Christmas Countdown - 2013

[Ryan]

Sugar, praying y'all have a fun, safe, and romantic getaway!

Star, hope that injury doesn't give you too much grief. Heal quickly!


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[made582]

Good evening, MMC!

I have to clean the kitchen a bit after the canning I did this afternoon/evening. Today I made tomato basil jam and ketchup. I have been in the kitchen most of the afternoon and ended up making only 5 pints total. Since I was trying out new recipes I only did one batch each. Takes a long time to cook ketchup down and there is a lot of stirring, too. Smells tangy in here! Still a lot to do today - busy season in more ways than one!

Be MERRY!!!

Hope you like both of them after all of that hard work!!!

 

[made582]

Good evening friends. I have The Christmas Waltz stuck in my head (the Frank Sinatra version) and I love it! I may have to listen to it.

Hope you all have a good night!


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LOL!!!! I have "Nuttin For Christmas" stuck in my mine.

Hope you have a good night too!!!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

LOL!!!! I have "Nuttin For Christmas" stuck in my mine.

Of course you do! You were bad by putting off getting your foot checked out! oint:

:wink:

 

[made582]

Of course you do! You were bad by putting off getting your foot checked out! oint:

:wink:

LOL!!!!! And emailing you back too!! I'll still get to that tonight!!!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Put this in your list of things not to do....
Open a stuck lid on a glass jar with a pair of plyers

Don't worry it was not to bad!

Check! Just added this to my list of "Things Not To Do". Wow! My list is really getting too long, already on my 3rd sheet of paper.

Seriously though, I hope you heal quickly!!!

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

MerryCarey, Happy Anniversary!!!

I was thinking about you yesterday at work. We have posters hung up on the outside window advertising Laurel and Hardy and other classic films. I kept trying to go outside to stop and read them and planned to take some pictures of it to show you but we were so busy that I still don't know what we are advertising out there! I am sure it has something to do with the old theater in our downtown square. I will try and get pictures of it next time I am at work and will send your way.

 

[Ryan]

MerryCarey, Happy Anniversary!!!

I was thinking about you yesterday at work. We have posters hung up on the outside window advertising Laurel and Hardy and other classic films. I kept trying to go outside to stop and read them and planned to take some pictures of it to show you but we were so busy that I still don't know what we are advertising out there! I am sure it has something to do with the old theater in our downtown square. I will try and get pictures of it next time I am at work and will send your way.

If that theater ever shows an L&H film please let me know. I would make the short drive to Dallas for that!


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[Christmasstar]

My knee was feeling great when I got up so I spent a good part of my day cleaning, preparing stuff for freezer and generally walking around without my cane. Another thing to add to my do not do list!
Sitting here with leg up icing it again .

 

[Meceka]

Time for coffee!

 

[Meceka]

My knee was feeling great when I got up so I spent a good part of my day cleaning, preparing stuff for freezer and generally walking around without my cane. Another thing to add to my do not do list!
Sitting here with leg up icing it again .

Been there, done that! So easy to forget when you start to feel better. I hope the ice works and you are doing better soon!!!

 

[made582]

My knee was feeling great when I got up so I spent a good part of my day cleaning, preparing stuff for freezer and generally walking around without my cane. Another thing to add to my do not do list!
Sitting here with leg up icing it again .

Hope the ice helps it calm down again!!!

 

[made582]

Oh quick reminder, All day Christmas on QVC tomorrow!!!

 

[MerryCarey]

MerryCarey, Happy Anniversary!!!

I was thinking about you yesterday at work. We have posters hung up on the outside window advertising Laurel and Hardy and other classic films. I kept trying to go outside to stop and read them and planned to take some pictures of it to show you but we were so busy that I still don't know what we are advertising out there! I am sure it has something to do with the old theater in our downtown square. I will try and get pictures of it next time I am at work and will send your way.

Thank you! I'd love to see a photo if you can manage it!

If that theater ever shows an L&H film please let me know. I would make the short drive to Dallas for that!


