Christmas Countdown - 2015

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Sounds like the recipe for a phenomenal day! Hope you had a good one and your evening is equally fabulous!

Thank you! It was! I made Paula Deen's Stewed tomatoes with the last of our big tomatoes from the garden to go along with our leftover marinated chicken breasts - delish!! All while burning & listening to my favorite Christmas music. Nice cozy rainy night at home! Hope you had a nice night too. Have a merry Wednesday!

 

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Thanks Festive, Maggie finished her antibiotics and her cough is much better!

This makes me

 

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Thanksgiving is a lot of work, I think it's nice to get a break once in while. Hope you get to have the Turkey Trot, that sounds like fun!
We're starting out with an antipasto, a cheese platter, stuffed mushrooms, bruschetta, shrimp cocktail and a spinach & artichoke dip. Then we'll have lasagna. Then the turkey & gravy, praline yams, mashed potatoes, stuffing, roasted Brussels sprouts, roasted asparagus, spinach salad with warm bacon dressing, quiche Lorraine, dinner rolls and cranberry sauce. Everyone usually brings dessert so that helps me out. But I'll definitely be making myself a gluten free pumpkin pie, I must have that. I think I'm going to make a gluten free pecan pie as well. Why not, it's only once a year.

WOW! Holy Hannah!!! YUM! That would be A LOT of work, but it all sounds delicious!! I hope you get some help making all that!! xx I want to come to your house!!

Once a year...that's a big Thanksgiving Day.

 

[snowflake22]

Good morning!
Happy Pine's Day!
We are expecting windswept rain, heavy at times. It's supposed to start later this afternoon and continue in to the evening. Not looking forward to that. Doesn't matter how old my girls get, I still worry about them driving in those kinds of conditions.
Anyway, not too much going on here today. Typical day of errands and chores. I have a couple of phone calls to make as well. My husband just told me someone he does business with invited us to a Halloween party Saturday night. I hate to not be here to hand candy out. Plus I feel bad for Maggie, she'll go crazy when the doorbell keeps ringing. I'll see if one of my daughters plan on being here, maybe we can just go for a couple of hours.

I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!

I am already tired of this rain! Hope it stays above freezing for you guys, too.
Stay safe!
Fingers crossed that one of your daughters is able to stay home with Maggie and to be there for the trick-or-treaters . A Halloween party sounds fun!
Have a wonderful day!

 

[snowflake22]

Thank you ♥

You're welcome

 

[Coen]

Good Morning, Allies of Christmas and all aspects of its Glorious Season!

To the count, as it slowly melts away day by day.
Days to Halloween: 3 (Now UNDER HALF A WEEK remains!)
Days to the Season: 16 (TWO weeks from the day after tomorrow!)
Days to Christmas Day: 58 (EIGHT weeks from the day after tomorrow!)

The Holiday Season looms just ahead, Guys!


Chilly and rainy all day yesterday with the sun absent without leave.
Today is supposed to be warm, but we are not yet out from under the rain.
This morning has commenced at a surprisingly warm 70 degrees here in the capital city with a light drizzle.


OK, now!
What is today? Well, it's the last Wednesday before Halloween.
And who would that be of significance to?
Why, our friendly activities director at the Shispering Pines, of course.

I suggest you not miss this evening's open house. There will be the usual black and orange frosted fired twinkies. Lots of punch (red colored, naturally) bobbing for apples -- or -- whatever else Carl might put in the water. Halloween-themed movies will be airing in the theater.
And (new this year) what Carl describes as a tour of the "haunted wing" of the inn.
I didn't know the 'Pines had a haunted wing. (Didn't even know there was a "wing", to tell you the truth.)
This could be interesting!


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everybody.
And a BOOtiful visit to the 'Pines this evening!

Sounds good! If I lived anywhere close I would certainly drop in to say hi! I cannot believe that we're so close to the season already. Have a good time, this evening.

Good morning MMC! Happy Hump/Pines Day!! We have a majorly rainy day in the forecast! It looks like night time outside! Good day for Christmas music listening....and speaking of....I listened to Christmas music ALL night last night through the surround sound in our house, and I loved it!! Then I got thinking ~ Hallmark movies start Friday night & I will be doing more tv watching than music listening so why didn't I start with my Christmas music earlier this month??? Darnit! I have SO many Christmas cd's there's no way I'll get to listen to all of them during the holiday season! Anyway ~ I'm going all Christmas music now until Friday! LOL!
Have a Wonderful Wednesday MMC!

(This pic reminded me of the Halloween therapy picture Festive posted yesterday!)

Haha. That picture is great
There is nothing like listening to Christmas music when the weather outside is frightful, even if it is not snowing or winter yet.

Over here it is foggy and slowly getting colder. It is not freezing anytime soon, but the temperatures are unmistakably lower than they were before. I hope we will see some snow this year, but for now I would be happy if the temperature would drop below zero.

Have a great Wednesday, everyone. The week is half over already!

 

[Bradmac]

Good morning MMC! Happy Hump/Pines Day!! We have a majorly rainy day in the forecast! It looks like night time outside! Good day for Christmas music listening....and speaking of....I listened to Christmas music ALL night last night through the surround sound in our house, and I loved it!! Then I got thinking ~ Hallmark movies start Friday night & I will be doing more tv watching than music listening so why didn't I start with my Christmas music earlier this month??? Darnit! I have SO many Christmas cd's there's no way I'll get to listen to all of them during the holiday season! Anyway ~ I'm going all Christmas music now until Friday! LOL!
Have a Wonderful Wednesday MMC!

(This pic reminded me of the Halloween therapy picture Festive posted yesterday!)

I haven't thought of lumping all the holidays together! You could listen to Christmas music over the house speakers while watching Halloween movies and eating a turkey sandwich!

