Christmas Countdown - 2008

[Crown 84]

Thanks for the "Welcome Back"'s, Guys! You are a great bunch!

Days to the Season: 199
Days to Christmas Day: 241.
Wow! Nearly wore my fingers down having to change 3 digits on our Season count!
My, My, My! Doesn't that "1" look nice.
Incredible!

Oh! And before I forget, we are about to reach yet another milestone. In a little over 100 more posts, we will surpass our 2007 Countdown total. Looks like that will occur right about the end of the month or the begining of May.
Hey! What can I say? This thread is hot!
(I think I'll celebrate by eating a fired twinkie while watching Binger get high on their 25th cup of coffee. Then, off for a short 3-hour nap)

Rainy here in Raleigh this morning with the old thermometer standing at 66.
Thanks for washing my cars for me, Mother Nature!

Well, have a Marvelous Monday, everyone.
(And yes, that's possible if you keep the spirit of the Christmas Season with you!)

 

[mammaduke]

Good afternoon everyone. Glad you had a nice trip crown.

Cloudy, rainy, & cool here. Temps in the 50's today, they say it might get down into the 30's Wed. with a chance of frost.

I know what you mean about worrying about the garden Holiday. Sure do hope they are wrong.

Hope everyone has a good Monday.

 

[Undrtakr]

I cant wait for Christmas ;P haha. I think I might have to listen to some Christmas music to tide me over :-?

 

[Binger]

Stormy here right now..... a good moment to relax and have a cup of coffee... the fifth since I got home from work.. I'm not the least bit tired.. not sure why- but I'm not!

YABBA! ... Reds.. The passion.....

 

[Binger]

Hey.. Mr. Ish.. Ms. Michigan.. where art thou?

YABBA.. Reds.. the passion!

 

[Annette]

Hey gang! How's everyone's Monday going? My day has been a busy one. Went to storage and organized all my Christmas Stuff, Cleaned out my fridge and did some laundry. Will be starting some dinner soon. Think I will make a meatloaf. Enjoy the rest of your daycheesy

 

[Cedarfarm]

~Where on Earth is Suffolk??? Near Norfolk!!! OMG Bing, I just watched PBS, they showed some storm devastation there, so close to you! Relieved to see your post!!!!!

Whew.

 

[DoubleA]

Did anyone figure out the fast forward button yet so we could get the Season under way?
Hope everyone had a great start to the week and stayed safe!

 

[Crown 84]

Hey, Bing. Put down your coffee cup long enough to send a message that you are OK and were not affected by the tornados. We are concerned.

Good Morning, friends!

Days to the Season: 198
Days to Christmas Day: 240.

And on we move towards 1/2. (HALF?? Wow!)

What a difference a day makes.
Wet and dreary all day yesterday.
Bright and sunny this morning with a gentle breeze blowing. The birds are back!
Our temp stands at 57 and a cool one is expected.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, everyone!

 

[Annette]

Good Morning Friends! Sunny here and nice out. The hi being about 80. Have a good day allcheesy

 

[Holiday]

Good afternoon! Bing, I hope you're alright! My nephew lives near Richmond...I'm going to have to do a check on him too! How devastating!!

Right now it's a sunny 50º! Just hung clothes on the line & my fingers are pretty darn cold! But from the inside looking out, it looks beautiful & if you're in a protected area outside, it feels really nice, but that air is pretty nippy!! 31º tonight! What is up with that???? :cold: My Dad said he is going to cover some of our garden. Thanks Dad!! :smile:

I made some pineapple cookies last night that are mighty tasty. I got the recipe from a local grocery stores website, but they have a note that it came from christmas-cookies.com! I'll post the recipe over in the recipe section!

Have a great Tuesday!!!

 

[mammaduke]

Good afternoon everyone, sunny here with temps only in the 50's but at least I could get the lawn mowed. Calling for a frost here too Holiday so will have to cover my bleeding hearts & roses.

Hope everything is ok Bing & that you all are safe & sound. Make sure you let us know as soon as you can.

Have a great day everyone as we get closer to another month gone in 2 days.

 

[Binger]

I'm ok folks.. the tornado also touched down here in Norfolk briefly- minor damage here- nothing like what they had out in Suffolk ( about 8 miles from me)- massive destruction there- just a war zone....thanks all..

YABBA!

 

[Binger]

Anyone heard from that Ish guy? You know- the one that paus du luxes?

YABBA....

 

[Maureen]

*raises her head from hemming plaid bloomers

TORNADO??? WHAT TORNADO???

 

[JayIsh]

I'm here Binger-baby! Just being a spectator...Nothing witty or exciting to say...So rather than prove how foolish I can be, I stay silent and let folks guess...

Glad to see you post though Bing cause the tonado damage looks really bad...Those things are so scary...I've only seen one once...while driving in Oklahoma...It was miles away and yet terrifying...I had a mark on that car's door from an actual tumbleweed that blew across the highway...Cool to talk about after but a really terrifying night...In fact, the hotel that we stayed in that night was destroyed in another tornado many years later...Not that I'm one of those guys who'd say "I was almost killed" and the thing happend years later...Just gave me a pause...It ain't all Miss Gulch and trips to Oz...that's for sure...

Thanks for looking for me Bing!

jay

 

[mammaduke]

Glad to hear that you are alright Bing, everyone was worried about you. Looks terrible everything destoyed in those tornados over 200 hurt from what they are saying. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[Crown 84]

Glad to hear you are OK, Bing.
I'll sleep better tonight.....and this afternoon.....and later this morning, and.......
(No humor intended)
<< Yeah. Right, Crown. >>

Days to the Season: 197
Days to Christmas Day: 239
You are correct, Dom. The one half milestone marker is just ahead. A mere 2 weeks from tomorrow to be exact.
No! That just can't be possible (can it?)

A chilly 44 outside as we move on into the last day of April.
Wow, the year is racing by. A third of it nearly gone already!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, guys.
And remember, Holiday (and everyone else, too) from the peak of the week, you can see all the way to the weekend.
And the view is great!

 

[dans10171]

good morning, 53 and sunny in philadelphia it was a little chilly this morning i should know had to take public transit to work, car is in the shop {brakes}.happy hump day all and 2 more days till friday we can do it.:treeguy:

 

[Annette]

Good Morning Everyone! High winds here today. Partly sunny out. The hi being only in the mid 50's. I even seen a few but light snow flurries. Big difference to the 80 degree temps we had yesterday. I had shorts on yesterday and today well it's time to pull out the snow clothers again. Argh! Hope everyone enjoys their day! The weekend is almost here...yay!