Christmas Countdown - 2016

[ballcoach]

Folks, this is it. The last day of July. We are about to roll into one of the most exciting times of the year. School starts in a few weeks, football practice and games start to happen, SeptemBER will come around.....

Before we know it, we will be back to the best time of year. Intentionally, we try to stretch it. We try to be really festive this time of year with decorations, meals, watching movies...doing things that families should do, but get too caught up in the hustle of life. We have a zoo trip planned, a birthday party, a corn-field maze trip, a night on the Polar Express, and we already have tickets to an event around Halloween called Zoo Boo. If you add that to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....you see why this time of year really flies by pretty quick.

Having two baby girls changed me more than I could ever imagine. Before kids, football on Sundays and the season was mainly what I enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, I've been here since 2009....so I have always been a Christmas nut. This time of year has just given me a whole new perspective on how short all of this really is going to be. My oldest daughter, who will be three (can you believe that?), only has 15 more Christmas at home. I know, I know....that is 15 years. But if you think about the things you are most passionate about, just having 15 left of something isn't much. My Dad is older, he has experienced a heart attack and two strokes. While I might have 15 Christmases with my oldest daughter at home, I hope I have 15 more with my Dad before he goes home.

Why I am typing this and why it struck my heart, I have no clue. I guess the excitement of today being the last day of July and us being on the brink of the most exciting time of the year just gave me pause this morning, but while there is still time....go ahead and plan a few family events. Schedule an event for everyone in your family and put it on your calendar. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years, this will all end way too soon.

Now, pray for me. There is a herd (yes, a herd) of wasp that build a fort on my back deck. It's about to get ugly.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good Morning, friends~
Merry Sunday!
Wishing you all a blessed day with those who mean the most to you.

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Have a great day!

 

[snowflake22]

Folks, this is it. The last day of July. We are about to roll into one of the most exciting times of the year. School starts in a few weeks, football practice and games start to happen, SeptemBER will come around.....

Before we know it, we will be back to the best time of year. Intentionally, we try to stretch it. We try to be really festive this time of year with decorations, meals, watching movies...doing things that families should do, but get too caught up in the hustle of life. We have a zoo trip planned, a birthday party, a corn-field maze trip, a night on the Polar Express, and we already have tickets to an event around Halloween called Zoo Boo. If you add that to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....you see why this time of year really flies by pretty quick.

Having two baby girls changed me more than I could ever imagine. Before kids, football on Sundays and the season was mainly what I enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, I've been here since 2009....so I have always been a Christmas nut. This time of year has just given me a whole new perspective on how short all of this really is going to be. My oldest daughter, who will be three (can you believe that?), only has 15 more Christmas at home. I know, I know....that is 15 years. But if you think about the things you are most passionate about, just having 15 left of something isn't much. My Dad is older, he has experienced a heart attack and two strokes. While I might have 15 Christmases with my oldest daughter at home, I hope I have 15 more with my Dad before he goes home.

Why I am typing this and why it struck my heart, I have no clue. I guess the excitement of today being the last day of July and us being on the brink of the most exciting time of the year just gave me pause this morning, but while there is still time....go ahead and plan a few family events. Schedule an event for everyone in your family and put it on your calendar. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years, this will all end way too soon.

Now, pray for me. There is a herd (yes, a herd) of wasp that build a fort on my back deck. It's about to get ugly.

Thinking of you, Coach~
Sending hugs. Your post brought a few tears to my eyes. Beautiful stated & true.

It sounds like you have some wonderful plans ahead for the Bers. Enjoy & cherish every second!

Good luck with those wasps, prayers!
Stay safe.

We just got rid of a hive in our deck light, it's nerve wracking!

 

[snowflake22]

Have a great day!

Thanks, you too!

 

[MerryCarey]

Folks, this is it. The last day of July. We are about to roll into one of the most exciting times of the year. School starts in a few weeks, football practice and games start to happen, SeptemBER will come around.....

