Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Holiday]

I can handle Carl's brand of crazy! I'm up for it!

 

[trackrebel]

59 days till Christmas........whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa time is ticking!
watching a dance movie with some friends of mine....later on I´ll bring Kandice to dance practice. Two more days then the weekend is there finally......on Saturday is Kandice´s first field hockey tournament in the winter season....I wonder how they´ll do, since we only have practice once before their tournament...

 

[e_xander]

I know EXACTLY what you mean!

Also, I put all my favorites on shuffle on my phone, but I get the feeling sometimes that the shuffle isn't accessing all the songs. Some songs play nearly every day, but others never seem to play. Still trying to crack that one! Maybe it'll work better this year.

When that happens to me, I'll find a song that hasn't played in a while and choose it. Then it seems to catch the other songs not played as much

 

[Holiday]

I hate when new software is dumped in my lap, and I'm told I have to make it work. It happens way too often LOL.

I'm sorry for your family's loss, too. Bless his heart.

Holiday- Praying for your family.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family!

Holiday, I ´m so sorry for Your loss. My prayers go out to Your family

Thanks! Prayers for you and your family!

Thanks for the thoughts & prayers! He was only 62 but he has had a lot of health problems over the years. Recently was diagnosed with lung cancer. This is my Moms sisters son & he is 1 of 14 kids - it will be a BIG funeral. His mom (my aunt) just turned 91 on Monday - bless her heart. Her mind is not the best - I don't think she realizes what is going on. Her driveway has been parked full of vehicles all week - big families are great! They are such a nice family. Feel sad for them.

 

[snowflake22]

Happy Pines
Here's hoping that you get to do that when you get home later. Have a merry day SF.

Happy Pines Day to you~
That sounds like a good plan, I intend to

Hope you have a fabulous day, FS!

Good morning everyone. I need a Pines visit tonight! I'll take the strongest special blend Carl has.

I hope you all have a great Wednesday!

Merry Pines Day, friend~
I'll join you! Hope you have a wonderful day!

 

[Festive Spirit]

Good morning MMC! Merry Pines Day!! What a dark & dreary day!! It's finally starting to look a little bit like daylight outside. It was dark as night this morning! (at least from the inside looking out!) And the rain is COLD!!! Our house has lost a degree every night this week - Monday morning was 68º in the house, Tuesday was 67º, this morning was 66º ~ getting closer to turning on that furnace! Thankfully the fireplace warms it up quick, but the day is coming!

Not much going on today. We are getting a new accounting software at work, so they sent me a demo version to make myself familiar with it. Should be interesting. So as of now I have no accounting software b/c I had to close out the books yesterday & we will start with the new software on Nov. 1st. Fun, fun!

Tonight we are going to the funeral viewing of my cousin. He passed away Saturday night. My family are all meeting at Moms, going together & then we'll go out to eat afterwards. Not exactly the thing anyone ever looks forward too!

Hope you are all off to a good Pines Day start!

Deeply sorry to hear of your cousin's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you guys ((((hugs)))

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning/Afternoon christmas friends...Hope everyone is having a merry day so far....Another working day over Woo-Hoo...Its a chilly day here today Brrrrrrrr....Relaxing here with a cuppa tea on the sofa trying to warm up...Have a merry day ahead christmas friends

Good morning/afternoon prancer!! Hope you are able to warm up quickly. I'm cold in the office this morning too!!!
Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

59 days till Christmas........whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa time is ticking!
watching a dance movie with some friends of mine....later on I´ll bring Kandice to dance practice. Two more days then the weekend is there finally......on Saturday is Kandice´s first field hockey tournament in the winter season....I wonder how they´ll do, since we only have practice once before their tournament...

Enjoy the movie! Hope Kadice has a good winter season of field hockey! Have a great day track!

 

[Holiday]

Deeply sorry to hear of your cousin's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you guys ((((hugs)))

Thanks so much Festive. Appreciate the thoughts & prayers!

 

[snowflake22]

Yep! Good plan! We aren't having the tires put on yet, but the auto shop (owned by my sis/bil) ordered the tires for us now so we could get the rebate. BUT we will be wanting new tires b/f the snow flies!!! Always something...

Way to be proactive!
Yep, always something...

Good Morning, Late October Travelers.
And traveling on we are, toward the first of a string of four holidays!

Shall we take a look at our progress?
(I'll take that as a "yes".)

Days to Halloween: 5 (Incredibly close now, to that first holiday!)
Days to the Season: 18 (Barely over 2 1/2 weeks remain!)
Days to Christmas Day: 60 (UNDER the 2 month mark!)
(Hey. This is really starting to get interesting!)


