Christmas Countdown - 2012

[Mark Nash]

Update: I have cancer in both breasts. First, I go for an MRI, then genetic testing of the tumors to see if they are "related" (NOT good) or independent. After that, surgery and radiation implants and finally chemo. My doctor is VERY confident. He told me, "I don't want to brag, but I am VERY good at my job and my cure rate is 5% better than the national average. He also said he thinks I will die of old age and NOT cancer!!! No wonder I have felt so calm!!! I appreciate ALL your kind thoughts, and your prayers have been WONDERFUL!!! Trust me!!! I told my daughter, but I won't tell my sons yet. Don't stop praying or sending positive thoughts!!!

I have zero doubt that your doctor is correct. You are such a dear womand and I will keep praying for you for sure.

 

[Seawaters]

E-Ticket rides were the BEST!!!!!

Seawaters, you and I were talking about Disneyland. My mother lived in Garden Grove, which is very close to Anaheim. You know how those towns are VERY close to each other! She lived on the same street as the high school there.

When I mentioned she sang in a choir at Disneyland the first year it opened, it was CHRISTMAS music!!! I never knew that until now! How cool is that!?

The students who sang there were given free tickets to ride the rides, which now it's just an all day pass to ride unlimited. Back then you were given tickets for individual rides. I guess you knew that already though. =)

 

[Seawaters]

And Bullypup, I have told you before that I LOVE your quote!!! Truman Capote--one of the best!!!

I have zero doubt that your doctor is correct. You are such a dear womand and I will keep praying for you for sure.

 

[Seawaters]

A reprieve from the snow??? Those are fightin' words for those of us who get NONE!!!

TGIF to my fellow Christmas lovers. We got a reprieve from the snow and now we are just clear and cold. Not a problem though because it is winter after all. Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable weekend.

All the best from central Illinois!

 

[Seawaters]

Pink gloves AND snow??? I will be there to help CAH!!!

Yep!!!!! I bought pink and purple ones.

 

[Seawaters]

You guys are NOT invisible. You are written on my heart!!!

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Even though you got bad news, the GOOD news is that you HAVE options. Please keep us posted. And please PM if you want to talk about details, or vent---I've been there, so I don't mind. I remember days when I was too tired and burnt out by the fight to try to be cheerful. That's when it helps to have the "invisible army" behind you.



I'm not superstitious about it, 'cause I met Mr. on a Friday the 13th!



I'm so happy to hear that you got to stay in ... I was worried about your having to drive in the snow and ice. I know how nerve-wracking that is, especially since I drive a Corolla and not an SUV.



At least you're on the way to getting it to heal. Be good and do what the doctor says, now! I hope the cast helps to take away the pain.

 

[Seawaters]

Ditto!!!

good to hear from you, brit! Hope you are doing well!

 

[Seawaters]

Thank you, thank you thank you for the rosaries!!!

That is a great idea, cm3! I am saying one tonight, but since I am signing off shortly it will have to be tomorrow after 10 am. What time is good for you?
You are such a sweetie and such a good friend, always thinking of me and my fur kids - we are doing well! I hope you and Wish, Ivy, Clancy, Smokey and Lily are doing well, too! (((hugs)))



Ouch! I hope the air cast works and that it helps alleviate the pain! Do you have know how you tore part of the ligament?



Will do - you had better tell us where you put them, too :wink:

Seawaters: thinking of you and sending positive thoughts and big, big hugs your way ((((((((SEAWATERS))))))))

Good evening, Christmas family!

I finally finished with my work a little while ago - two items are not identified as of yet, so I have more research ahead of me tomorrow. It is getting very cold out - I think it is time to go cover up and read or do some sort of craft - I have already made part of my Christmas gift list up for this year and if I don't start working on the handmade items, they won't get done in time.

Have a MERRY evening!!!!!!!!!

 

[Seawaters]

We would NEVER get sick of you!!! Remember??? I was off from October 2011 until January 2012 and no one said anything bad about me!!! Loved, loved, loved your "sixteen-day weekend"!!!

Good evening,

I went to JP's Cub Scout meeting, thinking I would be sitting the whole time, but no it was a field trip to the Fire Station, I stood the whole time. My foot is feeling better, but still tough to stand with a hurt foot. So my 16 day weekend has started rough, I am going to go stir crazy over the next 2 weeks, you guys will get sick of me, I will be here quite a bit.

Have a good night!

