Christmas Countdown - 2013

[Crown 84]

Post # 1373 is blank to me too, Christmas-A-Holic, except for a red "X", which normally means someone tried to post a photo but the system did not accept it for some reason.

 

[made582]

I would love to have one! Then again I know there are dangers to getting an animal like that and a lot of animals I want as pets would not be wise to have. They belong in their natural habitat but it's nice to dream of having them all!!!

They never had any problems out of it until someone tried to break into the house. Even then it didn't attack the person or anything. The person just got the shock of their life and took off. The window was open though and thumper thought it was time to go outside and play. So he went out and climbed the tree. The police got there before the owners and almost shot him. The neighbors stopped them but they did have animal control take him. Even though the owners had all of the right permits and everything it still took them weeks to get him back. Then he died shortly after that.

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

It's blank to me too. except for a red "X", which normally means someone tried to post a photo but the system did not accept it for some reason.

Okay, I thought I was going crazy but I don't even see an "X". I think the part I found comical is that I saw no comment and 2 people "Thanked" them for it. Silence is golden? :wink: We don't want our dear Christmasstar silenced!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

They never had any problems out of it until someone tried to break into the house. Even then it didn't attack the person or anything. The person just got the shock of their life and took off. The window was open though and thumper thought it was time to go outside and play. So he went out and climbed the tree. The police got there before the owners and almost shot him. The neighbors stopped them but they did have animal control take him. Even though the owners had all of the right permits and everything it still took them weeks to get him back. Then he died shortly after that.

Sad that he died! It is illegal to own one here since we live in the city. They are beautiful cats!

 

[made582]

Post # 1373 is blank to me too, Christmas-A-Holic, except for a red "X", which normally means someone tried to post a photo but the system did not accept it for some reason.

Same here.

 

[made582]

Sad that he died!

He was like 14 years old and they think the stress of being away just got to him. It was sad. He was beautiful.

 

[made582]

Good Afternoon MMC!!! The warm up is starting and it looks like we should hit the lower 40's today. There might be enough snow gone tomorrow for me to take the outside lights down. Today I have to run a few errands but first I think I'm going to get some work done around the apartment. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!

 

[xmastidings]

Jayish leaves his tree up until Feburary...

I am obsessed with Jayish....

YABBAAAAAAAAAAAA!

That's alright, I like it! I keep my tree up and lit as well until sometime between January 20th - 31st.

I start taking down the outside lights down around the middle of January, like this year, I will start slowly taking then down next week, after Monday. This process is all done, while they're still lit. First, I get all the yard stuff put away, then then bushes, then the porch and garage, then the house and last thing to be turned off is a lit santa waving to you from a window in my attic.... It's my sort of a slow way to say goodby untill next season...I do the opposite at the start of the season as well.

Then after the outside is done, I/ we turn our attention the the inside decorations..

 

[xmastidings]

Good Tuesday morning, my Christmas friends!

As I type this, my supervisor is doing my co-worker's annual review. I'm up next. I always hate this part. You have to agree that it's been a good year, and we've all worked hard. But, recent changes in the market have placed new demands on our company, so we need to suck it up for one more year and go with an (almost) cost-of-living raise, although that won't defeat the income tax & healthcare cost increases. Big raise next year, for sure! :-o

Yea, the same here, I was in working Saturday and that evening the president of our company came up to me at 6:00pm and asked me if I wanted to do my review now, of course I said yes. Once in his office, it was the same ole, same ole, blah, blah, blah... "It's been a difficult year and we don't forsee any improvements in the economy and with the direction of the current administration, we see stagnation for another 2-3 more years and all salaries are frozen, etc....."!

Uggh...what can you say to that???? Because you know what's coming after that statement,-----nothing!

So, what did I end up doing, I worked all day Sunday as well and ended up missing the Ravens Football game! Well, no one here, can say that I'm not a team player, that's for sure...

 

[Christmasstar]

Good morning everyone!

