Christmas Countdown - 2013

[Virginia]

Good evening/morning,


I am officially on vacation!!!! Woohoo!!!! We won't be going anywhere, but this is my vacation I use to have lots of family time.
It was so depressing going into the store today, seeing all the signs of Christmas had been wiped away like it never happened, no Christmas music, trees, etc... We are still in the season!!!!

Work of course moved waaaaay to slow because of the anticipation, but I am done.

We will be going to visit my grandparents tomorrow, my grandmother is doing very well after her arm amputation.

I should go to bed now, I am yawning something fierce.

Here is a picture of my newest Santa I got for Christmas from my wife, LC's large nutcracker is in the picture:

I love the Santa!!!


Good night, everyone!!!

Happy holidays!!

 

[Crown 84]

.....It was so depressing going into the store today, seeing all the signs of Christmas had been wiped away like it never happened, no Christmas music, trees, etc... We are still in the season!!!!.....

Too bad you're not down here. Crabtree Valley Mall never takes ANY of their decorations down until after December and usually keeps them up until the first weekend after January 1.

 

[Christmasstar]

I LOVE "Shop Around the Corner"! You have to see it! It's basically about the boss and employees of a shop in Budapest. Sounds dull, but very soon you get involved with the characters. It's also the basis of "In the Good Old Summertime" and "You've Got Mail," in that two of the employees are involved in a romance-by-mail relationship without knowing that the co-worker they despise is their pen pal. And the last third or so takes place and Christmastime.

I have seen "In the Good Old Summertime" and "You've Got Mail," but not "Shop Around the Corner", will have to look that one up. Thanks

 

[Christmasstar]

Well, My better half did the dreaded job of packing Christmas away for another year. The house just looks so empty. Only a few pieces of christmas and stocking candy lets us know that it was Christmas just 48 hours ago and the occasional pine needle. I hate this time

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good evening~

How was your day?

Thinking of you all, and sending hugs.

Long day at work, and I am not feeling well, again. Thank God I have the weekend off to rest up.

Goodnight, dear friends!!

Sweet dreams!!

xx

Sending hugs and prayers your way, I hope you feel better Snowflake!

 

[Christmasstar]

My house is a mess. I really need to stop dragging my feet and clean everything up. I don't think I'm motivated because of the construction going on in here, I have a why bother attitude. I need to snap out of it. I wish my husband would either let someone help him finish this job or pay someone to do it. He is supposed to be off all week and I thought he would get a lot done around here but this is the second day in a row he had to go in to work for a few hours. It's so annoying! I am going to finish my cup of coffee and head out to run a few errands. I am out of trash bags so I'm going to pick them up and come back here to clean and purge. I am going to go room by room until I'm finished!
I also need to make a menu plan and grocery list. I feel like I just went food shopping and I have nothing in the house. Maybe I'll get take out tonight and give myself a break.
I hope everyone is having a great day so far!!!

I found a sign for you...

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good evening/morning,


I am officially on vacation!!!! Woohoo!!!! We won't be going anywhere, but this is my vacation I use to have lots of family time.
It was so depressing going into the store today, seeing all the signs of Christmas had been wiped away like it never happened, no Christmas music, trees, etc... We are still in the season!!!!

Work of course moved waaaaay to slow because of the anticipation, but I am done.

We will be going to visit my grandparents tomorrow, my grandmother is doing very well after her arm amputation.

I should go to bed now, I am yawning something fierce.

Here is a picture of my newest Santa I got for Christmas from my wife, LC's large nutcracker is in the picture:

I love the Santa!!!


Good night, everyone!!!

Beautiful!!!
Continued prayers for your Grandmother.
Enjoy your vacation xmas!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

I found a sign for you...

I love it! I should print a few of those and hang them up around the house!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good evening everyone!

Thanks to all for all the wishes. My throat doesn't soar anymore but my nose is just killing me. I hate being sick! :/ The weather has been crazy here lately as well. It isn't possible to get a good night's sleep because the wind is so strong that is seems it will eventually break all the windows of the house. Last night was horrible and it doesn't seem like tonight is gonna be any better. It doesn't look like winter at all!

