Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Holiday]

Aww, nothing like starting the day off by banning some spammers. Tis the season.

Just a few errands to run today before snow tomorrow. The forecast looks a lot better today than yesterday though. No highs in the teens in the 7 day anymore. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!

BOOOO - to the spammers! Glad you had fun though! Ha ha!
I haven't checked the forecast today! Staying above teens for a HIGH in December is ok with me! Have a great day made!

 

[Holiday]

@Holiday , how is your cousin doing today?

Good morning Brad! I haven't heard any updates on my cousin, but thanks for asking!
He has 13 brothers & sisters so I'm sure they have a hard time keeping each other updated, never mind us 55 cousins. LOL! But seriously, I'm hoping no news = good news!

 

[Holiday]

Yum!! When should I be there with the cornbread?

Is 8:00 too late? YUM!!! (Hold the bread up high when you arrive - Gracie loves bread!)

 

[Holiday]

Good Wednesday morning, Christmas friends!

I thought I would make this my first stop, since my pesky job keeps getting in the way of hanging out on here.

'Tis the season for sickness, and Elizabeth is fighting it now. Poor thing is running a fever and her nose is running and she can't stop coughing. I know she was really looking forward to an overnight "lock-in" at the church this Friday. I hope she doesn't have to miss that.

I went home for lunch yesterday and Jacob was still there. It's finals week at the University, and his final that day was a 3 PM. Anyway, as he was leaving to go to class, he backed into my truck!! I have a manly truck, so it didn't hurt it , but it looked like some real damage to his car. He was about the faint when he came inside to tell me. I told him not to worry about it, that I would handle it, and to take my manly truck to school. I took his car to Jim's shop, and we pretty much got it back together. Most cars these days are plastic, and it was just a matter of "popping" the parts back in the right place. It did very little permanent damage. Thank you, Lord!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Oh yikes! Sounds like you had quite a lunch yesterday!!! Glad it wasn't TOO bad!
Praying for Elizabeth. I hope she's much better by Friday & doesn't have to miss her lock in!! xx
Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

 

[NcGunny]

Aww, nothing like starting the day off by banning some spammers. Tis the season.

Just a few errands to run today before snow tomorrow. The forecast looks a lot better today than yesterday though. No highs in the teens in the 7 day anymore. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!

Lol Made!!! I am a admin on a model car site and I just spent 1 hour banning Spams,Bots, and new flamers. It seems to never end and Christmas brings em out in full force.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Hello everyone. That bronchitis and ear infection kicked my tail! I'm back at work this week but still feel exhausted.

I hope everyone is well. Have a great night!

Hope you feel better, Ryan!

Not finished but I'm getting there. I cropped the picture because I still need to cover the front of the table!
xx

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Beautiful, HMG!! Have a great Wednesday!

** CHRISTMAS SEASON 2016 DAY 25 **


Good Morning, Folks.

Well, after today, the Christmas Season (November 13 through January 1) will be half way through.
(And I don't know whether I feel more sad or amazed at that fact.)

But regardless, the count goes onward to December 25:
Days to Christmas Day: 18 (Barely over 2 1/2 weeks left!)


Today is predicted to be the last nice day into the forseeable future, with our lows moving down toward the low-mid 20's and highs in the 40's starting tomorrow. (At least no frozen precipitation is forecast.)
This morning has dawned clear and cold, at 36 degrees here in central NC.


The 'Pines.
Oh, the 'Pines!
You have GOT to see it. All decked out in Christmas splendor the likes of which you have never seen before.
Red and green everywhere (including appropriately-colored fired twinkies). Christmas-themed movies airing in the 'Pines theater. Sumptuous meals. Seasonal entertainment. And of course, a visit from Santa himself. (Hmmm....... I wonder who will be portraying him?)
I hope to see each and every one of you you there with bells on. (Christmas bells, of course.)


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, all you Wonderful People

Thanks Crown...we are flying into Christmas!

Aww, nothing like starting the day off by banning some spammers. Tis the season.

Just a few errands to run today before snow tomorrow. The forecast looks a lot better today than yesterday though. No highs in the teens in the 7 day anymore. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!

Have a wonderful day, Made!

Good morning MMC! Merry Pines Day! What a morning!! All good, just busy! We have lots of sunshine today - might need to make a batch or 2 of peanut brittle at lunch & or before I head to the hospital after work! Sunny days have been so limited in the last week or more!

Last night at 10:30 I received an email from Taste of Home with a crock pot Beef Stew recipe. So I decided it's been awhile since I've actually made a meal (I'm always at the hospital from 5 until 7 or 8'ish the last 11 nights since mom went in = no cooking) - anyway I think it will be awesome to walk in the house after being at the hospital & smelling that awesome smell! Even though I was up late prepping! I have never made beef stew before!

I have made pot roast plenty of times, but never actually "beef stew" I'm excited - it looked good!

