Christmas Countdown - 2011

[vsuclaribnl]

I am in Carlisle PA right now (just west of Harrisburg) Waiting for a loaded trailer to come in for us to take somewhere else. Should be here around 4am. My partner is sleeping for awhile so I decided to sit and catch up with the news here.

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You were right down the pike from me! Well, up the pike...I live about 45 minutes south of there.

 

[vsuclaribnl]

Good afternoon, Christmas family

It is a gray day here in Ohio and chilly which fits with Good Friday. My mother taught me that it is hardly ever sunny on Good Friday because of the day it is and at least here in Ohio she has been right nearly every year !!

I am so utterly exhausted today. I wanted to attend Good Friday services but I am not going to be able to as I am simply worn out.
Once again, a promise broken. I bet when I post there are groans....."Oh no, is she posting AGAIN about God ....." I don't blame you..........I am sorry to be a drag if I am one. If for no other reason, I talk about such things as a personal way to for honor Him and not to cause controversy or to be a zealot of sorts....

Anyway.........SO GLAD IT IS THE WEEKEND !!!! I get my hair done tomorrow..UGH...........there is so much gray I don't know if there will be enough color to go over it !!!! This job is the hardest job I have ever had. It is a good job. I just hope I can keep up with it.

Have a wonderful Good Friday, Christmas family !!!

Easter is right around the corner !!!!!!cheesy

CM3 - Please know that I am not offended by the religious postings from you...in fact, I find it enlightening that someone believes like you do and is not afraid to show it. I actually really liked your poem from the other night...it's interesting to me, this time of year and what it is associated with. I admit that I don't know much about it, and I've asked friends questions, so it is interesting to me to read anything on the subject. I hope you have a great Easter.

 

[vsuclaribnl]

Good evening, Christmas family.

I am so looking forward to getting my hair all done tomorrow. It actually takes about 20 years off !!

I just got finished watching The Passion of The Christ. My emotions are completely raw right now and I am not sure what to do with them. I also Love Jesus of Nazareth but I made a promise that since I did not attend services today that I would watch Passion of The Christ.......A very violent and extremely sad depiction of Jesus' last days but the last scene is PRICELESS.........I guess I picked it because it is in Aramaic, at least the words of Jesus are........I get really passionate about this every Easter and by Summer I am back to my same old inconsiderate ways.........I think the song from Jesus Christ Superstar sums it up best for me..........."I Don't Know How To Love Him....." Because I surely dont....

I love you all Christmas family.......xoox

I have been told that Passion is a movie I should watch...but I am kinda nervous because I heard about all the violence and I don't think I could deal with that. But most of my friends who have seen it said it's great...

Love you too, CM3. <3

 

[ballcoach]

Well, went to church for the early morning service...came home and had breakfast with the wife....now about to go outside and work in the yard. It's going to be a good day.

Some good news....I have all kinds of alarms programmed into my computer and phone that mark milestones throughout the year that are related to Christmas. Today....we hit a big one!

I have 100 days left until my Christmas preparations begin! 100 DAYS!! That will be up before we know it. Bad news is that we are 115 days away from starting the next school year. LOL....I will take that good news.

 

[Seawaters]

CM3,
I have to tell you that I made a copy of your poem and Father had me read it at Mass this morning. So you were there in Spirit!!! There were so many compliments after the service! Before I read it, I told the congregation that by the time I got to the end, they would all know what to say and to join in. It was beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[Seawaters]

We are off to Chico to have lunch with my MIL. She loves hats so we bought her a big floppy hat and chocolate in the shape of a cross. Talk to y'all later when we return. I hope everyone finds all the eggs that were hidden! Wouldn't want anyone to find them next week! Ugh!!

 

[vsuclaribnl]

Hello everyone! I have been gone a long time...worked 4 days straight this week at Hallmark so I had absolutely no time in between jobs to check in, and by the time I got home at night, I pretty much went straight to bed. Not much of a life this week, but I'll be getting it back soon enough!

This week, I decided to drastically cut back my hours at Hallmark. While the extra money has been nice, it's just frustrating to not have my nights anymore, and with Kohl's giving me more hours, I have even less time at home, with my boyfriend, or our friends, plus ever getting to see my parents/grandparents. So I went in on Wednesday to talk to my boss, and she has been giving me a really hard time about it. I didn't want to just come out and tell her, "Look, I'm young, I have things I want to do and plan for, I don't want to be working every single day from open to close", but that's basically what I had to say. I even tried to give her a schedule from May - September, mapping out for her when I could work, but she doesn't seem too happy. I guess I can't blame her, but friends and family keep telling me that I have to do what's right for me, and the store will be fine. I just can't help feeling BAD though.

