Christmas Countdown - 2014

sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

made582 said:
Good Morning, MMC!!!!! I'm getting ready to head out laptop shopping with my aunt but I wanted to stop in and tell you all to that I hope you are having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!

Be back in a bit to get caught up!!!

Hope shopping went well and you're having a good day!

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sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

Ryan said:
Good morning everyone. Not much going on here. Hope you all have a great Sunday!

Good afternoon, Ryan! Hope you're having a great day!

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sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

Undrtakr said:
Good morning everyone!

Was just putting some stuff away under the stairs in the basement and saw this...
Forgot I had these air fresheners under there!

also just put out this soap in the basement bathroom!

We had some snow flurry's yesterday. Everyone here is sick of the snow accept me! Oh well. Id be happy if we had snow all year round! How has everyone been? Having a good weekend?

I bet that was exciting to find all that Christmassy stuff!

All is well here! Hope all is well with you!

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sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

Ryan said:
Good. Amie and our friend Marcie took the kids out to see the Muppet movie and I went with Marcie's husband to the gun range and to eat BBQ. It was fun.

Glad you had a great, special day!

How did your kids like the Muppet movie? I thought that one looked pretty good.

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sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

ballcoach said:
Morning, y'all! Hope this finds you doing great! Kinda a long night here....Bambina didn't sleep good, the wind/rain was howling, and our dogs were upset. I bet I got up 15 times from midnight through 6:30. Frustrating, but part of it.

Today, NCAA basketball, racing, and baby girl.

Hope you can sleep better tonight.

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sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

Christmas-A-Holic said:
It's the best feeling in the world. Not only do you rescue a dog but they rescue you right back! Little Niles has really filled a lot of love in our hearts!

Both of our cats are rescues too. One of them we found in a gutter, matted hair, skin and bones and his breathing was wheezy. It took 3 vet visits to save him. Nearly 10 years later and he is just the sweetest ever! Here is Charlie sleeping in our Christmas village! You could never tell that he almost died. Healthy happy guy!

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What wonderful hearts you and SIT have!!!

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sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

MerryCarey said:
Happy Sunday morning! We did some heavy-duty spring cleaning yesterday and this morning. I'm tired and sore---just can't scrub like I used to. We're picking up a friend later for lunch, then to the DQ for dessert, then back here for gabbing and movies. I hope I have the energy!

Spring continues to shy away. We're going down into single digits tonight. The high tomorrow is predicted to be only a degree or two above the all-time record of 26F. And a storm is on the way for Tuesday night and Wednesday, but it's too early to tell whether it will be a few inches or a blizzard. Winter just won't move over to give spring a chance.

Hope you're having a great day!!!

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snowflake22 · Mar 23, 2014

brent said:
Hi everyone!

I've missed you all. I had a permanent teaching position for about three weeks. Then, their regular teacher returned from maternity leave. I've also only had two days off - not including March/Spring break - since the beginning of February. I'm not minding it at all. Hopefully the money starts coming in soon and my bank account can get out of the red figures!

A few new things... Kim and I will be moving into our own place in about three weeks. We take over a lease on April 1st, but we aren't able to fully move all our stuff until the second weekend of April, unfortunately. We have some packing ahead of us! In terms of where we're moving, it's only two blocks down and about five blocks over. It's actually much closer to where my most of my friends live, despite the fact that they're only about a 8-15 minute walk away right now!

I'll do my best to come around more from now on. I am still supply teaching a lot - pretty much every day - but I'll be sure to come on during my prep period. I have some time between searching for cheap flights (for Italy this summer) and a few other things.

Hope you're all doing great!

Nice to see you, brent!

Glad you've been able to stay teaching consistently- I bet you're really loving it!

Congrats to you & Kim on your new place!

brent said:
It's still cold with plenty of snow in Ottawa. Kim and I had meant to go to Tinseltown, Ottawa's Christmas Emporium, two weeks ago, but she threw out her back (again). She's feeling better now, thankfully. Some great news came of this... I was talking to the owner and he informed me that they purchased the store next door! They already have one store for really nice handcrafted/homemade household items that is attached to Tinseltown. But, with this new purchase, they will be expanding/doubling their Christmas decorations and items! This will be just in time for Christmas In July! I'm quite excited!!

To share my excitement, I photographed a few new items today at Tinseltown. Despite there being a 40% off sale, I managed to convince myself that I can wait to make some purchases.

Here are a few things that caught my eye!

A red Christmas Tree:

A really nice wreath stand:

Elves!!

Sorry to hear about Kim's back problems. Hope she's feeling some relief. I'll keep her in my prayers~

BEAUTIFUL pictures!! WOW!! Thanks for sharing =]

brent said:
More photos, especially for those Santa lovers here...!

Santa holding a Christmas Robin?!:

Easter Santa in his sleigh with bunnies and eggs!:

Nutcracker, Santa, Easter Bunny?! Strange, but neat!:

brent said:
Santa with a clock - I should have photography this from the other side, but it still looks good... especially with the plate in the background:

I liked this, but it did not come out as clear as I had hoped:

A traditional Christmas scene:

brent said:
New countdown calendars!:

This caught my eye as I was leaving. I'd love for all this to be part of my collection:

I hope you enjoyed!

sugar142286 said:
Good afternoon! Hope you're having a great day!

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Good afternoon, sugar!
I am, hope you are as well!

((Hugs))

sugar142286 · Mar 23, 2014

Meceka said:
Good afternoon, MMC!

