Christmas Countdown - 2017

[Holiday]

Oh no poor Gracie girl! Prayers for her and I hope she can eat soon!

Thank you so much! I sure hope so too!! Wish I could wave my magic wand & get those kidneys working right!!

 

[Holiday]

Happy August 1st!! So hard to believe that we are here! I think it will hit me more once vacation is over. I started packing last night and think I am pretty much ready to go. I had the girls lay out theirr outfits as well. I am just wrapping up stuff for work and getting ready to get into vacay mode.
Hope you all have a great day!

Sooooooo exciting!!!! I hope your day of work goes well!!! Happy August!!!

 

[Bradmac]

Good morning MMC! Merry Tuesday! The next 3 days we have a high predicted of 80 - 81º & then we aren't supposed to get out of the 70's through August 15th! That's crazy!! And I'm sure it will change! We have a chance of rain now through Friday....but right now it's a gorgeous morning!

Gracie has me worried. She hasn't eaten since Sunday evening & she threw up this morning! That girl! Could be too much medicine & not enough food. She goes to the alternative meds vet on Thursday. xx

I got to meet one of Mom's new caregivers, Dena yesterday. She seems very nice! I sure hope this all works out! xx

Everyone, have a great day!!!

I'm sorry Gracie isn't feeling well. Praying the alternative meds will help!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

It's another BEAUTIFUL morning here in southeast Georgia! it was 62°F when I drove to work this morning! I have all three of my office windows open, and the breeze is fantastic!

I can't believe that one month from today, the 'Bers start! And will cooler weather like this, I can almost feel it. I know it's still a month away, and September is still a hot month for us, but I'm ready!

I hope y'all have a great, cool day!

 

[MerryCarey]

I'm joining everyone else, astonished that it's August 1 already! I hope it doesn't fly by so quickly, because I'm getting my Christmas projects under way and I need that time to work on them! Otherwise they get in the way of cards, wrapping, decorating, and other things that need my attention when the season itself arrives. I've been "auditioning" CDs in my car on the way to work, looking for fresh material for Kringle Radio shows! It's a festive way to pass the time!

 

[CGYager]

Good morning MMC! Merry Tuesday! The next 3 days we have a high predicted of 80 - 81º & then we aren't supposed to get out of the 70's through August 15th! That's crazy!! And I'm sure it will change! We have a chance of rain now through Friday....but right now it's a gorgeous morning!

Gracie has me worried. She hasn't eaten since Sunday evening & she threw up this morning! That girl! Could be too much medicine & not enough food. She goes to the alternative meds vet on Thursday. xx

I got to meet one of Mom's new caregivers, Dena yesterday. She seems very nice! I sure hope this all works out! xx

Everyone, have a great day!!!

Good Morning Holiday. Personally I can do with a few cooler days. Helps make my work in the yard a bit more bearable. Sorry to hear about Gracie and I will remember her along with your mom and I am glad she has settled in with a nice person for assistance. Enjoy this first day and the rest of the week...

 

[CGYager]

Happy August 1st!! So hard to believe that we are here! I think it will hit me more once vacation is over. I started packing last night and think I am pretty much ready to go. I had the girls lay out theirr outfits as well. I am just wrapping up stuff for work and getting ready to get into vacay mode.
Hope you all have a great day!

Have a great vacation and hopefully that will include at least one day to really kick back and relax. But whatever your plans I pray the weather will cooperate with them. In other words... ENJOY!

 

[CGYager]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

It's another BEAUTIFUL morning here in southeast Georgia! it was 62°F when I drove to work this morning! I have all three of my office windows open, and the breeze is fantastic!

I can't believe that one month from today, the 'Bers start! And will cooler weather like this, I can almost feel it. I know it's still a month away, and September is still a hot month for us, but I'm ready!

I hope y'all have a great, cool day!

Hey there Brad. Much the same here in SD, but tomorrow is the big change... a high of 66! That of course means the A/C is off and the windows open to fill the home with nice, fresh air. The following few days will be in the low to mid 70's, so I can handle that as well.
Enjoy your first day of August..

 

[Holiday]

I'm sorry Gracie isn't feeling well. Praying the alternative meds will help!

Thanks Brad! I sure hope so too!!

 

[CGYager]

I'm joining everyone else, astonished that it's August 1 already! I hope it doesn't fly by so quickly, because I'm getting my Christmas projects under way and I need that time to work on them! Otherwise they get in the way of cards, wrapping, decorating, and other things that need my attention when the season itself arrives. I've been "auditioning" CDs in my car on the way to work, looking for fresh material for Kringle Radio shows! It's a festive way to pass the time!

Good Morning Merry. I think August will slow us all down just a tad. Nothing really to celebrate, just time to prepare for the holiday months that follow. Have fun with your upcoming Kringle Radio preparation and of course as they might say on those (endless) time/life commercials... enjoy the music.

 

[Holiday]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

It's another BEAUTIFUL morning here in southeast Georgia! it was 62°F when I drove to work this morning! I have all three of my office windows open, and the breeze is fantastic!

I can't believe that one month from today, the 'Bers start! And will cooler weather like this, I can almost feel it. I know it's still a month away, and September is still a hot month for us, but I'm ready!

I hope y'all have a great, cool day!

Enjoy your beautiful day!!!!

 

[Holiday]

I'm joining everyone else, astonished that it's August 1 already! I hope it doesn't fly by so quickly, because I'm getting my Christmas projects under way and I need that time to work on them! Otherwise they get in the way of cards, wrapping, decorating, and other things that need my attention when the season itself arrives. I've been "auditioning" CDs in my car on the way to work, looking for fresh material for Kringle Radio shows! It's a festive way to pass the time!