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Thanks for saying so! It's very sad that Laurel & Hardy are almost unknown today. I'm showing my age when I say I grew up seeing them on TV and everyone knew them. Now younger generations have never even HEARD of them, much less seen them. They've gone from universally known and loved to practically unknown in the space of a couple decades. In another couple decades, I guess they'll be an obscure footnote in film history, like Lloyd Hamilton or Lupino Lane. Oh, what joy the world will be missing if that day comes!

Mr. heads the local Sons of the Desert (L&H appreciation society) chapter. The meetings used to draw an audience of 30 to 40 of all ages. Now a dozen is a good turnout, and they're mostly the ones who have been regular attendees for years. Well, we'll always love them here. We met thanks to the boys---they brought us together.

 

[ballcoach]

Coach - just wanted to send my sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your doggy. I can't imagine what you're going through right now.

Oh Coach! I am so sorry you lost your dog! Prayers with you!

Thanks, friends. We are good because of many thoughts and prayers....I appreciate y'all thinking of us....

I've got a stress fracture of one of the bones in my foot. So I'm in an aircast and on crutches for the next 4 to 6 weeks.

Ouch...take it easy, friend. That's a pretty painful injury...

I started my week long vacation yesterday and I will still occasionally check in,

We will hold it down while you are gone...and if something bad happens...well, we will #blamesugar. Have fun!

 

[ballcoach]

I've been looking for some good Halloween TV. AMC has some good nights...yall seen anything else?

 

[Meceka]

Chipotle sauce about ready to go in the water bath. I got my second wind and decided to do the basket of tomatoes I forgot earlier - now I can make something else tomorrow. Me thinks the coffee kicked in already! cheesy

 

[xmas365]

********** MILESTONE DAY **********



Good Milestone Morning, Declining Balance Friends!

Check out the numbers:
Days to the Season: 37
Days to Christmas Day: 79

We - Have - Arrived.
THE HOME STRETCH HAS STARTED!
Ninety percent of our journey has been completed and nothing -- not a single further Milestone -- stands between us and the begining of Christmas Season 2013, barely over a month away now!
(Can it be? Can it really be??)

A very brief hard rain fell last night.
This morning has started damp but without active precipitation.
We stand at a warmish 73 degrees here in the capital city at this hour.

Have a Marvelous Monday, Folks!

Woohoo, the season is so close I can almost smell it!!!!!

 

[xmas365]

Happy Milestone Day MMC!!!!!!! It's a beautiful day here with the high only getting to the mid 60's. I finally broke down and went to the ER this morning to get my foot checked. Mainly because I was threatened within an inch of my life by Sugar and Snowflake if I didn't go. LOL!!!! I was pretty sure that I knew what was wrong already but the doctor confirmed it. I have a stress fracture of one of the metatarsal bones. So for the next 4 to 6 weeks I get to wear some fancy new footwear and use Crutches. Which I hate and probably won't use. I'll just use a cane to keep some of the weight off of it. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope your foot heals quickly, those boots are a pain in the....um...um...foot. cheesy

 

[Ryan]

Thank you! I'd love to see a photo if you can manage it!




Thanks for saying so! It's very sad that Laurel & Hardy are almost unknown today. I'm showing my age when I say I grew up seeing them on TV and everyone knew them. Now younger generations have never even HEARD of them, much less seen them. They've gone from universally known and loved to practically unknown in the space of a couple decades. In another couple decades, I guess they'll be an obscure footnote in film history, like Lloyd Hamilton or Lupino Lane. Oh, what joy the world will be missing if that day comes!

Mr. heads the local Sons of the Desert (L&H appreciation society) chapter. The meetings used to draw an audience of 30 to 40 of all ages. Now a dozen is a good turnout, and they're mostly the ones who have been regular attendees for years. Well, we'll always love them here. We met thanks to the boys---they brought us together.

It will be a shame when that day comes. When I'm having a bad day, L&H can cheer me up. Earlier today I (jokingly) made a comment that women can't tell me what to do. It reminded me of the hilarious scene from Sons of the Desert where Stan is telling Ollie just how he stands up to his wife! That part makes me laugh every time.

We don't have a Sons of the Desert tent here but I wish we did! If I ever make it up to the north east I would love to show up some night to Mr.'s tent and enjoy some laughs.


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