Christmas Countdown - 2012

[Seawaters]

Hubby and I are getting ready to go to Chico. We will do some grocery shopping for our dinner this weekend/New Year's Eve and Day. On the menu: Turkey and all the trimmings (stuffing, crockpot giblet gravy with fresh sage, and cranberry sauce), Mother's peas, mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower (using a new recipe that I tried on Canadian Thanksgiving), corn, cole slaw, deviled eggs, refrigerator rolls, pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, and pumpkin-orange cheesecake. Just typing this has made me hungry!!! TTYL

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave !!! ~~~

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Beginnings and endings it is. It reminds me of the circle of life where the two are blurred as we pass from one to the other. It also reminds me of what many ministers sometimes say when the wedding ring is is placed on the fingers of the bride and groom. When my daughter got married, I was both happy and sad--happy for her new beginning, but also sad that she was passing another threshold.

I meant to add that when we mark these beginnings and endings, such as having a New Year's Eve party to mark the ending of a year and the beginning of the next, it helps to make that passage more special and more memorable. Your Countdown has done that for me. Even when we are not in the middle of a holiday, it is special to come here and experience what we have here on this forum. Thanks, Crown.

 

[Seawaters]

Thanks, Jon! As always, another musical answer!

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[RadioJonD]

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Turguoise Flurry!!

Hot Pink Flurry!?

Could we have some sort of turquoise flurry and a hot pink flurry?

Looks like magenta and hot pink are the same, eh?

 

[ballcoach]

Home from wifey's wisdom tooth extraction....she's is all medicated and passed out....time for a quick nap.....

See yall this afternoon for coffee and football.

 

[ballcoach]

Radio, did you say Yellow Flurry?????

 

[Seawaters]

Could be. LOL!

Turguoise Flurry!!

Hot Pink Flurry!?

Looks like magenta and hot pink are the same, eh?

 

[RadioJonD]

~~~ Positive Vibe Wave !!! ~~~

Radio, did you say Yellow Flurry?????

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...with apologies for Donovon's scary looks these days!

 

[Bradmac]

I need some help/advise/reassurance/guideance here from a situation that my family has decided to get involved in; it's about taking in another teenager.

You've certainly got a dilemma on your hands. We're in sort-of the same boat with Nancy's oldest sister's daughter. She's not living with us, another long story, but we're helping our niece, much to the chagrin of Nancy's mean-spirited, alcoholic sister.

Yours is not an easy situation, but I salute your willingness to help this poor boy. I'd probably support the military entrance idea. It doesn't sound like the mother and step-father are planning to be much help. Good luck!

 

[RadioJonD]

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Wow! Donovon’s looks must have been scarier than I originally thought! No posts for fifteen minutes!

 

[sugar142286]

I wanted to share a reading from the Advent and Christmas Seasons booklet that we get at church just before Advent. In the selection for Christmas Day entitled "Mary's Christmas," I read:

"Think back to Christmas 41. Not 1941, Christmas in the year 41 A.D., 1,971 years ago. It must have been a lonely day for Mary, who would have been in her late 50s. She must have missed her son. She must have missed her husband who was long since dead. No matter how many of her relatives may have been there in that little village of Nazareth, it was probably lonelier for her than some other days...just as Christmas today is often lonelier than some other days for people who have lost their wife or husband, people who are divorced, people who don't have any family to speak of. For whatever reason, Christmas can be a lonely day."

I really thought a lot on this reading and just could not get it out of my mind. It really made me appreciate all of you that much more. Thanks for sharing your Christmas with me. Even though I was not alone at Christmastime, I still had a lonely corner of my heart, thinking about those whose loneliness overwhelms them. Take care, my Christmas friends. No more sad talk from me!

Thank you for sharing.


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[sugar142286]

It is chilly and overcast here in northern California this morning. Hubby and I will be driving to Chico to visit with his mom and his sister who is coming up from Madera. We will exchange gifts and have a late lunch at a nice diner there. TTYL

Enjoy your visit!


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[made582]

I need some help/advise/reassurance/guideance here from a situation that my family has decided to get involved in; it's about taking in another teenager.

I'm going to go with Bradmac and say support the Military option. In the meantime though, I would say have him try it out at home for maybe a couple of days a week to see how it goes. If it works out then he could keep increasing the days he stays there.

 

[made582]

Ugh!!! All week the forecast for tonight had been snow flurries. The weather people assured us that we wouldn't get more than a dusting. Then an hour ago it went up to 3 to 5 inches.

 

[sugar142286]

Home from wifey's wisdom tooth extraction....she's is all medicated and passed out....time for a quick nap.....

See yall this afternoon for coffee and football.

Hoping for a quick recovery for her!


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[xmas365]

I just finished listening to this and can really relate. I liked the part about the snowman in the yard. As a kid, I would get sad when all the snow would melt or partially melt and we would try to make one last snowman. The body would have dirt and dead leaves and would make me feel so bad that the snow was ending.

I listened to it this morning, it brought a tear to my eye.

 

[xmas365]

Good morning to you, Xmas. I have truly enjoyed your Christmas Song a Day thread, especially the one you posted on Dec. 27.

Thank you.
Just 3 more postings left for the year on it and my goal will be complete. I am trying to think of a new project for 2013 to keep Christmas going each day.

 

[sugar142286]

Ugh!!! All week the forecast for tonight had been snow flurries. The weather people assured us that we wouldn't get more than a dusting. Then an hour ago it went up to 3 to 5 inches.

Stay safe!


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[xmas365]

Of course, though, the ones who take their decorations down the day after Christmas and those who complain about Christmas stuff showing up in the stores too soon seem to have loud voices! LOL!!!

I am ready for the Christmas 2013 stuff to come in to the stores now. I've already checked out Bronner's 2013 stuff. cheesy

 

[xmas365]

I am the same way. Once I got Tapatalk on my iPhone, I thought it would be a lot easier to check in, but I still fund myself busy and I just can't make the time. I think that may be one if my New Year resolution's!


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I try to be here everyday also, whether it be early in the a.m. or right before bed, I make sure to at least read the Countdown, and post my song a day. I think I can count on one hand (not counting power outages) the days I have not been here. I love this place, and coming here is the reason I want a job in the Christmas business, i.e owning a Christmas store. I have found my calling by coming here.