On Friday, my boyfriend, his sister, her husband and I bought our tickets to go to Cedar Point in June! I'm very excited - I love roller coasters and this place has 17!! We are going for 4 days, 2 of which we're spending in the park, so it should be a great time!! Has anyone been before? If so, what are the coasters we NEED to hit on the first day?

In a bit of sad news, a close friend's father passed away this morning. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's for some time now, but just over the past two months has had a few surgeries, none of which took, and he had been in and out of the hospital the entire time. My friend had texted a bunch of us last night and said the hospital was sending him home, saying it'd be lucky if he survived the night. This man was sweet, funny, always helped out with the band in high school...and it's just sad thinking I won't see him again at the summer picnics they held...I'm not very good with death so it has really put me in a funk today. If you could please pray for or send good thoughts to his family, I would greatly appreciate it.

Now in happier news - HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE and HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY TO CAH AND SIT!!!!!!!

The weather is fantastic here today! It's sunny, probably in the mid 70's by now, but the windows are open (the cat is happy!), a tulip scented Yankee Candle is burning, and it feels refreshing!

Hope everyone has a great day today! I hope to be around more this week, as I'm only working two nights this week at Hallmark. Yay!

 

[MerryCarey]

CM3,
I have to tell you that I made a copy of your poem and Father had me read it at Mass this morning. So you were there in Spirit!!! There were so many compliments after the service! Before I read it, I told the congregation that by the time I got to the end, they would all know what to say and to join in. It was beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!

CM3, you can feel so good that the ripples from the pebble you tossed into our pond are touching so many people! Thank you for reminding us why we celebrate Easter and how blessed we are to share that with each other. Seawaters, what a great idea to share that poem with your congregation!

.

 

[caninemom3]

I have been told that Passion is a movie I should watch...but I am kinda nervous because I heard about all the violence and I don't think I could deal with that. But most of my friends who have seen it said it's great...

Love you too, CM3. <3

Thanks V. Yes the Passion of The Christ is ver hard to watch. In my opinion because it is not juta movie, it is humanity at its worst and its best. The best part of course being Jesus, the worst part being what the authorities did to him to make an example. It is worth it in the end,going through so many difficult scenes because the very LAST SCENE...It make all better !!!! if you see it please let us know. xo

CM3,
I have to tell you that I made a copy of your poem and Father had me read it at Mass this morning. So you were there in Spirit!!! There were so many compliments after the service! Before I read it, I told the congregation that by the time I got to the end, they would all know what to say and to join in. It was beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!

Seawaters.....I am so glad and thank you for reading that poem and thank Father also.I am glad I was there in Spirit. The message of his mission made its mark .......and I am glad !!xo

CM3, you can feel so good that the ripples from the pebble you tossed into our pond are touching so many people! Thank you for reminding us why we celebrate Easter and how blessed we are to share that with each other. Seawaters, what a great idea to share that poem with your congregation!

.

Thanks Merry.........I can't take much credit for the touching part though, the One who is touching peoples hearts is the one who the poem is about.......All I did was share the message...xooxoox

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

In a bit of sad news, a close friend's father passed away this morning. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's for some time now, but just over the past two months has had a few surgeries, none of which took, and he had been in and out of the hospital the entire time. My friend had texted a bunch of us last night and said the hospital was sending him home, saying it'd be lucky if he survived the night. This man was sweet, funny, always helped out with the band in high school...and it's just sad thinking I won't see him again at the summer picnics they held...I'm not very good with death so it has really put me in a funk today. If you could please pray for or send good thoughts to his family, I would greatly appreciate it.

Sorry to hear. I will keep them in prayer.

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

All day on Turner Classic Movies they are showing movies about Jesus. Right now, 4:35 pm central time, is The Greatest Story Ever Told.

I hope you are all having a great Easter!

 

[caninemom3]

Hello everyone! I have been gone a long time...worked 4 days straight this week at Hallmark so I had absolutely no time in between jobs to check in, and by the time I got home at night, I pretty much went straight to bed. Not much of a life this week, but I'll be getting it back soon enough!

