Christmas Countdown - 2014

[snowflake22]

Off for a nice long walk with my peanut!!

Hope you're having a great morning!!!

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[sugar142286]

Off for a nice long walk with my peanut!!

Hope you're having a great morning!!!

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Such a cute picture of Harlowe! Enjoy the walk!

 

[snowflake22]

Such a cute picture of Harlowe! Enjoy the walk!

Thanks, sugar!




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[HomemakinGirl]

Have a great day, and hope you find something wonderful for your Mom!!

Your weather sounds lovely

I am being kind of sneaky, and I am going to Down To Earth- a gardening/greenhouse/ gift store here in town that my mom loves! I will by her a small present and also a gift certificate there so she'll come use it & visit soon




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Thank you!
That is a very thoughtful Mother's Day gift for your mom, she's going to love it!
xx

 

[snowflake22]

Thank you!
That is a very thoughtful Mother's Day gift for your mom, she's going to love it!
xx

Thanks, HmG!!

xx




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[HomemakinGirl]

Uggghhh, I just gave the ok for my mechanic to fix my car after it broke down on me on my way home Wednesday night. i had to get it towed to the garage yesterday; going to cost me 2,200.00 dollars to make the repairs...:-? That hurts, right in the ole wallet. This makes for the second time in three weeks that I have it in the garage, the last time it cost me 1,300... I have to start asking myself, does the means justify the ends here with dealing with a free 1994 Ford Taurus....

I mean, I got the car for free from my wife's family (it was her grandfathers), and presently, I have no car payments, (Oh man, I hate to have a car payments). So, I figure that if I do not put another dime into it for a whole year, at a 300.00 estimated dollars a month (a general car payment), I should break even in a year..... with keeping my fingers crossed~

What do you think, am I goofy for doing that or do you think I should just bag it and break down and buy something more dependable? What would you do?

Just wanted to say good luck with your decision!

Me too. I know this will sound silly coming from a proofreader (especially with the hours that you and Ryan were pulling recently), but I worked so hard yesterday that at the end of the day, my writing arm hurt and I ached all over. (Lots of brainwork, and lots of errors, so I had to mark a ton of things and write notes.) Today may be heavy, too. I just want the workweek to end.

I hope you're feeling better MerryCarey and your day flies by!

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well. I haven't had a chance to catch up so I hope I haven't missed any big news!

Have a wonderful day my Christmas Friends!

I will try to check back later!

Good morning CAH! I hope you have a wonderful day!

TGIF, my Christmas friends!

Our meeting at church started out very confrontational, to the point that a couple of the men (one of them being the district superinendant) stood up quickly and got loud, but it eventually calmed down. The new DS is very full of himself, mentioning several times that he used to be a "manager of industry" and an engineer, and that his experience and position gave him the authority to move pastors as he saw fit. I heard that about three time, then I told him that I am currently a manager in an industrial business, and the mayor of a city. I told him that my experience has taught me that, although you may have the authority to make decisions for people, it's always best to include them in the decision so they can feel some ownership and consideration.

Anyway, after 3 hours of talking and arguing, he finally told us that our pastor had also agreed that he need to make the move. It will benefit his new family financially, and who can argue with that? I told the DS that could have opened with that information, and it might have saved us a couple hours of disagreements, geez. There were a few folks in our congregation that complained to the DS about the pastor (with some of the stupidest complaints EVER), starting this whole mess, and I plan to let them know what I think about that. In any event, our pastor is moving and we are getting a new pastor who, by all accounts, is a very good man. I hope it all works out.

And I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

Praying it all works out Brad, enjoy your day!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning MMC! Happy, Happy Friday!!! Currently both bosses are out of the office, so it's extra happy. :lol:

Hope you are all having a great Friday!!!

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Good morning Holiday!
Happy Friday to you too! :-D

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Off for a nice long walk with my peanut!!

Hope you're having a great morning!!!

