Christmas Countdown - 2012

[shellie12]

Good Friday Morning xmas buddies!!!!!!!!!!

I got up at the same time(430) BUT i COULD HAVE SLEPT UNTIL 5AM...oops sorry for the caps.lol anyway not much to say except TGIF!!!! it's been a long long week and tonight is our valentines night since we did not celebrate on tues. I can't wait....We are going to FIddlers Green..the nicest restuarant around then we are going to a park downtown that has a creek that runs through it...that is where she gets jewrlry!!! and I will already have set up a blanket with rose peddles and wine and strawberries and Kiwi...then I guess we will go home where I will get.....well you know(insert devil horns) I hope everyone has a great morning...I have to leave to go to the gym at 6am then work at 730.have a great morning!

Sounds really lovely. hope you have a lovely evening

 

[Seawaters]

You sly fox, you!!

Good Friday Morning xmas buddies!!!!!!!!!!

I got up at the same time(430) BUT i COULD HAVE SLEPT UNTIL 5AM...oops sorry for the caps.lol anyway not much to say except TGIF!!!! it's been a long long week and tonight is our valentines night since we did not celebrate on tues. I can't wait....We are going to FIddlers Green..the nicest restuarant around then we are going to a park downtown that has a creek that runs through it...that is where she gets jewrlry!!! and I will already have set up a blanket with rose peddles and wine and strawberries and Kiwi...then I guess we will go home where I will get.....well you know(insert devil horns) I hope everyone has a great morning...I have to leave to go to the gym at 6am then work at 730.have a great morning!

 

[merrymistletoe]

**peeks in** Hello! Remember me?


Sorry I've been MIA. No valid reason just have been. I see that gabulldawg is finally a daddy--congrats on baby Jordan! He's just a lil over a month old now!!

I hope 2012 has been good to everyone so far.

Solice, I saw your post about your son. HUGS!!!


I'm doing well health-wise but my SO just had our first fight--around V-Day no less!! It basically boiled down to A LOT of miscommunication. Oops! Oh well. Live and learn I guess.

hi kimothy!! so glad you are back / us girl!!

Good morning MMC,

I feel like I'm missing everyone more simply because I've been so busy lately. It has been a crazy crazy week so far. My girlfriend and I celebrated an early Valentines dinner on Monday. Tuesday was crazy at work and the Tuesday night we went and saw The Vow. I did like it although I felt they could do a little more with it. Yesterday and I assume today will be crazy, my boss was unfortunately let go yesterday. She was the one who hired me and we had a great relationship. She was my mentor and we were very close. It is sad but I think ultimately for the best it just means possible rough waters ahead until everything is figured out. I have meetings all day and all night tonight for my business. Needless to say after this week I'm ready for the weekend. Glad to be back and glad to see all of you. Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines day and it sounded like you did. Oh and @merrymistletoe, I too love Last Man Standing and anything with Tim Allen. I have all episodes of Home Improvement and let us not forget about the Santa Clause movies!

iliam i hope everything works out w/ work.been missing seeing you on the thread.

Happy Thursday everyone...I seem to be a day behind this week.

Happily, my step-niece came home from the hospital last night. She doesn't have a cast; only the rods in her arm and an ace-type bandage. I checked with my sister, and she does have to have to rods left in for several months-not clear on exact reasons here. My poor niece is heartbroken because she won't be able to play baseball or wrestle for awhile, so we're already spoiling her to make her feel better. At least she doesn't have to wear an itchy cast for several months!

merrybells i am continuing to pray for your niece. thank you for the update. you take care now!

Good afternoon, everyone!

Thursday is more than halfway over. I can't wait to get home and lay down... and then have to get up and go to the gym. Oh well. I do it to myself, but I really enjoy it. I went to the gym last night, but today will be something totally different. I hadn't planned on squatting until next week, but the rack was open when I arrived. I tried it. It felt great. So, I cautiously squatted what I had planned to next Sunday or Monday. I am ahead of schedule!

