Christmas Countdown - 2011

[sugar142286]

Good Morning MMC!!!!!!!! It's going to be a cool one here in central Indy. We will start warming up tomorrow and then the rain will move in tomorrow night. I'm going to be a bad boy and skip church today. Today was going to be our family cookie baking day but I don't think we are going to make many cookies. Instead we are going to make up a bunch of meals that can be frozen to take over to my sisters neighbor. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!

This is amazing what you and your family did for your neighbor. You guys are great people. God Bless you.

The Colts won a game!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a miracle! :grin:

Good evening,

Another busy day at work, exhaustion is beyond how I feel.

Please say a prayer or keep a thought on me, I haven't decided if I want to be away from here for a little while, I will take that on a day by day basis. I have so much on my plate and mind right now, and my Christmas spirit has disappeared on me.
Thank you so much to Caninemom3 she has been helping me through this stretch, she is such a great person and a friend.

Have a good night.

Thinking of you, Xmas. Take as much time for yourself as you need. We're all here for you if you need anyone to talk to and I seriously mean that.

I've had depressing issues with Christmas before, but for different reasons - with both of my parternal grandparents dying - my grandfather - I was only 3, so I don't rememeber it, but then my grandmother when I was 14. It still does hit hard every Christmas though, especially for my dad and my uncles. Christmas can be very hard and depressing for some people.

Know that we're all thinking about you and just what you know that we're thinking about you. Praying for you.

Congratulations, girl!

I really hope the Chiropractor can bring you some relief, sugar. Thinking of you & sending hugs! xo

I hope the Chiropractor can give you some relief.

Thanks Snowflake and Made. I actually have an appt. this am. Let's see how it goes!

We had my company's Christmas Party last night, and I had to arrive there earlier in the afternoon to help out. It was fun, but I'm so tired!!

Hope you had a great time at your party!

Good evening, Christmas family

Gosh !! I am really beat. I was supposed to finish working at 9 but did not get done until 10 this evening. I woke up super late today on top of it and hardly had time to get a cup of coffee before I started !! Then it was rush, rush, rush straight through until I got all the Radiology finished.

I can't believe this is the last week before Christmas, and yes, Dawg, I am beginning to have Christmas blues. I haven't watched half the movies I usually do and I even DVRd The Polar Express tonight so I can watch it just sitting here with all the commercials in even though I own it commercial free. There is something about watching a movie at Christmas with the Christmas commercials that feels festtive to me !!



Sugar - I hope your back is feeling better soon ! xo


I am going to go and "chill out" or try to and then try to get some rest. (((Hugs))) to all and also to our MMC Furkids, Ella, Snickers, Harlowe, Snowball, Gomez (and all of Xmas' kitties), CAHs Chihuahuas and kitties, Scooby, Sasha (Shellie's babies and also her birds !!), and all furkids everywhere.

Take care, dear Christmas family oxoxox

CM3: Hope time slows down for you and you're not so busy the next couple of you. Hope you and your dear little family can enjoy your time together. I hope I feel better soon too, thanks! Thanks of thinking of Ella - she is doing good. Thinking of your babies.

Good morning, Christmas family!

xmas: I will keep you in my prayers! Big, big hugs to you ((((HUGS))))

I hope this finds everyone well!

Gosh, where did the weekend go? I didn't get much done because Mouse was quite sick. She is feeling better today - YAY!!!! The potato soup I made yesterday was yummy - it was based on a macaroni and cheese soup recipe I found in a magazine. Next time I make it, I will add beef bacon and garlic, maybe a bit of red pepper or carrot. Should be just right then!

I am working at home because I don't want to leave Mouse alone yet. A lot of glassware washing, some research, and a lot of tagging on my to-do list today. I hope to find the time to call in my greeting for the Merry Podcast, too. If I call when I log off, I will make a mess of things as I am still so tired - coffee needs to kick in big time! I slept quite well, just a lot on my plate right now. I am still fighting off a cold/allergy attack, too.