 

[Seawaters]

I LOVE it too!!! So does Hubby!!!

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I have been watching SVU on USA and holy crap I really love that show. Hopefully addicted, I am! While watching I've been snacking on Sweetarts, as I was able to get to the store and get some today, yay! Now we are settling down for the night, watching stand-up comedy on Comedy Central. Great way to end the work week!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! <3

 

[Seawaters]

Don't you just hate it when stupid people in VWs stop their cars, leave their headlights on, and the battery goes dead!!! Sheesh!!!

Its Friday the 13th.
I posted my status on facebook as "Taking a family trip to Camp Crystal Lake." LOL. Jason reference.

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[ballcoach]

Hey gang! No time to read everything, but wanted to stop by and say hi! I will see you here in a few hours for coffee!!!!

 

[Seawaters]

I honestly do not know how you and VCSU do it!!! I was so lucky that I had scholarships and grants that I did not have to work. You guys are phenomenal!!! I don't think I could have done it and majored in English/Secondary Education, too!!!

I just got home from my 2nd job (cashier at cvs). Not too busy tonight since it was sooo cold out!

I hope you all have a great night! I'm going to curl up under a blanket now to stay warm. Even with the heat on in my house, my room is and always will be the coldest room in the house

 

[sugar142286]

Good night, Sugar - I hope you get your nap!

Good night, Meceka! I did get a nap in. Thanks!

 

[sugar142286]

Good evening,

I went to JP's Cub Scout meeting, thinking I would be sitting the whole time, but no it was a field trip to the Fire Station, I stood the whole time. My foot is feeling better, but still tough to stand with a hurt foot. So my 16 day weekend has started rough, I am going to go stir crazy over the next 2 weeks, you guys will get sick of me, I will be here quite a bit.

Have a good night!

Don't worry, I think we will be able to keep you company!

 

[sugar142286]

Update: I have cancer in both breasts. First, I go for an MRI, then genetic testing of the tumors to see if they are "related" (NOT good) or independent. After that, surgery and radiation implants and finally chemo. My doctor is VERY confident. He told me, "I don't want to brag, but I am VERY good at my job and my cure rate is 5% better than the national average. He also said he thinks I will die of old age and NOT cancer!!! No wonder I have felt so calm!!! I appreciate ALL your kind thoughts, and your prayers have been WONDERFUL!!! Trust me!!! I told my daughter, but I won't tell my sons yet. Don't stop praying or sending positive thoughts!!!

Although I am crying as I read this, I am so glad to see that you have such peace. Even though you did get bad news, I am also glad to hear that you also got good news from your doctor. I will keep praying for you and will put you on my prayer chain at church.

Stay strong. You're a fighter and we're all behind you!

 

[caninemom3]

Update: I have cancer in both breasts. First, I go for an MRI, then genetic testing of the tumors to see if they are "related" (NOT good) or independent. After that, surgery and radiation implants and finally chemo. My doctor is VERY confident. He told me, "I don't want to brag, but I am VERY good at my job and my cure rate is 5% better than the national average. He also said he thinks I will die of old age and NOT cancer!!! No wonder I have felt so calm!!! I appreciate ALL your kind thoughts, and your prayers have been WONDERFUL!!! Trust me!!! I told my daughter, but I won't tell my sons yet. Don't stop praying or sending positive thoughts!!!

Oh Seawaters....I was praying for so much better than this for you .....I guess I don't understand how prayer works..feel so much like I failed you...still praying though ......love you xoxo

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, old Building and Loan pals of mine.

Is your weekend off to a great start?
No?
Well, consider this:
Days to the Season: 304
Days to Christmas Day: 346
Barely over a week until our very first Milestone of the new year, the 300-day Season Window!
Sweet.
(Feel better now?)

Our chilly weather continues and we stand at 29 degrees here this morning under clear skies.
At least no precip - frozen or otherwise - is predicted.

You be sure and have a Sensational Saturday in the spirit of the Christmas Season, OK?

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Hello Christmas family!!

Today is FREEZING!!! I can't even begin to think about going back outside again, I just do not deal with cold weather well at all!! Today I had to go to Walmart to run errands for work, and in the time it took me to go from the car and back into Kohl's, my hands were raw and red. In the 15 minutes I had left in my day at that point, they didn't get any less red. I know I might be in the strong minority here, but I cannot WAIT for warmer weather!!!
Have a great weekend, everyone!