Kim and I just stayed in last night. She was supposed to go to Pilates, but pinched a nerve in her upper back. She laid down for much of the night. I felt bad for her! Tonight, she can rest again while I am at the gym. There really isn't a whole lot else happening. I'm ready for the weekend! Come on, Friday!

I hope everyone has been having a wonderful day so far. Our next milestone is less than two weeks away and we are already into the second half of the second month of the year!

wow pinched nerve...ouch. that's sooo painful. i hope she feels better. will she be going to the doc?

Hi all...just stopping by to say hello to my friends at MMC. I have been keeping busy with my new grandson, but did make time the other day to pack my Christmas decorations away more neatly than when they came down! I usually consider it an accomplishment to get them to the basement after the Epiphany and then work on it later. I like to think about the next Christmas as I put things away and what I might do differently next time around. I love my Christmas closet...it's my own little treasure trove! I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day and that things are well in your part of the world. Thanks for sharing your experiences for good or for bad as we all travel along toward Christmas 2012!!

yaay for your new grandson & time with him. love your thoughts on Christmas!!

Good afternoon Christmas family

I am just checking in as I haven't been here for a few days...I had to call off work today because of a degenerated disk in my back...I thought I would be able to make it through but I am having trouble sitting in one place for long.....

I am so neglectful of my Christmas family anymore....I know there is another member having back problems but I can't seem to find the post about it...I hope you feel better soon...xo.

I know there are so many of our family who have health and family issues...I am praying for you all

I am going to sign off now as this pain is excruciating ......xo

oh cm3 i'm so sorry you are in such pain! God bless you & keep you! don't ever think you are neglectful of us, simply not true! i am praying for you sweety!

CM3: I hope your back is pain-free soon!

brent: I hope your girlfriend is better soon!

Good afternoon, MMC!

It is a windy, dreary day here today. My lack of sleep has definitely affected me today - I will have so much more work to do tomorrow now. Oh, well - I sure will appreciate the weekend more

Have a MERRY evening!!!

meceka i hope you get some much needed sleep doll!

There you go, Brad!! And here I was worried about the mud wrestling! :-D
We are also doing a Keg toss & watermelon seed spitting contest. Now, one of my co-workers wants to play toilet seat horseshoes...yuck!!

you are not gonna believe this.....i was gonna tell you about the toilet seat horseshoes. now don't get me wrong, i'm speaking of brand new, clean seats!!!lol!

I will be glad when I can get Penny fixed, she is in heat right now and being crazy!

omg...i'm laughing out loud star! you are a hoot!

Morning all .
Is all good in your part of the world ?
Friday again!!

Seawaters .... Dont really know what to say to you about the school thing. but sounds like they dont give a damm about you. i hope you get it sorted as you really dont need the extra stress. you have enough to content with . you do not need heartless so and so.s trying to make it harder. today maybe someone will give you answers. goodluck

Weather is nice this morning starts to get clear now at about 6 am and does not fall down to about 6pm but think its gives frost tomorrow night. i hope now as our birds outside are sitting on eggs !!

Think am gonna have a easy day today had 3 pallets yesterday and with the others being here we got then all sorted.
Brought in a pallet of outdoor furniture like a plastic wicker style chairs and table with custions. put one in the shop and have the rest out in my garden for style!!
I had a 3 peice small metal outdoor set in the shop for a few days. and yesterday a wee elderly man came in and bought it. the girl in the shop said.do you want me to help you to the car with it. he said no just fold it down am taking it on the bus !!! so our bus service are pretty good . i think.
Sat with my neigbhour for a good while yesterday. and then the son came in about 6.30 as the daughter who died her husband was taking a few out to thank then for helping with his wife. When back in again later and the care team had been in and had her ready for bed. but she wanted me to take her to the toilet.

