Christmas Countdown - 2013

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Thanks Seawaters and MerryCarey! It would be nice to get together to watch those old films with everyone here. (It might be get boring for some, Lol! But of course since I know these people it's a bit different). cheesy Great memories my mom had growing up and for me to get to see them on film is amazing!

I haven't finished watching them all but so far have not seen anything with Christmas in it yet. Hopefully there is something! I will keep you posted! =)

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

That is so cool. Enjoy them!!


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Thanks!

 

[snowflake22]

I finally warmed up in front of the fire. I went to visit a friend of mine. She was told today that she is losing her job of 23 years. They are going to let her work another 60 days and will give her a $3000 severence check. Now she has to try to find another job. How sad is that?

That is sad, I'm sorry to hear that. I will keep her in my prayers.


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[snowflake22]

Ain't that the truth. I just had two homemade rolls, heated up just a smidge. So, so good. I will bring some freshly-made ones. Who wants me to pick them up in the Lear? CM3? I will have a pet carrier for those who want to take their babies!!!

We do!! Count Harlowe & I in
I'll bring all kinds of butter! Regular, honey, cinnamon....


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[Christmas-A-Holic]

I have really been missing Christmas too the past few days again since Music Choice quit playing Christmas music. That plus Winter not really acting like Winter (they are predicting 60 degrees this week, in January ???). Then there is the situation with Wishbone. If it were not for my sister and MMC I don't know what I would do.

You know we are always here for you!!!!! Prayers for you always!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

We do!! Count Harlowe & I in
I'll bring all kinds of butter! Regular, honey, cinnamon....

I'm in! Carl is too, bringing goodies too!

What should I bring?

I finally warmed up in front of the fire. I went to visit a friend of mine. She was told today that she is losing her job of 23 years. They are going to let her work another 60 days and will give her a $3000 severence check. Now she has to try to find another job. How sad is that?

Sorry to hear!

This is all fascinating! If you're ever watching Our Gang with your mom and she spots her neighbor, let me know which one. We know about the "not the top ones." There's an excellent book by Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann, called The Little Rascals: The Life and Times Of Our Gang (originally Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals), packed with photos and info about the films and all the kids. It may be out of print now. I should look in there and see if it mentions any of them living in Long Beach!

Thanks! Will do!

 

[made582]

I'm in! Carl is too, bringing goodies too!

What should I bring?

How about a salad. We should probably have something healthy.

 

[xmas365]

Good afternoon, MMC!

I hope this finds everyone well!

I am a great aunt again ~ Zoey Ann arrived on the 4th. She is such a beautiful baby! Her dad is my age and her mom is only a few years younger so it seems weird to be in the "great" category ~ but I love it!

I am caught up on the past two days' posts ~ just in time to start work :grin:

Have a most MERRY day!!!

:dance:

Congrats!!!

 

[xmas365]

I'm glad you got to meet Spanky---he was something else! I saw him on a panel at a film convention, and someone phrased a question that implied he might have had a better life if he hadn't been screwed up by his childhood in films. He promptly shot back, "I've never been screwed up!" And his cameo appearance on "Cheers" was priceless. I have a photo with Spanky.

You wouldn't recognize the names of most of those I've met. Some went way back into the late 1920s and early 1930s (before Spanky, Darla, Alfalfa, etc.---the series ran from 1927 into the 1940s). But here goes: Dorothy DeBorba (Echo), Harry Spear, Pineapple Jackson, Jerry Tucker, Jacquie Lyn, Eugene Lee (Porky), and the very first Our Gang member: "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison. Mr. once had a nice chat with Darla Hood at an airport, and also met Jean Darling.

I attended a film convention in 1992 that was unforgettable. Hal Roach (head of the studio where the Our Gang and Laurel & Hardy films were made) was a guest, at the age of 100. Several Our Gang "kids"---now in their 70s and 80s---were also there as guests. So in one place were the now-elderly "kids" and their 100-year-old "boss"!

I've almost met a few of the "Babes in Toyland" (1934) stars: Virginia Karns (Mother Goose), Henry Brandon (aka Henry Kleinbach--Old Barnaby), and Felix Knight (Tom Tom). Again, unforgettable!

Wow, that is quite a list. I am glad you got to meet them.

 

[xmas365]

Around here you would be looking at close to $100 for Mobil 1 full synthetic oil.

Zoinks!

 

[xmas365]

Well my afternoon got ruined. I had to go get mom from work because she had a migraine. Then we spent an hour and half at the doctors office waiting for her to get a shot. We are finally back home though. Now what to cook for dinner?

I hope she is feeling better.

 

[xmas365]

I have been freezing all day! The heat did not come on very often in my classroom even though it was so cold outside. It is still overcast and freezing outside now. I am going to take a pain pill and rest for a while. TTYL

Sounds like you need to award yourself an electric blanket on one of the --00 posts. cheesy I hope the pain subsides.

 

[xmas365]

I haven't got as much done as I had planned to but it's okay because I spent some fun time with my mom going down memory lane. Right now I am watching her old home movies from the 40's and 50's that were transferred on VHS in the early 90's. I don't think I have seen them since then. It's fun to see my mom as a kid playing and being silly. A lot of road trips were filmed going through USA and that is neat to see. It is also cool to see the old cars driving around!

I guess my love for animals was bound to happen because just about everything I see of my mom growing up in these videos she is holding a cat or dog! Same goes with my dad with photos, he is always holding a pet from guinea pigs, rabbits, cats and more.

Now just hoping to see some vintage Christmas video!!! A lot to go through so I hope there is some there!