Before we know it, we will be back to the best time of year. Intentionally, we try to stretch it. We try to be really festive this time of year with decorations, meals, watching movies...doing things that families should do, but get too caught up in the hustle of life. We have a zoo trip planned, a birthday party, a corn-field maze trip, a night on the Polar Express, and we already have tickets to an event around Halloween called Zoo Boo. If you add that to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....you see why this time of year really flies by pretty quick.

Having two baby girls changed me more than I could ever imagine. Before kids, football on Sundays and the season was mainly what I enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, I've been here since 2009....so I have always been a Christmas nut. This time of year has just given me a whole new perspective on how short all of this really is going to be. My oldest daughter, who will be three (can you believe that?), only has 15 more Christmas at home. I know, I know....that is 15 years. But if you think about the things you are most passionate about, just having 15 left of something isn't much. My Dad is older, he has experienced a heart attack and two strokes. While I might have 15 Christmases with my oldest daughter at home, I hope I have 15 more with my Dad before he goes home.

Why I am typing this and why it struck my heart, I have no clue. I guess the excitement of today being the last day of July and us being on the brink of the most exciting time of the year just gave me pause this morning, but while there is still time....go ahead and plan a few family events. Schedule an event for everyone in your family and put it on your calendar. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years, this will all end way too soon.

Now, pray for me. There is a herd (yes, a herd) of wasp that build a fort on my back deck. It's about to get ugly.

Thanks for the thoughtful post ... it's like getting an early "countdown to the season" post!

I hope you will get the wasps before they get you. Have you ever tried the Raid spray for wasps that you can spray from a distance? It's worked for us before, once on a bowling-ball-sized nest.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good morning...I am enjoying a lazy morning drinking coffee and it is supposed to be rainy on and off. So I think we are just going to relax and catch up on laundry...have a great day!

 

[snowflake22]

View attachment 27222 Good morning...I am enjoying a lazy morning drinking coffee and it is supposed to be rainy on and off. So I think we are just going to relax and catch up on laundry...have a great day!

Enjoy a relaxing day!!

Laundry going here, too =]

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Folks, this is it. The last day of July. We are about to roll into one of the most exciting times of the year. School starts in a few weeks, football practice and games start to happen, SeptemBER will come around.....

Before we know it, we will be back to the best time of year. Intentionally, we try to stretch it. We try to be really festive this time of year with decorations, meals, watching movies...doing things that families should do, but get too caught up in the hustle of life. We have a zoo trip planned, a birthday party, a corn-field maze trip, a night on the Polar Express, and we already have tickets to an event around Halloween called Zoo Boo. If you add that to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....you see why this time of year really flies by pretty quick.

Having two baby girls changed me more than I could ever imagine. Before kids, football on Sundays and the season was mainly what I enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, I've been here since 2009....so I have always been a Christmas nut. This time of year has just given me a whole new perspective on how short all of this really is going to be. My oldest daughter, who will be three (can you believe that?), only has 15 more Christmas at home. I know, I know....that is 15 years. But if you think about the things you are most passionate about, just having 15 left of something isn't much. My Dad is older, he has experienced a heart attack and two strokes. While I might have 15 Christmases with my oldest daughter at home, I hope I have 15 more with my Dad before he goes home.

Why I am typing this and why it struck my heart, I have no clue. I guess the excitement of today being the last day of July and us being on the brink of the most exciting time of the year just gave me pause this morning, but while there is still time....go ahead and plan a few family events. Schedule an event for everyone in your family and put it on your calendar. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years, this will all end way too soon.

Now, pray for me. There is a herd (yes, a herd) of wasp that build a fort on my back deck. It's about to get ugly.

What a great post!
Good luck with the wasp nest!

 

[Edge612]

Folks, this is it. The last day of July. We are about to roll into one of the most exciting times of the year. School starts in a few weeks, football practice and games start to happen, SeptemBER will come around.....

Before we know it, we will be back to the best time of year. Intentionally, we try to stretch it. We try to be really festive this time of year with decorations, meals, watching movies...doing things that families should do, but get too caught up in the hustle of life. We have a zoo trip planned, a birthday party, a corn-field maze trip, a night on the Polar Express, and we already have tickets to an event around Halloween called Zoo Boo. If you add that to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....you see why this time of year really flies by pretty quick.