Hoping you all have a nice weekend. and hoping all babies are good. talk soon and take care my dear christmas friends

shellie girl, you are so kind to help your neighbor this. a lady my mama used to babysit for had her a beautiful cross-stitch made once w/ hummingbirds & a saying, "God blesses those who are a blessing to others", this came to mind as i was reading your post. you are so sweet.....& blessed.

Good Friday Morning xmas buddies!!!!!!!!!!

I got up at the same time(430) BUT i COULD HAVE SLEPT UNTIL 5AM...oops sorry for the caps.lol anyway not much to say except TGIF!!!! it's been a long long week and tonight is our valentines night since we did not celebrate on tues. I can't wait....We are going to FIddlers Green..the nicest restuarant around then we are going to a park downtown that has a creek that runs through it...that is where she gets jewrlry!!! and I will already have set up a blanket with rose peddles and wine and strawberries and Kiwi...then I guess we will go home where I will get.....well you know(insert devil horns) I hope everyone has a great morning...I have to leave to go to the gym at 6am then work at 730.have a great morning!

alright dawg let's keep it PG, hahahaha. i hope you & brandi have a wonderful time tonight.

 

[merrymistletoe]

good a.m. my beautiful MC family!! how is everyone? well yesterday i was dragging & barely got to work & had no make up on(yes i am one who looks like 2 different people w/out my makeup vs. makeup). anyhoo, the girls reminded me boss was taking us out for supper last night. oops i had forgotten. we went to Akina, a lovely hibachi grill in town. thank goodness there was not many peeps in there as i looked a fright, but it was still early. the food was great & i tried some flavored saki, man that stuff was way too smooth! only tried it as i had to drive. was home by 6:45p.m. feel much better this a.m. but i think we have lots to do today @ work. TGIF!!!!!!!!
we will have a b-day party this weekend for my big bro, he turned 50 on the 12th. we are having @ my rents on saturday. hubby is so tired from working long hours, i hope he gets some rest this weekend too.
ya'll take care, love & hugs!:merry:

 

[caninemom3]

PMs only, please.

B]No More Rants Like This One, on This Subject[/B]

This has been the most stressful week for me in a long time. I had to make a difficult, life-threatening decision. I had to decide if I were willing to die for my convictions. I chose to say, “Yes, I am.” On the other had, our school superintendent also had to make the same decision: Is HE willing that I die for HIS DECISION? I can only assume that the answer was yes. You see, on Monday I was called into the principal’s office and was told that my choice of a sub was being negated, that I had to have a person from the high school come in and sub in my classroom during the time I needed to be off for cancer surgery, reconstructive surgery, and chemo. I had to tell the sub that I had already selected and worked with since January 2012 that she could not be my sub because someone at the high school did not want to be at the high school but wanted to be at the elementary school. I was totally blindsided!!! I tried to wrap my brain around that one and just could not. But, hey, what’s a little more stress for a cancer patient, right?

I let my union rep and my principal know that the situation was not acceptable to me. The district superintendent emailed me that he would like to meet and asked when I was free. I told him when my prep time was. He said he would “try” to be there. He never showed. No contact whatsoever. So there was answer #1. I saw him in the principal’s office after school. He never tried to see me. Answer #2. As a newly-made (?) mind reader/psychic, I can only conclude that he does not want and will not try to work anything out.

A funny side note: The principal said that they were trying to save me stress by doing what they did. Excuse me??? Please. Tell me what was stress-saving and not stress-making!!! I had no real stress to speak of until Monday when the bomb about my selected sub was dropped!!!

I was also told by a friend tonight that she was told that she should “talk to your friend” about her decision. Whoa!!! Then my friend was told that the district can MAKE me stay out if they (the district) thought I was too sick to work!!! What is next? Will Jehovah Witness teachers/staff or Christian Scientist teacher/staff be told they must have blood transfusions if the district thought they were sick enough for one??? Again, I say, what is next???

