. I will take it down when I am ready. Maybe just keep them up until Christmas in July! Does that sound like a plan? What do you think? cheesy
love what you do with your gently used tree!
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