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing fine, enjoying your Christmas presents and getting ready for New Years! I have already made my New Year's resolutions list. Is there anyone else here making one too? :]

my son is slowly getting better too, getting sick is never any fun, glad you are on the mend!

 

[Christmasstar]

My neighbor came over to ask me if I needed help getting my lights down. "It's already 2 days after and I noticed last night you still had them going. Do you need help taking them down?"

I said, "That's funny - last night I noticed yours were no longer on and wondered if maybe you blew a fuse and needed help getting them back on."



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LOL, love it!

 

[Christmasstar]

I'm glad you're beginning to feel better!

I don't do New Year's Resolutions so no list here. After several years I started realizing I made the same list every year. LOL I must not be very resolute in my efforts so maybe those things didn't mean as much to me as I thought they did.



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[Christmasstar]

When they say you should prick holes in your potato before baking to prevent it from exploding.... DO IT! I am not sure how I missed that step. What a fun find when opening the oven. Surprise! :

I am watching, Christmas with the Kranks. I know it got terrible reviews but I really enjoy it! It's silly and corny but I think it is fun to watch!



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sitting here laughing thinking about how that must of looked!

 

[Binger]

Started shopping for 2014..... Keeps it going .... Yabba!!

 

[Binger]

Hey made/coach. Let's figure the potential date for Lovemas 2014 .... What do you think? 12/22. 12/23?

 

[Christmas-A-Holic]

Good evening~

How was your day?

Thinking of you all, and sending hugs.

Long day at work, and I am not feeling well, again. Thank God I have the weekend off to rest up.

Goodnight, dear friends!!

Sweet dreams!!

x

I hope you are feeling better this morning!!!

I don't even shut my outdoor lights off until January 8 at the earliest, the day after my birthday. I do that because when I was a kid, I use to beg my parents to keep the tree up until my birthday, which rarely happened. So I now keep everything up and/or on until Jan. 8 as a way to keep the Christmas joy going past my birthday. cheesy

Sounds like me as a kid. Not the part of keeping decorations up for a long time but I was the one in the family that was so eager to get the decorations out that I did it by myself every year starting at age 10. The family would have helped but I enjoyed it so much that I didn't mind. I even started buying decorations from my own money at that age and still have those decorations. Christmas Crazy for sure!

my son is slowly getting better too, getting sick is never any fun, glad you are on the mend!

Sorry to hear your son is sick. I pray he gets well soon!

sitting here laughing thinking about how that must of looked!

You would think I would have been irritated by this mishap but I actually laughed. Yep, laughed at a mess in my oven that I had to clean!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Morning, Friends.

Yep. Crown's still here enjoying a relaxing week with my family.
Hope all of your are thoroughly enjoying the still-running Christmas Season 2013.

But rest assured, on Jan 1, "Christmas Countdown - 2014" will debut.
You can Count on it!

Which brings me to my annual bittersweet warning that this thread will permanently lock at 12:00 AM (EST) Jan. 1.

What a great run we've had this year!

Thanks again, Crown! It's been another wonderful year, anticipating the season and the day!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Saturday morning, my Christmas friends!

We didn't make it to the movies yesterday. My kids never even changed out of their pajamas! I guess we all needed a relaxing day. Hopefully, though, we'll get out of the house for that movie and dinner this afternoon. My mom is coming with us, and we're meeting my cousin and her family, too.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

 

[snowflake22]

Sending hugs and prayers your way, I hope you feel better Snowflake!

Thanks, HmG!!

xx


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[snowflake22]

I hope you are feeling better this morning!!!


Sounds like me as a kid. Not the part of keeping decorations up for a long time but I was the one in the family that was so eager to get the decorations out that I did it by myself every year starting at age 10. The family would have helped but I enjoyed it so much that I didn't mind. I even started buying decorations from my own money at that age and still have those decorations. Christmas Crazy for sure!


Sorry to hear your son is sick. I pray he gets well soon!


You would think I would have been irritated by this mishap but I actually laughed. Yep, laughed at a mess in my oven that I had to clean!

Thank you, CAH!!


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[snowflake22]

Good morning, MMC!!

Hope you have a wonderful day!!

xx

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