I love vintage pictures, and footage. One of my favorite things to do when we go to Lake George, NY is going to the historical society building and looking at the old pictures of the trolleys going down the strip. I really love old Christmas pictures also.

 

[xmas365]

I finally warmed up in front of the fire. I went to visit a friend of mine. She was told today that she is losing her job of 23 years. They are going to let her work another 60 days and will give her a $3000 severence check. Now she has to try to find another job. How sad is that?

That is rotten, I am sorry she lost her job.

 

[caninemom3]

You know we are always here for you!!!!! Prayers for you always!

I know and I am so grateful....and I am always here for everyone too ((((HUGS)))) to you xxo How is Chico ??

 

[xmas365]

I have really been missing Christmas too the past few days again since Music Choice quit playing Christmas music. That plus Winter not really acting like Winter (they are predicting 60 degrees this week, in January ???). Then there is the situation with Wishbone. If it were not for my sister and MMC I don't know what I would do.

I hope you feel better. You have such a wonderful family, great wife, wonderful kids (both human and fur) and you are all still young. I have no doubt that 2013 will be hopefully a great for you xoxo

At least we have MCR, or other means of playing Christmas music. We are here for you CM3. The PCB's will subside soon, sometimes I have had them so bad that I wished I didn't love Christmastime so much. Wish is still in my thoughts.

 

[caninemom3]

At least we have MCR, or other means of playing Christmas music. We are here for you CM3. The PCB's will subside soon, sometimes I have had them so bad that I wished I didn't love Christmastime so much. Wish is still in my thoughts.

Thanks, Xmas. I am praying another GREAT job comes along that will not compromise so much of your time with your family and when you open your Christmas store - I will come and buy some things !!! :yahoo:

 

[xmas365]

Good evening,

Busy night at work tonight, but I am off tomorrow with my hours cut. So it looks like I will be taking decorations down tomorrow. I mentioned that to my wife and she made a face, I said I don't have to take them down. She told me to take down 1 tree, she doesn't want them all to go down yet. cheesy She knows how I have such a hard time when everything comes down, and how boring the house looks without them.
I just want to thank everyone for the support I have received about my decision I made yesterday. It has meant a lot to me that you have all supported me. It was a very tough decision to make, and I have been thinking about it a lot today. I think it really hit me when I was working tonight, I could have given my two week notice and the relief from that would have been huge. I will keep looking for something else. Thank you all so much. Once again more proof this is the greatest site on the web.


Have a good night.

 

[caninemom3]

Good evening, Christmas family

Just stopping by on my way to bed. I am so tired. Got up at 5 again today and got to work about 7.

Wish seems to have felt really good today. I started researching things in a K9 Kidney disease forum I joined and discovered that one of his meds, Benazepril, can cause elevation of the BUN !! So I am going to talk to the doc about this. Maybe he will consider changing to another drug. I hope so.

He is actually asleep by me on the loveseat which is where he always used to be. He is acting himself tonight for the first time in a while. Why Did I not know he was not feeling well ?? I am supposed to be his pet parent. I did get him to the doctor the minute he didn't want his breakfast...

Made - I hope your mother is over her headache and I hope your niece is doing okay. My arthritis seems to be under control now. I even have normal looking TOES !!! The psoriasis itself is not gone though....I am still a freak.

Seawaters - I hope you are feeling better.

Meceka - Congratulations on becoming an aunt again !!! I bet the baby is beautiful.

CAH, Christmasstar, Jennifer, MaryCarey, MerryMistletoe, Claire, Sugar, Lauriebear, and EVERYONE.....((((HUGS)))) to all of you just because xo

Goodnight dear Christmas family...Perhaps I can actually rest tonight.....

 

[jennifer91]

Good evening, Christmas family

Just stopping by on my way to bed. I am so tired. Got up at 5 again today and got to work about 7.

Wish seems to have felt really good today. I started researching things in a K9 Kidney disease forum I joined and discovered that one of his meds, Benazepril, can cause elevation of the BUN !! So I am going to talk to the doc about this. Maybe he will consider changing to another drug. I hope so.

He is actually asleep by me on the loveseat which is where he always used to be. He is acting himself tonight for the first time in a while. Why Did I not know he was not feeling well ?? I am supposed to be his pet parent. I did get him to the doctor the minute he didn't want his breakfast...

Made - I hope your mother is over her headache and I hope your niece is doing okay. My arthritis seems to be under control now. I even have normal looking TOES !!! The psoriasis itself is not gone though....I am still a freak.

Seawaters - I hope you are feeling better.

Meceka - Congratulations on becoming an aunt again !!! I bet the baby is beautiful.

CAH, Christmasstar, Jennifer, MaryCarey, MerryMistletoe, Claire, Sugar, Lauriebear, and EVERYONE.....((((HUGS)))) to all of you just because xo

Goodnight dear Christmas family...Perhaps I can actually rest tonight.....

CM3, you are doing absolutely everything right for Wish. I am praying that he continues to feel good and that he improves. I am so glad that you did some research. Sometimes we have to do the research on our own because doctors certainly won't do it. Sometimes they don't even know the effects of the drugs they prescribe, nor do they know the conditions that it can affect (in Wish's case, the elevation of BUN). You got him to the doctor as soon as you realized something was up. You did nothing wrong!

Try to relax. Sleep well and very sweet dreams to you. You need it! I am sure Wish can sense when you are upset as well and that is no good for him. Watch your favorite Christmas movie, listen to some of your favorite Christmas carols, or light a Christmas candle. The little things can cheer you up and change your mood. Wish will be happier, too

Hugs to you!!