Christmas Countdown - 2014

[Virginia]

Good afternoon MMC! They day is slipping by & I haven't had a chance to log on here. Nothing major going on - same ol same ol! It's warming up a little - it was 22º at lunch. WOW! Gracie has a vet apt today for vaccinations. Poor girl. Look what she got into this morning - naughty Gracie!! :lol: (she had a BLAST! too funny!)



Hope you are all having a great day!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Snowflake & Star - those temps you posted yesterday = :cold:

Dawg - Sending up prayers for safe travels for you & a "quick" return. Stay safe. Thank you for your service!

Ryan - Holly Noel is adorable. What a sweetie!

 

[made582]

Enjoy your lunch, I remember you talking about Papa Roux's last year, it sounded very good.

I hope those are just rumors about the cajun crawfish, Carl is really trying to push the limits of grossness this year. cheesy

Thanks, the king cake bread pudding was awesome!!! I really just wanted to sit there all day and keep ordering sides of it!! The band was taking a break from 1:30 to 4:30 though so I left.


I'm hoping it's just a rumor too!!!!!

 

[made582]

Good afternoon,

I am feeling very tired and rundown today, so I am taking it easy around the house doing laundry and dishes, watching something I recorded from PBS "Ed Sullivan Songs of the 60's." I wanted something Christmassy but couldn't decide what so I went with this. cheesy

I did make a run to Goodwill after I dropped of the boys at school, I found a couple cool Santa Claus ornaments, one is just a porcelain circle with Norman Rockwell picture of Santa at his desk writing with his quill. The other is a vintage looking wooden ornament that when you pull the string Santa's arms & legs go up and down. I paid a total of $1.86, can't beat that.

I need to get myself up and make some tortellini soup for lunch.

I'll be back throughout the day.

Congrats on finding the ornaments!!!! I was in mine over the weekend and they didn't have much Christmas stuff at all. I was bummed.

Hope you can relax the rest of the day!!!!

 

[made582]

Good afternoon MMC! They day is slipping by & I haven't had a chance to log on here. Nothing major going on - same ol same ol! It's warming up a little - it was 22º at lunch. WOW! Gracie has a vet apt today for vaccinations. Poor girl. Look what she got into this morning - naughty Gracie!! :lol: (she had a BLAST! too funny!)



Hope you are all having a great day!!!!

Hope you are having a great day too!!!!!

Hope Gracie's vet appointment goes well!!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Just popping by to say good afternoon. I just picked up my son from school. It was a lovely walk there and back. Blue, dry crisp day.

I am going to start dinner. We are having desert pancakes after dinner tonight as it is Pancake Day here today

Have a good evening everyone.

Have a good evening Festive!


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[Holiday]

Thanks, the king cake bread pudding was awesome!!! I really just wanted to sit there all day and keep ordering sides of it!! The band was taking a break from 1:30 to 4:30 though so I left.


I'm hoping it's just a rumor too!!!!!

I made a king cake a few years ago! I think I still have the recipe. Sounds like you had a great time!!!!

:!!

 

[Holiday]

Hope you are having a great day too!!!!!

Hope Gracie's vet appointment goes well!!!!

Thanks Made!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

I usually forget my cellphone and grab my keys, I was too busy trying to load the upholstery cleaner in the car and left the keys on the counter.

I really try not to forget my cellphone, since one time I forgot it was the day the tornado came through town. I was freaking out not being able to get through to my wife after hearing the news of the tornado tearing up the town.

We also have a phone built right into the Equinox, we were shocked when we found out it came with that.

I do the same, grab my keys but forget the phone.
That's so scary about the tornado, I can't even imagine!
That's very cool about the phone being built in the car!!!


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[HomemakinGirl]

Good afternoon MMC! They day is slipping by & I haven't had a chance to log on here. Nothing major going on - same ol same ol! It's warming up a little - it was 22º at lunch. WOW! Gracie has a vet apt today for vaccinations. Poor girl. Look what she got into this morning - naughty Gracie!! :lol: (she had a BLAST! too funny!)



Hope you are all having a great day!!!!

How cute! I hope Gracie's appointment goes well!!!


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[VictoriaLT]

Hey Victoria!

Good luck & have fun with your Christmas fiction! Sounds really cool.

Do you find writing it therapeutic?

My best girlfriend loves to write & create! That's her therapy.

xx

I wouldn't say writing is my sort of therapy. It's more like a hobby. I had been thinking of studying literature & creative writing at Lithuanian university before I ended up in environmental studies in Scotland. ^^ I guess that somewhere deep inside I still hope to get into writing more seriously and perhaps publish my own book. (Oh, a girl can dream, can't she? :] )

Good luck with your writing.

If you want, you could always combine nuclear and Christmas to get this:
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cheesy

Oh, that's a brilliant idea! Thank you for sharing. ^^

Just popping by to say good afternoon. I just picked up my son from school. It was a lovely walk there and back. Blue, dry crisp day.