This week, I decided to drastically cut back my hours at Hallmark. While the extra money has been nice, it's just frustrating to not have my nights anymore, and with Kohl's giving me more hours, I have even less time at home, with my boyfriend, or our friends, plus ever getting to see my parents/grandparents. So I went in on Wednesday to talk to my boss, and she has been giving me a really hard time about it. I didn't want to just come out and tell her, "Look, I'm young, I have things I want to do and plan for, I don't want to be working every single day from open to close", but that's basically what I had to say. I even tried to give her a schedule from May - September, mapping out for her when I could work, but she doesn't seem too happy. I guess I can't blame her, but friends and family keep telling me that I have to do what's right for me, and the store will be fine. I just can't help feeling BAD though.

On Friday, my boyfriend, his sister, her husband and I bought our tickets to go to Cedar Point in June! I'm very excited - I love roller coasters and this place has 17!! We are going for 4 days, 2 of which we're spending in the park, so it should be a great time!! Has anyone been before? If so, what are the coasters we NEED to hit on the first day?

In a bit of sad news, a close friend's father passed away this morning. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's for some time now, but just over the past two months has had a few surgeries, none of which took, and he had been in and out of the hospital the entire time. My friend had texted a bunch of us last night and said the hospital was sending him home, saying it'd be lucky if he survived the night. This man was sweet, funny, always helped out with the band in high school...and it's just sad thinking I won't see him again at the summer picnics they held...I'm not very good with death so it has really put me in a funk today. If you could please pray for or send good thoughts to his family, I would greatly appreciate it.

Now in happier news - HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE and HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY TO CAH AND SIT!!!!!!!

The weather is fantastic here today! It's sunny, probably in the mid 70's by now, but the windows are open (the cat is happy!), a tulip scented Yankee Candle is burning, and it feels refreshing!

Hope everyone has a great day today! I hope to be around more this week, as I'm only working two nights this week at Hallmark. Yay!

I am so sorry for your loss. I meant to tell you that earlier. Prayers are on the way.......xo

 

[Seawaters]

We had a great lunch with my MIL at her assisted living place: salad, butternut squash soup, ham with cherry sauce (merlot, dried cherries, honey, fresh thyme, cherry pie filling, and some other ingredients I cannot remember), turkey, stuffing, scalloped potatoes, asparagus with bernaise sauce, citrus carrots and parsnips, rolls, hot-cross buns, and fresh strawberry-rhubarb pie. The pie was not too sour, not too sweet! I am stuffed! What did the rest of you have?

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

We had a great lunch with my MIL at her assisted living place: salad, butternut squash soup, ham with cherry sauce (merlot, dried cherries, honey, fresh thyme, cherry pie filling, and some other ingredients I cannot remember), turkey, stuffing, scalloped potatoes, asparagus with bernaise sauce, citrus carrots and parsnips, rolls, hot-cross buns, and fresh strawberry-rhubarb pie. The pie was not too sour, not too sweet! I am stuffed! What did the rest of you have?

I am glad you had a great time!

We went to Souper Salad after church today. If you don't have one near you it's and all you can eat buffet of soup, salad, pizza, tacos, dessert and more. I only eat the soup and salad there but it's a good compromise that I get my vegetarian meal and Wayne can have his meaty stuff. cheesy

 

[Holiday]

Happy Easter everyone!!! I hope you all had a great day with family &/or friends! It rained here all day! We went to my hubby's parents for lunch & then to my sisters in the afternoon for supper. We had a great time at both places. So fun to see everyone. BABIES EVERYWHERE!!! FOOD EVERYWHERE!

I did find out tonight though that my brother is going in for a scheduled PET Scan tomorrow - but he is worried about it b/c he is having back pain again - which was his 1st symptom when he found out he had Non Hodgkins Lymphoma last year! They tell him it could be healing pains, so I am hoping & praying that is what it is. But it has me really worried. So any prayers for my bro would be appreciated - PET scan tomorrow & doc appt. on Wednesday for results. He was just out a few weeks ago & he looked so good & he said he was feeling good at that point too. It was April 24th last year when I found out he had cancer... now today I find out he's having pain again - I am starting to really dislike April 24th!! He has been cancer free since August. Fingers crossed!

