Christmas Countdown - 2011

[made582]

Goodnight Dawg!!!!!!

 

[made582]

Hi all,

I had intended to update all of you on the happenings in my part of the world the last week +, but I'm not sure if I will...

Don't worry about bringing us down. We are here to listen if you need us. I'll keep you in my prayers.

 

[xmas365]

...poor brandi says it's making her want to throw up though I think it smells good. Have a good night everyone!

My wife was sensitive to certain scents when she was pregnant with #2, on of my favorite foods, Buffalo wings, was the worst for her, so I went months without eating them until after LC was born.

 

[xmas365]

Oh and I just passed 12k posts....can't believe I talk that much!

Congrats!

 

[Meceka]

Good evening!

I hope this finds everyone well!

I am still behind on the Countdown, but tomorrow is going to be a slow day for me so I should be able to catch up.

Have a MERRY evening!

 

[xmas365]

My husband wears Snoopy and The Simpsons pajamas! You are never too old for that. He's a grandpa! :wink:

I am wearing my Grinch jammies right now. cheesy

 

[xmas365]

Good evening,

I am beat, I put out and sold more than 100 turkeys today during my 8 hour shift, and so it begins, the final rush is here (for turkeys) I always feel so exhausted this time of the year.

Have a good night!

 

[made582]

Good evening,

I am beat, I put out and sold more than 100 turkeys today during my 8 hour shift, and so it begins, the final rush is here (for turkeys) I always feel so exhausted this time of the year.

Have a good night!

My sister said my BIL can barely walk with all of the lifting he has been doing. He can't wait for the holidays to be over.


Goodnight Xmas!!!!!!!

 

[shellie12]

Good Morning, friends~

Hope you're doing well this morning!

I really didn't want to get out of bed, just wanted to throw the covers over my head, rest, and watch Christmas movies all day!

How's everyone doing with their Christmas shopping? I really need to kick it into gear. I haven't done much yet.

Hope your feeling better this evening. am like you wood need to be getting things just hard to get away . it will be on top of us if we dont watch

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Good morning everyone! I can't believe it's a week to Thanksgiving! It's going to be a bit challenging this year--I hadn't posted this earlier because I don't want to bring down the mood, but my stepfather passed away Tuesday evening. He'd been married to my mom for 30 years and I thought of him as one of my parents. He'd had bypass surgery in January and never really recovered--just kept getting weaker and weaker. It was really hard for him, because he'd kept working up until the surgery (at 79, he was _still_ working construction!) and he was getting more and more frustrated because he couldn't do the things he loved, like carpentry, fishing, gardening.... But this still came like a bolt out of the blue. I was looking through the Heifer International Holiday catalog, and we're going to give a share in stocking a fish pond in an underprivileged area in his honor, since he was such an avid fisherman. I think my mom will like that, and I'll feel like I'm still giving him a Christmas present. Sorry to be such a downer--I hope everyone else is having a wonderful build up to the holidays. Give the people you love a great big hug and enjoy them today, because you just never know.

Sorry to hear that. it sounds like he had a very active life to he took unwell. And that wood be a lovely thing to do in his memory. am sure your mum is heart broken 30years is a long time

 

[brent]

Good evening. I am currently sitting beside my Christmas Tree with Kim and listening to my musical lights. It's a great evening. Here are a couple photos of the tree.

The tree is only 4.5 feet tall. Kim and I use it until we both return home to our families for Christmas. It serves its purpose very well!

 

[shellie12]

Good afternoon, Christmas family! One of my plan this afternoon was to get caught up on here, but needless to say, I didn't. I've only read about 2 pages and now I have to go to a class at work for a few hours. I won't be home until at least 8:30. I plan on getting on this evening again sometime after EA is settled for the night.

I ended up sleeping most of the afternoon, which I shouldn't have done since it is my day off, but I was tired since I haven't been getting much sleep and since I haven't been getting much sleep, now my cold is coming back.

Well, I hope you're all doing well. I will talk to you all later on. Have a great day/evening!

