Christmas Countdown - 2012

[Seawaters]

Oooo. The jet will soon be on its way to you. But I won't make you do dishes like Made would!!!

back from work, brownies baked.
I cleaned out the kitchen cupboard, you know the one with all the baking stuff, spices etc. Got rid of all the outdated things and sorted out the rest. All neat and tidy again until the next time I bake!
All my Christmas stuff has been packed away until next season. Living room is cleaned and vacuumed. After I did that I noticed the shelves need dusting...tomorrow!

The snow has stopped for now, just very cold at -15c.

Hope you all have a great day!!!

 

[RadioJonD]

Thank you glad to be here. As a MMC newb it felt sort of like being on the play ground trying to find the right time to jump in the double dutch jump rope. Figured no time is better than the present

You're absolutely right, you just have to jump in. Trust me; we're all glad you're here!

I agree. Only do what you can do or feel like doing.

That's right! I'm not a countdown regular either and stay behind in keeping up. But boy when I grab hold of the handrail as it comes 'round for my turn, I hang on for dear life on one wild ride!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

There has been this cat on my porch since yesterday. Today we called the humane society for my county and they told us that they don't cover our area. The humane society is only ten minutes or so from my house, I find it ridiculous. The woman on the phone gave me a number for the police department. I don't think that'll be much help - I don't need animal control coming and killing the poor thing! It is literally freezing out, though, so I set out a box, wrapped a couple of blankets in it and around it, and left the cat some food and water. I don't know what else I can do. Hopefully he/she is at least full, warmer, and not thirsty! I wish I was a cat person but I have asthma so I'm not much help. It's a shame people desert their animals.

Very nice of you take care of the kitty.

My neighbor and I have been caring for quite a few stray cats in our neighborhood. We got them all fixed and their shots through a non profit organization and we keep them fed. They all seem happy just hanging out around our house. I do wish they had permanent homes though. At least where I live it doesn't get too cold too often. We do dip below freezing at times but it's usually mild around here.

I have 2 cats of my own that stay inside and can't take in anymore. I rent my house, not sure the landlord would want me hoarding kitties! =)

 

[Christmasstar]

Oooo. The jet will soon be on its way to you. But I won't make you do dishes like Made would!!!

I like you!
After wards I will take you to Genes for lunch.
:!!

 

[xmas365]

Well, 5:30 comes quickly, first day back.
So I will bid you all adieu.


Have a great night!

 

[ReineV]

I bought some new Christmas stationary for next year today! Marked down by 70%. It helped inject a little bit of Christmas cheer into my post-holiday blue day.

 

[Seawaters]

So do I.

I second that!

 

[Seawaters]

I love how you describe this. You are right: just jump in. Do it on your own terms when you can and where you can.

Thank you glad to be here. As a MMC newb it felt sort of like being on the play ground trying to find the right time to jump in the double dutch jump rope. Figured no time is better than the present

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Made had me do the dishes! It took through the whole 100 Christmas countdown songs to get them done. I was there all day and he didn't even provide Palmolive for me. My hands were destroyed! :wink:

 

[iliam]

Iliam, click on the link in my signature below. It will explain it. =)

It's all so obvious I don't know how I missed it;-). Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Seawaters]

I'm going to need a sub on Friday and maybe longer is a procedure has to be done!!! Could you handle a trip to California???

Thanks...all the calls I got were for schools that are about an hour away with no traffic and are places I have never been to before. (Trenton, Mount Holly, or places in Salem county). I live right in the middle of Gloucester county so i didnt want to risk being late to a job.

 

[Seawaters]

Only do what you can comfortably do.

...Well, I thought I would keep up with the countdown thread this year but I'm already about 30 pages behind .... :cheesy:

God bless and have a great day everyone!

 

[Seawaters]

Thanks. Yes, we have those out here. I even get their ads by email.

Big Lots. I don't know if you have them out there.

 

[Seawaters]

Oh, my, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I need one of those leg lamps...

hmm opera material,.,,,, hmmmmmm

YABBA!