Hope you and Mouse are feeling better!

Yesterday was super busy busy busy and I was not feeling well AT ALL so I never made it on here last night. Very busy today too! I will be okay though!

Hope you're feeling better, CAH!

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning! Hope everyone is enjoying their cups/pots of coffee!

 

[sugar142286]

There's supposed to be a big snow storm that starts today near New Mexico & stretching into Kansas. I hope my Parents miss it, I fear for bad roads & black ice. I told them to just go really slow & be safe, and to get here when they get here. Please keep them in your thoughts.

Will be thinking about your parents and keeping them in my thoughts and prayers as they travel. Keep us updated on their arrival!

I was hopeful in the first quarter.:-?

I couldn't even stay awake for the Steelers game last night because I have been so run down lately, but as DH described it when it woke me up to go to bed last night, it looks like it was good I slept through it!

Good morning, Christmas friends. It is windy today here in northern California. For some reason, I have an earache today. I had Hubby put drops in, but it still hurts. It must be all that fast living I am doing! Dinner is in the crockpot: split pea soup in a chicken broth-potato base with chopped onion, shredded carrots, cubed ham and some Emeril's Original Seasoning. Later, after I use my submersible blender, I will add some more cubed ham so it will stay intact. I will make cornbread to go with it. Who would like to share our dinner with us? Christmas music will be playing in the background!

Hope you're feeling better today.

Hello Christmas family!

Christmas Vacation helped a ton the other day!!! DF and I just love the movie and no matter how many times we watch it, we always crack up. It definitely helped me out and de-stressed me quite a bit. We also got together with some good friends yesterday (both are in our wedding) and had a great time! They got DF a really cool NY Jets picture and I got the Cash Cab board game (after which I schooled all of them with my intense knowledge of useless trivia, lol). Both of those things, along with kind words from people here, have really helped me get my Christmas spirit back, or at least deal with the Christmas work stress in a much healthier way. <3

I am determined to get Christmas cards and save-the-dates done today - it WILL get done! I hope everyone here has a fantastic Monday and a fabulous week-of-Christmas!!! <3

Glad you're getting some of your Christmas spirit back! laying:

kandice is still coughin, but doin slightly better...i will be washing my hair now and head to bed...tired as crazy....four days to work and then off....YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

did ii mention that i only have to get up 4 times, until i have a 1 week break?....just wanted to mention it

Hope Kandice is feeling better today. That is awesome you have a week break. That is the only thing about nursing. I can never take off that long, except in the summer...

Hey everyone! been sick the last 2 days in bed....hope everyone is doing good. only a few days to go until the big day!!! I hope to catch up here in the morning,have a good night everyone!

Hope you're feeling better today as well, Neal.

It's time for me to go read a little while Hubby watches the 49er game. Dinner was good, so I am full and ready to relax. Hope you all have a great evening. Only 1,696 posts to reach 30,000!

I was bathing the kids and saw when I brought the out for bathing them that the start of the game was delayed because of a earthquake - you guys weren't involved were you? Hope you're okay. Thinking of you.

We all better get chatting! :grin:

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning, MMC! So sorry I didn't make an apperance yesterday. It was my day off and I should have said hello, but I was sooo busy. I came home from work and slept 2 hours or so and realized I had a doctor's appointment, so I had to drive back out to where I work, which is a 25 minute drive, sat there for an hour, I did some last minute stocking stuffer gifts, picked up a gift for a co-worker, then I came home and we went out to eat and went to grocery shopping.


By the time all that occured and we can home - it was 7:45 pm - pheewww.

Anyway, then I bathed the kids and got them to bed. I sat down and it was 9 - I tried to watch the Steelers game, but I fell asleep on the couch. DH woke me up at 12:15.


DS woke up at 4:00 am and here we are.