Having two baby girls changed me more than I could ever imagine. Before kids, football on Sundays and the season was mainly what I enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, I've been here since 2009....so I have always been a Christmas nut. This time of year has just given me a whole new perspective on how short all of this really is going to be. My oldest daughter, who will be three (can you believe that?), only has 15 more Christmas at home. I know, I know....that is 15 years. But if you think about the things you are most passionate about, just having 15 left of something isn't much. My Dad is older, he has experienced a heart attack and two strokes. While I might have 15 Christmases with my oldest daughter at home, I hope I have 15 more with my Dad before he goes home.

Why I am typing this and why it struck my heart, I have no clue. I guess the excitement of today being the last day of July and us being on the brink of the most exciting time of the year just gave me pause this morning, but while there is still time....go ahead and plan a few family events. Schedule an event for everyone in your family and put it on your calendar. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years, this will all end way too soon.

Now, pray for me. There is a herd (yes, a herd) of wasp that build a fort on my back deck. It's about to get ugly.

It's all true what you said coach. That's why I make a real effort now to not rush any time or any day anymore. Life goes too fast. Sometimes we can't help but look forward to things which is great but we all need to live for today and enjoy/appreciate today. Have a great last day of July. The best time of year is still all ahead of us.

 

[NcGunny]

Looking forward to August? August always goes slow to me like February because it's anticipation for the Bers like Feb is for spring/summer.

I find August in the northern states obnoxious..lol!! Down south August is 1. HOT 2. Height of Hurricane time. Thats it.
Up here its hot,humid,close to cooling down time. But..still far off. Lets face it..they should drop August from the calender year..lol.

 

[NcGunny]

Sometimes I wonder what the day would be like without Youtube and the crazy vids that people make.

 

[NcGunny]

Folks, this is it. The last day of July. We are about to roll into one of the most exciting times of the year. School starts in a few weeks, football practice and games start to happen, SeptemBER will come around.....

Before we know it, we will be back to the best time of year. Intentionally, we try to stretch it. We try to be really festive this time of year with decorations, meals, watching movies...doing things that families should do, but get too caught up in the hustle of life. We have a zoo trip planned, a birthday party, a corn-field maze trip, a night on the Polar Express, and we already have tickets to an event around Halloween called Zoo Boo. If you add that to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day....you see why this time of year really flies by pretty quick.

Having two baby girls changed me more than I could ever imagine. Before kids, football on Sundays and the season was mainly what I enjoyed. Don't get me wrong, I've been here since 2009....so I have always been a Christmas nut. This time of year has just given me a whole new perspective on how short all of this really is going to be. My oldest daughter, who will be three (can you believe that?), only has 15 more Christmas at home. I know, I know....that is 15 years. But if you think about the things you are most passionate about, just having 15 left of something isn't much. My Dad is older, he has experienced a heart attack and two strokes. While I might have 15 Christmases with my oldest daughter at home, I hope I have 15 more with my Dad before he goes home.

Why I am typing this and why it struck my heart, I have no clue. I guess the excitement of today being the last day of July and us being on the brink of the most exciting time of the year just gave me pause this morning, but while there is still time....go ahead and plan a few family events. Schedule an event for everyone in your family and put it on your calendar. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few years, this will all end way too soon.

Now, pray for me. There is a herd (yes, a herd) of wasp that build a fort on my back deck. It's about to get ugly.

Starting fluid works wonders on wasps!!

 

[Edge612]

I find August in the northern states obnoxious..lol!! Down south August is 1. HOT 2. Height of Hurricane time. Thats it.
Up here its hot,humid,close to cooling down time. But..still far off. Lets face it..they should drop August from the calender year..lol.

Jan/Feb are my 2 least fav months...August is probably 3rd.

