Christmas Countdown - 2012

[Holiday]

your day sounds wonderful. good to hear your s-i-l was in good spirits. i'm sure her afghan will be cherished.

Thanks Merry! When we were leaving the garden center she said "now you gave me the spirit! :grin: (though I'm sure it was more the atmosphere at the center than it was "me" - I'm glad to have been a part of it) That makes me so happy!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good afternoon MMC! What a beautiful Ohio day. I am thinking about putting lights on the shrubs outside. It's not "normal" for me to put Christmas things out on a 70º day but I am feeling in the mood today! I would like to try red lights on 1 shrub, green on another shrub, blue on another shrub & multi to outline the house (on the gutters). We have never done this before (we always do all multi) but this seems like a good time to try it!! Then if I don't like it, down the will come & back to multi we will go!

My hubby is at the farm today. I am watching Hallmark Christmas & thinking about supper on the grill.

Hope you are all having a great Sunday Funday!!![/I]

 

[ClaireLovesChristmas]

Home For Christmas


Special Post 4

The little girl was 6 years old and just brimming over with excitement ! Christmastime had come again and it was snowing heavily. A thick sparkling blanket of snow was upon everything outside. It was Christmas Eve 1960 and Santa was going to make his annual appearance that very night.

All was in readiness. Mom was baking cookies and was nearly finished. Dad was doing "dad" things. He always tape recorded Christmas morning on the "latest" in technology tape recorder so he could enjoy hearing everyone in all their Christmas excitement later on when all the chaos was over and he could relax and just enjoy his family. He was also preparing because he was going to record a talk he planned to have with Santa that evening for his 6-year-old. Her two brothers were being very secretive about something as well as her sister and everyone was feeling Christmas in the air. She did not know it but her two brothers had saved for weeks to buy their baby sister a giant stuffed animal dog with their paper route money and had sneaked it into the house, feeling very sly, without her knowing. Of course, her big sister was "in" on it.

Christmas carolers had stopped by earlier in the evening and it was such a magical sight. It was just like a scene right from the little 6-year-old's favorite Christmas movie, A Christmas Carol !! The little 6-year-old was sure this was what heaven was like as she stood holding her mother's hand listening to the joyous songs of Savior's birth as the snow continued transforming everything with its soft, sparkling Christmassy glow. Soon it was time for her to go to bed so that Santa could arrive !!

Her two big brothers and big sister tucked her into bed which had extra blankets given the chilly temperatures. The small fireplace in the bedroom seemed to have a special kind of Christmas warmth that night it didn't usually have. When the little girl was settled in and was comfy her big brothers and sister began to softly sing to her....the same familiar carols she had heard every Christmas but she loved hearing them. This was a ritual every Christmas for her siblings to tuck her in and then sing carols to her. She was far too excited to sleep and she loved being with her siblings.

Hark The Herald Angels Sing rang through the bedroom and down into the kitchen. Mom and dad even joined in briefly as they went about their Christmas chores. The togetherness of the family that night was more magical than any other time in the year...

Silent night, holy night began to fill the room and the lttle girl finally dropped off to dream of Santa and his reindeer, of angels and a town called Bethlehem and of a doll she hoped Santa would bring her called Suzy Smart....

Years later the little 6-year-old girl is now grown. She still remembers those magical Christmases with her dear brothers and sister singing carols. Though her family are mostly gone now except for her sister, she still feels them in her heart and remembers the precious gift Christmas and family gave to her and still gives her.

The little 6-year-old girl has a new family now. They are a group of people who love Christmas as much as she does. She is part of the group where she is always welcome like Christmas itself. Though there are many diversities among this group their souls are intertwined with good cheer and hope for the future, their families and the world and their hearts beat as one at Christmas. There are times when she feels 6 years old again when visiting with this group and when she closes her eyes she can still see the gently glowing fireplace, the beautiful tree and see the gently falling snow and hear the gentleness and peacefulness of Silent Night being sung once more.......

Merry Christmas, my dear Christmas family. I love you all.

AMAZING CM3, Such a beautiful post! Thankyou!!!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good afternoon MMC! What a beautiful Ohio day. I am thinking about putting lights on the shrubs outside. It's not "normal" for me to put Christmas things out on a 70º day but I am feeling in the mood today! I would like to try red lights on 1 shrub, green on another shrub, blue on another shrub & multi to outline the house (on the gutters). We have never done this before (we always do all multi) but this seems like a good time to try it!! Then if I don't like it, down the will come & back to multi we will go!

My hubby is at the farm today. I am watching Hallmark Christmas & thinking about supper on the grill.

