Christmas Countdown - 2017

[xmastidings]

It's been a couple of years, since I have truly been here in spirit. There was a time to where I was here almost every day, loved it. I couldn't wait each and every day to hear from everyone and to be apart of the is family. My world came crashing down around me when I came home from work one day, to discover a note on the kitchen counter informing me that my wife of 23 years decided she did not want to be married any longer. And of course, it was right after Thanksgiving and into my Christmas. It devastated me completely. And I had both kids with me at home too.

It did take me an extremely long time to get over that, and to some degree, I know we do, but we just cannot forget those years, so the memories always are there. It also effected me, and my kids in our spirits, for celebrating Christmas. I personally shut down for the longest time and even stopped coming here.

Since those years, I went thru a lot of changes, growth and re-birth in a lot of ways. I've come to know the Lord and I became a born again Christian, I learned to forgive (not forget) but to let things go.... There is a reason for everything in our lives and I found that God has a way of taken those broken pieces of our lives and he re-shapes them into a new future, a new life for us.

I learned to love again, and I fell in love with a beautiful school teacher from Connecticut. After a year in a half of dating between Connecticut and Maryland, I packed everything up, quit my job, and I moved up here to Connecticut. We got married last month.

I'm back here on MMC, and today I felt in my heart that I really needed to do something special, so I looked at the amount on Santa's Sleigh that was short of the 1500.00 goal. And so I just made the donation of 109.00 to reach that goal of 1500.00. And I also just made a 100.00 donation to fund MMC for this month. Why, It's Love. I love the Lord, I love Christmas and I Love MMC and all that it represents in this world that we live in today.

May God Bless all of you and your families.

 

[xmastidings]

tonights weather

Love it, Love it, Love it!!!!

 

[MerryCarey]

Today was one of the special "sounds of the season" ... the annual visit of the piano tuner. I always have my spinet tuned shortly before Thanksgiving so it will sound its best over the Christmas season. Hearing the tuner do her work---starting with the low keys, working up to the high keys, and finishing with some chords and runs---reminds me that Thanksgiving is on its way, and Christmas isn't far behind! Even though I'm woefully out of practice, I can't resist pecking my way through a few Christmas tunes this time of year.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

It's been a couple of years, since I have truly been here in spirit. There was a time to where I was here almost every day, loved it. I couldn't wait each and every day to hear from everyone and to be apart of the is family. My world came crashing down around me when I came home from work one day, to discover a note on the kitchen counter informing me that my wife of 23 years decided she did not want to be married any longer. And of course, it was right after Thanksgiving and into my Christmas. It devastated me completely. And I had both kids with me at home too.

It did take me an extremely long time to get over that, and to some degree, I know we do, but we just cannot forget those years, so the memories always are there. It also effected me, and my kids in our spirits, for celebrating Christmas. I personally shut down for the longest time and even stopped coming here.

Since those years, I went thru a lot of changes, growth and re-birth in a lot of ways. I've come to know the Lord and I became a born again Christian, I learned to forgive (not forget) but to let things go.... There is a reason for everything in our lives and I found that God has a way of taken those broken pieces of our lives and he re-shapes them into a new future, a new life for us.

I learned to love again, and I fell in love with a beautiful school teacher from Connecticut. After a year in a half of dating between Connecticut and Maryland, I packed everything up, quit my job, and I moved up here to Connecticut. We got married last month.

I'm back here on MMC, and today I felt in my heart that I really needed to do something special, so I looked at the amount on Santa's Sleigh that was short of the 1500.00 goal. And so I just made the donation of 109.00 to reach that goal of 1500.00. And I also just made a 100.00 donation to fund MMC for this month. Why, It's Love. I love the Lord, I love Christmas and I Love MMC and all that it represents in this world that we live in today.

May God Bless all of you and your families.

So glad things turned around for you xmastidings, and I’m so happy to see you back here where you belong!

 

[brent]

Special Post Day 4​

Christmas is in my heart. It isn’t in a box under the tree, it doesn’t arrive in the mail, and it won’t be brought from a relative who comes for a visit.

Because Christmas is in my heart, it is celebrated all year long. I have Christmas in February, April, July, October and all of the months before, during, and after those listed. It isn’t a day or a season, but a state of mind. This is the way at “MMC.”

I joined MMC in Early 2009 and by Christmas that year I was really starting to become one of the gang. On December 23, 2009, it all changed for me.

That year, I kept hearing about Darlene Love Night. I had no clue what or who that was. Someone that made me laugh a lot that year, Binger, had gone on and on about Darlene Love Night. By accident, I found myself on MMC that night as David Letterman came on and thought I will find out what all of the fuss is about. Made, who joined right around the time I did (within days of each other) showed up, Binger showed up, and then Darlene Love showed up. It was magical! The Christmas Spirit had me so excited that night.

After that night, the traditions kept coming….Christmas in July, the special posts, joining everyone here on Nov. 12 around 11:00 p.m. as we bring in the season on Nov. 13, Darlene Love nights, being here at midnight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day….

We’ve been here for the Blossoms threads, for the birth of children, plays and recitals, building cars, through tornadoes and hurricanes…..