 

[Edge612]

Well guys...my brother and I decided to go see about dogs today. I called up a place and they had 3 Boston Terriers. We decided to go. 1 was already gone by the time we got there. They brought out both and 1 of them ran right up to us and started playing with his toy. It's hard to explain but if you're a dog person you understand. He was running back and forth playing with us. The other one was nice too but it just felt like this one wanted to come with us. We played with him for a while and then other people came in and started looking at him saying how cute he is. We knew then we had to decide...so we decided to take him. We couldn't take him home today cause he has a little cough they said (although i didn't even hear him cough) but the fact they told us that and said we want to make sure he's 100% ok when you take him made me feel good that this wasn't a place trying to rip us off. It wasn't cheap but I never handed over my credit card so fast for anything. We may go visit him on Wednesday to see his progress and we hope by late week/next weekend we can take him home. He's 4 months old. Right now we think we have a name but it's not 100%. We think it's going to be Rollins. Here's a pic. I don't know how I'm going to wait a week to bring him home. I already want to go back and play with him.

 

[NcGunny]

Jan/Feb are my 2 least fav months...August is probably 3rd.

Mine is June,July,August.

 

[NcGunny]

Well guys...my brother and I decided to go see about dogs today. I called up a place and they had 3 Boston Terriers. We decided to go. 1 was already gone by the time we got there. They brought out both and 1 of them ran right up to us and started playing with his toy. It's hard to explain but if you're a dog person you understand. He was running back and forth playing with us. The other one was nice too but it just felt like this one wanted to come with us. We played with him for a while and then other people came in and started looking at him saying how cute he is. We knew then we had to decide...so we decided to take him. We couldn't take him home today cause he has a little cough they said (although i didn't even hear him cough) but the fact they told us that and said we want to make sure he's 100% ok when you take him made me feel good that this wasn't a place trying to rip us off. It wasn't cheap but I never handed over my credit card so fast for anything. We may go visit him on Wednesday to see his progress and we hope by late week/next weekend we can take him home. He's 4 months old. Right now we think we have a name but it's not 100%. We think it's going to be Rollins.View attachment 27224 Here's a pic. I don't know how I'm going to wait a week to bring him home. I already want to go back and play with him.

GRATS!! It will be Christmas in August for you now!

 

[Edge612]

GRATS!! It will be Christmas in August for you now!

Needed something amazing to help me in August. Oddly enough when we got Nitro in 2005...we got him in August. Rollins couldn't come home today on the last day of July so he's going to come home in August as well. Timing.

 

[snowflake22]

Well guys...my brother and I decided to go see about dogs today. I called up a place and they had 3 Boston Terriers. We decided to go. 1 was already gone by the time we got there. They brought out both and 1 of them ran right up to us and started playing with his toy. It's hard to explain but if you're a dog person you understand. He was running back and forth playing with us. The other one was nice too but it just felt like this one wanted to come with us. We played with him for a while and then other people came in and started looking at him saying how cute he is. We knew then we had to decide...so we decided to take him. We couldn't take him home today cause he has a little cough they said (although i didn't even hear him cough) but the fact they told us that and said we want to make sure he's 100% ok when you take him made me feel good that this wasn't a place trying to rip us off. It wasn't cheap but I never handed over my credit card so fast for anything. We may go visit him on Wednesday to see his progress and we hope by late week/next weekend we can take him home. He's 4 months old. Right now we think we have a name but it's not 100%. We think it's going to be Rollins.View attachment 27224 Here's a pic. I don't know how I'm going to wait a week to bring him home. I already want to go back and play with him.

What a gorgeous boy! Love the name.
He chose you guys, it sounds like the connection was immediate-congratulations!
Prayers that he's better soon, so he can come home.

 

[Edge612]

What a gorgeous boy! Love the name.
He chose you guys, it sounds like the connection was immediate-congratulations!
Prayers that he's better soon, so he can come home.

Thanks. Everyone who says the dog will choose you more than you will choose him was right. He has Nitro's personality/spunk...but has his own individual thing going on. It's a lot of fun and I will be talking about him probably till you guys get sick of hearing about him!

 

[snowflake22]

Thanks. Everyone who says the dog will choose you more than you will choose him was right. He has Nitro's personality/spunk...but has his own individual thing going on. It's a lot of fun and I will be talking about him probably till you guys get sick of hearing about him!

I never get sick of hearing about animals! They are amazing!

How exciting, Edge~