Hope you are all having a great Sunday Funday!!![/I]

I like the red and green thing! I have a big tree in front of my house and thinking about putting lights all over it this year. Put a few on it last year but since getting so many on sale last year I want to do more.

 

[made582]

is there any way i can get this on facebook? thank you made

I just shared it on there for you.

 

[made582]

Already have my pumpkin pie in the oven for this am!

Did you save me a piece?? I'll bring the whip cream!!!

 

[sugar142286]

Did you save me a piece?? I'll bring the whip cream!!!

Come on over! Dinner will be around 5:30. Dessert after. We haven't even had a piece yet!


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[Solice]

Good Evening!

We have celebrated our boys today.
My tiny babies who barely made it alive to this world
turned 9 years old today ♥ ♥
I'm so thankful for having them in my life!

And now I have some catching up to do, and hope
that everyone is doing fine!! ♥

 

[made582]

Good evening,

Still not feeling well, but day off tomorrow. We are planning on going to Yankee Candle, depending on how I feel.
I hope you all had a good Saturday.


Good night all.

I hope you are feeling better today Xmas!!!!!!

 

[made582]

I cannot believe it, but I took a two-hour nap today!!! Last night, we had a great tri-tip dinner at the Elks Lodge. Tonight we have a ham dinner at the Parrish Hall. Pheasant season has opened, and this is how two groups in town make some money on area hunters. The "sauce" tonight is soooo good. I am not a sauce or gravy eater, but I DO eat the raisin sauce that the ladies at the church make. They even gave me the recipe, so any time Hubby wants it, then I can make it right away! I hope you each have a great evening.

I need to move out there just so I can go eat with you guys.

 

[made582]

we are putting up our Christmas tree....and you need to see the pictures!

We're waiting!!!!!:lol:

 

[made582]

I’m off my feet, temporarily.

Praying that everything is okay.

 

[made582]

Im feeling so sick.
And don't have any time for beeing sick.

I hope you are feeling better today and Happy Birthday to your sons!!!

 

[made582]

Well, my son has gone and done it - he's signed a contract to work at Disneyland Paris over Christmas. He starts on Dec. 22nd and finishes Jan. 6th. I realise that it's a very short contract but IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm very proud of the man he's turned into and commend him for finding his own way in life but I'm selfish enough to scream IT'S CHRISTMAS and go find your own way in life on Valentine's Day or Labour Day Weekend. Of course, I didn't say any of this to him and promised we'd have Christmas when he got back...........

*sigh

That said, if this is the only thing I have to complain about, I'm doing pretty good.

From another perspective, I have 16 (count 'em) 16 days left to work before finishing until January. My, that number looks good!!!!!!

Thank you for the beautiful posts leading to the start of the season; I love reading them xxx

Well look at this way, Now you can celebrate Christmas 2 times!!!

 

[made582]

Happy Friday everyone,

Today is our son's 17th birthday. We head to Pigeon Forge, TN tomorrow for our annual birthday weekend. Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg turn on their Christmas lights this weekend. It is the start of the Christmas season for our family. I'm grateful our son still wants to go with us, (it helps that his girlfriend is off at college). Weather should be nice; sunny with highs in mid 60s and lows in upper 30s.

I hope you guys are having a great weekend!!!

 

[Seawaters]

This is so special! Thanks for sharing the pics!

Good Evening!

We have celebrated our boys today.
My tiny babies who barely made it alive to this world
turned 9 years old today ♥ ♥
I'm so thankful for having them in my life!

And now I have some catching up to do, and hope
that everyone is doing fine!! ♥

 

[made582]

Yesterday in the mail, I received my order for pumpkin spice Hershey Kisses. I could not find them in the stores around here anywhere. I also ordered apple caramel Milky Ways. They are not too bad! I am going to use the Hershey Kisses to make cookies: pumpkin cookies with a Kiss put on just as the cookies come out of the oven!

Let me know how the cookies turn out!!! I saw the kisses at walmart and thought about getting them for cookies but decided that most of my family probably wouldn't eat them.

 

[merrymistletoe]

I just shared it on there for you.

thanks Made!

solice- happy birthday to your 2 little miracles!!!

 

[Seawaters]

Come on out. Better yet, we need to move to where there is snow!

I need to move out there just so I can go eat with you guys.

 

[Seawaters]

You could a) send them to me, b) take them to the next Pines Day, or c) eat them yourself!!!

Let me know how the cookies turn out!!! I saw the kisses at walmart and thought about getting them for cookies but decided that most of my family probably wouldn't eat them.