Well, the predicted cool-down arrived right on schedule yesterday and I had to wear a light jacket all day.
Today should be a carbon copy until warmer weather appears tomorrow. And that is predicted to carry on through most of next week!
Currently, we are at 46 degrees here in the capital city.


OK, Guys!
Tonight is the LAST open house of the month and also the LAST open house before Halloween. Carl's big pre-Halloween bash has been all prepared and is awaiting us at the 'Pines.
There will be the usual Halloween decorations (Carl excells at this!) along with the customary black and orange frosted Fired Twinkies.
Halloween movies will air in the 'Pines theater and, no doubt, Carl will attempt to experiment on us with some kind of pumpkin-blend concotion.
(Oh well, why not give it a try for the "spirit" of the season.)
See you there --- if you dare!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everyone!

Thanks, Crown~
Have a lovely Pines day!!

That would be nice but maybe a cup tonight will be nice also!

Hot chocolate always hits the spot!

Good Wednesday Morning MMC! Happy Pines Day. We woke up to temps in the 30s this morning and it definitely hit me a little bit. I overslept by a half hour (oops) which rarely ever happens. I think that I needed it after the other night a certain someone taking over my bed at 2:30AM. Still got to work on time by moving around my routine this morning. Going to the Chinese buffet tonight. Should be fun...and can anyone believe this weekend is going to be Halloween weekend? Unreal...
Have a great Wednesday!

Enjoy the Chinese Buffet tonight!

Good morning MMC! Merry Pines Day!! What a dark & dreary day!! It's finally starting to look a little bit like daylight outside. It was dark as night this morning! (at least from the inside looking out!) And the rain is COLD!!! Our house has lost a degree every night this week - Monday morning was 68º in the house, Tuesday was 67º, this morning was 66º ~ getting closer to turning on that furnace! Thankfully the fireplace warms it up quick, but the day is coming!

Not much going on today. We are getting a new accounting software at work, so they sent me a demo version to make myself familiar with it. Should be interesting. So as of now I have no accounting software b/c I had to close out the books yesterday & we will start with the new software on Nov. 1st. Fun, fun!

Tonight we are going to the funeral viewing of my cousin. He passed away Saturday night. My family are all meeting at Moms, going together & then we'll go out to eat afterwards. Not exactly the thing anyone ever looks forward too!

Hope you are all off to a good Pines Day start!

Good Morning, Holiday!
Merry Pines Day!

Stay warm, fireplaces are so cozy!!

Good luck with learning the new software, hope it's user friendly.

I'm very sorry to hear about your cousin. Keeping you & your family in my thoughts and prayers. Sending hugs <3

Have a blessed day~
xx

Good Wednesday morning, Christmas friends!

I did a little work outside yesterday afternoon, and fought mosquitoes the whole time. I was hoping the more moderate weather would have thinned out the herd a bit, but no. My only revenge? Since I'm on a blood thinner, I can imagine what it tastes like to them LOL!

My mom just called from the mountains to tell me that the guy who shakes her pecans trees and picks up the pecans is coming...today. He called her, and since she's not around, I guess I'll have to ask off work this afternoon to help load the bags of pecans and take them to the market. I hate asking for time-off on the day I need it. Oh, well.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Happy Pines Day, Brad!
Mosquitoes are annoying, we are seeing more around than we did all summer. Must be trying to get inside where it's warm, in our case.
Hope you can get the afternoon off, and that all goes well with loading the pecans.
Have a blessed day!

 

[CGYager]

Good morning all my Christmas loving friends !

it is a cold morning here at -4c (28f), lots of frost.
Work Christmas party & family Christmas party booked!
off to work in an hour.
Ok now that the sneezing marathon is done....

Hope you all have a wonderful day, see you at the Pines !!
Carl is advertising a ballet for tonight....

Morning Christmasstar. Colder there than here (currently 45 and cloudy). Now that the plans are done, how much is the prep phase?
Have a fun Wednesday and a great ending to the week.

 

[snowflake22]

Merry Pines Day snowflake!
It sounds like we are having the same weather! I'm coming over to watch movies & drink hot chocolate in front of the fireplace with you! I'll bring Emma cookies & I just picked up some Cranberry Ginger Shandy too!

Have a Great day!! Stay warm & dry! Hope you are back home infront of that fire before you know it!

Weather twins!! :0)
Sounds great! Looking forward to seeing you guys!!
I've got Halloween candy, Leinie's Oktoberfest, and some taco dip that I made last night!
Thank you, hope you have a cozy day too!

