Christmas Countdown - 2014

[Festive Spirit]

BALLCOACH -

Thank you for such a heart warming post. I believe in Santa and always will.

Also , Congratulations!

 

[Festive Spirit]

Happy Saturday to all! I was blessed to find this forum. There are some truly wonderful people here and you all make me smile even when I'm having a bad day. Thank you! :-D

((((hugs))) So glad to have you here too!

 

[trackrebel]

Beautiful post Ballcoach!!! Just beautiful

 

[trackrebel]

There is one thing I don´t like on Saturday when I am able to sleep in....Want to guess what it is?

Yup...waking up at 6:30 and not being able to fall back asleep is annoying...on the other hand I like going outside to drink my cup of coffee in the cold of the morning (at the moment it is only cold in the mornings...way too warm for this time of the year) I enjoy it when Kandice is up early....because she is very cuddly then.....at the age of 8 I have to get used to getting lesser cuddle time
We went to have lunch with my dad and then handcrafted a lantern for tomorrow´s St. martin´s lantern parade the kids do. And I talked to Maureen on the phone today. Been way too long since we spoke the last time and it was great as always.......


so exited....the season is upon us!!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

There is one thing I don´t like on Saturday when I am able to sleep in....Want to guess what it is?

Yup...waking up at 6:30 and not being able to fall back asleep is annoying...on the other hand I like going outside to drink my cup of coffee in the cold of the morning (at the moment it is only cold in the mornings...way too warm for this time of the year) I enjoy it when Kandice is up early....because she is very cuddly then.....at the age of 8 I have to get used to getting lesser cuddle time
We went to have lunch with my dad and then handcrafted a lantern for tomorrow´s St. martin´s lantern parade the kids do. And I talked to Maureen on the phone today. Been way too long since we spoke the last time and it was great as always.......


so exited....the season is upon us!!!!!

That always happens to me too, track!
Bummer!
Glad that you had some nice cuddle time with Kandice!
Glad that you had a nice conversation with Maureen, and great nice lunch with dad too!
Enjoy the parade tomorrow!

xx




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[made582]

There is one thing I don´t like on Saturday when I am able to sleep in....Want to guess what it is?

Yup...waking up at 6:30 and not being able to fall back asleep is annoying...on the other hand I like going outside to drink my cup of coffee in the cold of the morning (at the moment it is only cold in the mornings...way too warm for this time of the year) I enjoy it when Kandice is up early....because she is very cuddly then.....at the age of 8 I have to get used to getting lesser cuddle time
We went to have lunch with my dad and then handcrafted a lantern for tomorrow´s St. martin´s lantern parade the kids do. And I talked to Maureen on the phone today. Been way too long since we spoke the last time and it was great as always.......

so exited....the season is upon us!!!!!

Sorry that you woke up early and couldn't sleep in, Track!!! Glad you were able to get some extra cuddle time in with Kandice though!!

Sounds like you had a great time with your dad and talking to Maureen. Hope you enjoy the rest of your day too!!!

 

[MerryCarey]

Good evening,

Very, very bad day at work today, in the 7 years that I have been the "turkeymeister" it has never been this bad, tomorrow will probably be even worse. Unfortunately, I am not being negative, just being truthful. We cannot keep up this year.

We went out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner, on the way there we saw at least 3 houses with decorations lit up, including a blowmold Santa, and icicle lights. I am falling behind!!!!

I should head to bed, long day awaits tomorrow.


Good night, everyone.

Hang in there … the day of reckoning (Thanksgiving) is coming fast!

 

[MerryCarey]

Enjoy it!!!!

You bet I will! Hood just lost a customer!

 

[MerryCarey]

Saturday hello, everyone!

And a big thank you to Ballcoach for making it that much more special by bringing us one day closer to the season.

Have a happy weekend, all!

 

[snowflake22]

Saturday hello, everyone!



And a big thank you to Ballcoach for making it that much more special by bringing us one day closer to the season.



Have a happy weekend, all!

Merry Saturday!
Enjoy your weekend!




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[snowflake22]

Good afternoon, friends!

Still contemplating this beautiful advent calendar, even with 20% off it's spendy.
So festive though!

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[made582]

Good afternoon, friends!

Still contemplating this beautiful advent calendar, even with 20% off it's spendy.
So festive though!

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Good Afternoon, Buddy!!!!! Hope you are having fun!!!


Just do it!!!!!! (Though it might go missing the next time I come to visit. LOL!!!!)

 

[made582]

Saturday hello, everyone!

And a big thank you to Ballcoach for making it that much more special by bringing us one day closer to the season.

Have a happy weekend, all!

Have a great day, MerryCarey!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Good Afternoon, Buddy!!!!! Hope you are having fun!!!





Just do it!!!!!! (Though it might go missing the next time I come to visit. LOL!!!!)

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[brent]

Good afternoon, friends!

Still contemplating this beautiful advent calendar, even with 20% off it's spendy.
So festive though!

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Go for it! We can have matching advent calendars! Kim and I love ours!

 

[brent]

Good evening everyone!

It was a busy afternoon. Actually, it was much busier than expected. It seemed the Christmas Spirit is almost in full swing for many people in Ottawa. The streets were crowded, the stores were full, the snow was falling. The only thing missed was the Christmas music. We're almost there. It also seems as if some stores are waiting until at least after November 11th to fully decorate. I can totally respect that. Still, most places had Christmas almost everywhere. I had to catch myself a few times. I've still yet to see any Christmas decorations inside a mall, however. This week, I am sure.

