Christmas Countdown - 2013

[judesmama]

Ahhh.. woken up on day 2 of the new year with 2 sick kiddos... We have been snuggling on the couch all AM. I took a few things down just because I wanted to clean a bit but my tree is still up, lights are up around the house and outside for at least another week or two and my snowmen remain up for quite some time! And my little 3 ft tree is up and light and seasonally decorated all year! I'm just enjoying picking up odds and ends at 50+% off now...

 

[xmas365]

Nice to see you Undrtakr !! I agree. The "real world" gets rid of Christmas practically as soon as it is over. I don't think it would hurt anything to extend movies and such through the first week of January. I personally think Music Choice should have a station that is Christmas music 24/7, 365 days a year. :-D

I am going to email Music Choice and see if they can do it. cheesy

 

[Ryan]

Everyone is making me depressed! This is why I am not a fan of New Years Eve or New Years. I am selfish and think of all of the time from mid November to the beginning of January as strictly for Christmas. I can't believe the time has passed already and we'll all be taking our decorations down. It something that I hate to do. It's much more fun to plug in the lights and decorate my tree compared to taking it all down. Ugh. I dread the three gloomy winter months ahead. Jan, Feb, and March seem to drag on forever.

Is it Nov 2013 yet?

Amen! Those winter months after Christmas seem to just drag on and are my least favorite of the year. One thing we've done the last several years is take a family weekend trip to the Great Wolf Lodge. The one we visit is in Texas, but they have them in a few states scattered around the U.S. It's an indoor waterpark, so it's nice to get some swimming in and waterslides during those cold winter months. It gives us something to look forward to in February!

Hope your winter is good...spring will be here before we know it.

 

[shellie12]

I know exactly what you mean and that does make me kind of sad. I don't get to see my family very often either.

I hear you guys taking about familys at christmas .. well my 2 brothers live all within a mile of me. and the only time i hear from them is when something is wrong or they are looking something..
At christmas i never get a card from them , take this year, i never got a happy christmas text even but on boxing day one of them texted did i have a pair of wellingtons, truth i never answered him. the other one did text christmas evening wondering if i was having a drink , just texted back i was tired
New year one did text the other did,nt but texted new years day could i lend them money
You have to laugh but it does not really bother me , we just to be so close as kids, after mum and dad died it was only us , but once they got married especially the yougest one they changed so much, but funny god sent me good friends to replace them

 

[xmas365]

one last picture of the living room...it all comes down today :-?

Beautiful!

 

[shellie12]

i only read a few post, all 3 of my grandchildren just got here so i will try to catch up later.

We plan to have a busy fun day!!!

enjoy ~}}}

 

[xmas365]

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

I had a lazy day yesterday, lazier than I meant for it to be. I wanted to go over to my brother's shop to work on the car, but Nancy & the kids talked about going bowling instead. I waited till late afternoon until I realized they had changed their minds, and I had wasted the day watching TV. Maybe next weekend I can get something done on the car.

No PCBs so far, thank goodness. I didn't even mind coming back to work.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

Sometimes lazy days are what you need.

 

[xmas365]

Ahhh.. woken up on day 2 of the new year with 2 sick kiddos... We have been snuggling on the couch all AM. I took a few things down just because I wanted to clean a bit but my tree is still up, lights are up around the house and outside for at least another week or two and my snowmen remain up for quite some time! And my little 3 ft tree is up and light and seasonally decorated all year! I'm just enjoying picking up odds and ends at 50+% off now...

I hope the kids feel better soon.

 

[sugar142286]

No Christmas on TV drives me nuts now. I really think there needs to be a Holiday Cable channel, it doesn't have to be all Christmas all the time, but keeps something about all the holidays in rotation.

If you go to merrychristmastv.net site, there is still some stuff on. Check there schedule. Today looks like pretty much just sitcoms, but at least it is still Christmas!


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[sugar142286]

Ahhh.. woken up on day 2 of the new year with 2 sick kiddos... We have been snuggling on the couch all AM. I took a few things down just because I wanted to clean a bit but my tree is still up, lights are up around the house and outside for at least another week or two and my snowmen remain up for quite some time! And my little 3 ft tree is up and light and seasonally decorated all year! I'm just enjoying picking up odds and ends at 50+% off now...

I hope they feel better soon!


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[sugar142286]

Amen! Those winter months after Christmas seem to just drag on and are my least favorite of the year. One thing we've done the last several years is take a family weekend trip to the Great Wolf Lodge. The one we visit is in Texas, but they have them in a few states scattered around the U.S. It's an indoor waterpark, so it's nice to get some swimming in and waterslides during those cold winter months. It gives us something to look forward to in February!

Hope your winter is good...spring will be here before we know it.