 

[CGYager]

Good morning everyone. I need a Pines visit tonight! I'll take the strongest special blend Carl has.

I hope you all have a great Wednesday!

Greetings Ryan. I hope Carl's blend does the trick for you.
Have fun and just a few days from now...

 

[CGYager]

Merry Pine's Day,
Have a beautiful October day everyone.

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Good Morning Festive. A very Happy Wednesday to you. I hope the weather is a little better there today, especially with the children being off.
Have fun and enjoy the rest of the week.

 

[snowflake22]

Good Morning/Afternoon christmas friends...Hope everyone is having a merry day so far....Another working day over Woo-Hoo...Its a chilly day here today Brrrrrrrr....Relaxing here with a cuppa tea on the sofa trying to warm up...Have a merry day ahead christmas friends

Good afternoon to you, prance!
Woohoo! Enjoy the tea and rest of your day!!
Stay warm, buddy!

 

[snowflake22]

59 days till Christmas........whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa time is ticking!
watching a dance movie with some friends of mine....later on I´ll bring Kandice to dance practice. Two more days then the weekend is there finally......on Saturday is Kandice´s first field hockey tournament in the winter season....I wonder how they´ll do, since we only have practice once before their tournament...

Happy Pines Day, T!
Hope Kandice has fun at at her field hockey tournament!! Best of luck to her and her team.

 

[Meceka]

Good morning MMC! Merry Pines Day!! What a dark & dreary day!! It's finally starting to look a little bit like daylight outside. It was dark as night this morning! (at least from the inside looking out!) And the rain is COLD!!! Our house has lost a degree every night this week - Monday morning was 68º in the house, Tuesday was 67º, this morning was 66º ~ getting closer to turning on that furnace! Thankfully the fireplace warms it up quick, but the day is coming!

Not much going on today. We are getting a new accounting software at work, so they sent me a demo version to make myself familiar with it. Should be interesting. So as of now I have no accounting software b/c I had to close out the books yesterday & we will start with the new software on Nov. 1st. Fun, fun!

Tonight we are going to the funeral viewing of my cousin. He passed away Saturday night. My family are all meeting at Moms, going together & then we'll go out to eat afterwards. Not exactly the thing anyone ever looks forward too!

Hope you are all off to a good Pines Day start!

I'm so sorry for your family's loss, Holiday. Many prayers and hugs coming your way! (((HUGS)))

 

[Festive Spirit]

Good Morning Festive. A very Happy Wednesday to you. I hope the weather is a little better there today, especially with the children being off.
Have fun and enjoy the rest of the week.
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love the poem !

Morning!
We have been having a pretty nice autumnal week so far but today it has been raining and damp. Funny because none of the weather reports forcasted rain!

Hope you are enjoying your day too.

 

[Edge612]

Good Morning/Afternoon christmas friends...Hope everyone is having a merry day so far....Another working day over Woo-Hoo...Its a chilly day here today Brrrrrrrr....Relaxing here with a cuppa tea on the sofa trying to warm up...Have a merry day ahead christmas friends

We have the chill here too Prancer. Must mean the holidays are right around the corner huh?

 

[CGYager]

Good Morning, Late October Travelers.
And traveling on we are, toward the first of a string of four holidays!

Shall we take a look at our progress?
(I'll take that as a "yes".)

Days to Halloween: 5 (Incredibly close now, to that first holiday!)
Days to the Season: 18 (Barely over 2 1/2 weeks remain!)
Days to Christmas Day: 60 (UNDER the 2 month mark!)
(Hey. This is really starting to get interesting!)


Well, the predicted cool-down arrived right on schedule yesterday and I had to wear a light jacket all day.
Today should be a carbon copy until warmer weather appears tomorrow. And that is predicted to carry on through most of next week!
Currently, we are at 46 degrees here in the capital city.


OK, Guys!
Tonight is the LAST open house of the month and also the LAST open house before Halloween. Carl's big pre-Halloween bash has been all prepared and is awaiting us at the 'Pines.
There will be the usual Halloween decorations (Carl excells at this!) along with the customary black and orange frosted Fired Twinkies.
Halloween movies will air in the 'Pines theater and, no doubt, Carl will attempt to experiment on us with some kind of pumpkin-blend concotion.
(Oh well, why not give it a try for the "spirit" of the season.)
See you there --- if you dare!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everyone!

Hey there Crown. This is still my first year, so I am still a little out of the loop to some of the references. However, that being said... keep the updates coming and don't forget the little ghouls and goblins that will soon be at your door.
Have a great day.