Coach, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your special post. It was a great start to my day.
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Coach, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your special post. It was a great start to my day.
For those of you in the US that have satellite radio, SirusXM has announced their Christmas radio lineup. They must agree with Crown that the season starts on the 13th. Their 2 main Christmas stations start then.
Hope I'm ok to post this...
http://www.siriusxm.com/holiday
Hope I'm ok to post this...
http://www.siriusxm.com/holiday
Beautiful post. It got me a little choked up. Thank you!
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Hey! It's catching on!
Channel 4 and channel 58 for me starting next week, thanks for the info!
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I hope you are feeling better, xmas! Sorry I'm so late with this! =(
Thank you! There will be more coming soon!
So glad to hear you are feeling good!
Oh my goodness, Star. My best thoughts are with you and your family.
I'm glad they found the problem and I hope she is back to normal FOR GOOD soon! <3
I feel the same way about this forum, merrymistletoe, even though I might not post here as often as some. It is such a great place to be a part of!
I will continue to keep you and your family in my thoughts!
I hope he is okay star!! Please keep us updated!
I have been feeling the exact same way all week, Merry. I hope you are feeling better!!!
This was AMAZING, Coach! Well done.
I was wondering the same thing! I checked my mail and messages and wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything. I can't wait to start sending!
Hello Christmas family!
It has been a bit of a frustrating week, so like a few others I have seen, I ducked out for a few days to avoid bringing down the holiday merriment here. Basically it boiled down to feeling very sad about my job situation, no real prospects anywhere despite having a dynamite resume and cover letter, and the tightening of money during a time of year that both hubs and I like to have extra money to spend. People keep saying a job will come...but it's been over 4 months and I'm starting to take the rejections and silence personally. Thankfully I have the greatest family and friends I could ask for who are helping me keep my spirits up. Still...I just wish I could find a job and end this feeling.
I have been hanging out with some of my old work friends a lot lately (one of them being our fantastic wedding re-take photographer Sasha), which has been fun. We all got together and made the tie-side blankets on Tuesday (the day I had my biggest breakdown, because the fabric ended up being WAY more than I expected)...my one friend actually ended up getting more fabric than she needed, so she gave me the extra and I was able to make a smaller blanket that I might give to one of my nieces. Then yesterday, Sasha and I went up to Hershey so I could get some Hershey Bears hockey tickets (we get a pair for free since my sister-in-law and her husband are season ticket holders), we went to Chocolate World afterwards and were selected to do a random taste test survey! Not only did we get to eat large candy bar sized samples, but they gave us a large Hershey's bar for participating! YAY FREE CHOCOLATE! =D It has helped with the mopey blue feeling, definitely!
Today I am just chillin' and cleaning the house up. Later tonight, I am going with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to a Tastefully Simple party...I can't wait! I have never been to one and I have always wanted to host one, so we'll see what happens!
I know Britt said something on here last week about someone being a poopy-pants (for lack of a better phrase) to her on facebook...well I am going through the same thing right now. This election and the outcome has brought out nastiness that I never knew some of my friends had. I kept my political beliefs off facebook, although all of my friends knew who I would probably be voting for. Even now, after it's over, I keep my feelings off fb because I don't want to insult anyone. But when I see friends with posts like, "I wish there were a plague coming to take out everyone who voted for CANDIDATE X" (who happens to be the candidate I voted for)...I just can't shut up. I have tried to be non-insulting and sarcastically funny with my comments, but people are still spewing hate. My one friend has even started to build a "Coming Apocalypse Shelter" and straight up told me that I was not invited into it "when the apocalypse that *I* helped start comes". This is a girl I've been friends with for 20 years and who was at my wedding a month and a half ago. Unbelievable. I wish I could just ignore and dismiss it, but I just CAN'T. I think this also contributes to the blue feeling I've been going through all week.
ANYWAY, I'm off to try out MMC radio again to see if the skipping problem has been fixed on my end. Hope everyone has a great week - one more day til the weekend!
It has been a bit of a frustrating week, so like a few others I have seen, I ducked out for a few days to avoid bringing down the holiday merriment here. Basically it boiled down to feeling very sad about my job situation, no real prospects anywhere despite having a dynamite resume and cover letter, and the tightening of money during a time of year that both hubs and I like to have extra money to spend. People keep saying a job will come...but it's been over 4 months and I'm starting to take the rejections and silence personally. Thankfully I have the greatest family and friends I could ask for who are helping me keep my spirits up. Still...I just wish I could find a job and end this feeling.
