Christmas Countdown - 2017

[HomemakinGirl]

Merry Monday!
Back at it again...the weekend went by way too quick. My oldest got kicked in her quad muscle on Friday night during her soccer game and had to be carried off the field. At first I thought it was her knee but thank God it was not. They think it is a bone bruise and it is feeling a bit better but still sore. My neighbor is a physical therapist so we going to see him tomorrow and he some laser treatment he can do on it to help with the healing.
A pretty dreary day today and looks like we have rain coming in tomorrow.
Hope you all have a great day!! I can't believe we are so close in the countdown.

Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery. Hope you have a good day SnowflakeMom!

 

[Holiday]

Tonight if you have Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel they are replaying the Most Wonderful movies of Christmas Previews special at 10 pm est 9 pm central.



Howdy all been super busy lately so haven't posted much and last week was pretty much in bed sick and could hardly move. So hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Hope you are feeling better by now! xx

 

[Holiday]

Afternoon all!! Feeling sickly today..deep fried oreos and 1 quart of eggnog is perhaps the culprit.

LOL! Hope you are feeling better by now too!

 

[Holiday]

Good Saturday afternoon! Another absolutely beautiful day here. All the windows in the appartment are wide open, we're taking all this fresh, warm air. Later we'll take Loki to the dog park. Have to mention that last night, when I went to pick up David at his friends' place, I saw a lit Christmas tree through a living room patio door. Never expected that and it brought a smile to my face. Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day.

Spotting that 1st Christmas tree through a window is so exciting!! That's early! LOVE IT!

 

[Holiday]

I started Christmas decorating today, figured I'd better start real early since I'm redoing some of my items, and it takes time. So my front doors have T-day wreaths on the outside and Christmas garland all around the inside of the doors.LOL

♥ ♥ ♥

 

[NcGunny]

LOL! Hope you are feeling better by now too!

It was a long night..lol!

 

[Holiday]

Brrrrrr!

 

[made582]

For those that have Sirius-

 

[Holiday]

And a Fun-Filled Football day, as well!

My browns still didn't win, but at least they went into OT!!!

Oh, yes. That's my favorite part of going!
A disappointment, though. There were no Christmas displays this time. In years past, there have been and I've been able to take pictures for the Blossoms thread.

Bummer there was no Christmas! What the heck!?

 

[Holiday]

We've been experiencing some glorious summer-like weather in these parts. The Ash tree outside the dining room window still has it's leaves and only beginning to thin out a bit while the old yellow birch and alder trees in the back along the creek are nearly all gone.

Went shopping yesterday and this morning and found myself breezing through and pausing in the Christmas aisles just for the fun of it. I started some of my Christmas shopping for the youngest grandchildren yesterday.

Both of my older grandsons will be in new homes for Christmas this year - leaving the security of their dad's nest is a mix of joy and sadness; they've always been very close. I'm going to be getting them both different Christmas wreaths for their doors based on colours and other preferences. Haven't found the right ones yet.

There will be a series of craft shows soon and if I don't find what I want there's always Mayfair and Michaels. Jesse is bringing his 7 year old dog, Bubba with him so the young granddaughters are each getting a fluffy puppy from me that resembles his bulldog & boxer appearance. Both boys are only about 3-4 blocks from their dad's and down the street from each other so I know they'll be over to visit and keep in touch often.

Not sure if we're going to visit them for Christmas, but I'm keeping the option open based on weather. Just spent 3 days with them and it was a good visit.

Keep a merry thought in your head!

Best wishes to your Grandsons in their new homes. How exciting!

 

[Holiday]

Good evening everyone! This is our last day of warm weather hopefully and then it looks like our temps will drop all this week! I am very happy about that as I prefer cold weather. I am one of the weird ones that loves daylight savings time when we fall back. I love when it gets dark at 5:00pm! (Another reason I like it is because the clock in my car will finally be right...for at least 6 months! It is such a pain to change it so I usually just suffer for 6 months and then when we fall back it is correct again! I'm so lazy!)

LOL!!

 

[Holiday]

Morning all. Monday morning again, where do weekends go? I officially started my Christmas shopping yesterday. Three presents bought and stored. I really can't handle last minute shopping anymore so I'm getting organized early this year, or at least that's what I'm telling myself.

Awesome!!! Merry Monday Tis!

 

[Holiday]

Good Monday morning! Back to work for me. And then in 2 weeks I will have another week's vacation (I tried to put them together but our management team is incomplete, so only one of us can be on vacation at one time). Have a great start to the week everyone!

How nice to have another vaca to look forward too. I hope your week at work goes well!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning ~
Happy Monday!
It’s going to be cloudy today with a high of 71 degrees. I have a chiropractor appointment this morning. I’ll be going for a walk afterward. Then I will be working on the laundry. Dinner will be chicken tortilla soup. I guess that’s about it for me.
Can’t believe Thanksgiving is only one month away. My daughters birthday is on Thanksgiving Day this year so it will be extra special. And Halloween is one week from tomorrow. So exciting. My daughter carved our first jack o lantern last night
I hope everyone is well and has a great day!

Have a great day HMG!! My belly is growling already so your chicken tortilla soup sounds delicious!!

 

[Holiday]

Morning MMC! Happy Monday! It's the last week before Halloween. Can you believe it? I've been enjoying a lot of the decorations out. Funny thing is in the stores they have all the Halloween stuff on sale already and all the Christmas stuff is out in full force. Pretty amazing that we're almost there. Have a great 1st day of the week!

"Happy" Monday!
I'm watching Halloween on tv now. EEEEEEEEK!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning MMC !!

Monday morning already, and the last full week of October. Time is not marching, it is running !!!

have to take van in to get ball joint replaced. This poor old van of mine has to make it through one more winter and then it can retire in the spring.

My next few weeks will be taken up with creating gingerbread house and cakes for the competitions at end of November and beginning of December.

Our church is now on the list for doing community meals and our first is this Thursday. Expecting about 100 people to come. Our city has a list of organizations and churches that do this and as a result folks in need of nourishment or company can get a hot meal and companionship at least 4 times a week.

LittleCS moves next week so still have some packing to do there. I am always amazed at how much stuff we can accumulate that we end up never using. We had the same when we moved. so she has given away, sold or thrown out quite a bit. I told her it would make her new place seem so much bigger ! LOL

Have a great day everyone !!!

Good luck with the competitions!!
I hope LittleCS's move goes well!! xx
Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Glad you brought that up. We have one space left, and it is yours!
The schedule:
Nov. 08 (Day 5 before the Season) = Edge.
Nov. 09 (Day 4 before the Season) = Binger (? No confirmation from them, yet.)
Nov. 10 (Day 3 before the Season) = NcGunny
Nov. 11 (Day 2 before the Season) = Ballcoach
Nov. 12 (Day 1 before the Season) = Christmasstar

Folks, don't miss this series.
Long time readers know how fun, exciting, entertaining and Christmassy it is!

So exciting!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery. Hope you have a good day SnowflakeMom!

Thanks, HMG...have a great Monday. Chicken Tortilla soup sounds so good!

Brrrrrr!

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Those are some chilly temps!
Have a great Monday!

 

[Holiday]

Hi there Holiday. The weekend was... different, but I survived it...
Windy here today, but not much planned except filling up the refuse container with more leaves (providing they do not blow away while I am picking them up). I am pleased your weekend weather was enjoyable and have a great last full week or October...
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Thanks CGY!!!

 

[Holiday]

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Lulu says, "Happy Monday, MMC!"

OMGoodness!!! Cuteness overload! Happy Monday Sweet Lulu!!! (((HUGS)))