Christmas Countdown - 2018

[HomemakinGirl]

Well, nearly a week since I've stopped by - where does the time go?

I seem to be having a really hard time getting used to the idea that my mom isn't around especially so close to Mother's Day. I talk to her all the time in my head and a few times I've woken up hearing her voice speaking louder than usual to me.

I decided on Mother's Day, to pay tribute by treating myself to a Mother's Day Surprise Meal and playing some of her favourite music. It's better just to find some way to include her rather than to miss her terribly.

My dad went for his first solo vacation since her passing over the Christmas holidays. I'm glad he was able to visit with both brothers in different cities and catch up with a few old friends and relatives he hasn't seen for along time.

If all goes well, we should be bringing "mom's urn" to Nova Scotia this summer to release her ashes.

Beautiful weather today and the birds and buds are taking some of the "icky earth smell" off my mind.

Keep a merry thought in your head!

Thinking of you Auntie...my Mom has been gone 6 years. Sounds like you have a good way to remember your Mom next week. It is strange how it becomes a new normal after you lose a loved one.

Auntie, I understand how you feel, I feel it too, with my love for my grandparents (who were my loving parents)!
Your mom is and will always be with you because everyday, you hold her dearly in your heart and keep the memories of her in your mind; love, is what will bind us together with them for all of eternity.

{{{HUGS}}}

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Merry Sunday MMC ~
Wishing everyone a beautiful and blessed day!
xo

 

[xmastidings]

Good morning friends! Yesterday, the wife and spent most of the day up and around the area to where our home we purchased is. Just a little over a month away and we will be moving in. We met a contractor up there to get a quote to have central air installed. Afterwards, we explored the area up there, checking out places to eat and such.

Today, our landlord here, has perspective tenants that are interested in seeing the apartment, so we have to get the place ready for 4 hours of walk thru’s starting at 1 this afternoon.

Looking at the weather, for around here, it’s supposed to start raining around that time and then continue for the next 12 hours; yuck!

Hope everyone has a nice day today.

 

[xmastidings]

Crown really got my Christmas excitement a flowing, with that news of single digits to the halfway mark to the Christmas season. Now that, is exciting news!!!!

 

[xmastidings]

It is supposed to be 83 degrees here, today. I gotta go get the little girls a swimming pool and run some water so we can play outside! Y'all have great day. Hope your weather is as good as mine!

Here’s a thought for the time being, until you get the pool, I can remember before i got a little pool for my kids, i set up the lawn sprinkler in the yard and let them run thru it. They had such a great time doing that and we’re happy little larks. As a matter of fact, I think I ran thru it a few times myself too!

 

[MerryCarey]

Happy Sunday, everyone!
Cooler and cloudy here today, but we can use that to cool the house off a bit. Still feeling summery, though ... playing some 1930s-40s Hawaiian music! Hoping to relax and crochet a bit today along with some household things I need to do.

 

[Minta]

Good morning, overcast and chilly this morning with showers expected this afternoon. Spent all day yesterday at a high school softball tournament, 5 rounds later our daughter's team came in 2nd place, not bad considering they the underdogs. Not much of anything besides grocery shopping and laundry getting done this weekend lol. Sitting on those hard metal bleachers all day takes a toll now a days. Gotta go get ready to take my daughter to work. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Auntie, I understand how you feel, I feel it too, with my love for my grandparents (who were my loving parents)!
Your mom is and will always be with you because everyday, you hold her dearly in your heart and keep the memories of her in your mind; love, is what will bind us together with them for all of eternity.

I agree; the actor, Jack Lemon said, "Death ends a life; not a relationship" and I believe that so very much; remembering her and sharing whatever thoughts pop into my head with someone is wonderful medicine. Although I have a few moments of sadness sweep over me, for the most part, I feel joy because of our close bond.

My dad and my brothers believe her spirit is already gone and the ashes are just waste from the shell she wore on earth. I see the significance of scattering ashes in a place of special meaning to be part of the healing process.
I lost out on the biodegradable pine tree urn; too bad, she would've enjoyed being decorated for Christmas.

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Good morning friends! Yesterday, the wife and spent most of the day up and around the area to where our home we purchased is. Just a little over a month away and we will be moving in. We met a contractor up there to get a quote to have central air installed. Afterwards, we explored the area up there, checking out places to eat and such.

Today, our landlord here, has perspective tenants that are interested in seeing the apartment, so we have to get the place ready for 4 hours of walk thru’s starting at 1 this afternoon.

Looking at the weather, for around here, it’s supposed to start raining around that time and then continue for the next 12 hours; yuck!

Hope everyone has a nice day today.

Did you already figure out where you are going to set up your Christmas trees in the new home? That's something I consider when I'm searching out potential new dwellings.