I am going to start dinner. We are having desert pancakes after dinner tonight as it is Pancake Day here today

Have a good evening everyone.

I love Pancake Day as it gives me a good reason to try out new recipes. Last year my favorite was chocolate flavored pancakes (I used raw cocoa powder instead of caramelized condensed milk for a healthier alternative) and this year I made protein pancakes (no eggs, no flour. Instead I used vanilla flavored protein powder and lots of bananas. Turned out to be super healthy, sweet and delicious.) :]

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Good evening to all! Hope your Tuesday was good. :] I had a seminar at uni and started working on my other essay after that. I am now doing final touches for my nuclear power debate on Friday because our group is meeting tomorrow for a demo presentation to make sure everything goes smoothly. I can't wait until the debate is finished!

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. I ran through the posts and noticed the weather is getting warmer in most of the places. Happy for spring coming at your places guys because Scottish weather thankfully has been simply fantastic for last three days. ^^

Sending my best wishes your way. Woop!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good afternoon,

I am feeling very tired and rundown today, so I am taking it easy around the house doing laundry and dishes, watching something I recorded from PBS "Ed Sullivan Songs of the 60's." I wanted something Christmassy but couldn't decide what so I went with this. cheesy

I did make a run to Goodwill after I dropped of the boys at school, I found a couple cool Santa Claus ornaments, one is just a porcelain circle with Norman Rockwell picture of Santa at his desk writing with his quill. The other is a vintage looking wooden ornament that when you pull the string Santa's arms & legs go up and down. I paid a total of $1.86, can't beat that.

I need to get myself up and make some tortellini soup for lunch.

I'll be back throughout the day.

The ornaments sound awesome. Enjoy the rest of the day Xmas. I hope you feel better!


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[sugar142286]

I'm going to try and catch up on some sleep. I kept tossing and turning last night, not sure why. I can't keep my eyes open anymore so I will see you in the morning! I hope everyone is well and had a wonderful day. Enjoy the rest of your evening!
Goodnight!!!


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Hope you slept better last night!

 

[sugar142286]

Good evening,

I spent a few hours with the upholstery cleaner, shampooing our furniture, with 5 cats and 2 boys it needed it.
Another well needed day off tomorrow, I may take a run to Goodwill to see if ant Christmas treasures have turned up, or if there is any good book to buy. Since I stopped buying a daily newspaper, I have been reading more books. I have read at least 6 books since October, and I need something new since I finished my latest yesterday.

I pulled a bonehead move earlier, I locked myself out of the house. I grabbed everything except my keys. I had my phone and called my wife, she got ride home and let me in. cheesy

I am tired enough to fall asleep now but I was hoping to stay up to watch a little Fallon, but that is an hour away.


Good night, my Christmas buds.

Hope you're enjoying your day off!

 

[Christmasstar]

Two suggestions that work for me: Neutrogena Norwegian Formula hand cream, and Burt's Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream. The first one is good to use in the morning or during the day, because it's light and absorbs quickly. The second is a thick ointment that takes longer to absorb, but it's good stuff. The cold, dry weather really does a number on skin, especially hands. I hope you can get some relief---and some warmer weather soon!

http://www.okeeffescompany.com/?gclid=CJ-65ejl-bwCFecWMgodQC8A7g
this stuff is also amazing

 

[sugar142286]

Hello Christmas family! Sorry I have been scarce lately just getting ready to leave and there is soooo much to get done! I am leaving Friday but will be in touch here as much if not more than I am now! I will miss my family so much but I have been through this enough to know it will pass... Just wanted to pop in to say hello and I hope everyone in the Midwest and east is okay in this latest snowstorm! Goodnight friends!

Thinking of you guys, Dawg. Enjoy these last couple of days with Brandi and the boys. Praying for you.

 

[sugar142286]

I'm back from Sydney with my mind buzzing with new ideas to implement at work. I have 20 pages of posts to catch up on but I'm going to sit back and watch The Block, have a bath, then finish a brilliant book in bed. Nighty night all. Sweet dreams and warm hugs to all.

Glad you had a great time and you got new ideas.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Thanks, the king cake bread pudding was awesome!!! I really just wanted to sit there all day and keep ordering sides of it!! The band was taking a break from 1:30 to 4:30 though so I left.


I'm hoping it's just a rumor too!!!!!

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself Made!


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[HomemakinGirl]

Hope you slept better last night!

Thank you, I did!


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[made582]

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Good evening to all! Hope your Tuesday was good. :] I had a seminar at uni and started working on my other essay after that. I am now doing final touches for my nuclear power debate on Friday because our group is meeting tomorrow for a demo presentation to make sure everything goes smoothly. I can't wait until the debate is finished!

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. I ran through the posts and noticed the weather is getting warmer in most of the places. Happy for spring coming at your places guys because Scottish weather thankfully has been simply fantastic for last three days. ^^

Sending my best wishes your way. Woop!

Good luck with the debate!!!!! Enjoy your evening!!!