Christmas Countdown - 2018

[SnowflakeMom]

Great idea. Normally my sunroom tree, I take off the amber lights & put blue & clear lights on for winter with snowflakes & snowmen. Blue & sliver bulbs. But last year I enjoyed it as a Christmas tree (it has clear & amber lights) so much, it stayed up through March. Haven't decided yet if I'll make it a winter tree or leave it as is this year.

Your tree sounds so pretty!
Hope you are feeling better, Holiday!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Thursday morning, Christmas friends!

It's almost 70°F and rainy here today. Last week this time, it was a winter wonderland. Go figure.

Tonight is seafood night at the in-laws!

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning all. Been away since the beginning of the year and like so many of you in the past, this may be my year of "occasional" visits. A lot going on, especially between now and the start of the Spring season. Outside is down and got it done prior to this current cold snap. Wal-Mart's 90% off for Christmas decor (it began this AM) netted me some nice deals for the upcoming year. Basically I got $170 worth of items for $16.94.
Now I just have to find a place for everything. Take care all and have a great weekend.
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Hope all is well with you!! Stop in when you can!!

 

[Holiday]

Now the slick roads are supposed to be here by Friday night. I just want us all to get home from work & school before it happens! I would love to be holed up at home for a long weekend, since DD & I are off of Monday.

I just made camping reservations for Easter weekend & Memorial Day weekend, so I have something else to look forward too:
March: Easter weekend camping
May: Memorial Day Camping (moved from Labor Day since DD will be in marching band next school year)
June: Disney World
December: 25th wedding anniversary get away!

The year is shaping up!

Fun things to look forward too!!! Enjoy your nice long weekend!

 

[Holiday]

Praying everyone who is under the weather is better soon!

Merry Thursday!

The temperature is balmy and the snow is almost gone leaving behind flooded areas and some patches of ice. It is very windy out, too, so maybe some of the water will recede and the other icy patches will melt. I hope so! Not sure what is in store for later this week other than much colder temperatures. When I put the weather channel on this morning it was just graphics for a town that is 50 miles away which usually has much different weather than we do.

Hanging out with my brother today!

Be safe and merry!

Have fun hanging out with your brother today!

 

[Holiday]

Your tree sounds so pretty!
Hope you are feeling better, Holiday!

Thanks SFM! I am!! My coffee gave me a boost this morning!

 

[Holiday]

Good Thursday morning, Christmas friends!

It's almost 70°F and rainy here today. Last week this time, it was a winter wonderland. Go figure.

Tonight is seafood night at the in-laws!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Same here. Last week we were in a deep freeze, today it's almost 60º! Craziness!
Have a great day!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Enjoy your trip to the beauty parlor!!

Thanks Holiday! Glad to hear that you are feeling better. Enjoy the rest of the day!
xx

 

[Holiday]

Everyone have a great evening!! I guess we'll find out tomorrow what the weather is going to bring!!!

 

[Crown 84]

Crabtree is now almost completely undecorated, with one noteworthy exception: Santa's village is still fully intact!

Crabtree's main indoor tree is now dismantled and gone, but you will note "A Christmas To Remember" is still open. They told me they will be there for the rest of this week. Items there are marked 70% off!
("Sounds like an exceptional value!")

(It took both of these photos this afternoon.)

 

[Edge612]

Crabtree is now almost completely undecorated, with one noteworthy exception: Santa's village is still fully intact!

Crabtree's main indoor tree is now dismantled and gone, but you will note "A Christmas To Remember" is still open. They told me they will be there for the rest of this week. Items there are marked 70% off!
("Sounds like an exceptional value!")

(It took both of these photos this afternoon.)

Sad to see it disappearing but the leftover signs of it make you remember how amazing it is when we get to see it again come this Autumn.

 

[e_xander]

Excedrin Migraine is a "cocktail" of Tylenol, aspirin, and caffeine, so it packs a headache-killing punch.

I don't get them often, but those headaches that linger over a few days and fade a little without entirely going away are ... well, a pain!

I like using Excedrin Tension for tough headaches. I'm not sure what the difference is, but I suffer from tension headaches every so often and this works wonders for me. I've used Migraine when I didn't have Tension and it still worked for me.

 

[MerryCarey]

I like using Excedrin Tension for tough headaches. I'm not sure what the difference is, but I suffer from tension headaches every so often and this works wonders for me. I've used Migraine when I didn't have Tension and it still worked for me.

I got curious and looked it up. Excedrin Migraine is Excedrin Tension plus aspirin.

 

[e_xander]

I got curious and looked it up. Excedrin Migraine is Excedrin Tension plus aspirin.

Ahhh...that's good to know...Thanks

 

[MerryCarey]

Ahhh...that's good to know...Thanks

I hope you won’t need any of either!

 

[e_xander]

I hope you won’t need any of either!

It's usually only once or twice a year that I actually need to take them because nothing else I do will relieve the headache. It's not very often.

 

[xmas365]

Speaking of caffeine....I need a coffee!!!

Unfortunately with the new medication I am on I can have very little caffeine, so waking up is a little tougher for me now.

 

[xmas365]

The office Christmas tree came down today. I knew my supervisor had been wanting to take it down, but didn't have the time and didn't know what to do with the decorations (all the ornaments were things I'd brought from home). So I packed up the ornaments today, and someone else dismantled the tree itself and packed it away. I'll store the ornaments at home until next year.

I realized too late we should have just packed up the ornaments and tinsel and left the tree with white lights for winter decor ...

This weekend I expect to pack away the ornaments on my small tree in the TV room (the main tree is already packed away). I'm toying with the idea of unplugging the multicolor lights and throwing a string of white lights on it for a few weeks as winter decor, at least until the evenings are less dark.

The women that work in the HR office took off the Christmas ornaments and lights off the small tree and put heart lights on it for Valentine's Day.

 

[xmas365]

Good evening,

Late night unintentionally for me, I was downloading some new Christmas music for next year, and saving some of it on my "offseason" music micro-SD card for my phone. I still have my full Christmas Micro-SD going strong now, probably change it next week.
I need to get some sleep.
Goodnight, everyone

 

[Edge612]

Morning MMC and Happy FRIDAY! Forgot how long a 5 day week is haha. Anyone off Monday for MLK Day? I'm not but it's all good. I'm ready to enjoy my weekend. We got my mom the LAST tree they had at 70% off that was 6.5 feet. The others were too big 7.5 and a few were too small. Even then she was indecisive if she really wanted it but she came up with a solution and that was to put the old tree still up and put the new one up in a different room that she has more space in now that my other brother is moving. Pretty great decision huh? 2 trees is better than 1! Have a great Friday! I'm getting some pizzzzzza tonight.