You need to slow down a bit girl. your gonna leave your self run down. i know it so hard to do. you seen to be at about 4 thingsat the one time where is your " me time" at. please take care

Hi all,

I had intended to update all of you on the happenings in my part of the world the last week +, but I'm not sure if I will...

I have been really depressed and stressed out lately. Working two retail jobs has really taken a toll on me, and nothing seems to be able to bring me out of it. I can't even listen to Christmas music!! Customers at both jobs have been ruder than I ever remember in my many years of retail work; my boss at Kohl's has been relentless, there are never enough hours at work to do everything, not to mention that our weekends and weekdays are so filled with other things that there never seems to be any time to relax. There is a lot more going on but I feel like I am really bringing this down with only this little bit of info so I guess I will stop. If you have any Christmas spirit left, can you please send some my way? I would really appreciate it. I don't like feeling this way around this time of year.

Thanks guys.

I know how you feel its so hard to keep working at this time of the year. all i seen to do is work/eat/and sleep. and there is still loads in front. of you

 

[shellie12]

 

[sugar142286]

Coumadin went well; in fact, I can add a bit MORE spinach/broccoli to my diet!

Good to hear your blood work was good!

I forgot a very important part of my post !

(((HUGS))) and kisses to all the furkids in our Christmas family including Snowball, Harlowe, Ella, CAH's furkids, Shellie12s furkids, Snickers, and all the furkids who make life much more loving xo

So Wish is still doing amazingly well, thank God xo


Take care, Christmas family ((HUGS)) to all of you too !!!!

Thanks for always thinking of Ella. Always thinking of you and the furbabies too!

I always loved seeing the sonograms for my boys, be sure to enjoy this time also, the little one will be here before you know it and you will have a new life and routine to get used to, I wouldn't have traded the learning the "new life" for anything. It is very tough, but very rewarding.

I always loved seeing the ultrasounds too. The best one was at 20 weeks when I got to find out if I was having a boy or a girl. That was always the best surprise! Then for my birthday this past year, DH surprised with a 3D ultrasound, which is one that you can see what the baby really kind of looks like - the baby is really life like. It was so neat.

I really am getting into it now,now that I have been to the classes,read book upon book,the funny thing is,I imagine fatherhood is like most any job,you learn as you go!! no amount of reading and classes can be better than the on the job training.

Taking the classes and reading the books is def. wonderful to prepare and I think it's wonderful that you're doing it, Neal! Some men wouldn't being doing that, trust me! You're right though - the best way to learn is as you go!

I forgot to mention---My Christmas cactus apparently knows exactly when the season begins. I've been keeping an eye on it, and the first buds started to form on the 13th. There are three or four so far just starting to develop. It may be blooming by Thanksgiving, and I'm hoping it'll keep blooming well into December. I love that plant---it's the one and only house plant that has not died under my care. Not only is it still living, it's growing and thriving!

It's the Christmas spirit that the catcus gets!

Good late morning, Christmas family. I am still under the weather, but I know I am getting better.

I am not going to be cooking Thanksgiving this year due to the shoulder surgery (try saying that five times fast). Hubby and I are going to the Elks Lodge on Thanksgiving Day for lunch which will be turkey and LOTS of trimmings. Every year, a group of citizens cook dinner for those with no families, no homes, those who want to join friends in a congenial setting, and just about anyone who wants to join the festivities. This will be our first time joining in, so it will be a new experience. We don't have anyone who is really homeless, just those who live in alternative settings. The cost of the meal is donations only, so those of us who can afford it can make a generous donation to help defray the costs for those who really cannot afford it. I am really excited about it since it will be really different for us. Is anyone else doing anything differently this year?

Hope you're feeling better today, Seawaters! I think it's great what you're doing for Thanksgiving! That's great you're donating to those in need!

I sold 110# of pecans at lunch & got $2.10 per pound

HOLY COW!

Friend was rushed to the hospital. I told him he had the same symptoms as cellulitus. I was right. Docs confirmed it. But its treatable. My Dad has it as well

Hope your dad and friend feel better soon!