I have a breakfast in the town where I work at 8, with my co-workers, so I will drive out and I will also see the chiropractor while I am out there. I am going to come back into town then and go pick up some k-cup coffee and buy a few more gifts for work for my supervisors, that I now have been appointed to buy (hopefully the mall isn't to busy) and I think I may buy a new jacket today too because Old Navy is having a huge sale on them. Then...I am going to make more cookies once I get home.


Well, enough said. Sorry to rambiling on. For those of you who aren't feeling well, I hope you feeling better soon. For those of you who need prayers, I am sending them up now. God Bless each and every one of you.


Christmas with soon be upon us. Jesus is the reason for the season.

 

[sugar142286]

need more coffee!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Hello... Just surfin in from Norway to say thanks for all the lovely
Christmas card I've got this year. Thank you all!!! I love them!
I'm on day five with fever. And Im so left behind of things I should have done!
And only 4 days to Christmas Eve. Well well...

Hope everyone is doing fine!

Love love love

Hope you're feeling better real soon! Merry Christmas, Solice!!

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Morning all
Cold and wet here this morning nothing new does not give snow
Really busy my last 2 pallets come in tomorrow and i can say i am not sorry this last 2 nights i have been so tired i have fell asleep on the sofa and that idiot of a parnter of mine lets me lay there
I said to him him this morning as i wake up with a sore back or neck and cold
And he keeps the christristmas tree on ( he says when i wake up it wll be the 1st thing i see ) that bit cant be bad
Have the rest of the pallets from yesterday to sort out.and they have to be done they will not sell sitting in my store
Right must get my act together and get the day started
Wll be going shopping after the shop shuts. so not rest for the wicked as they say over here :~}
Hope all is good with yourselves. your family and the furbabies.
And your day christmassy and safe
Will catch you all later if i dont fall alseep

Hope you get everything done early, Shellie, so you can get a good night's rest- in your own bed That is sweet @ leaving the Christmas tree on for you!

Good evening, Christmas family

Anothre exhausting afternoon at work. By the time I get time to be here anymore, I can't think of anything to write because I am so dang tired.

Just finished watching A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott. Wish is sleeping beside me on the love seat and Clancy is asleep on the couch. Lily is on the cat perch my husband built for her and Smokey. Her long bushy tail is th only thing I can see of her. It looks like a massive giant black feather just hanging in the air by itself !

I am a little concerned because tonight there was so much radiology that I couldn't finish it. I type 120 reports and it wasnt even close to being done.

Cant believe that in just 5 days it will be Christmas Eve. There is so much I did not do this Season that I wanted to but I am so blessed to have my sister and her husband and all of you on the site still as friends.

Meceka - I hope you and Mouse are doing better and I hope Palmer continues to be so feisty !

Made - Praying for your niece xo I am planning on joining you and Binger and whoever on the 23rd for Darlene Love !

Xmas- Praying that you will be able to be rid of your burden soon and enjoy the rest of the Season xo

Snowflake - The walk you and your husband took with Harlowe sounds wonderful !! I bet the lights were beautiful !!

Seawaters- I hope you are still feeling well ! xo

Undrtakr - It was great to see you here !!

CAH and SIT- Hope you are doing well xo

Shellie - Thank you for always having such amazing graphics and special messages ! xo

Dawg - I sure hope you are feeling better soon !! xo

(((Hugs))) for Ella, Snickers, Harlowe, Scooby, Sasha, Snowball, Gomez and all furkids everywhere.

I had more I wanted to tell you but I can't keep my eyes open.

I hope everyone has visions of sugarplums and MMC in their heads xoxo Sweet Dreams Christmas family xo

Hope you had visions of sugarplums, too! And that you got a really good night's sleep so you can make good time on the remaining reports. It never ends or slows down, does it?
You're not alone! Those few minutes a day that have time to stop & sit, my first thought is what should I be doing right now- I must be forgetting something, and then I can barely relax. It must be the anticipation & excitement of the upcoming weekend!

Will be thinking about your parents and keeping them in my thoughts and prayers as they travel. Keep us updated on their arrival!