I hope you get everything done in August that you're wanting to get done!! xx Have a great day Merry!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning Holiday. Personally I can do with a few cooler days. Helps make my work in the yard a bit more bearable. Sorry to hear about Gracie and I will remember her along with your mom and I am glad she has settled in with a nice person for assistance. Enjoy this first day and the rest of the week...
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I hope you get your cooler days!!
Thanks for thinking of mom & Gracie! xx
Have a fabulous 1st day of August!

 

[NcGunny]

No worries!

Back when I was doing Loss Prevention for Wally I used to order up like 6-8 trailers in Sept to put behind the store. Its a far cry from when I was working part time for them back in the mid 90's, get done on the base and race to Wally to work. Back then they had no self control about ordering Christmas. We would honestly have 2 whole trailers loaded with wrapping paper and no aisle to walk inside. Lol..that was the good old days of .05 wrapping paper on clearance. Tape for .05, boxes of balls for .25....ohh how I miss those days. We had like 12 trailers just for Christmas overstock and 20 for layaways.

 

[NcGunny]

Good Morning, Window Watchers.

And that Window is just about ready to open!
We will learn all about that in just a moment.

First, we need to take a peek at our latest count numbers:
Days to the Season: 104
Days to Christmas Day: 146

And yes, you read that right. In a scant FOUR days (barely over HALF A WEEK) the 100-Day Season Window will indeed be thrown open, revealing a DOUBLE DIGIT Season count landscape as far as the eye can see.
(This, of course, will mean our pace to Christmas Season 2017 will just seem to move that much faster!)


A bit warmer yesterday than Sunday was, but still pretty nice to close out July.
This new month has commenced here at 65 degrees and we should hit the upper 80's by this afternoon.
But the humidity is supposed to remain in the 40's, so it should be reasonably comfortable.


Have a Terrific Tuesday, Folks.
And say, Guys. We can now officially state that Christmas Blossoms 2017 will launch next month!
(Now, doesn't Christmas seem even closer than ever?)

Thxs Crown Merry August 1st!!!

 

[CGYager]

Back when I was doing Loss Prevention for Wally I used to order up like 6-8 trailers in Sept to put behind the store. Its a far cry from when I was working part time for them back in the mid 90's, get done on the base and race to Wally to work. Back then they had no self control about ordering Christmas. We would honestly have 2 whole trailers loaded with wrapping paper and no aisle to walk inside. Lol..that was the good old days of .05 wrapping paper on clearance. Tape for .05, boxes of balls for .25....ohh how I miss those days. We had like 12 trailers just for Christmas overstock and 20 for layaways.

Morning Gunny. Still doing the Wally thing, but now (at least where we are) they are no longer allowed to use trailers. That makes for a very full back room and a lot of it goes out into the lexon of L&G for storage as well. Still get some great deals at the end of Christmas, especially when a box or two falls behind others and is not even discovered until February...
Have a fun start of August...

 

[Minta]

Great idea for the banana bread!
And great find on the chair!!! Did you snag both, or just 1 for her?
Hope you're having a great day!

Thanks, I only snagged one for her. I already have a wicker set for my porch and would not have room for 2 porch rockers.

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

It's another BEAUTIFUL morning here in southeast Georgia! it was 62°F when I drove to work this morning! I have all three of my office windows open, and the breeze is fantastic!

I can't believe that one month from today, the 'Bers start! And will cooler weather like this, I can almost feel it. I know it's still a month away, and September is still a hot month for us, but I'm ready!

I hope y'all have a great, cool day!

"Nothing but sincerity as far the eye can see."

 

[brent]

Welcome, August!

The 'Bers are so close, friends. Hello. It's been a while again, hasn't it? My July was absolutely crazy. I had three weeks of summer school. It finally ended last Thursday. Let's just say that teaching the same students from 8:30am until 3:35pm with a couple 15 minute break and 45 minute lunch period can be exhausting. Lucky for me, however, my students were amazing! We managed to fit pretty much all of the Grade 11 University level English curriculum into their time in my class and had fun while doing it.

I've certainly been enjoying the fact that I have had nothing to worry about since Friday. Relaxing is nice. With that said, I had to do a few wedding related things today. Even so, it's much less stressful than planning and marking and everything else I'd been doing since the beginning of July!

I don't want to talk for too long, so I'll just leave it there. I'm excited to return and countdown with everyone. Our time of the year is so close!

Happy August, everyone!!

 

[brent]

Good Morning, Window Watchers.

And that Window is just about ready to open!
We will learn all about that in just a moment.

First, we need to take a peek at our latest count numbers:
Days to the Season: 104
Days to Christmas Day: 146

And yes, you read that right. In a scant FOUR days (barely over HALF A WEEK) the 100-Day Season Window will indeed be thrown open, revealing a DOUBLE DIGIT Season count landscape as far as the eye can see.
(This, of course, will mean our pace to Christmas Season 2017 will just seem to move that much faster!)


A bit warmer yesterday than Sunday was, but still pretty nice to close out July.
This new month has commenced here at 65 degrees and we should hit the upper 80's by this afternoon.
But the humidity is supposed to remain in the 40's, so it should be reasonably comfortable.


Have a Terrific Tuesday, Folks.
And say, Guys. We can now officially state that Christmas Blossoms 2017 will launch next month!
(Now, doesn't Christmas seem even closer than ever?)

Aside from August, I knew there was a big reason why I had to return today. Christmas Blossoms 2017!!!!!!!!!! I'm excited for it, Crown. I've recently caught myself wandering around a few stores and marvelling at the autumn decor. Although I wish it was Christmas, I'm going to enjoy it for now. Our time will come!