Christmas Countdown - 2016

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Festive Spirit said:
Merry Wednesday! Happy Pines Day!

What a morning!!! Funny story ... and it's okay to laugh so go ahead.

Early this morning some random guy turns up with a chainsaw about to cut down the tree in my front garden. The one that houses the Christmas robin that visits every year. I was dumbstruck as to what was happening at first. I ran out into the rain, still in my pajamas and fell over into the garden which is a muddy pool these days due to the heavy rains. The guy informed me that he was here to cut the tree down on the request of the owner who claims it is on their property.

After much arguing and me throwing myself in front of the tree (wet,covered in mud, twigs in hair) the guy makes a phone call only to discover he has the WRONG tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is meant o be doing the neighbour's tree two houses away!

He seemed scared at that point and made a very quick exit.

Can you imagine!!!!!!!!!!! I shudder to think what could have happened! I would have been devastated!!QUOTE]
That's pretty crazy. It's like a Dr. coming in to operate on your leg and you arguing with him no I'm just here for a checkup as he's got a big knife in his hand. It's the guy in the next room you're operating on!
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Good Wednesday Morning MMC! You forget how long a 5 day work week is when you haven't had one in about 3 weeks! I feel like today should be the end of the week already lol. But it's all good. I'm ready for the pines today and it should be interesting to see how the first one of 2016 turns out. It's cold here but not as cold as yesterday. Thankfully, the rest of the week appears to be at or above average temperatures again. If we can keep going back and forth all winter I'll take it over the deep freeze from last winter which was relentless. I'm gonna buy a slice of buffalo chicken pizza for lunch today. That is something to look forward to all morning! Had a couple of Christmas cookies last night. Delicious!
I hope you all have a great mid-week!
 
xmas365 said:
Good evening,

Day 2 of being back to reality is done, another good day. Day off tomorrow, I planned my vacation days that way so I could still get my normal days off this week.
I have no real plans tomorrow, maybe run to Goodwill to see if there is any new treasures there after the holidays.
I hope you all had a good day.

Goodnight, everyone.
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Enjoy your day off!!!
 
Festive Spirit said:
Merry Wednesday! Happy Pines Day!

What a morning!!! Funny story ... and it's okay to laugh so go ahead.

Early this morning some random guy turns up with a chainsaw about to cut down the tree in my front garden. The one that houses the Christmas robin that visits every year. I was dumbstruck as to what was happening at first. I ran out into the rain, still in my pajamas and fell over into the garden which is a muddy pool these days due to the heavy rains. The guy informed me that he was here to cut the tree down on the request of the owner who claims it is on their property.

After much arguing and me throwing myself in front of the tree (wet,covered in mud, twigs in hair) the guy makes a phone call only to discover he has the WRONG tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is meant o be doing the neighbour's tree two houses away!

He seemed scared at that point and made a very quick exit.

Can you imagine!!!!!!!!!!! I shudder to think what could have happened! I would have been devastated!!

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Here is a photo of the robin. It's not a very clear shot but hopefully you can see him. He spends ages near the window looking in at us. He comes every year around mid autumn. He has become one of our signs that Christmas is coming.
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Oh my goodness Festive, that's crazy. I'm so glad you were home to stop him, that would have been heartbreaking!
Hope the rest of your day goes well. Merry Pines Day <3
 
snowflake22 said:
Good morning, friends~
Merry Pines Day!
We have snow coming this afternoon, and it sounds like it could continue through Saturday.
My car appointment went extremely well last night! They didn't hear the noise I've been hearing, and they checked my brakes thoroughly. They're still looking decent, so they gave me a complimentary car wash, and sent me on my way. No charge on the diagnostics, either. Luck was actually on my side last night =]
Wishing you all a safe, cozy, and blessed day!

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Good morning Snowflake!
Merry Pines Day!
I'm so glad the car appointment went well, that's great news!
Sounds like you have lots of snow heading your way. You'll have to share pictures of your Winter wonderland. I hope we eventually get some snow here. Please be safe out there!
Wishing you a safe, cozy and blessed day as well!
xoxo
 
DoYouHearWhatIHear said:
Halfway through the week! Happy Pines Day!

Off to work. Husband's car is going to be finished at the shop today--about a $380 repair, which isn't really that bad for us since we saved like crazy last year--and considering what it could have been. So, that's a blessing. It's a chilly 17 degrees here this morning though! Yikes!

Hope everyone has a great day! The Christmas season may officially be over for me today, but that spirit is always in my heart! :)
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Good morning DYHWIH, Happy Pines Day!
Keep warm and have a wonderful day!
 
Edge612 said:
Good Wednesday Morning MMC! You forget how long a 5 day work week is when you haven't had one in about 3 weeks! I feel like today should be the end of the week already lol. But it's all good. I'm ready for the pines today and it should be interesting to see how the first one of 2016 turns out. It's cold here but not as cold as yesterday. Thankfully, the rest of the week appears to be at or above average temperatures again. If we can keep going back and forth all winter I'll take it over the deep freeze from last winter which was relentless. I'm gonna buy a slice of buffalo chicken pizza for lunch today. That is something to look forward to all morning! Had a couple of Christmas cookies last night. Delicious!
I hope you all have a great mid-week!
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Happy Pines Day Edge! Lunch sounds delicious, enjoy! Have a great day!!!
 