Crown’s Countdown….

And the tough time that followed during the loss of Louann….

Those are the reasons I come here….because WE come here. We come together. A website full of family who has never seen each other but share the pains of this world and the joys of our life….

And here we are, again.

Friends….no, family….thank you for having me the past 9 Christmas seasons….I look forward to seeing some of you Nov. 12 at 11:30 EST/10 CST to ring in the season and I eagerly anticipate another magical Christmas with you this year.

Merry Christmas!

And so it comes to this….2 days until the season….

With love,
Ballcoach

I posted a little earlier, but had to depart quickly after to join Kim to run some errands. I've finally come around to reading your special post, coach. It is perfect. So many memories we've made over the years, MMC is one happy family. Our hearts are all filled with Christmas. In times like these, it's difficult to find a place where everyone gets along so well. Thankfully, MMC has brought us all together and allowed us to share our hearts 365 days a year.

It's hard to believe that we've celebrated all these Christmases together, too.Although I signed up in September of 2008, I didn't quite start posting until July of 2009. Since then, I've been so lucky to have some of the best friends in the world on MMC.

Once again, coach... that was a fantastic post. I can't wait to finish that countdown with you tomorrow in real time!

 

[Crown 84]

Special Post Day 4​

Christmas is in my heart. It isn’t in a box under the tree, it doesn’t arrive in the mail, and it won’t be brought from a relative who comes for a visit.

Because Christmas is in my heart, it is celebrated all year long. I have Christmas in February, April, July, October and all of the months before, during, and after those listed. It isn’t a day or a season, but a state of mind. This is the way at “MMC.”

I joined MMC in Early 2009 and by Christmas that year I was really starting to become one of the gang. On December 23, 2009, it all changed for me.

That year, I kept hearing about Darlene Love Night. I had no clue what or who that was. Someone that made me laugh a lot that year, Binger, had gone on and on about Darlene Love Night. By accident, I found myself on MMC that night as David Letterman came on and thought I will find out what all of the fuss is about. Made, who joined right around the time I did (within days of each other) showed up, Binger showed up, and then Darlene Love showed up. It was magical! The Christmas Spirit had me so excited that night.

After that night, the traditions kept coming….Christmas in July, the special posts, joining everyone here on Nov. 12 around 11:00 p.m. as we bring in the season on Nov. 13, Darlene Love nights, being here at midnight on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day….

We’ve been here for the Blossoms threads, for the birth of children, plays and recitals, building cars, through tornadoes and hurricanes…..

Crown’s Countdown….

And the tough time that followed during the loss of Louann….

Those are the reasons I come here….because WE come here. We come together. A website full of family who has never seen each other but share the pains of this world and the joys of our life….

And here we are, again.

Friends….no, family….thank you for having me the past 9 Christmas seasons….I look forward to seeing some of you Nov. 12 at 11:30 EST/10 CST to ring in the season and I eagerly anticipate another magical Christmas with you this year.

Merry Christmas!

And so it comes to this….2 days until the season….

With love,
Ballcoach

Ballcoach, that's one of the nicest posts we've ever had.
Thanks so much!

 

[DoYouHearWhatIHear]

I ran my second half marathon today! I am about to fall asleep because of it-but I wanted to stop in and say a hearty hello before the two day window closed! Have a good night everyone! See you tomorrow!!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good Morning MMC !

It's been a couple of years, since I have truly been here in spirit. There was a time to where I was here almost every day, loved it. I couldn't wait each and every day to hear from everyone and to be apart of the is family. My world came crashing down around me when I came home from work one day, to discover a note on the kitchen counter informing me that my wife of 23 years decided she did not want to be married any longer. And of course, it was right after Thanksgiving and into my Christmas. It devastated me completely. And I had both kids with me at home too.

It did take me an extremely long time to get over that, and to some degree, I know we do, but we just cannot forget those years, so the memories always are there. It also effected me, and my kids in our spirits, for celebrating Christmas. I personally shut down for the longest time and even stopped coming here.

Since those years, I went thru a lot of changes, growth and re-birth in a lot of ways. I've come to know the Lord and I became a born again Christian, I learned to forgive (not forget) but to let things go.... There is a reason for everything in our lives and I found that God has a way of taken those broken pieces of our lives and he re-shapes them into a new future, a new life for us.

I learned to love again, and I fell in love with a beautiful school teacher from Connecticut. After a year in a half of dating between Connecticut and Maryland, I packed everything up, quit my job, and I moved up here to Connecticut. We got married last month.

I'm back here on MMC, and today I felt in my heart that I really needed to do something special, so I looked at the amount on Santa's Sleigh that was short of the 1500.00 goal. And so I just made the donation of 109.00 to reach that goal of 1500.00. And I also just made a 100.00 donation to fund MMC for this month. Why, It's Love. I love the Lord, I love Christmas and I Love MMC and all that it represents in this world that we live in today.

May God Bless all of you and your families.

your story is so much like mine. Many ((((HUGS ))))) to you as you continue to heal. So glad to hear you have moved on and have found that your heart can love again. Congratulations and welcome back !