The Great Tree Debate of 2014 has been settled. Kim and I agreed to go off the board from last night's two options. Apparently, we missed a nice 7.5-foot Christmas Tree at Canadian Tire. It was regularly $300 and on sale for $150! Great deal. It has less lights than the 6.5-foot tree, but it has nearly double the tips, and we can just add lights if we need more. The lights are also LED Warm White lights. We are pleased with our purchase. We'll be putting it up next Friday. Believe it or not, we still don't know where in the living room it will go... We'll figure it out on Friday!

I said I would put some pictures on the Blossoms thread today, but it might have to wait until tomorrow. My old roommate Cassie is having a birthday celebration for her boyfriend, who is also a good friend/teammate of mine, so Kim and I have to head out shortly after we eat dinner. It's been a busy day, indeed! No time to rest.

I hope you all have had a great Saturday afternoon! Keep enjoying the weekend!!

 

[made582]

Good evening everyone!

It was a busy afternoon. Actually, it was much busier than expected. It seemed the Christmas Spirit is almost in full swing for many people in Ottawa. The streets were crowded, the stores were full, the snow was falling. The only thing missed was the Christmas music. We're almost there. It also seems as if some stores are waiting until at least after November 11th to fully decorate. I can totally respect that. Still, most places had Christmas almost everywhere. I had to catch myself a few times. I've still yet to see any Christmas decorations inside a mall, however. This week, I am sure.

The Great Tree Debate of 2014 has been settled. Kim and I agreed to go off the board from last night's two options. Apparently, we missed a nice 7.5-foot Christmas Tree at Canadian Tire. It was regularly $300 and on sale for $150! Great deal. It has less lights than the 6.5-foot tree, but it has nearly double the tips, and we can just add lights if we need more. The lights are also LED Warm White lights. We are pleased with our purchase. We'll be putting it up next Friday. Believe it or not, we still don't know where in the living room it will go... We'll figure it out on Friday!

I said I would put some pictures on the Blossoms thread today, but it might have to wait until tomorrow. My old roommate Cassie is having a birthday celebration for her boyfriend, who is also a good friend/teammate of mine, so Kim and I have to head out shortly after we eat dinner. It's been a busy day, indeed! No time to rest.

I hope you all have had a great Saturday afternoon! Keep enjoying the weekend!!

Glad to hear that you found a tree!!!!! Can't wait to see pictures of it!!!!

Have fun at the birthday celebration!!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Go for it! We can have matching advent calendars! Kim and I love ours!

You're making it difficult for me to say no! Glad you guys love yours!




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[HomemakinGirl]

Santa Claus is real.

Yep, you heard it here. The world may tell you otherwise, but I’m telling ya the truth. Santa is real. As we grow older, we become more skeptical of Santa, but don't ever doubt Santa.

How do I know?

When I was a kid, I saw the carrots on the roof that the reindeer ate. How else would those carrots get there? THEY WERE EVEN CHEWED(or so our little minds told us). Every Thanksgiving night, my brother and I would set out our letters to Santa and a few hours later, we would hear this bell ring from outside. That bell let us know that Santa’s elves came and got our letter. How else could you explain us getting the things we asked for during Christmas? What about the milk and cookies we set out every Christmas Eve? Where did those go? HELLO! They went to Santa!

Have you ever tracked Santa? Do you remember the newscasts when Santa showed up on the radar on the local news at 6:00 and 10:00? For crying out loud…NORAD tracks him! You can’t fake that!

Santa Claus isn’t real? Have you ever seen “The Santa Clause” parts 1,2, and 3? Are you telling me these aren’t real? Tim “The Toolman” Taylor is Santa! He has to be!

More importantly, have you ever seen Santa walk into a room full of kids? Have you ever seen them in line to see Santa at the mall? Have you ever seen the look on their faces, heard the excitement in their voices?

Friends, that anticipation in their eyes speaks to all of us. It says that Santa, in a way, is as real as it gets and Christmas is good. That look says I love the people who brought me to see Santa and I can’t wait to spend Christmas morning with these people. This, my friends, the feelings, the anticipation, the love….you can’t fake that.

As we get older, that feeling is what we are left hanging on to. Some people go through life and never lose that feeling, while some of us lose it and come back to it later in life. Regardless, the feeling of family, love, Christmas with those who mean the most….that is the same feeling we got on Christmas morning when we “believed.” You can’t deny that feeling, you can’t hide it, and you sure can’t fake it. That feeling is how I know Santa is real. That feeling is what we live for.

Santa is real, friends. He is alive and in all of our hearts. I believe in Santa and I believe in the Christmas spirit. And like Christmas, Santa is coming….

And like Christmas is coming, and like is Santa coming….so is “Little Bambina #2”. May God Bless you as much as he has my little family in the past week.

“Then my kids will be gone and have their own families and will decide if they will tell their kids the truth about Santa Claus. And, in that moment, I hope when they think back on all the Christmases that they spent with us growing up…I hope they smile. I hope they remember the love we shared together…the anticipation of Christ…the anticipation of Santa.”

And so it comes to this…..5 more days until the season….

What a beautiful post! Thank you and congratulations Ballcoach!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good afternoon, friends!

Still contemplating this beautiful advent calendar, even with 20% off it's spendy.
So festive though!

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That's hard to resist, it's so beautiful Snowflake!