I have been hanging out with some of my old work friends a lot lately (one of them being our fantastic wedding re-take photographer Sasha), which has been fun. We all got together and made the tie-side blankets on Tuesday (the day I had my biggest breakdown, because the fabric ended up being WAY more than I expected)...my one friend actually ended up getting more fabric than she needed, so she gave me the extra and I was able to make a smaller blanket that I might give to one of my nieces. Then yesterday, Sasha and I went up to Hershey so I could get some Hershey Bears hockey tickets (we get a pair for free since my sister-in-law and her husband are season ticket holders), we went to Chocolate World afterwards and were selected to do a random taste test survey! Not only did we get to eat large candy bar sized samples, but they gave us a large Hershey's bar for participating! YAY FREE CHOCOLATE! =D It has helped with the mopey blue feeling, definitely!
Today I am just chillin' and cleaning the house up. Later tonight, I am going with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to a Tastefully Simple party...I can't wait! I have never been to one and I have always wanted to host one, so we'll see what happens!
I know Britt said something on here last week about someone being a poopy-pants (for lack of a better phrase) to her on facebook...well I am going through the same thing right now. This election and the outcome has brought out nastiness that I never knew some of my friends had. I kept my political beliefs off facebook, although all of my friends knew who I would probably be voting for. Even now, after it's over, I keep my feelings off fb because I don't want to insult anyone. But when I see friends with posts like, "I wish there were a plague coming to take out everyone who voted for CANDIDATE X" (who happens to be the candidate I voted for)...I just can't shut up. I have tried to be non-insulting and sarcastically funny with my comments, but people are still spewing hate. My one friend has even started to build a "Coming Apocalypse Shelter" and straight up told me that I was not invited into it "when the apocalypse that *I* helped start comes". This is a girl I've been friends with for 20 years and who was at my wedding a month and a half ago. Unbelievable. I wish I could just ignore and dismiss it, but I just CAN'T. I think this also contributes to the blue feeling I've been going through all week.
ANYWAY, I'm off to try out MMC radio again to see if the skipping problem has been fixed on my end. Hope everyone has a great week - one more day til the weekend!
oh i love Luther too!
sorry to hear you have had such a rotten week. i hope everything gets better soon for you!
I miss my grandma this time of year - November and December. Every holiday we would look forward to going there, but especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. My grandma had a ton of health problems and could barely stand let alone walk, but she always ignored it for the holidays to make them special. She is the reason I love Christmas so much. When I would go to her house on Thanksgiving day, I'd walk into the kitchen and hear her humming carols as she cooked a feast. We always had Christmas Eve at our house, but one time we went to my grandma's. I remember it was one of the best nights of my life. She helped me track Santa Claus and we watched Christmas movies all night and sang carols. She let my brother and I have as many cookies and dessert as we wanted. Christmas Day was the best at her house. And then after Christmas ended she kept the spirit going all the way until the New Year. I miss her so much today. Now that I am older, I would have had money to buy her presents. I know it's not about gifts, but it would have been nice to give her something. She got happy by the littlest things - even something as simple as a hug made her grin from ear to ear. I could imagine walking through the mall with her admiring all of the decorations and it makes me feel so bad that I don't have her here. I wonder if Christmas will ever be the same without her.
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That is a sad lot of stuff on your plate to deal with right now. It's awful that your "friends" on Facebook could be so hateful over politics. Some people are emboldened to say horrid things on Facebook because they aren't saying them face to face. I can't imagine being that spiteful to someone ... even digitally! Of course that's going to bring you down! That's a good time to come here and visit with us good people! cheesy
Keep plugging on the job search. It will probably be slow going this time of year. I don't know what you're looking for, but would temping for a while be an option? If so, at least it brings in some income while you continue to search. Been there, done that. Keep us posted---I hope things improve soon.
The best gift would be for you to pass along the gift of cheer and generosity that she showed you ... make it a tradition do the things Grandma would do, and share them with others. It'll be a living gift. Christmas will never be the same without her, it's true, but you can still include her Christmas spirit in your celebration.
Good Afternoon MMC!
I have been enjoying my day off, working on my cakes for the competition and relaxing from time to time.
Mom is feeling better, my BIL is recovering and work is going great.
Got my list for the Christmas card exchange and already have a stack of cards to get started with.
But, enough chatter, time to get back to work!
I have been enjoying my day off, working on my cakes for the competition and relaxing from time to time.
Mom is feeling better, my BIL is recovering and work is going great.
Got my list for the Christmas card exchange and already have a stack of cards to get started with.
But, enough chatter, time to get back to work!
Thought I would pop in and reveal another tradition my family does this time of year. Tonight the Great Pumpkin arrives out our house. All of our girls will put out their uneaten Halloween treats on the front porch after dinner. When they wake up in the morning the candy will be replaced with a present. The Great Pumpkin collects the candy and replaces it with a gift. The kids love it and mom and dad do too since we have put on a pound or two in the past week thanks to the large amount of candy in the house. Have a great evening everybody.
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