Too, I think, why does the district want to pit one teacher against another? Is the teacher at the high school so highly thought of that her wants are to be considered above mine? For some odd reason, I don’t think so. I honestly feel that my classroom has become a dumping ground for a teacher, for whatever reason, does not fit in at the high school. I am so sorry, but that is not MY problem.

Then tonight, I receive an email from my principal that I am out of sick leave and that if I take off any more days that my pay will be docked. (I had put in for a Workman’s Comp day to see the Workman’s Comp doctor and I had put in for a personal day during the time I should have been off for cancer treatment.) I told her that one of those days was Workman’s Comp but that it was okay with me if she docked me!!! I totally loved veiled threats, don’t you??? But I love being a Steel Magnolia better!!! Ever heard of the Tarheels??? I am one!!!

Good grief, Seawaters !!! What a total bunch of knuckleheads !!

Like you said, this is just what you need.....I hope and pray it all works out ...xo

 

[shellie12]

good a.m. my beautiful MC family!! how is everyone? well yesterday i was dragging & barely got to work & had no make up on(yes i am one who looks like 2 different people w/out my makeup vs. makeup). anyhoo, the girls reminded me boss was taking us out for supper last night. oops i had forgotten. we went to Akina, a lovely hibachi grill in town. thank goodness there was not many peeps in there as i looked a fright, but it was still early. the food was great & i tried some flavored saki, man that stuff was way too smooth! only tried it as i had to drive. was home by 6:45p.m. feel much better this a.m. but i think we have lots to do today @ work. TGIF!!!!!!!!
we will have a b-day party this weekend for my big bro, he turned 50 on the 12th. we are having @ my rents on saturday. hubby is so tired from working long hours, i hope he gets some rest this weekend too.

Glad you have a nice night and am sure you looked ok !!! Hppay birthday to your brother on his 50th. and i hope your hubby gets some rest to this weekend he most likely needs it after the long hours

 

[gabulldawg]

Okay I'm settled in at work. My car is about to break down on me! the transmission is actin all funny!!! it only has 25k miles and it's a honda for pete's sake..other than that it has been a great morning thus far. It's cloudy and a humid 62F I have not looked at the weather for today...Last time I did look it was a 30 % chance of rain,but a 90% chance for saturday with a chance to get 2 inches...that would be wonderful for my trees that turn in the Fall,more rain = more fall color!!! well I better go,Have a great morning everyone!!!

 

[Kimothy]

Hey everyone!


I WAS going to go to work but my hemerrhoids (sp?) flaired up!!! One minute I was brushing my teeth getting ready to take a shower, then the next I was griping the bathroom counter in PAIN!!! It has since subsided but since it lasted for over an hour, it took a lot of energy out of me.

I took a bath and it helped and now I'm going to take a nap since my energy is all zapped up. :-(

 

[snowflake22]

You already have this one under control!!! You might want to check out Ruby Ann's cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Anns-Down-Trailer-Cookbook/dp/0806523492

Thanks!! I haven't heard of her, but from the looks of the book, she is just what I need!!!! One of our Project Managers is bringing in Rocky Mountain Oysters =)

S/he cracks me up with the names of the tenants!!! The recipes are great. I think I have all the Ruby Ann cookbooks!!!

good a.m. my beautiful MC family!! how is everyone? well yesterday i was dragging & barely got to work & had no make up on(yes i am one who looks like 2 different people w/out my makeup vs. makeup). anyhoo, the girls reminded me boss was taking us out for supper last night. oops i had forgotten. we went to Akina, a lovely hibachi grill in town. thank goodness there was not many peeps in there as i looked a fright, but it was still early. the food was great & i tried some flavored saki, man that stuff was way too smooth! only tried it as i had to drive. was home by 6:45p.m. feel much better this a.m. but i think we have lots to do today @ work. TGIF!!!!!!!!
we will have a b-day party this weekend for my big bro, he turned 50 on the 12th. we are having @ my rents on saturday. hubby is so tired from working long hours, i hope he gets some rest this weekend too.
ya'll take care, love & hugs!:merry:

Enjoy your weekend, merry!! Happy Birthday to your brother!!