Thanks, Sugar! They left Wisconsin this morning, so they might hit the winter storm areas by late this afternoon. Hopefully it'll all be slowing by then. If they hit good roads, they could get here by Thursday, but that's rare. I'll keep you posted, they check in with me every evening.


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[snowflake22]

Good morning, MMC! So sorry I didn't make an apperance yesterday. It was my day off and I should have said hello, but I was sooo busy. I came home from work and slept 2 hours or so and realized I had a doctor's appointment, so I had to drive back out to where I work, which is a 25 minute drive, sat there for an hour, I did some last minute stocking stuffer gifts, picked up a gift for a co-worker, then I came home and we went out to eat and went to grocery shopping.


By the time all that occured and we can home - it was 7:45 pm - pheewww.

Anyway, then I bathed the kids and got them to bed. I sat down and it was 9 - I tried to watch the Steelers game, but I fell asleep on the couch. DH woke me up at 12:15.


DS woke up at 4:00 am and here we are.


I have a breakfast in the town where I work at 8, with my co-workers, so I will drive out and I will also see the chiropractor while I am out there. I am going to come back into town then and go pick up some k-cup coffee and buy a few more gifts for work for my supervisors, that I now have been appointed to buy (hopefully the mall isn't to busy) and I think I may buy a new jacket today too because Old Navy is having a huge sale on them. Then...I am going to make more cookies once I get home.


Well, enough said. Sorry to rambiling on. For those of you who aren't feeling well, I hope you feeling better soon. For those of you who need prayers, I am sending them up now. God Bless each and every one of you.


Christmas with soon be upon us. Jesus is the reason for the season.

Enjoy your breakfast! And happy shopping!!! Hope you find some good deals, and a nice coat. Good luck @ The Chiropractor. xo

 

[Crown 84]

******** CHRISTMAS SEASON DAY 38 ********


A slightly warmer Good Morning, Folks.
We stand at 47 degrees currently and the weather service says a warming trend is on the way.
(No white Christmas for us this year!)

Straight to the ever-declining count:
Days to Christmas Day: 5
Wow! Just wow!

Get ready!
The last 'Pines open house before Christmas is tomorrow!
It will be the biggest bash of the year by far. Carl will be going all out with the freebies and the resort theater will be running Christmas movies non-stop from tomorrow through Christmas!
If you haven't gone all year, be sure not to let this one pass by!

And with that thought, you have a Terrific Tuesday, Everyone!

 

[Bradmac]

*yawn*

Good Tuesday morning, my Christmas friends!

I took my mom and my wife shopping last night, and we got home at 1AM! And I had to open Bernie's store this morning since he's on a hunting trip, so I was back up at 6AM. And the only coffee that's left here at work is DECAF!!! grrr.

I wouldn't mind so much, but we didn't really get finished with the shopping. Oh well. 'Tis the season, right? LOL!

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

*yawn*

 

[made582]

Good Morning MMC!!!!!!!!!! It's going to be a wet and chilly day here in central Indy. I have some errands to run today and then it's back home to make some candies. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!

 

[MerryNoel]

NO WHITE CHRISTMAS here in Toronto I got my ornament from Christmas-a-Holic Two actually.... gorgeous! Will post a pic asap!

I called in and left my message yesterday although I sound lterrible ad I am sick ... we are all sick... ugh!

5 more sleeepssssssss

 

[RadioJonD]

Lilnoelelf called last night to say that she misses everyone. Her daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia. They are hoping that she is released in time for Christmas.

hello Christmas family,

thank y'all so much for the prayers and words. it's been hard on me to be honest, cause I'm the one with the "brave face" and always trying to make everyone else laugh even when i'm hurt and upset on the inside. I've always done that and been this way. but tonight talking to some of my "Christmas family" on the chat here, and seeing my daughter get to talk to Santa............ that helped more than y'all know. so to everyone I say thanks........it means a lot, and more than y'all will ever know.


now let's get ready to party y'all!!!

see y'all in the morning and may GOD bless y'all and your familys!
thanks again
HUGS
lilnoelelf

 

[brent]

Good morning, everyone!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers as I flew from Ottawa to the Sault on Sunday night. The flight was painless. I really enjoy flying! Now, I am home in Sault Ste. Marie with family.