I have the roast beef in the oven now, I never got to my decorating today, I am so far behind at this point, I was hoping to have the 1st and largest tree set up by today and the rest of the indoor lights up also, but today has gotten away from me, and it looks like I won't have a day off until Tuesday of next week, arrrrggggghhh! What will I do? I guess I just have to start doing it all when I get home from work during family time. :-( I feel so frustrated right now.

I know you feel frustrated right now, Xmas, but just try to relax and enjoy the Christmas season. We're only into the first week of it. You will find time. Enjoy the time with your family.

Here are 2 pictures of my cat inside the Christmas Tree.

Loved the pictures! They were sooo cute!

The electrician found the problem with the wiring in my house and its pretty bad, the circuit breaker box is shot because water had been getting in it from an undetected leak around where the wiring comes in the house and corroded inside the box pretty bad so the box needed replaced also literally half of the wiring in the house is "unsafe", the newer wiring that the heavy appliances are on was not grounded properly so pretty major project underway here, the new box is installed but they have to come back tomorrow and replace some of the unsafe wiring House is a tore up mess right now from the work being done, can't wait to see what this is going to cost me....*shudders* Oh well I'm trying to keep myself positive about it because it will be safe and I will be able to decorate with lots of Christmas lights and not worry about unsafe wiring lol. Still dreading getting the bill for this....

Glad you found out what is wrong, CJ. Hope it's not too expensive for you. At least things will be fixed now and you will know things will be safe.

Hello, again!

The enemy is attacking me and my family. For all of you who've been through storms you know what I'm talking about. Please keep me and my family in your prayers. I'm trying to stay positive and focus on God and remind myself Christmas is coming. I'm not going to let the devil take my joy away.

Hope things work out for you. Saying a prayer for you and your family.

 

[sugar142286]

And with this post, Seawaters is poster #25,400. It's about time she won something!!! I think she wins a gift card to Tiffany's.

Jealous! I love Tiffany's!

We had our older house wiring updated three years ago. If the work in your house requires an extensive rewiring CJ498, consider having the electrician install an outlet(s) along the eaves of your house and one or two around ground level if you don't have any. Also have those outlets on a circuit of their own. It will not cost that much more and you will at least get something very useful for the season out of the deal!

We just built our house a little over 2 years ago and did these kind of things and love it. It's really nice for things like Christmas lights and such!

evening all, watching Farewell Mr. Kringle I didn't get a chance to last year. I did myself wondering what is happening here and love to che k in...But, not all good news from me today, I have a group of six young adults in my youth group and one of them ran away from home B came from a broken home, his mom is currently in prison, father cannot be found, his family isn't really a place you would want to put a child, he is 15 he has no idea of what is out there really, I thought I was making a dent, but I guess not, it hurts and I know it shouldn't I want to find him and tell him I know how, out feel, not wanted, alone, and a little afraid, but you don't have to think that, you can make a change, it isn't easy, it will be down right painful at times but the rewards are so great. This Saturday we were doing a Thanksgiving with another youth house, B will be missed, even if the cops find him he will go to JV hall, this was a gift. I hope he finds his way, I hope he realizes that he does matter and he too is worthy of love. I try to tell them in group you need to find it in yourself to love you because until you do you will never know when someone else does. I listen to them I treat them with kindness and respect and I hate to say this I think at first they have no idea how to accept it so they are rude, but over time they learn, and every so often I hear them say please, excuse me, or may I it put s a smile on my face. I am often asked by the kids about myself I try to be honest but within reason. Sorry I unloaded here tonight I just had to get it off my mind in a positive way this will help me move forward.

Sorry to hear about this, Laurie. You def. have helped this young boy, even if you think you haven't. God will continue to look out for him. Prayers for him. You're a great person.

Good evening, Christmas family


I am so tired tonight......Lots of ESLs and not much Rad to do...UGH.