Christmas-A-Holic, the 5k yesterday was great. Such beautiful weather. I started out running with a high school friend but couldn't keep up with her. Lol! I walked maybe a 1/4 of a mile & I caught up with my neighbor & jogged the rest with her. I finished in 31:25 - a personal best. So now I have a goal to jog the WHOLE thing next time! Oh boy....

Make it a great night!

 

[ballcoach]

Just got back from family cookout....had BBQ sandwiches and homemade ice-cream. Yummy. I love the "getting together" and celebrating. Such good times. This will hold me over until the 4th of July. That will be a big one, which will hold me over until Labor Day, which will hold me over until Halloween, and that leads to the BIG TWO! PLUS WE GOT CHRISTMAS IN JULY IN THERE!!! AGH....it's almost too much to stand!

So happy for all the blessings in my life. Great family, friends, and Christmas friends....I have truly been unfairly blessed.

 

[Seawaters]

Good night, Christmas friends. Hope it is a great evening for you. I am taking time to watch TV!!!

 

[Holiday]

just got back from family cookout....had bbq sandwiches and homemade ice-cream. Yummy. I love the "getting together" and celebrating. Such good times. This will hold me over until the 4th of july. That will be a big one, which will hold me over until labor day, which will hold me over until halloween, and that leads to the big two! Plus we got christmas in july in there!!! Agh....it's almost too much to stand!

So happy for all the blessings in my life. Great family, friends, and christmas friends....i have truly been unfairly blessed.

love it!!!!

 

[xmas365]

Hello everyone! I have been gone a long time...worked 4 days straight this week at Hallmark so I had absolutely no time in between jobs to check in, and by the time I got home at night, I pretty much went straight to bed. Not much of a life this week, but I'll be getting it back soon enough!

This week, I decided to drastically cut back my hours at Hallmark. While the extra money has been nice, it's just frustrating to not have my nights anymore, and with Kohl's giving me more hours, I have even less time at home, with my boyfriend, or our friends, plus ever getting to see my parents/grandparents. So I went in on Wednesday to talk to my boss, and she has been giving me a really hard time about it. I didn't want to just come out and tell her, "Look, I'm young, I have things I want to do and plan for, I don't want to be working every single day from open to close", but that's basically what I had to say. I even tried to give her a schedule from May - September, mapping out for her when I could work, but she doesn't seem too happy. I guess I can't blame her, but friends and family keep telling me that I have to do what's right for me, and the store will be fine. I just can't help feeling BAD though.

On Friday, my boyfriend, his sister, her husband and I bought our tickets to go to Cedar Point in June! I'm very excited - I love roller coasters and this place has 17!! We are going for 4 days, 2 of which we're spending in the park, so it should be a great time!! Has anyone been before? If so, what are the coasters we NEED to hit on the first day?

In a bit of sad news, a close friend's father passed away this morning. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's for some time now, but just over the past two months has had a few surgeries, none of which took, and he had been in and out of the hospital the entire time. My friend had texted a bunch of us last night and said the hospital was sending him home, saying it'd be lucky if he survived the night. This man was sweet, funny, always helped out with the band in high school...and it's just sad thinking I won't see him again at the summer picnics they held...I'm not very good with death so it has really put me in a funk today. If you could please pray for or send good thoughts to his family, I would greatly appreciate it.

Now in happier news - HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE and HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY TO CAH AND SIT!!!!!!!

The weather is fantastic here today! It's sunny, probably in the mid 70's by now, but the windows are open (the cat is happy!), a tulip scented Yankee Candle is burning, and it feels refreshing!

Hope everyone has a great day today! I hope to be around more this week, as I'm only working two nights this week at Hallmark. Yay!

I am sorry for you and your friend's loss

 

[vsuclaribnl]

We had a great lunch with my MIL at her assisted living place: salad, butternut squash soup, ham with cherry sauce (merlot, dried cherries, honey, fresh thyme, cherry pie filling, and some other ingredients I cannot remember), turkey, stuffing, scalloped potatoes, asparagus with bernaise sauce, citrus carrots and parsnips, rolls, hot-cross buns, and fresh strawberry-rhubarb pie. The pie was not too sour, not too sweet! I am stuffed! What did the rest of you have?

Oh my GOODNESS the ham with cherry sauce sounds excellent!

At my boyfriend's grandma's house, we had meatballs, macaroni and cheese, noodle salad, and various other veggies and sides. At my parent's place, we had meat loaf, mashed potatoes and corn. Needless to say, I've got quite a large food baby residing in my stomach right now! =p