Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Martine]

Thanks Snowflake, the appointment went well
Here's a picture ~

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Awww look at little Maggie looking so cute.

 

[Martine]

Good evening, friends~

Hope you all had a blessed day!

Harlowe's appointment went well, very informative.

We have an accurate diagnosis! She is not in Congestive Heart Failure yet!
Harlowe has Chronic Degenerative Valve Disease, Cavalier King Charles are prone to this.
Knowledge is power...
We will try to wean her off /slowly remove one of her medications, and check her respiratory rate on a regular basis. I intend to keep her on the heart medicine, as there are no adverse effects to any organs if she stays on indefinitely. And we will do another echocardiogram (ultrasound) on her in about 9 months to see where she's at. Once she progresses to the next stage, we will start her back on her initial heart medicine that worked great but was impossible to administer. The cardiologist can have it compounded & made to be odorless and flavor free. Studies have been done in the last year that change everything! They prove you can effectively treat heart failure before it sets in-before they said it was impossible to prevent progression-this could potentially hold the progression off for 12-15 months! This is huge for an animal, and their family. I am so relieved for more time with my sweetie. I was originally told once diagnosed, life span was 6-12 months. And we are at 9 right now.
God is good! And medicine / science can be pretty amazing, too.

Thank you all for your thoughts & prayers~

That is such good news, I'm thrilled for you that Harlowe's condition has not progressed to congestive heart failure. Here's to a great 9 months until her next check-up!

 

[Martine]

Merry Friday!!!

Woke up this morning feeling very festive about Halloween and Christmas. I don't know if it's because the kids are now off school but you can really feel it in the air.
It's dark and gloomy out and chilly in the 30s. We have Pooh's Heffalump Halloween on and I am enjoying a toffee nut latte with a toffee apple muffin.

Mr Festive texted me this pic. They decorated the trees along the streets in the city for Halloween!!

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Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

That is so cool that the city decorated for Halloween, I've never seen that. Enjoy all this time with your kids off from school and have fun prepping for Halloween.

 

[Martine]

Good Morning christmas friends...Hope everyone is all well today...Enjoying my few days of work with the family...I am feeling the same as Festive Halloween is only just over a week away then christmas will be upon us...Feeling soo Halloweenie and christmassie today...Have a merry day ahead christmas friends

Have a great day prancer!

 

[Festive Spirit]

That is so cool that the city decorated for Halloween, I've never seen that. Enjoy all this time with your kids off from school and have fun prepping for Halloween.

Thanks! It's a nice atmosphere all round!

Have a beautiful Friday and weekend although I know you will be working.

 

[Martine]

Good morning, MMC~
Merry Friday!
TGIF!!
What are your plans for the weekend?
Mom is coming up this evening & we are traveling to see my great aunt. She is 93 and a spitfire. Her health is changing so every moment is precious to us.
Sunday will be a catch up day around the house, and some relaxation and seasonal movies too.
Hope you have a cozy & blessed October day~

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Sounds like you have a nice weekend coming up. Enjoy your time with your mom and great aunt. I'm working this weekend and we'll be having my brother and dad over on Sunday night for his birthday, the big 75! Have a great Friday snowflake22

 

[Martine]

I'm up much too early for a day off but I feel like I'll be able to fall back asleep after David leaves for work, because I'm so tired. Another rainy, dreary day here. I'll be working on chores around the appartment. And I'll be sampling all the new Christmas cds coming out today to see if I'll be adding anything to my playlist. And later on I have a package to pick-up at the post office and the invitations that I had printed at Staples will be ready. But first, more sleep. Have a fantastic day everyone!

 

[snowflake22]

Happy Friday friend. I am sure it is even more merry after Harlowe's appointment yesterday!
Have a lovely visit with you mum and aunt. Hope you enjoy a cosy rest of weekend.

We will be enjoying some cosy time and a Halloween themed weekend. The kids and I are decorating at the moment. I have had to hold back on the Halloween decorations because I have had so many viewings of our house lately. Other than that I will be working on Sunday.

It really is!
Happy Friday, lovely~
That is wonderful about all of the viewings. I didn't realize it remained on the market-best wishes to you guys.
Have a spooky fun time decorating!
What movies are on the lineup this weekend?

 

[snowflake22]

That is such good news, I'm thrilled for you that Harlowe's condition has not progressed to congestive heart failure. Here's to a great 9 months until her next check-up!

Thank you, Martine!