Anyway, everyone have a great day!!!! See you tonight for the FIRST PINES OF DECEMBER!!

Beef stew sounds so good...enjoy your day Mom. Prayers for your Mom!

Good Wednesday morning, Christmas friends!

I thought I would make this my first stop, since my pesky job keeps getting in the way of hanging out on here.

'Tis the season for sickness, and Elizabeth is fighting it now. Poor thing is running a fever and her nose is running and she can't stop coughing. I know she was really looking forward to an overnight "lock-in" at the church this Friday. I hope she doesn't have to miss that.

I went home for lunch yesterday and Jacob was still there. It's finals week at the University, and his final that day was a 3 PM. Anyway, as he was leaving to go to class, he backed into my truck!! I have a manly truck, so it didn't hurt it , but it looked like some real damage to his car. He was about the faint when he came inside to tell me. I told him not to worry about it, that I would handle it, and to take my manly truck to school. I took his car to Jim's shop, and we pretty much got it back together. Most cars these days are plastic, and it was just a matter of "popping" the parts back in the right place. It did very little permanent damage. Thank you, Lord!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Happy Pines, Brad!
Hope Elizabeth feels better. That virus is going around up here too.
Poor Jacob...glad you could get his car fixed.

Is 8:00 too late? YUM!!! (Hold the bread up high when you arrive - Gracie loves bread!)

My pups LOVE bread too!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Merry Pines Day! I am so happy one of the projects I was working on finished up this morning. The sales person I was working with is a great person but way too detailed and goes overboard! I worked until 7:30 last night.. lol
My daughter has dance tonight and then I am definitely going to relax.
Have a great day!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Happy Pines Day in December! Our December days continue to roll forward. Enjoy every one of them. I put on a Christmas show last night and will do the same tonight. Just have to keep putting them on every day even if I'm busy doing something it's nice to have on and watch while I'm doing it. Nothing too special today except the IT guy at work is supposed to show us something at lunch time so they are buying us pizza. Not too bad...
Have a good one!

Enjoy the pizza!
Is Rollins bothering the tree at all?

 

[Holiday]

Beef stew sounds so good...enjoy your day. Prayers for your Mom!


My pups LOVE bread too!

I hope it's good! Can't wait to try! Looking forward to smelling it when I walk in the door at lunch. Ha ha!! Thanks for the prayers for Mom!

Silly pups!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Merry Pines Day! I am so happy one of the projects I was working on finished up this morning. The sales person I was working with is a great person but way too detailed and goes overboard! I worked until 7:30 last night.. lol
My daughter has dance tonight and then I am definitely going to relax.
Have a great day!

Hope you get out of work much earlier tonight & you can enjoy a relaxing evening!!
Have a great day! See you at the Pines!

 

[Edge612]

Enjoy the pizza!
Is Rollins bothering the tree at all?

Yes he's been more sneaky about it though than I thought. And I don't think that I've ever NOT enjoyed pizza!

 

[snowflake22]

Hello everyone. That bronchitis and ear infection kicked my tail! I'm back at work this week but still feel exhausted.

I hope everyone is well. Have a great night!

Praying that you feel 100% soon, take good care of yourself!

Not finished but I'm getting there. I cropped the picture because I still need to cover the front of the table!
xx

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It looks so gorgeous and magical, HmG!! Beautiful job!
xx

Good evening,

Made it to my day off, just dome things around the house to do. we are expecting a little snow overnight.

I hope you all had a great day

Goodnight, everyone

Happy Pines Day, buddy~
Enjoy your day off, and the snow!!

 

[snowflake22]

** CHRISTMAS SEASON 2016 DAY 25 **


Good Morning, Folks.

Well, after today, the Christmas Season (November 13 through January 1) will be half way through.
(And I don't know whether I feel more sad or amazed at that fact.)

But regardless, the count goes onward to December 25:
Days to Christmas Day: 18 (Barely over 2 1/2 weeks left!)


Today is predicted to be the last nice day into the forseeable future, with our lows moving down toward the low-mid 20's and highs in the 40's starting tomorrow. (At least no frozen precipitation is forecast.)
This morning has dawned clear and cold, at 36 degrees here in central NC.


The 'Pines.
Oh, the 'Pines!
You have GOT to see it. All decked out in Christmas splendor the likes of which you have never seen before.
Red and green everywhere (including appropriately-colored fired twinkies). Christmas-themed movies airing in the 'Pines theater. Sumptuous meals. Seasonal entertainment. And of course, a visit from Santa himself. (Hmmm....... I wonder who will be portraying him?)
I hope to see each and every one of you you there with bells on. (Christmas bells, of course.)


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, all you Wonderful People

Thanks, Crown!
Merry Pines Day!! Can't wait to check out the decorations

Aww, nothing like starting the day off by banning some spammers. Tis the season.

Just a few errands to run today before snow tomorrow. The forecast looks a lot better today than yesterday though. No highs in the teens in the 7 day anymore. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!

