Christmas Countdown - 2008

[Cedarfarm]

Morning!

We had thunderstorms and lots of rain last night ~ that snow is almost gone. I think I hear a red-winged blackbird...or was that my imagination...? Bring on Spring!

 

[Crown 84]

Ah! The red-winged blackbird! LOVE it's call.
Takes me back to my childhood in Florida. My grandparents' yard always seemed to have them, singing up a storm!

 

[Cedarfarm]

~WOW!~ The 'first' one I've laid eyes upon this year! Thanks Crownster, you know how to cheer a girl up!

Now if I could just see the Sun.....

 

[Crown 84]

~WOW!~ The 'first' one I've laid eyes upon this year! Thanks Crownster, you know how to cheer a girl up!

Now if I could just see the Sun.....

Awww! Here you go, Cedar!

 

[Cedarfarm]

~OMG Crown...that is spectacular...thank you thank you thank you!! That pic just became my screen-saver! Wow, look at that...I can feel that heat, warmth.....

 

[Rennabelle]

Thanks Crown, that just became my screen saver also. Was getting tired of my snow one. I had snow on my screen and on the hills all around us also. Will be glad when spring is finally here and I can start planting all my seedlings that I have started. I need to start putting them out in the greenhouse but to cold out there and would cost to much to put heater in there so come on sun, come out to play and stay. At least be warm enought to keep it above 40, its been a while. brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Rennabelle]

I went back and read the posts since I was gone so better answer a couple posts.

Binger, My cup is getting to be a tub. I can almost take a bath while drinking my java. The bubble will have to be my french vanilla creamer all whipped up in the coffee.

Crown, We don't talk much about the stock market herre. No early retirement for us, we lost a few years worth of retirement funds on the stock market lately. sniff sniff

Tell Carl hi for me. It has been quite some time since he has been here. He kept me busy making coffee to keep his middle hump full. But then I think he does that to all that he goes to visit.

 

[Holiday]

Good evening all! (well, it's almost the AM hours again...) My boss has been really unmotivated this week, so he has been spending a lot of time with me in the office...lucky me....it's going to be a long week!! :-?

Hey Cedar, you didn't happen to catch that Michigan / OSU game tonight, did ya? Buckeyes pulled it off after trailing much of the 2nd half! Sweet!! :smile:

It's thundering like crazy at the moment. We had some big thunder boomers overnight last night. Our rain gauge had almost 2" in it this morning! Keep running sump pump, keep running!!!

Have a great night ya'll!

 

[Sparkling Star]

Ah....such a beeooteeful picture Crown! Hi ya Cedar, hi
Rennabelle, say hi to Carl for me too! Where's that Binger?

I've been away a long time but did manage to get Christmas
Cards out to everyone here and at Christmastalk. Sure have
missed you all. Hi Jayish! Can a person get a good cup of
coffee around here?

 

[scoobie]

Morning all,

Seems yesterday was a quiet day in thread...where is everyone? The one day I dont post, and it all goes to pot ;-)

Anyhoo, I'm busy busy busy sorting stuff out for the house move in 8 days! So many things to arrange, change addresses on utilities etc etc

Hope you're all good and having a great Wednesday!

Seeya,

Scoobie

 

[Crown 84]

Days to the Season: 281 (the 25% mark is 1 week from today!)
Days to Christmas Day: 323

A good morning to one and all!

Unbelievably warm weather. It was 65(!) when I got up this morning and we are supposed to set another record high in the mid-70's again like we did yesterday. I could get used to this global warming - the warmth of late spring without the usual humidity.

To those who sent greetings to Carl, he responds in kind.
While he continues to enjoy the sands of Saudi Arabia, he is always willing to jet back home to pay his fans a visit.
(That's his word - "fan" - not mine, that narcissistic camel!)
In case you are wondering how he can afford these trips, keep in mind the novelty of a 3-hump camel paves the way - he is always in demand wherever he goes. He's such a draw, the various transportation companies let him ride for free!

Well, have a Wonderful Wednesday!
(Carl, of course, sends his usual Happy Hump Day greeting)

 

[JayIsh]

Where the heck is that Binger???

Hello Carl!!!

Crown, is it true that Carl is a decendent of one of the camels that the Wise Men rode?

One week till 25%...Now that is cool, scary but cool...It still seems to me like it was an hour ago that we greeted the season...And here we are a quarter of the way to a new one...Man does time fly...I think I've written that about fifty times now...The main thing is that we are here, together in the Christmas Spirit and have a community of people with similar interests and passions...I feel so lucky to be part of this! I better go now before the wealth of human kindness overwhelms me and I begin crying at my desk...

jay

 

[sweetmisery]

Mornin to you... For me its good night. Its 12:48 midnight, and I have to be early in work this particular day.

 

[Sparkling Star]

Greetings on "Wonderful Wednesday" everyone. :rudolph:

Where can a person find some "Fired Twinkies" to go with
that cup of java?

I'm sending tissue to you right away Jayish, you are such a
sentimental soul and my eyes were welling up just reading what
you posted.....

Carl is being fitted for a rudolph outfit for Christmas 2008 but
Mr. Mackie is having trouble disguising the 3 humps and back
up coffee tanks.

 

[sila]

1 am back! the lappy died and i have a new one!

 

[Crown 84]

Crown, is it true that Carl is a decendent of one of the camels that the Wise Men rode?

That's what he says, Jay.
And I like to think so. It gives Carl a nice Christmas connection.
(Of course, it is difficult to trace camel ancestry.)

 

[Crown 84]

Where can a person find some "Fired Twinkies" to go with that cup of java?

They serve them at the Shispering Pines Motel as part of their continental breakfast.

 

[Holiday]

Happy Hump Day!! What a dreary ol Ohio day. We have had over 4" of rain in the last 2 days! Might have to get our boat out of storage! Not right here, but one county over they've got a lot of roads closed & detours due to high water in the area! It's supposed to turn over to snow anytime now! Yesterday was almost 60 & by Sunday the high is supposed to be 10º! What a change!!

Hope you all are having a happy hump day!!

 

[Cedarfarm]

Posted by Holiday~ "Hey Cedar, you didn't happen to catch that Michigan / OSU game tonight, did ya? Buckeyes pulled it off after trailing much of the 2nd half! Sweet!! :smile:

Hey there Hol. Didn't see that game, but happy for you! Bucks rock! Yeah.

Holiday, are you getting this 'surprise' storm? OMG, it hit us really hard...total blizzard conditions, freezing rain mix...many are losing power.

 

[Sparkling Star]

Thanks Crown, I'm getting my road map out now.