Good morning!
Happy Pine's Day!
We are expecting windswept rain, heavy at times. It's supposed to start later this afternoon and continue in to the evening. Not looking forward to that. Doesn't matter how old my girls get, I still worry about them driving in those kinds of conditions.
Anyway, not too much going on here today. Typical day of errands and chores. I have a couple of phone calls to make as well. My husband just told me someone he does business with invited us to a Halloween party Saturday night. I hate to not be here to hand candy out. Plus I feel bad for Maggie, she'll go crazy when the doorbell keeps ringing. I'll see if one of my daughters plan on being here, maybe we can just go for a couple of hours.

I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!

I know how you feel now. Jacob is finally driving by himself and the rain starts. He's pretty careful, though, so I'm sure he'll be good. Still,...

 

[Bradmac]

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

The play was a hit last night! The catered dinner was great, too, but the kids did an awesome job! Jacob (cousin Zeke) was playing an old banjo of mine throughout the production, Shakespeare and the Hillbillies. Elizabeth was Aunt Marmalade, and spoke with a great Smoky Mountain accent. I'm sure Mgramsey knows what I'm talking about.

They have another rehearsal this afternoon, then the competition is tomorrow. I believe they'll place!

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[snowflake22]

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

The play was a hit last night! The catered dinner was great, too, but the kids did an awesome job! Jacob (cousin Zeke) was playing an old banjo of mine throughout the production, Shakespeare and the Hillbillies. Elizabeth was Aunt Marmalade, and spoke with a great Smoky Mountain accent. I'm sure Mgramsey knows what I'm talking about.

They have another rehearsal this afternoon, then the competition is tomorrow. I believe they'll place!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Happy Pines Day, Brad!
Glad you enjoyed the play! Best of luck to them at the competition!
Have a wonderful day =)

 

[MerryCarey]

Good Morning, Ryan~
Happy Pines Day!!
Hope your new job is going well,friend.

Yes, Ryan, how is the new job going?

 

[MerryCarey]

It isn't so....

Ughhh! That agrees with what the Old Farmers' Almanac says ...
But ... what does the Hagerstown Almanac say? Do they still observe the woolly-bear caterpillars and make predictions?

 

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I get the feeling you're a great cook.

I get that feeling too..

 

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Hi Holiday! Gracie pics sure would be nice...hint, hint.
Have a great night!

Well, here you go...

Here she is with her Halloween bow:

And a bonus shot of her boyfriend, Jaclson:

 

[MerryCarey]

Good Morning MMC !!

going to be a wet one today, rainfall warnings out and lots of wind.
Out for a bit this morning then nothing again today.

Crocheting with one hand is not that difficult , just taking time to practice. I had bought this long hook (14 inches) with a hook on each end, had no idea what it was for but at only $1 in the thrift store I bought it. Turns out it is for one handed crocheting !

Hope you all have a fantastic day ! All of you in the path of this storm, keep dry.

It's so cool that you're actually learning how to crochet one-handed! Did you find instructions, or did you figure it out for yourself?
The double-ended hook is also used for a special crochet technique, similar to Tunisian, that uses two colors of yarn---I forget just now what it's called. It produces a very thick fabric. I tried it once, but never made anything but a sample.

 

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Thank you, I think it did. She was happy to see me when I got home, not upset or anything. But she did have a bit of a rough night with her stomach. Hopefully today is better.

xoxo

Good morning snowflake!! I hope Har is doing better this morning?

 

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It isn't so....

It's that "frigid" word that bothers me...

 

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Merry Morning,
Hope everyone wakes up to a good day ahead.

This ongoing cold is really taking it's toll. It actually seems to have gotten worse. I won't let it ruin this week for me though!!

Have a good day everyone.

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Sorry to hear the cold is still bothering you! Hope it goes away soon! Have a great day Festive!

 

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Merry Pines Day, MMC!

A typical day of work for me ahead. It's rainy here and there's even a chance of storms this afternoon...strange for a chilly late October day!

The leaves are at their peak, which is just beautiful. I love that. I've been feeling a little rushed and off this week because I didn't have my weekend to get ready for it since we got back from vacation late Sunday, so I'm looking forward to some time this weekend to get ready for the next week. I'll travel to lead a session at a retreat about 2 hours away Friday night into Saturday, but I'll be back Saturday night, so I'll still have time Sunday to run and plan for the week ahead.

I hope everyone has a great day today! Stay warm, stay well, and stay merry!

Stay safe in the storms. I think we have a chance of those later too. Weird weather! Have a great day!

 

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Good Morning MMC !!

going to be a wet one today, rainfall warnings out and lots of wind.
Out for a bit this morning then nothing again today.

Crocheting with one hand is not that difficult , just taking time to practice. I had bought this long hook (14 inches) with a hook on each end, had no idea what it was for but at only $1 in the thrift store I bought it. Turns out it is for one handed crocheting !

Hope you all have a fantastic day ! All of you in the path of this storm, keep dry.

How awesome you had what you needed to crochet one handed! Have fun! Enjoy your day!

 

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Good Wednesday Morning MMC! It's currently 51 degrees with light rain falling. We are expecting a forecast high of 64 with rain. A rainy mid-week is ok as long as the weekend turns out nice.
How's everyone feeling this hump day? Not too bad hopefully. Think about the fact we are on Halloween eve eve eve...yeah that's 3 eve's away from the big one. Well the first of the BIG ones. It's unreal because I remember like yesterday going to work the day before Thanksgiving last year. It's my favorite day to go to work of the year and now in only 4 weeks it will be that day again. Just unreal.
Hope everyone has a great Hump Day/Pines Day. Talk to you guys later!

Very unreal!!! The build up to our favorite day is the best!! Have a great day Edge!!