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Here’s a thought for the time being, until you get the pool, I can remember before i got a little pool for my kids, i set up the lawn sprinkler in the yard and let them run thru it. They had such a great time doing that and we’re happy little larks. As a matter of fact, I think I ran thru it a few times myself too!

I drove close to sprinklers a few times on my mountain bike to cool off a bit.

 

[Iteachpercussion]

Hello all,

The weather has been very nice this weekend. We were able to get outside and clean up the backyard and get some gardening done. This is a busy month so whenever there is a chance to get something done we have to take it!

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

 

[Martine]

Here’s a thought for the time being, until you get the pool, I can remember before i got a little pool for my kids, i set up the lawn sprinkler in the yard and let them run thru it. They had such a great time doing that and we’re happy little larks. As a matter of fact, I think I ran thru it a few times myself too!

Oh that brought back memories! We never had a pool growing up but we definitely ran through sprinklers. So much fun!

 

[xmastidings]

Evening folks. It's getting dark outside early tonight, it's been a slow rain coming down, but now it's raining really hard. Been kind of a slow, low key kind of a day, which is so great.

We just got done, baking a big batch of chocolate chip cookies, and they are cooling as I write. Of course, I had to get me one of those bad boys as soon as it came out of the oven; hot, gooey and oh baby, was that ever so good! It's going to be cookies and cold milk in a few minutes.

Wishing everyone a pleasant evening.

 

[Meceka]

Good late morning check in from me - MMC!

I stayed with Mom last night. We had our challenging moments. I'll be staying with her this weekend too so I'm trying to gear myself up for it!! God love her!! ♥ She told Emma this morning that she still likes me - I'm surprised!! HA!! Dementia is so hard!!! Bless her heart!! Lucy coming along saves me when I'm there. She takes good care of her G-ma!! ♥

Speaking of Emma - She's BACK today!!! Oh how I missed her!! I wonder how many words we got in, in our 1 hour talk this morning! LOL!!! Can't wait to talk with her more later! She just needs to move here!

We have a graduation party tomorrow night & other than that I'll be at Moms & not much going on! Just glad it's FRIDAY!!

Everyone, have a GREAT day!!

My prayers are with you and your mom, Holiday! {{{HUGS}}}

 

[Meceka]

Well, nearly a week since I've stopped by - where does the time go?

I seem to be having a really hard time getting used to the idea that my mom isn't around especially so close to Mother's Day. I talk to her all the time in my head and a few times I've woken up hearing her voice speaking louder than usual to me.

I decided on Mother's Day, to pay tribute by treating myself to a Mother's Day Surprise Meal and playing some of her favourite music. It's better just to find some way to include her rather than to miss her terribly.

My dad went for his first solo vacation since her passing over the Christmas holidays. I'm glad he was able to visit with both brothers in different cities and catch up with a few old friends and relatives he hasn't seen for along time.

If all goes well, we should be bringing "mom's urn" to Nova Scotia this summer to release her ashes.

Beautiful weather today and the birds and buds are taking some of the "icky earth smell" off my mind.

Keep a merry thought in your head!

{{{HUGS}}}

 

[Meceka]

Good morning, yall. Rained overnight...battling a wicked sore throat this morning. About to go outside and play....

Y'all have a good day!

Praying your throat is better!

 

[Meceka]

Merry Sunday!

 

[xmastidings]

Writing about running thru a sprinkler earlier, it brought back a fond memory of mine, from when I was a very little boy on my grandparents farm. My grandparents would set up a sprinkler for me at times, so as I could run thru it and they would also let me play with the garden hose and I would just get soaked, but boy, was I a very happy kid.

On really hot summer days though, my grandmother, would go up to the old chicken house and bring back down, the largest galvanized metal tub that they had up there and she would fill it full of water. She made me a pool!!! I can remember, being very small and getting in that tub outside, splashing and playing in it with my toys, with the dog, having the best time of my life. Gosh, I guess I was about 4-5 years old and I can remember it like it was yesterday.
That sure was fun times!

 

[MerryCarey]

Our neighbors had a swimming pool, patio and picnic table enclosed in a sort of roofless cinder-block building. There was a bit of roof over the picnic table, and under the roof were also kitchen cabinets, a gas grill, an electric ice-cream freezer, a sink, and a refrigerator. The interior walls were painted with underwater scenes—-fish, a whale, a mermaid, seahorses, a giant crab, etc. (My dad painted some of the scenes.) The patio was a cement area with a hammock, a covered swing (the kind with cushions, like a porch swing), and shuffleboard. There was even a dressing room for changing into and out of your swimsuit. This whole thing abutted our backyard, and in the summertime I kept a close eye on it ... if the neighbor lady was there, I always asked permission to come and swim. Poor lady ... every summer afternoon I was there lying in wait! But I had some wonderful times there.

 

[ballcoach]

Mowing, cleaned off my deck (power-washing, Brad), and played with the girls outside...

A glorious day...