 

[Seawaters]

Y'all have had lots of high winds this Season, huh? High winds are so scary!!!

good morning everyone. hope all is good
The weather over there is really bad. the wind is terrable. it woke me at 4.30am and i could not get back to sleep
The weather man is saying 80 to 100 mile winds. and it feels like that
Think england and scotland are getting it bad as well
Hope you all have a great day

 

[lauriebear]

Most people think it's to rich but I love peanut butter so I think's it's just perfect.

Glad to know there are others like m, I make these PB cheesecake cookies, and drizzle chocolate over them, some say they are rich, but I love that PB texture and taste.

Count me in ... I love summer because I don't have to drive on ice and shovel snow. I love to watch a pretty snowfall, but driving on snow and ice jangles my nerves. (And I have that song on my iPod, too!)

Tee hee, yeah that too, I went to school in East Lansing, even tho I lived in NY the snow came early and often that first year.

Fried PB, nanner & quaalude sandwich! >Elvis smiles!<

OMG!!! Ha, ha, ha... I do so love the fried manner and pB part tee hee

 

[lauriebear]

Good evening, friends~

I am back home, and the surgery went well. The doctor thinks everything will be ok, and is pretty sure there is no melanoma present. They are biopsying what they removed today, which was a lot, and I should get the results in @ a week or so. I am so relieved!! I don't know why she thought otherwise before, but I am not going to even worry about that, just so happy right now. Thank you so much for your thoughts, prayers, and concern!!

The anesthesia has just about worn off, and I'm pretty darn sore! I'm going to eat dinner, take some pain meds, and lay down.

I hope all of you are well~Will catch up here soon. Take care.

Stacey:smile:

I am so happy to read this, take care Snowflake and we are all here for you. Kisses for Harlowe

 

[MerryCarey]

Good night, everyone---have to get up at 5 a.m.

Good evening, friends~

I am back home, and the surgery went well. The doctor thinks everything will be ok, and is pretty sure there is no melanoma present. They are biopsying what they removed today, which was a lot, and I should get the results in @ a week or so. I am so relieved!! I don't know why she thought otherwise before, but I am not going to even worry about that, just so happy right now. Thank you so much for your thoughts, prayers, and concern!!

The anesthesia has just about worn off, and I'm pretty darn sore! I'm going to eat dinner, take some pain meds, and lay down.

I hope all of you are well~Will catch up here soon. Take care.

Stacey:smile:

Thanks for the update---hoping the pain doesn't last long.

Have you tried Calibre? I use that when I buy an Amazon book to put on my Nook.

I never really "learned" Calibre very well. Amazon has a thing where you can e-mail a file to your Kindle and it will convert it. It works fairly well if the formatting isn't too complex (e.g., lots of indentations, small caps). I should update my Calibre and take another shot at it.

There has been this cat on my porch since yesterday. Today we called the humane society for my county and they told us that they don't cover our area. The humane society is only ten minutes or so from my house, I find it ridiculous. The woman on the phone gave me a number for the police department. I don't think that'll be much help - I don't need animal control coming and killing the poor thing! It is literally freezing out, though, so I set out a box, wrapped a couple of blankets in it and around it, and left the cat some food and water. I don't know what else I can do. Hopefully he/she is at least full, warmer, and not thirsty! I wish I was a cat person but I have asthma so I'm not much help. It's a shame people desert their animals.

Do you know if there's a cat rescue in your area? In Massachusetts and New Hampshire we have Kitty Angels, which is a no-kill cat shelter. If there's something like that where you live, they would be glad to pick up the kitty and find it a home.

 

[made582]

Made had me do the dishes! It took through the whole 100 Christmas countdown songs to get them done. I was there all day and he didn't even provide Palmolive for me. My hands were destroyed! :wink:

I told you to use the rubber gloves!!!!!! At least we got our act worked out for the pines tomorrow night while you were here.

 

[made582]

I am back home, and the surgery went well. The doctor thinks everything will be ok, and is pretty sure there is no melanoma present.

I'm glad to here that it went well and I'll continue to keep you in my prayers.