A very cold, but sunny day here in mid-Michigan. Palmer was stretching along with me as I was working out this morning ~ she was chattering away and I think she might have been trying to teach me a few new moves. I'm not that limber though so she gave up and went to sleep ~ in the middle of my workout area. :lol: That is okay, I haven't worked up to doing the full routine yet ~ being injured for months on end really took its toll on me and it is taking a bit longer to get back to where I was than I thought it would. But I will most definitely get there!

A lot of chores to do today ~ they seem to pile up at times.

Have a Merry Sunday, my dear friends ~ may you spend the day with those you hold dearest!

Good afternoon, Meceka! Hope you're having a great day. Good luck with your chores.

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made582 · Mar 23, 2014

sugar142286 said:
Hope shopping went well and you're having a good day!

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Thanks, Buddy!!! It did. I had already narrowed it down to 2 choices for her and she decided pretty quick. Now I just need my sister and niece's to leave so I can take mom to the mall and let her see if she can drive or not.

Hope you are having a great day!!!!

snowflake22 · Mar 23, 2014

Good evening, MMC family!!

Hope you're having a relaxing Sunday~

xx

:tree:

made582 · Mar 23, 2014

snowflake22 said:
Good evening, MMC family!!

Hope you're having a relaxing Sunday~

xx

Good Evening, Buddy!!!!! Hope you and Harlowe are taking it easy and having a relaxing day too!!!!!!!

xx

xmas365 · Mar 23, 2014

HomemakinGirl said:
Good morning!
It is going to be a bit cooler today with temperatures in the lower 40's and we'll be back down to around 30 for tomorrow. Maybe some snow on Tuesday.
I don't have much planned for today. My husband will be busy working on the kitchen again but the girls have off. They were all out late and are sleeping in this morning, I'm enjoying the peace and quiet! I'm going to take them to visit my parents for a little while this afternoon. Then back home to start dinner, I'm going to make corned beef and cabbage. We had it at my in laws last weekend but the kids want me to make it. This is the only time of the year that we eat it.
I hope everyone is well and has a great day!!!

I am making corned beef tonight also, finally had the time to make it today. My wife also made Irish soda bread.

xmas365 · Mar 23, 2014

snowflake22 said:
Good morning, Christmas family!!

Have a blessed & beautiful day!!

xx

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That place is beautiful!
I would like to visit that place.

Christmasstar · Mar 23, 2014

brent said:
Hi everyone!

I've missed you all. I had a permanent teaching position for about three weeks. Then, their regular teacher returned from maternity leave. I've also only had two days off - not including March/Spring break - since the beginning of February. I'm not minding it at all. Hopefully the money starts coming in soon and my bank account can get out of the red figures!

A few new things... Kim and I will be moving into our own place in about three weeks. We take over a lease on April 1st, but we aren't able to fully move all our stuff until the second weekend of April, unfortunately. We have some packing ahead of us! In terms of where we're moving, it's only two blocks down and about five blocks over. It's actually much closer to where my most of my friends live, despite the fact that they're only about a 8-15 minute walk away right now!

I'll do my best to come around more from now on. I am still supply teaching a lot - pretty much every day - but I'll be sure to come on during my prep period. I have some time between searching for cheap flights (for Italy this summer) and a few other things.

Hope you're all doing great!

so happy to hear you got more teaching time in, that is great!
Have fun with the move, is the new place bigger?

Christmasstar · Mar 23, 2014

brent said:
I hope you enjoyed!

love the pictures, looks like a wonderful place to visit! Thanks

xmas365 · Mar 23, 2014

Christmas-A-Holic said:
Good Morning friends!

I have been wanting to share this with you all and just don't seem to get around to it. A few of you already got the news!

After the heartbreak of losing our dear sweet dog, Chico, I had said I will never go through this again! I was not ever going to get another dog. I do have 2 dogs right now and was going to leave it at that, not adopting another one.

Well... we rescued a little 5 lb. long haired chihuahua from the animal shelter recently. He is a 4-5 year old stray (just a guess on his age from the shelter) that was underweight, hurt leg, scared, hungry and had feces stuck in his fur. He grabbed at Wayne's heart immediately and it brought tears to his eyes. I asked Wayne, "Do you like him"? He said he did so we got acquainted with him. He seemed a bit nervous but we decided to adopt him. He has bonded with me big time! I have fallen in love again and said I wouldn't do that again. I do have 2 other dogs that are rescues and our new baby has fit right in. I had a dream about Chico shortly before we rescued this doggy and Chico seemed happy in the dream as if he was telling me it's okay to move on but I still miss him! Adopting the dog just felt right. He had been up for adoption for several days and it seemed no one was interested in him, maybe because of his age and injured leg?

He has settled in, leg is better, putting on weight, plays a lot and VERY HAPPY!

Introducing our new baby, Niles.... Bradmac, you know where that name came from! (maybe a few other of you know as well?)

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Congrats on rescuing a new furbaby!!

Niles has now got a home full of love and adoration that he needs.

xmas365 · Mar 23, 2014

Undrtakr said:
Good morning everyone!

Was just putting some stuff away under the stairs in the basement and saw this...
Forgot I had these air fresheners under there!

also just put out this soap in the basement bathroom!

We had some snow flurry's yesterday. Everyone here is sick of the snow accept me! Oh well. Id be happy if we had snow all year round! How has everyone been? Having a good weekend?