Good luck with your errands!!
Stay warm, and have a GREAT day buddy!!

Good morning MMC! Merry Pines Day! What a morning!! All good, just busy! We have lots of sunshine today - might need to make a batch or 2 of peanut brittle at lunch & or before I head to the hospital after work! Sunny days have been so limited in the last week or more!

Last night at 10:30 I received an email from Taste of Home with a crock pot Beef Stew recipe. So I decided it's been awhile since I've actually made a meal (I'm always at the hospital from 5 until 7 or 8'ish the last 11 nights since mom went in = no cooking) - anyway I think it will be awesome to walk in the house after being at the hospital & smelling that awesome smell! Even though I was up late prepping! I have never made beef stew before!

I have made pot roast plenty of times, but never actually "beef stew" I'm excited - it looked good!

Anyway, everyone have a great day!!!! See you tonight for the FIRST PINES OF DECEMBER!!

Happy Pines Day, Holiday!
Enjoy the sunshine
The beef stew sounds delish! Let us know how it turns out!
Continued prayers for Mom and your cousin.
Have a wonderful day!
xx

Good Wednesday morning, Christmas friends!

I thought I would make this my first stop, since my pesky job keeps getting in the way of hanging out on here.

'Tis the season for sickness, and Elizabeth is fighting it now. Poor thing is running a fever and her nose is running and she can't stop coughing. I know she was really looking forward to an overnight "lock-in" at the church this Friday. I hope she doesn't have to miss that.

I went home for lunch yesterday and Jacob was still there. It's finals week at the University, and his final that day was a 3 PM. Anyway, as he was leaving to go to class, he backed into my truck!! I have a manly truck, so it didn't hurt it , but it looked like some real damage to his car. He was about the faint when he came inside to tell me. I told him not to worry about it, that I would handle it, and to take my manly truck to school. I took his car to Jim's shop, and we pretty much got it back together. Most cars these days are plastic, and it was just a matter of "popping" the parts back in the right place. It did very little permanent damage. Thank you, Lord!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Merry Pines Day, Brad~
Sorry to hear that Elizabeth is sick. Keeping her in my prayers, hope she gets well soon!
Sorry about the fender bender, too. Thank God Jacob wasn't hurt. Glad it's an easy fix for his car, too.
What a lunch!
Hope his finals go well~
Have a great day!!

Thank you all! Haven't heard any updates on my cousin. I didn't really expect too unless is was bad news, so we go with- no news = good news!! xx

That is good, my friend <3

Good morning! Christmas is on approx. 18 hours a day at our house right now. LOL Gracie watches while we are at work! LOVE IT!!!! Enjoy your pizza lunch! Have a great day!

Love it!!!
Same with us, and Har!!

Merry Pines Day! I am so happy one of the projects I was working on finished up this morning. The sales person I was working with is a great person but way too detailed and goes overboard! I worked until 7:30 last night.. lol
My daughter has dance tonight and then I am definitely going to relax.
Have a great day!

Merry Pines Day, SnowflakeMom!
That's great that your project is complete.
Enjoy your relaxing night~
Have a blessed day!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Pines Day, Holiday!
Enjoy the sunshine
The beef stew sounds delish! Let us know how it turns out!
Continued prayers for Mom and your cousin.
Have a wonderful day!
xx

Love it!!!
Same with us, and Har!!

I will let you know! I am enjoying the sunshine - even though it's CHILLY out there! I made 2 batches of peanut brittle at lunch. Need to make brittle while the sun shines!
Thanks for the prayers!

Spoiled pups!!

Hope you are having a great day!

 

[mike24forever]

With 18 days until Christmas, we are getting ready to send out our Christmas cards and this photo of my 10 month old daughter Mary will be one of the photos included in it.

I know I'm biased, but I love this photo of her. She warms my heart.

 

[Holiday]

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With 18 days until Christmas, we are getting ready to send out our Christmas cards and this photo of my 10 month old daughter Mary will be one of the photos included in it.

I know I'm biased, but I love this photo of her. She warms my heart.

Love it! Absolutely adorable!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Love it HMG!! So, so pretty!!!

Beautiful, HMG!! Have a great Wednesday!

It looks so gorgeous and magical, HmG!! Beautiful job!
xx

Thank you so much <3

 

[HomemakinGirl]

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With 18 days until Christmas, we are getting ready to send out our Christmas cards and this photo of my 10 month old daughter Mary will be one of the photos included in it.

I know I'm biased, but I love this photo of her. She warms my heart.

So cute!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Brad, I hope Elizabeth gets well soon!

 

[Holiday]

Yes he's been more sneaky about it though than I thought. And I don't think that I've ever NOT enjoyed pizza!

Gracie knocked her 1st bulb (THIS year) off the tree at lunch. Usually she does that when we're not home. Little booger! She didn't hurt it, just knocked it on the floor!!