Christmas Countdown - 2017

['Tis the season]

Thank you Merry! I'm good now, actually better than I've been in a long while. I've sorted through all of the small things and the bigger bads, prayed, thought and adjusted. I've evaluated my failures and sins and accepted it all. As Leonard Cohen says, "Forget your perfect offering, There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in".

Great to hear things improving for you.

 

[Festive Spirit]

Good evening, everyone!

A quick stop-in for me. It was non-stop pretty much all week. I was busy with some last minute training and getting some wedding stuff done... After all, we're only about a month and three days away from September 23rd!

In terms of training, I played in my first (Ultimate Frisbee) national championship in three years. It was here in Ottawa and my friend that now lives in Calgary asked me to play for his team. We didn't finish exactly where we wanted, but I had a blast playing. It was a lot of fun and I'm happy that I decided to "unretire" from competitive Ultimate for a few days.

As much as it pains me to say, it looks as if I only really have two more weeks of summer. I thought August would be my quiet/rest/recharge month, but it hasn't been so. Hopefully these next two weeks will be a little more calm and allow me do more things for myself. We'll see how it goes!

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We're inching closer to those "'BER" months!

Always great to catch up. I have not been here much. Good luck to you and Kim with wedding plans. Wow that will soon be here!

Glad to hear things are going well. We are getting closer to our favourite time of year and its so exciting!

 

[Festive Spirit]

Thank you Merry! I'm good now, actually better than I've been in a long while. I've sorted through all of the small things and the bigger bads, prayed, thought and adjusted. I've evaluated my failures and sins and accepted it all. As Leonard Cohen says, "Forget your perfect offering, There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in".

One of my favourite quotes. Glad to see you here and hope things continue on the positive.

 

[Edge612]

Morning MMC! Another week has begun but get this...it's the last full week before the Bers begin. 11 days till the Bers. Yeah who's counting? This guy is...as much as I do love summer it just gets me really excited when September 1 arrives. It's kind of New Years to me. Anyway, another week but my supervisor is back from vacation which will give me a chance to catch up on work. Next week will be very busy so this is the week to do it. Today we expect a high in the mid 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. There's a chance of a thunderstorm later today. Hope you all enjoy your Monday!

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Everyone!

We arrive at the start of yet another new week.
And this one will see us pass from the second to the final third of our march back to Christmas!

The data for the day:
Days to the Season: 84
Days to Christmas Day: 126

And reference to the Milestone Marker Chart confirms that in just FOUR days, we will be 2/3 of the way back to our Holiday of choice.
Barely over HALF a week away.
(So close to yet another ** MILESTONE DAY **!)


Still the weather rut. The hot and humid weather rut!
Perhaps some relief later on in the week.
For now, we commence this Milestone Week at 76 degrees here in central North Carolina.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Folks!

 

[Martine]

Good Monday morning! I'm working the afternoon/evening shift and that's a good thing since I need some rest after walking in the blistering heat yesterday in the Montréal Pride parade with my company. It's going to be another very hot and humid day today. I can't believe that in two weeks it will be September already. College students are back at school this week. It's going by so fast. Have a great day everyone!

 

[NcGunny]

Good Morning, Everyone!

We arrive at the start of yet another new week.
And this one will see us pass from the second to the final third of our march back to Christmas!

The data for the day:
Days to the Season: 84
Days to Christmas Day: 126

And reference to the Milestone Marker Chart confirms that in just FOUR days, we will be 2/3 of the way back to our Holiday of choice.
Barely over HALF a week away.
(So close to yet another ** MILESTONE DAY **!)


Still the weather rut. The hot and humid weather rut!
Perhaps some relief later on in the week.
For now, we commence this Milestone Week at 76 degrees here in central North Carolina.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Folks!

Thanks Crown!! Closing in quick to the Milestone day. Dont forget the eclipse today

 

[Festive Spirit]

Greetings Festive. How cool is your first store getting into the spirit. We have that in a store called Hobby Lobby. It began as just getting crafts out early so people would have time to complete them. Then one year it was... might as well get some other stuff out too. And so it began...
Got to ask... what board game do you guys enjoy?
Have a fabulous Saturday and a relaxing dinner... (here is one of my favorite games)
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I like Clue too especially around halloween time.

Well we have quite a variety especially with the kids and their ages. These are just a few:
Scrabble
Clue
Monopoly
Chess
Draughts
Exploding Kittens
Checkers
Game of Life
Hotel Tycoon
Labyrinth
Snakes and Ladders
Sharkmania
We also have a family Poker night. Not exactly a board game though

My mum brought us one of the best games ever this year. Catoploy!!! We can't play without the kittens getting involved! Here are a couple photos ...
Look at Whiskey plotting his next move in the second photo.

 

[Festive Spirit]

Merry Monday everyone!
Hope everyone had a great weekend and ready for the week ahead.

Nico and Whiskey playing Catopoly with us over weekend.