 

[Christmasstar]

Because I am having computer issues still and this machine will not always let me access this site, I am posting my Day 5 special post now while I can.

SPECIAL POST DAY 5

And so at last it has come down to this, Christmas season eve.
The day before the most wonderful time of the year !
So much has already been said in our special posts that I almost just wrote "what they said "

But sitting here I started thinking, what is the best thing about Christmas ?

Is it the music?
Is it he gifts ?
Is it the meeting of friends and family over a special meal ?
Is it spending time here with such an amazing group of folks that have not met in person, but certainly met in hearts ?
Just what is it that we love so much about the whole Christmas season?

For me it would be the reminder that a little baby born in a cold, dark, smelly barn, whose first crib was a cows feeding trough grew up to bring life and love to everyone who is willing to accept His gift so freely given.

So let us enter into this wonderful time of the year with hearts full of wonder like that of a child. Let us always be kind and gracious to everyone. Give from the heart not just now but all year long. For it is this spirit that makes Christmas truly special, all year long !

See you all on the other side !!!

 

[Crown 84]

Because I am having computer issues still and this machine will not always let me access this site, I am posting my Day 5 special post now while I can.

SPECIAL POST DAY 5

And so at last it has come down to this, Christmas season eve.
The day before the most wonderful time of the year !
So much has already been said in our special posts that I almost just wrote "what they said "

But sitting here I started thinking, what is the best thing about Christmas ?

Is it the music?
Is it he gifts ?
Is it the meeting of friends and family over a special meal ?
Is it spending time here with such an amazing group of folks that have not met in person, but certainly met in hearts ?
Just what is it that we love so much about the whole Christmas season?

For me it would be the reminder that a little baby born in a cold, dark, smelly barn, whose first crib was a cows feeding trough grew up to bring life and love to everyone who is willing to accept His gift so freely given.

So let us enter into this wonderful time of the year with hearts full of wonder like that of a child. Let us always be kind and gracious to everyone. Give from the heart not just now but all year long. For it is this spirit that makes Christmas truly special, all year long !

See you all on the other side !!!

Thank you, 'Star.
A fine finish to the Special Post Series, indeed!

 

[Iteachpercussion]

Well, the outside decorations started going up today!
Santa, sleigh and reindeer are on the roof this year!
Still a little more to do tomorrow morning. We ran out of time today to get things finished. Not much left though; two more strands of lights on the roof, some small stuff around the tree in the front yard and a couple of little things on the porch.

It was chilly today, but nice enough to be outside working. Hoping to finish up before rain sets in tomorrow.
I might make some pumpkin bread (from fresh pumpkin) tomorrow too!

 

[ballcoach]

What a week, friends. I loved all the posts. Look forward to tomorrow night...if I can stay awake!

 

[Binger]

23 hours.

 

[Binger]

Yabba!

 

[Binger]

Brilliant coach

 

[Binger]

And it comes down to only a few hours. ....... Yabba!

 

[NcGunny]

@NcGunny Definitely crochet ... I did a quick Google Images search for "crocheted Christmas garland" and found the pattern! It's a free download from Red Heart Yarn. Download the pattern for your afghan-making friends, and they should be able to make it! (I'm so tickled I was able to find the actual pattern for you so quickly!)

Thanks Merry!! Got it downloaded.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Because I am having computer issues still and this machine will not always let me access this site, I am posting my Day 5 special post now while I can.

SPECIAL POST DAY 5

And so at last it has come down to this, Christmas season eve.
The day before the most wonderful time of the year !
So much has already been said in our special posts that I almost just wrote "what they said "

But sitting here I started thinking, what is the best thing about Christmas ?

Is it the music?
Is it he gifts ?
Is it the meeting of friends and family over a special meal ?
Is it spending time here with such an amazing group of folks that have not met in person, but certainly met in hearts ?
Just what is it that we love so much about the whole Christmas season?

For me it would be the reminder that a little baby born in a cold, dark, smelly barn, whose first crib was a cows feeding trough grew up to bring life and love to everyone who is willing to accept His gift so freely given.

So let us enter into this wonderful time of the year with hearts full of wonder like that of a child. Let us always be kind and gracious to everyone. Give from the heart not just now but all year long. For it is this spirit that makes Christmas truly special, all year long !

See you all on the other side !!!

Thank you so much Star, beautiful post! Merry Christmas <3

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning MMC ~
Merry Sunday!
It’s going to be partly cloudy today with temperatures in the upper 40’s. I’m happy to say we have no plans for today, should be a relaxing one. I’m just about ready to fry some meatballs and get a pot of sauce started. Dinner will be lasagna and garlic bread. I’m thinking about making stuffed mushrooms as well.
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!

 

[Edge612]

Morning MMC! Well my favorite run is on Saturday and I decided it was time to "let it go" and run freely/normally for me to see how I felt. I felt great and 100% for the first time. Think my mind was preventing me from running normal for a few days after I was in the hospital. I got my mojo back yesterday running. Now today we count down the hours to the Christmas Season. Unreal...but ya know what? Time to stop saying unreal. It's about to get REAL.