And I agree w/ you about the toilet horshoe game It's all good if it's clean!

 

[Bradmac]

Good afternoon Christmas family

I am just checking in as I haven't been here for a few days...I had to call off work today because of a degenerated disk in my back...I thought I would be able to make it through but I am having trouble sitting in one place for long.....

I am so neglectful of my Christmas family anymore....I know there is another member having back problems but I can't seem to find the post about it...I hope you feel better soon...xo.

I know there are so many of our family who have health and family issues...I am praying for you all

I am going to sign off now as this pain is excruciating ......xo

I know about back pain, too. I'm praying you are healed soon. I'm so sorry you're hurting! :-(

 

[snowflake22]

TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so ready for the weekend!!



Hope you all have a happy day =)

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, my Almost-To-The-Weekend Friends!

These weeks are passing by so fast, aren't they!

And so is this:
Days to the Season: 270
Days to Christmas Day: 312
My goodness!
Just look how close we are to SINGLE DIGITS to Milestone #2, the 300-day Christmas Day point.
How about that, Carl?
(He says "Splenderino!")

Nice and peaceful here this morning, where we stand at 47 degrees, on the way up to a pleasant prediction of 61 by this afternoon.
Still very damp from yesterday's rain but with the sun out, things should dry up shortly and it looks like we will be in for a very nice next to the last weekend in February.

Folks. You have a Fantastically Fabulous Friday and a most Exciting Eve of the Weekend, OK?
Keep that Christmas light shining!

 

[Bradmac]

TGIF!! :thumbsup:

 

[Bradmac]

Good Friday morning, my Christmas friends!

We're leaving for the Smoky Mountains this afternoon! Finally! It'll just be a long weekend since we're coming home Monday, but I'm so ready to go! the kids are begging us to get them out of school early, so I might do it just to add to the excitement...LOL!

I'll have little or no internet access while I'm there, so I hope everyone has a great weekend! cheesy cheesy

 

[Mark Nash]

Good Friday morning, my Christmas friends!

We're leaving for the Smoky Mountains this afternoon! Finally! It'll just be a long weekend since we're coming home Monday, but I'm so ready to go! the kids are begging us to get them out of school early, so I might do it just to add to the excitement...LOL!

I'll have little or no internet access while I'm there, so I hope everyone has a great weekend! cheesy cheesy

Have a great weekend getaway.

 

[Mark Nash]

Good morning fellow lovers of Christmas. It's a sunny and beautiful morning in middle America. This weekend I'm taking a road trip up to Michigan to visit my 3 siblings. My brother is coming up from Texas. It will be the first time since 2003 that we were all together at once. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

[MerryCarey]

it's been a long long week and tonight is our valentines night since we did not celebrate on tues. I can't wait....We are going to FIddlers Green..the nicest restuarant around then we are going to a park downtown that has a creek that runs through it...that is where she gets jewrlry!!! and I will already have set up a blanket with rose peddles and wine and strawberries and Kiwi...then I guess we will go home where I will get.....well you know(insert devil horns)

Sounds like a good time you two have planned, you romantic devil you!

 

[made582]

We're leaving for the Smoky Mountains this afternoon!

I hope you guys have a GREAT TIME!!!!!!!!

 

[MerryCarey]

I WAS going to go to work but my hemerrhoids (sp?) flaired up!!! One minute I was brushing my teeth getting ready to take a shower, then the next I was griping the bathroom counter in PAIN!!! It has since subsided but since it lasted for over an hour, it took a lot of energy out of me.

I took a bath and it helped and now I'm going to take a nap since my energy is all zapped up. :-(

I hope you're feeling much better after your nap. What an awful start to the day.

 

[iliam]

Happy Friday everyone,

Just wanted to check in this morning. Seems like there are some fun weekend plans. As for me I'm excited to just relax with few plans. A busy day ahead of me but "all will be right with the world" when I get my coffee!


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