 

[NcGunny]

Morning MMC!! Going to turn into a hot few days here and luckily I have a case of my favorite drink on order. Calypso Southern Peach lemonade.The few stores that carry Calypso up here never stock this flavor so I have to have em special order it by the case. Which just means I can drink more of it..lol

 

[Festive Spirit]

Morning MMC!! Going to turn into a hot few days here and luckily I have a case of my favorite drink on order. Calypso Southern Peach lemonade.The few stores that carry Calypso up here never stock this flavor so I have to have em special order it by the case. Which just means I can drink more of it..lol

Sounds delicious! enjoy your heat spell. Wish we had one.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

I like Clue too especially around halloween time.

Well we have quite a variety especially with the kids and their ages. These are just a few:
Scrabble
Clue
Monopoly
Chess
Draughts
Exploding Kittens
Checkers
Game of Life
Hotel Tycoon
Labyrinth
Snakes and Ladders
Sharkmania
We also have a family Poker night. Not exactly a board game though

My mum brought us one of the best games ever this year. Catoploy!!! We can't play without the kittens getting involved! Here are a couple photos ...
View attachment 38379 View attachment 38380 Look at Whiskey plotting his next move in the second photo.

Love your pics of the kitties!!
Hope you are enjoying your visit with your Mom!

Morning MMC!! Going to turn into a hot few days here and luckily I have a case of my favorite drink on order. Calypso Southern Peach lemonade.The few stores that carry Calypso up here never stock this flavor so I have to have em special order it by the case. Which just means I can drink more of it..lol

That sounds really good...I wonder if they have that here (CT) I will have to look!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Merry Monday and back to the grind but it makes it even better that we are getting close to the Bers.
Jus work for me today and my kids are going to my in-laws for the night so my husband and I may go out to dinner.
Is anyone watching the eclipse? I may put it on TV since we don't have the glasses.
I bought a new tart burner over the weekend and I have Apples and Cinnamon burning now...reminds me of fall!
Hope you all have a great day!

 

[Edge612]

Good Morning, Everyone!

We arrive at the start of yet another new week.
And this one will see us pass from the second to the final third of our march back to Christmas!

The data for the day:
Days to the Season: 84
Days to Christmas Day: 126

And reference to the Milestone Marker Chart confirms that in just FOUR days, we will be 2/3 of the way back to our Holiday of choice.
Barely over HALF a week away.
(So close to yet another ** MILESTONE DAY **!)


Still the weather rut. The hot and humid weather rut!
Perhaps some relief later on in the week.
For now, we commence this Milestone Week at 76 degrees here in central North Carolina.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Folks!

Thanks Crown! Enjoy the eclipse!

 

[Festive Spirit]

Good Monday morning! I'm working the afternoon/evening shift and that's a good thing since I need some rest after walking in the blistering heat yesterday in the Montréal Pride parade with my company. It's going to be another very hot and humid day today. I can't believe that in two weeks it will be September already. College students are back at school this week. It's going by so fast. Have a great day everyone!

I cant believe we are in the last full week of august !! Have a great day.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Merry Monday everyone!
Hope everyone had a great weekend and ready for the week ahead.

Nico and Whiskey playing Catopoly with us over weekend.
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Kittens are the best, this is too cute! Hugs <3

 

[Bradmac]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

It's just a little overcast, but I'm hoping it clears up so we can really experience the eclipse this afternoon.

I spent my weekend battling the swimming pool. I've spent more than $200 in the last few weeks buying the chemicals that the pool supply store said I needed to clear the cloudy appearance in my water, to no avail. I finally talked to the store owner who said I needed to change the sand in the pump. That was a job, but the water was looking better yesterday. He really shouldn't just rely on those part-time high school kids to sell chemicals based on a computer analysis. Sometimes your customers need your experience!

It's still hot and humid, but hunting season starts in just a few weeks! Woo hoo!!

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning, Merry Monday!
It's going to be a nice day, sunny with highs around 85 degrees. Great eclipse viewing weather. We're not in the path of totality here on Long Island but we will see a partial. We have our glasses and are excited to view it. Typical day otherwise of errands and chores. I'm making enchiladas for dinner. That's about it for me. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
xx

 

[CGYager]

Good morning MMC ~
Merry Sunday!
I'm just having my coffee and relaxing for a few minutes. Everyone is still sleeping here so I'm enjoying the peace and quiet. It's going to be sunny and warm today with a high of 85 degrees. My parents are coming for dinner, I'm going to fry some meatballs and get a pot of sauce started soon. I'm going to make stuffed shells
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!
xx

Good morning HMG. Sounds like a wonder Sunday and I hope it came off well. Mine was sleeping after work, church in the evening and then some home made tacos for dinner, w/TV and the family (Masters of Illusion).
Have a great week!

 

[CGYager]

Hi MMC! I'm headed to work today-never fun on a weekend, but must be done. Today's still fairly hot at muggy here, but looking ahead to Labor Day weekend, the humidity and heat break and it looks phenomenal!! Not wishing any time away-just enjoying what I can out of each day. Hope everyone has an enjoyable Sunday (and doesn't have to work!!)

I do mine on Saturday and get Sundays (and Mondays) off...