We have a place like that here in Pa too. I think we plan on going in March.


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[xmas365]

Good morning,


I am here all by my lonesome, I cleaned the kitchen after I dropped the boys off, I am missing them and my wife a lot today, I had another meltdown while cleaning. But, I got a phone call from a company and I have an interview tomorrow. I have had 3 phone calls already this morning from companies looking to give me an interview. I just posted my resume online Sunday night, and all of this attention. Still not from the company I am hoping for, so I have to prep for my first interview in over 12 years. Back to work on Friday for me, just trying to enjoy the last few days.

Have a great day!

 

[Seawaters]

A lot of us think the same thing, Undrtakr. Glad you all had a great Christmas.

Well. Well. Well.

Happy New Year to all! My Wife and I went to bed before midnight! lol. Oh well. New Years isn't that big in this house. We had a wonderful busy Christmas. I'm not ready to have it end so it wont! Heh. I have the Christmas music still going in my car and home. The tree is up and lit right now and the house is still festive. I'm going to see how long I can get away with it! Why not! The neighbors still have all their stuff up and on. I love it! William loved his gifts. He keeps saying "Daddy, I love my gifts!". We did a good job this year. I hope everyone else had a good one too. Don't get the blues people. If you do we still have HERE! I found a pine yankee candle at Halmark for 12 bucks! YAY! I get excited when I find the Christmas scents. We are all recovering from a virus that has been pretty bad this year. Flu like symptoms but not the flu. You know what I don't like? When radio stations stop right away on December 26th with Christmas music. It should go through till the first week of January. Well, that's what I think. Hope everyone has a good evening!

 

[xmas365]

If you go to merrychristmastv.net site, there is still some stuff on. Check there schedule. Today looks like pretty much just sitcoms, but at least it is still Christmas!


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I have "Christmas" saved on my cable box so all I have to do is hit the button and it tells me whats on. I also have "Santa Claus" and "holiday" saved.

Right now there is 118 items with the word Christmas in it. Down from over 500 before Christmas.

 

[Bradmac]

Good morning,


I am here all by my lonesome, I cleaned the kitchen after I dropped the boys off, I am missing them and my wife a lot today, I had another meltdown while cleaning. But, I got a phone call from a company and I have an interview tomorrow. I have had 3 phone calls already this morning from companies looking to give me an interview. I just posted my resume online Sunday night, and all of this attention. Still not from the company I am hoping for, so I have to prep for my first interview in over 12 years. Back to work on Friday for me, just trying to enjoy the last few days.

Have a great day!

Good luck with those interviews! :-D

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning,


I am here all by my lonesome, I cleaned the kitchen after I dropped the boys off, I am missing them and my wife a lot today, I had another meltdown while cleaning. But, I got a phone call from a company and I have an interview tomorrow. I have had 3 phone calls already this morning from companies looking to give me an interview. I just posted my resume online Sunday night, and all of this attention. Still not from the company I am hoping for, so I have to prep for my first interview in over 12 years. Back to work on Friday for me, just trying to enjoy the last few days.

Have a great day!

Congrats, that is great news! Hang out with us for the day! We will keep you cheerful!


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[Seawaters]

Oooo. Two things to contend with: taking down the decs and dieting, ugh!

Back to work ggrrr. Taking the decorations down tonight and the diet has started. Might as well get them all in at once since I'm depressed anyway. Hope you feel better Seawaters.

 

[sugar142286]

I have "Christmas" saved on my cable box so all I have to do is hit the button and it tells me whats on. I also have "Santa Claus" and "holiday" saved.

Right now there is 118 items with the word Christmas in it. Down from over 500 before Christmas.

Neat idea.


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[Seawaters]

You could start a new tradition of watching Christmas movies ever 25th of each month!

I DVRed a lot of Christmas movies and stuff for the kids this year, so I figure whenever I want to watch or they want to, we will, no matter if it is in June or not!


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[Seawaters]

Nice post, Sugar.

Good morning, MMC! Hope you are all having a great day so far and a wonderful New Years Day yesterday.

What are all of you up today? I know most of you are back to work. I go back to work tonight, work tomorrow night, then am off for the weekend. It makes for not a bad schedule this week at all. DH works the two nights I am at work, too, so it makes it nice.

I see some of you are mentioning about taking your decorations down already. We will be taking ours down on Sunday, which is the Epiphany and the end of the Christmas season. It will make it perfect this year, since we will both be off too.

I don't have a whole lot planned for today. I am just going to do some laundry and spend some time with DH and the kids.

Hope you all have a great day. Christmas may be over, but let the light always shine in us! We all have each other, just remember that. God Bless and keep smiling! Praying for all of you, your families, and furbabies!


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