I am thankful for my job but I am just getting to the point where I can hardly type some of these folks some days......Say a prayer for me to be able to keep going, would you ? xox

Prayers being said and I forgot to say earlier, I'm so glad to read that Wish is still doing well!

 

[sugar142286]

Hi everyone! Getting ready to head to bed. I am slowly getting caught up, but still haven't as of yet. The class I took this evening was very informational. It was on how to stabilize a newborn if needing to transfer to another hospital. I am glad I went.

I'm very tired now though. I go back tomorrow night at 11. I have a lot to do tomorrow, as DH does as well, so I will be on here tomorrow off and on.

Hope you all have had a great evening. Talk to you all tomorrow. Good night! :smile:

 

[Seawaters]

A quick good night to everyone. Hope your rest-of-the-evening goes well. I hope to talk to y'all some time tomorrow!!

 

[vsuclaribnl]

Good evening all, really really rough day here...so I better get to bed soon so I can get some sleep and recover!!! talk to yall tomorrow!

I'm sorry you had a bad day too. Hope tomorrow is better!!!

Don't worry about bringing us down. We are here to listen if you need us. I'll keep you in my prayers.

Thank you so much, made. It's mainly just work stuff and not being appreciated (although I know that's not uncommon at any job) and being blamed for things that aren't my fault. And then there's the fact that Travis and I now have no Thanksgiving plans thanks to the family rearranging stuff...and that makes me angry more than anything...so it's a lot along those lines. =(

Good evening,

I am beat, I put out and sold more than 100 turkeys today during my 8 hour shift, and so it begins, the final rush is here (for turkeys) I always feel so exhausted this time of the year.

Have a good night!

Wow, that is A LOT of turkeys!!!!

Good evening. I am currently sitting beside my Christmas Tree with Kim and listening to my musical lights. It's a great evening. Here are a couple photos of the tree.

The tree is only 4.5 feet tall. Kim and I use it until we both return home to our families for Christmas. It serves its purpose very well!

Brent, that is such a cute tree!!!

I know how you feel its so hard to keep working at this time of the year. all i seen to do is work/eat/and sleep. and there is still loads in front. of you

That's exactly how I feel. I try not to get down but this has been a particularly hard week. I hope things are going well with you!!!

 

[made582]

Friday 11/18
QVC
2am Jim Shore Heartwood Creek
4am Slatkin and Co.
5am Christmas Shoppe
1pm Christmas Shoppe


I'm seriously going to email QVC and complain about Jim Shore always being on in the middle of the night anymore. Some of us need to get our sleep and can't stay up all night to see all of the new items.

 

[caninemom3]

I am wearing my Grinch jammies right now.

I want Grinch Jammies too !!! - Too cute !! xo

Good evening!

I hope this finds everyone well!

I am still behind on the Countdown, but tomorrow is going to be a slow day for me so I should be able to catch up.

Have a MERRY evening!

(((HUGS))) to you Dear Christmas friend and to Palmer and Mouse too !! xo

Hi all,

I had intended to update all of you on the happenings in my part of the world the last week +, but I'm not sure if I will...

I have been really depressed and stressed out lately. Working two retail jobs has really taken a toll on me, and nothing seems to be able to bring me out of it. I can't even listen to Christmas music!! Customers at both jobs have been ruder than I ever remember in my many years of retail work; my boss at Kohl's has been relentless, there are never enough hours at work to do everything, not to mention that our weekends and weekdays are so filled with other things that there never seems to be any time to relax. There is a lot more going on but I feel like I am really bringing this down with only this little bit of info so I guess I will stop. If you have any Christmas spirit left, can you please send some my way? I would really appreciate it. I don't like feeling this way around this time of year.

Thanks guys.

(((V)))) .....I know exactly how you feel !!! ........You can say anything you want here......Your Christmas family loves you !! xo I hope thiings start looking up for you...xo

 

[brittd19]

Well it kept snowing today and stopped about an hour ago... You'd think we'd have tons but unfortunately it's super wet snow which equals melted</3 hahaha