Hope you & Loki have a great day

 

[snowflake22]

Sounds like you have a nice weekend coming up. Enjoy your time with your mom and great aunt. I'm working this weekend and we'll be having my brother and dad over on Sunday night for his birthday, the big 75! Have a great Friday snowflake22

Thanks so much, Aunt Meg is a hoot! And Mom time is always wonderful
Have a nice celebration with your Dad on Sunday! Happy Birthday to him!

 

[Christmasstar]

good morning !
key board gone on this machine so have to use on screen key board which takes a long time to post something .
sooo

 

[snowflake22]

good morning !
key board gone on this machine so have to use on screen key board which takes a long time to post something .
sooo
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Good morning, CS~
Happy Friday! Have a great day!

 

[snowflake22]

Adi's first pumpkin carving this year!

 

[Festive Spirit]

It really is!
Happy Friday, lovely~
That is wonderful about all of the viewings. I didn't realize it remained on the market-best wishes to you guys.
Have a spooky fun time decorating!
What movies are on the lineup this weekend?

Glad of hear it.

Yes even though we decided to put it at the back of our minds till the new year it remained listed. We had no interest over summer but once September hit we have had viewings every week. Not ideal this time of year when I want my decorations up etc but what can we do. It's the same story every time - love it but just too small/not enough living space. Anyway, I keep it to the back of my mind and try not to even think about it

We didn't end up watching Monster Squad last weekend so that's on the list. either that or Halloweentown tonight. Monster House , Hocus Pocus tomorrow and not decided what else but it's going to have to be PG with the kids around Will also watch some TV show specials.


What are you planning on watching?

 

[Festive Spirit]

Adi's first pumpkin carving this year!

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Fantastic!!! I like that he is a star wars fan. Mr F did a Bobba Fett one last year. Adi's looks great! Look forward to seeing the others!

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Comrades in Pursuit of Christmas!

And the chase is marked by numbers --- always the numbers.
They tell us what we want to know: just how far away our objective lurks.

Thus:
Days to Halloween: 10 (SINGLE DIGITS from TOMORROW!)
Days to the Season: 23 (Closing in on three weeks!)
Days to Christmas Day: 65 (Two months and four days!)
(Not dwindling down into a bedpost yet, but starting to get there.)


One last very warm (almost hot) day yesterday.
Today will be pleasantly warm.
Tomorrow will be cool.
Tomorrow night will be cold!
(And so it goes for the weather in these parts. This is not at all atypical.)
We stand at 66 degrees here right now and we could see a spot of rain this afternoon.


Have a Fantastically Fabulous Friday, Friends.
And a truly beautiful start to your Weekend this afternoon!

 

[Edge612]

Merry Friday!!!

Woke up this morning feeling very festive about Halloween and Christmas. I don't know if it's because the kids are now off school but you can really feel it in the air.
It's dark and gloomy out and chilly in the 30s. We have Pooh's Heffalump Halloween on and I am enjoying a toffee nut latte with a toffee apple muffin.

Mr Festive texted me this pic. They decorated the trees along the streets in the city for Halloween!!

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Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

It's nice to have people on this site who get excited for Halloween!

 

[Edge612]

Good Morning christmas friends...Hope everyone is all well today...Enjoying my few days of work with the family...I am feeling the same as Festive Halloween is only just over a week away then christmas will be upon us...Feeling soo Halloweenie and christmassie today...Have a merry day ahead christmas friends

Happy Friday Prancer! I'm feeling the same way as you. It's all getting so close now.

 

[Edge612]

Good morning, Edge~
Merry Friday!

TGIF!

 

[Edge612]

Good Morning, Comrades in Pursuit of Christmas!

And the chase is marked by numbers --- always the numbers.
They tell us what we want to know: just how far away our objective lurks.

Thus:
Days to Halloween: 10 (SINGLE DIGITS from TOMORROW!)
Days to the Season: 23 (Closing in on three weeks!)
Days to Christmas Day: 65 (Two months and four days!)
(Not dwindling down into a bedpost yet, but starting to get there.)


One last very warm (almost hot) day yesterday.
Today will be pleasantly warm.
Tomorrow will be cool.
Tomorrow night will be cold!
(And so it goes for the weather in these parts. This is not at all atypical.)
We stand at 66 degrees here right now and we could see a spot of rain this afternoon.


Have a Fantastically Fabulous Friday, Friends.
And a truly beautiful start to your Weekend this afternoon!

Thanks Crown! I hope you have an awesome Friday!