Good Morning, Friends.

Moving right along now into the new year, not to mention moving closer to Milestone #1.
More about that presently.

First:
Days to the Season: 312
Days to Christmas Day: 354

Now (and get yourself ready for this) realize that we are nearly down to SINGLE DIGITS to our first marker of 2016, the 300-day Season Window.
How is this possible, you might ask?
Good question. And good questions deserve good answers.
The answer in this case is that our Season count has been running since last November 13, thanks to the depth of our Christmas Season.
(And now you also know one of the great beauties of the Season count!)


Even colder this morning than yesterday at this time and we stand just under 25 degrees here at this hour.
Could use a break and it should come tomorrow, when things moderate a bit.
Any precip in the near future is not supposed to be of the frozen kind.


Alrighty, Folks!
Carl has completed preparations for the first 'Pines open house of the new year.
He says he wants this to be a year of "innovation". When pressed, he indicated he would like to be especially aggressive with his beverage blend experiments and wants to use his guests as tast test subjects.
I don't know about you, but it's likely caution should be exercised in the interest of prudence here, should you decide to participate.
Regardless, I hope to see you all there this evening so we can kick off "Shispering Pines 2016" in style!


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everyone!
 
Crown 84 said:
Good Morning, Friends.

Moving right along now into the new year, not to mention moving closer to Milestone #1.
More about that presently.

First:
Days to the Season: 312
Days to Christmas Day: 354

Now (and get yourself ready for this) realize that we are nearly down to SINGLE DIGITS to our first marker of 2016, the 300-day Season Window.
How is this possible, you might ask?
Good question. And good questions deserve good answers.
The answer in this case is that our Season count has been running since last November 13, thanks to the depth of our Christmas Season.
(And now you also know one of the great beauties of the Season count!)


Even colder this morning than yesterday at this time and we stand just under 25 degrees here at this hour.
Could use a break and it should come tomorrow, when things moderate a bit.
Any precip in the near future is not supposed to be of the frozen kind.


Alrighty, Folks!
Carl has completed preparations for the first 'Pines open house of the new year.
He says he wants this to be a year of "innovation". When pressed, he indicated he would like to be especially aggressive with his beverage blend experiments and wants to use his guests as tast test subjects.
I don't know about you, but it's likely caution should be exercised in the interest of prudence here, should you decide to participate.
Regardless, I hope to see you all there this evening so we can kick off "Shispering Pines 2016" in style!


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everyone!
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Thanks Crown! I love the fact the first milestone is already getting closer!
 
Festive Spirit said:
Merry Wednesday! Happy Pines Day!

What a morning!!! Funny story ... and it's okay to laugh so go ahead.

Early this morning some random guy turns up with a chainsaw about to cut down the tree in my front garden. The one that houses the Christmas robin that visits every year. I was dumbstruck as to what was happening at first. I ran out into the rain, still in my pajamas and fell over into the garden which is a muddy pool these days due to the heavy rains. The guy informed me that he was here to cut the tree down on the request of the owner who claims it is on their property.

After much arguing and me throwing myself in front of the tree (wet,covered in mud, twigs in hair) the guy makes a phone call only to discover he has the WRONG tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is meant o be doing the neighbour's tree two houses away!

He seemed scared at that point and made a very quick exit.

Can you imagine!!!!!!!!!!! I shudder to think what could have happened! I would have been devastated!!

View attachment 18270
Here is a photo of the robin. It's not a very clear shot but hopefully you can see him. He spends ages near the window looking in at us. He comes every year around mid autumn. He has become one of our signs that Christmas is coming.
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Wow, it's a good thing you were at home when he started! Sorry you got so muddy & wet, but it was worth it!
 
Good morning MMC! Happy Hump/Pines Day! the 1st Pines Day of the year. Woo Hoo! We have a lot of Pines Days ahead of us this year yet. (That should help with the PCB's) :p:D

My hubby was on his way to work this morning when he got a phone call telling him they had too many drivers if he wanted to take the day off. What the heck? How does that happen?? Lucky duck! So he gets to season ribs for smoking tonight & take Gracie to the groomer! :) That's about the only excitement around here! Ha ha!

Have a great day MMC!!!

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Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends! And Happy Pines Day!

I never have to spend time outside unless it's blistering hot or freezing cold, and last night was no exception to that rule. I had to do some "right now!" work on my sign rental business in the freezing cold wind in the dark, but I got it done around 7pm. Brrr! Then we had supper at Mrs. Hilda's. Great as usual, and she keeps her house around 90°F, so it didn't take me long to get over the cold weather LOL.

What's happening today? Who knows! One thing's for sure; it's going to happen.

I hope y'all have a great day! :D
 
Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! Happy Hump/Pines Day! the 1st Pines Day of the year. Woo Hoo! We have a lot of Pines Days ahead of us this year yet. (That should help with the PCB's) :p:D

My hubby was on his way to work this morning when he got a phone call telling him they had too many drivers if he wanted to take the day off. What the heck? How does that happen?? Lucky duck! So he gets to season ribs for smoking tonight & take Gracie to the groomer! :) That's about the only excitement around here! Ha ha!

Have a great day MMC!!!

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Lucky duck indeed! I don't thing I've ever been called to say I could just take the day off!
 
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