Christmas Countdown - 2011
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There is only one month to go until Christmas;we are nearly there!
Many of us, here, started the Christmas season the day after Halloween. Now, the rest of the country (USA) finally catches up, and today officially kicks off the holiday season.
Here we go! :celebrate:
Here we go! :celebrate:
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! 
We put up our tree yesterday, so the holidays are officially on at this household!
Have a wonderful day!!
We put up our tree yesterday, so the holidays are officially on at this household!
Have a wonderful day!!
MerryCarey
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We're totally stuffed here! Got everything cleaned up, the dishwasher is running, and we'll kick off the season with an evening of movies on the big screen.
Did anyone else catch NBC's broadcast of "Miracle on 34th Street"? I caught a few minute of it and was so disgusted I had to post about it. It was a lousy digital transfer---movements were jerky, and the audio was noticeably out of sync with the video. I guess they figured nobody will care because "all old movies look lousy." There are good master materials on this film, and it deserves better treatment when it's being broadcast on a major network. Shame on NBC for such a shoddy show. (Or substitute a less refined word that also begins with "sh" and ends in "y.") Burns me up to see a fine vintage movie treated shabbily---I guess you can tell.
Did anyone else catch NBC's broadcast of "Miracle on 34th Street"? I caught a few minute of it and was so disgusted I had to post about it. It was a lousy digital transfer---movements were jerky, and the audio was noticeably out of sync with the video. I guess they figured nobody will care because "all old movies look lousy." There are good master materials on this film, and it deserves better treatment when it's being broadcast on a major network. Shame on NBC for such a shoddy show. (Or substitute a less refined word that also begins with "sh" and ends in "y.") Burns me up to see a fine vintage movie treated shabbily---I guess you can tell.
We've got it on now....we've got the sound down and listening to music, but I agree about the jerky movements. Odd that they used such a bad copy...
Anne
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We had a nice late-afternoon nap ... now I'm having some tea before our movie night.
Hubby and I went down to the Elks Lodge for a community Thanksgiving feast. It was totally excellent: turkey, dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, excellent gravy, fruit salad, rolls, cranberry sauce, apple pie and pumpkin pie. People could also take home a meal at no cost. It was donation only. Hubby and I donated for three people. They also had two drawings sponsored by the local grocery store. I WON!!! My prize was a dish washing tub filled with food stuff--a whole bunch of stuff! I was so excited because they did the drawing when we were there! I hope you all had a pleasant day!
congrats on your win seawaters. your th.giving dinner sounds great. glad you've had a great day too!
good evening ya'll!
it's been a wonderful day here. home for about an hour. been w/ my family all day @ my rents. my niece & her family were the only ones missing. they went to disney world. i could tell my daddy was in pain some but he pushed through God bless him. my mama was upset because she couldn't get up to help us, but me, my sis, my daughter, & my great niece had it all under control.
ya'll we laughed, joked, talked, walked....it was wonderful. i just love days like this! my daughter & gr.niece taught us old fogeys a new card game & it was really fun. you should have seen how competitive my bil was. that's just a guy thing. anyhoo we had a blast! i sure hope ya'll did!!
not hitting the black friday thing, it's not for me. i am working tomorrow & hopefully it won't be too bad. the most Christmas we will be doing is making tree toppers or stuff like that.
ya'll have a good evening! oh & Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!:!!
it's been a wonderful day here. home for about an hour. been w/ my family all day @ my rents. my niece & her family were the only ones missing. they went to disney world. i could tell my daddy was in pain some but he pushed through God bless him. my mama was upset because she couldn't get up to help us, but me, my sis, my daughter, & my great niece had it all under control.
ya'll we laughed, joked, talked, walked....it was wonderful. i just love days like this! my daughter & gr.niece taught us old fogeys a new card game & it was really fun. you should have seen how competitive my bil was. that's just a guy thing. anyhoo we had a blast! i sure hope ya'll did!!
not hitting the black friday thing, it's not for me. i am working tomorrow & hopefully it won't be too bad. the most Christmas we will be doing is making tree toppers or stuff like that.
ya'll have a good evening! oh & Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!:!!
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A nice evening ... we watched a December 1956 kinescope of a Lawrence Welk broadcast that included Christmas music; "Beyond Tomorrow," which begins with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; a musical short that included music from the Nutcracker Suite; and "Horse Feathers" (which includes a Thanksgiving Day football game). Looking forward to our day off tomorrow. I'll be wrapping gifts and putting them in packages and writing cards, and maybe putting out our outdoor decorations if the weather is nice. Is Sunday the First Sunday in Advent, since it's a short season this year? If so I've got to dig out my wreath, too.
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Wow! That's about all I can say after a whirlwind day like that! Got to see my brother and his wife, eat way too much, see the Cowboys win a game in the last seconds, and eat again tonight.....
When we got home from the inlaws....we watched a couple of Christmas shows about how they get ready for the parade and then how they get Macy's (the store) decorated overnight! Good stuff!
Gotta go, up early or shopping!
When we got home from the inlaws....we watched a couple of Christmas shows about how they get ready for the parade and then how they get Macy's (the store) decorated overnight! Good stuff!
Gotta go, up early or shopping!
i hope u all had a great day yesterday. all fine here, leaving for work and pre-school in a minute....talking to ya later
oh and peeps.....only 29 days til christmas
oh and peeps.....only 29 days til christmas
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Well the fog has moved in and ended our shopping trip early. We hit Michael's, Toys r us, Walmart, Meijer, and Target. Walmart and Target were crazy. You could barely walk in Walmart. The fire marshall actually stopped letting people in it was so packed. The line at target was about a half mile long but it went really fast and they were really organized unlike walmart. I really think that the whole east side of Indianapolis was at one of those 2 stores tonight. Expect for the people camping outside of Best Buy. I actually only bought 1 thing but my mom, sister, and aunt bought several things.
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