Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Martine]

Good morning MMC! Merry Friday Eve!!! Hope everyone's day is off to a good start!
Jim went to the garden last night & picked 3 1/2 bags of tomatoes & 1/2 a bag of jalapeno's! Guess what I'll be making soon... LOL!
Have a great day everyone!

What a great harvest from the garden! What's planned? Tomato sauce? Jalapeno jelly?

 

[Edge612]

Happy Thursday! I hope you get some good news about Rollins. Is he named after the Black Flag singer by any chance?

Thanks Frosty! I feel like we met him months ago yet it's only been 11 days. The "wait" has felt long. If he gets a good update he can probably come home in the next couple of days. If not...well I will have to see what they say if it's not serious and they want to send him home with some simple medicine or if they want to reevaluate him again next week. And we sort of named him after this wrestler Seth Rollins. He's a trouble-maker, but entertaining.

 

[NcGunny]

That looks delicious! Dense and delicious.

I wasnt even sure it was going to turn out. I added about 1 tsp to much baking soda and the blueberries were huge. It was impossible to find smaller ones. I was making dinner for the boys, then feeding them, fighting off the kitten all while making the cake..lol

 

[Edge612]

Happy Thursday all! Not to rub it in,,,,,,but today is my last day of work before a weeks vacation!! It's hot and humid as hades out there, but we're supposed to get some rain to relieve the situation today. I'm getting my annual Halloween playlist ready and preparing for the 'bers. If I'm unable to get a good wifi signal while away I hope you all are well and have a wonderful week ahead of you!

Hey Frosty. Enjoy your vacation my friend. It's so exciting isn't it? Maybe I underestimated the month of August. I used to feel like it was not a great month but with MMC the excitement that happens this month as we approach the Bers is so awesome. I'm getting my annual Halloween playlist ready as well. Gonna start earlier this year September 1.

 

[Edge612]

Good Morning, Christmas Chasers.

And in our pursuit of that Holiday Holy Grail, we pass many Milestones, the next one being a scant THREE days away.
That's less than half a week off!

Days to the Season: 94
Days to Christmas Day: 136

The marker in question? Well, it's the THREE-QUARTER point to Christmas Season 2016.
(Is time starting to slip away from us? I'm beginning to think so!)


Another warm but rain-free day here yesterday.
The grass needs mowing, but there is a trade off. Do I want cooler morning temps to mow in or do I want dry grass to avoid mower clogs? The morning grass is soaked and chokes the mower but the afternoon becomes hot as a furnace by the time the grass dries. Always a dilemma!
Today has started out already at 78 degrees here and I'll probably choose the clogged mover!


Have a Thrilling Thursday, you Fine Festive Friends!

Thanks Crown! This month the count has just gotten so exciting as we approach the Bers!

 

[Edge612]

The Blueberry Bundt!! So this cake ended up weighing like 5 lbs..lol!!
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Looks delicious (and big)!

 

[Edge612]

Pancakes & sausage sounds good! I'll have blueberries in my pancakes, please.

I assume coffee with that?

 

[Edge612]

Good morning MMC! Merry Friday Eve!!! Hope everyone's day is off to a good start!
Jim went to the garden last night & picked 3 1/2 bags of tomatoes & 1/2 a bag of jalapeno's! Guess what I'll be making soon... LOL!
Have a great day everyone!

Have a great day today Holiday.

 

[Edge612]

Enjoy your days off Edge. Mini-vacations are always good. Hope you get a good update on Rollins.

Thanks Martine. Usually I just take 3 day weekends but this one I added an extra day because I need to use it or I"m going to lose it.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Boo, I can't multi-quote. An error message keeps coming up saying "The selected messages could not be found"
Anyone else having an issue?

 

[HomemakinGirl]

I'm sure you'll start noticing relief in the next few days, then
Continued prayers!
Xoxo

Thank you so much Snowflake ♥
xoxo

 

[HomemakinGirl]

My Mom was at Home Goods yesterday, and she said there were lots of vintage Autumn & Halloween decor!
Hope you find some neat things =]
Stay cool~
Thinking of you

Thanks again!
I stopped in last week and there was nothing. I'm excited now, I hope mine has a lot of decor out as well!
♥

 

[Edge612]

Boo, I can't multi-quote. An error message keeps coming up saying "The selected messages could not be found"
Anyone else having an issue?

I haven't today but I had in the past a few times...something similar. Maybe if you restart your computer later it will work?

 

[HomemakinGirl]

HMG I'm keeping your little girl in my thoughts. Hoping she gets relief soon from the antibiotics. Sending hugs your way.

Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts Martine, it means so much. Sending hugs back to you and Loki <3

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Just wanted to stop by and say that you all have been on my mind. I hope everyone and their families are well and in good spirits.

Much love
Sam
xx
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So nice to see you Sam!
Hope you and your family are well ♥
xx

 

[Edge612]

I wasnt even sure it was going to turn out. I added about 1 tsp to much baking soda and the blueberries were huge. It was impossible to find smaller ones. I was making dinner for the boys, then feeding them, fighting off the kitten all while making the cake..lol

Multi-talented and Multi-tasking .

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning HMG! I pray for you and Maggie today. Hope you find the answers you are looking for.

Thank you so much Edge, Maggie and I really appreciate the prayers.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Prayers for little Maggie. I hope she feels better soon.

Thank you so much for the prayers FrostyKnowsBest!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good Thursday Morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve! My body must be in vacation mode since I slept 9 hours straight (that almost never happens). I went to bed early and feared I'd wake up my usual time for work but instead woke up an hour and a half later. It felt good though. Now I'm making some pancakes and sausage for breakfast. Decided to take a break from the cereal routine now that I'm off. Anyway, I'm going to do some food shopping today and go visit Rollins. We should be getting some kind of update in the next day or 2.
Have a great Thursday aka Friday Eve everyone! The BERS ARE COMING!!!

Good morning Edge, Happy Thursday!
Enjoy your day off and your visit with Rollins. I hope he's on the mend and is able to come home with you very soon!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning and happy Friday Eve!

Is everyone having a good week or are you just hanging on till the weekend? Nothing to exciting to report in my neck of the woods. My daughter London is looking forward to the start of her 3rd Otakon convention that starts tomorrow and goes thru Sunday. This will be it's last year being held in Maryland and she wasn't going to attend this year but her friends begged her to go and so she's going to see it through. Next year it will be held in DC and I just don't really see her following it all the way there for three days. But I'm excited that she has something to mark the end of her summer with before she steps into college.

I hope everyone has a great day. I'll check in later for a mid day pick me up.

Good morning LadyBugKisses, Happy Friday Eve!
I hope your daughter enjoys the convention.
Wishing you a wonderful day!