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Oh my goodness, what a beautiful picture!
Enjoy your walk!
xx

 

[snowflake22]

Oh my goodness, what a beautiful picture!
Enjoy your walk!
xx

Thank you!!
I took it at my Mom & Dad's! She loves it there!! Could stare out that window all day long.

xx




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[Holiday]

Mine was out for half if the day yesterday, so I was able to catch up on paperwork!

Enjoy the peace & quiet!!

Happy Friday! Have fun this weekend




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Thanks! Have fun with your friend!!!

Woohoo! That would be awesome!!


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Do it!!! They'll never know!

It would have been awesome - but I would have had a hard time bringing her back home!!! :smile:

Thanks! Good luck to you too.

Thanks!

 

[Holiday]

Such a cute picture of Harlowe! Enjoy the walk!

What a pumpkin!!! Enjoy your walk!

 

[xmastidings]

Xmastidings, Does it have a lot of sentimental value? Actually, nope, it seems like no one cares for it, on that side of the family...It had 79,000 miles on it when I first got it (grandma and grandpa mileage...) and now it has about 112,000 miles. I mean, that's not bad at all for a 20 year old car (that's about 5.5 thousand miles a year; not bad at all)... So, when it was offered to me at the time, I thought to myself, "hey, that would be good for driving back and forth to work in".... and so, 5 years later, here I am with this decision to make...

That's a tough one...And a lot of money. Yea, it's killing me...

Wishing you luck on making the right choice, friend! Thanks~





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Ouch...sorry to hear about that Xmastidings. We had been putting a lot of money into our latest vehicle too. It was only a 2009 and it was shutting off on me in intersections, so that was really big deal. We had it paid off, so we broke down and bought a new one this past October, but I guess it just depends on the situation - since we have little kids, etc., it was important for us to reliable vehicle.

Yup, I agree with you. In that case, I would have done the same thing....

I can always find a way to justify trading. I'm a sucker for a new truck, so you might want to disregard my advise.

No, I like your thinking along! Your right up with me on that one...It's just that payment every month... It makes me cringe just thinking about it. I'm spoiled right now, for not having one for the past 6 years...

As you say, depending on what you buy, you might be able to spend the same $300 each month on a lease or loan.

We were in a similar situation recently with a 2000 Corolla. The tipping point for me was when the estimate for repairs exceeded the Blue Book value of the car. It seemed silly to me to pay for repairs that were worth more than the car. Instead of putting that money into further repairs, we put it into a down payment on a new car. But, as you say, now we have the payments for a few years. One mitigating situation is that, since we keep a car for a long time, we also bought a maintenance plan that will cover the scheduled maintenance for a few years.

Oh I'm thinking about just picking up the phone right now and calling Purple Heart, AmVets or Wounded Warriors Project and tell them come get it....:-D

Oh man! Does your mechanic have a recommendation?

Oh yea, he see's me coming and sees dollars signs in his eyes.....

Just wanted to say good luck with your decision!

Thank you!

 

[Ryan]

The meeting that started in anger ended in holding hands in a big circle in prayer and hugs, so I guess it was a success!

I like the way it ended!

 

[Ryan]

Off for a nice long walk with my peanut!!

Hope you're having a great morning!!!

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She is so cute...and I'm willing to bet she's pretty sweet too! Enjoy your day!

 

[snowflake22]

Thanks! Have fun with your friend!!!













It would have been awesome - but I would have had a hard time bringing her back home!!! :smile:







Thanks!

Thanks, girl!!




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[snowflake22]

She is so cute...and I'm willing to bet she's pretty sweet too! Enjoy your day!

Thanks, buddy!! She is a doll!




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[Holiday]

Time to shut down the computer & go play with my puppies!! :smile:

Have a great Friday!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Time to shut down the computer & go play with my puppies!! :smile:



Have a great Friday!!!

Have fun! Give them hugs for us!




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[Holiday]

Have fun! Give them hugs for us!




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Just kidding ~ now I get to stay late. Happy happy joy joy! Too bad everything is backed up & shut down. Guess I play until the boss man gets back. :lol:

 

[Holiday]

Here's the latest pic of my 2 of my beautiful nieces ~ the one on top graduates from college tomorrow in nursing! And she's going on to be a PA! The other is already a nurse! them