Yesterday, we celebrated my mom's birthday with pizza and wings. Then, we decorated the Christmas Tree. My mom can't bring herself to do it until I return home for Christmas. It looks beautiful. I will more than likely take a few pictures as soon as I can.

Today, my dad and I are heading across to the U.S. to pick up one of my Christmas gifts. Apparently, it has my name on it, so I have to pick it up with him. It should be a good time! Actually, he is here in less than an hour. I really should be getting ready.

Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone! It's already the 20th of December. The Christmas Season is in full swing and Christmas Day is nearly right in front of us! Merry Christmas!!!

 

[xmas365]

Good morning,

I have a very busy day ahead of me today, I have like 573 things to get done as it is my last day off before my surgery on Friday, and I need to start to get this house ready for Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, I need to start off by redoing one of the trees that the cats decided they would demolish. and replace lights that have burnt out. I will be busy so it should keep my mind off of what has been bothering me for the last few weeks.

I hope you all have a great day.

 

[Bradmac]

Good morning, everyone!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers as I flew from Ottawa to the Sault on Sunday night. The flight was painless. I really enjoy flying! Now, I am home in Sault Ste. Marie with family.

Yesterday, we celebrated my mom's birthday with pizza and wings. Then, we decorated the Christmas Tree. My mom can't bring herself to do it until I return home for Christmas. It looks beautiful. I will more than likely take a few pictures as soon as I can.

Today, my dad and I are heading across to the U.S. to pick up one of my Christmas gifts. Apparently, it has my name on it, so I have to pick it up with him. It should be a good time! Actually, he is here in less than an hour. I really should be getting ready.

Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone! It's already the 20th of December. The Christmas Season is in full swing and Christmas Day is nearly right in front of us! Merry Christmas!!!

It sounds like you're already having a good time with your family, Brent. I hope you and your dad have fun today!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good Morning MMC!

cool and crisp this morning, going up to 0c, no snow in sight.

We have had green Christmas's before, so I am glad that Christmas comes from the heart, not in flakes from the sky!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[MerryBells]

Good morning, everyone!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers as I flew from Ottawa to the Sault on Sunday night. The flight was painless. I really enjoy flying! Now, I am home in Sault Ste. Marie with family.

Yesterday, we celebrated my mom's birthday with pizza and wings. Then, we decorated the Christmas Tree. My mom can't bring herself to do it until I return home for Christmas. It looks beautiful. I will more than likely take a few pictures as soon as I can.

Today, my dad and I are heading across to the U.S. to pick up one of my Christmas gifts. Apparently, it has my name on it, so I have to pick it up with him. It should be a good time! Actually, he is here in less than an hour. I really should be getting ready.

Have a wonderful Tuesday, everyone! It's already the 20th of December. The Christmas Season is in full swing and Christmas Day is nearly right in front of us! Merry Christmas!!!

Sounds like you're going to have a great time! Have fun going out with your Dad!

 

[Christmasstar]

Lilnoelelf called last night to say that she misses everyone. Her daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia. They are hoping that she is released in time for Christmas.

Thank you so much for letting us know. We will continue to pray for the whole family!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good morning, everyone!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers as I flew from Ottawa to the Sault on Sunday night. The flight was painless. I really enjoy flying! Now, I am home in Sault Ste. Marie with family.

glad to hear you are home safe and having a great time with your family!

 

[Christmasstar]

last day off before my surgery on Friday, and I need to start to get this house ready for Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, I need to start off by redoing one of the trees that the cats decided they would demolish. and replace lights that have burnt out. I will be busy so it should keep my mind off of what has been bothering me for the last few weeks.

I hope you all have a great day.

praying surgery goes well and you recover quickly.