It's Tuesday. And it's a lot different from Monday. This morning seemed like March rather than January. Yesterday's -24c is now today's 0c. It was a warm and slushy walk to the bus. Anyway, not much is happening today. I have no real plans after work. It should be a quiet evening.

Perhaps I will go to the gym for a 30 minute run. My doctor says that I should be running for about 30 minutes at least five times per week in order to help my knee recover. It sounds strange, but it has felt better after every run. Even so, I'm still excited for my next appointment on Thursday. Active Release Therapy is painful, but it feel much better once it's all over. Hopefully it continues to help. The $55 sessions can be pricey!

Well, time to return to work. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves. Have a great Tuesday!

it is warming up here in the south too...the snow should all be gone by the weekend.
glad to hear your knee is getting better!

 

[trackrebel]

my boss owns a Puma....and rascals...and she has a friend who owns a cheetah.....I love those type of animals...but I wouldn´t want them as pets...I would be responsible....but as I read above...there are idiots that break into houses or intentionally into cages and that causes troubles.....over here in Germany we do have very high restrictions on who is allowed to have animals...how to keep them, where to keep them and on...but I am like Sheila.....I see the animals all I can think of is.......aaaaaaaaaaaw...how cute....I want that baby orang uthan....aaaaw....i want that baby cheetah....aaaaaaw, i want that wombat....aaaw...I want that kangaroo...aww i want the tasmanian devil....lol

 

[Christmasstar]

all schools over here have uniforms, even pre school play groups but they are not as strict, and primary schools as well
and they take a motion evry 3/4 years to change them so everyone has to go buy new again ,
They wood be pretty expensive for the high school but the goverment give a grant to help those on benifits ( i have said its a great country we live in if your not working )
Maybe about 3 times a year they have non uniform day for charity and evryone pays £2 or something and htey dont have to wear they uniform

Here in Canada only the prep schools and some private schools have uniforms. For the most part schools do have a dress code but the kids are free to wear what they are comfortable in.

 

[Christmasstar]

Post #1373 is not blank to you??? Page 138

Does anyone else see it blank or is it just me?

What is on there because it's blank to me! Weird!!!

nope, went back to look again and it was there.

 

[Christmasstar]

Post # 1373 is blank to me too, Christmas-A-Holic, except for a red "X", which normally means someone tried to post a photo but the system did not accept it for some reason.

Okay, I thought I was going crazy but I don't even see an "X". I think the part I found comical is that I saw no comment and 2 people "Thanked" them for it. Silence is golden? :wink: We don't want our dear Christmasstar silenced!

Same here.

I wonder if it is just because it is on my computer that I can see it? To bad because it is such a cute kitty!

 

[MerryCarey]

I had a great Aunt and Uncle that use to just put a big trash bag over there tree at the end of the season and slide it into the closet with everything still on it. Then the next year they would just slide it back out, take the bag off, and plug it back in.

That's one solution ... but I'd have to have an empty closet to to that! cheesy

 

[MerryCarey]

I don't get TCM!!!!:sad:

What a horrible thought ...

Post #1373 is not blank to you??? Page 138

Does anyone else see it blank or is it just me?

What is on there because it's blank to me! Weird!!!

I see a little generic picture icon, like you get when a link is broken. So, in essence, it's "blank."

 

[MerryCarey]

I wonder if it is just because it is on my computer that I can see it? To bad because it is such a cute kitty!

Made could explain this better, but for a picture to appear here, it has to have a URL---either from an online photo album, or from your MMC album. I don't think there's a way to just insert. It has to be uploaded from somewhere.

Checking in at the end of lunch. Back to work for me ...

 

[Seawaters]

It was blank for me too!

Post #1373 is not blank to you??? Page 138

Does anyone else see it blank or is it just me?

What is on there because it's blank to me! Weird!!!

 

[Seawaters]

What is it, actually?

nope, went back to look again and it was there.

 

[Seawaters]

Just stopped in during lunch. I drove home as quickly as I could legally, and decided to check what everyone was doing. I am going to see the district superintendent to set up an appointment to talk about my retiring. I think that is the best decision for me. TTYL