It's cold here too. I'll be hiberrnating this weekend, hoping to catch up on some merry threads, do a little housework and relax and watch some videos on the love seat with O'Malley the cat while my husband watches his sports from the other TV.

Seawaters, you and I were talking about Disneyland. My mother lived in Garden Grove, which is very close to Anaheim. You know how those towns are VERY close to each other! She lived on the same street as the high school there.

When I mentioned she sang in a choir at Disneyland the first year it opened, it was CHRISTMAS music!!! I never knew that until now! How cool is that!?

The students who sang there were given free tickets to ride the rides, which now it's just an all day pass to ride unlimited. Back then you were given tickets for individual rides. I guess you knew that already though. =)

I've been to Disney World and Disney Land. When I was at Disney World the second time, they didn't even have Sky Mountain or the Epcot centre built yet. My favourite memories include the Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World, the Tiki Room, the Mad Hatter's Tea Cup ride, the parade and the hotel we stayed at. My least favourite part was the time I wasted trying to cheer up that gloomy old Eeyore. At Disney Land, many of the rides and attractions were similar, but I was a few years older and noticed more couples and fewer families in attendance.

Good afternoon,

I just got back from my visit to the foot dr. I am now in a walking boot aircast, I am to be out of work for the next 2 weeks, and I can't go back until after my follow up appt. It looks like I tore part of my fascia ligament away from my heel, if the aircast doesn't work, They will put me in a hard cast. I am so frustrated. :-?

That sounds extremely painful. Hope you heal the heel soon!

Guess what I found in one of my cabinets the other day while organizing??? My Christmas cookie cutters!!! A few weeks too late! When I was baking for Christmas I went to look for them and found Halloween ones. I didn't search any longer because I was thinking that maybe I never had any so I gave up the search. Welllllll, I was wrong! I forgot that I bought some on sale a couple of years ago, put them away and forgot about them. They still have not been used.

So I am depending on all of you to remind me I have cookie cutters for my Christmas 2012 baking! :!!

I found one box of Christmas cards that went missing from after Christmas sales last year. Tucked it away in a better spot in my mini Christmas cupboard so it won't get lost again.


Ouch! I hope the air cast works and that it helps alleviate the pain! Do you have know how you tore part of the ligament?

Ditto on the OUCH and the how of it all.


Seawaters: thinking of you and sending positive thoughts and big, big hugs your way ((((((((SEAWATERS))))))))

Good evening, Christmas family!

I finally finished with my work a little while ago - two items are not identified as of yet, so I have more research ahead of me tomorrow. It is getting very cold out - I think it is time to go cover up and read or do some sort of craft - I have already made part of my Christmas gift list up for this year and if I don't start working on the handmade items, they won't get done in time.

Have a MERRY evening!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]

I'm not very crafty, but I am putting together a Christmas Photo Quilt and a Christmas photo scrapbook - not sure if I'll keep them for myself or give them away to someone special on my gift list. I will be including some winter photos not just Christmas and family related pics.

I did it, you will never guess, taking out the garbage. Just pushing the cans out to curb, fast walking, I felt a "pop" in my heel.

My mom snapped her ankle taking out the trash because my father was out playing Bridge and forgot to do it. She made him pay for it by getting a bell to ring whenever she needed something.

Update: I have cancer in both breasts. First, I go for an MRI, then genetic testing of the tumors to see if they are "related" (NOT good) or independent. After that, surgery and radiation implants and finally chemo. My doctor is VERY confident. He told me, "I don't want to brag, but I am VERY good at my job and my cure rate is 5% better than the national average. He also said he thinks I will die of old age and NOT cancer!!! No wonder I have felt so calm!!! I appreciate ALL your kind thoughts, and your prayers have been WONDERFUL!!! Trust me!!! I told my daughter, but I won't tell my sons yet. Don't stop praying or sending positive thoughts!!!

Here I am with my pom-poms ready to cheer you on!

I was a K-mart hockey team cheerleader when I was younger. I love it when doctors are optimistic!

My co-captain of the relay team loved my idea about my mascot costume and she has already picked up lab coats and scrubs.

I am adding a six year old girl and a four year old boy to my hero cape this year. The girl had a tumor removed from her neck and the boy was rushed to Sick Kids with a diagnosis of luekemia. I sure hope he pulls through.

 

[Crown 84]

Seawaters, we wish you ALL the best.
Your fine attitude is a big plus.
I predict a positive future!