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Christmas Countdown - 2014

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Meceka said:
I made one of my favorites: cream of tomato soup.
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Yum!! I love tomato soup, the creamier the better! I also love tomato Parmesan bisque!


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graywolf70 said:
Good evening MMC!!

Well I started the morning reading and thanking the posts and then --- the world knocked on my door. LOL

Noah is teaching at a seminar on the 16th in Sarasota. I won't be here. We found out around 8:30am that the person who is hosting this four-day seminar has only lightly marketed it and didn't do any individual marketing for the speakers individually. Noah's classes weren't full so we had to drop everything and spend the morning and early afternoon doing manic marketing, blog posts and social media.

Was almost finished with that and suddenly there was a major snafu with Bud's Dropbox and YouTube channels and several hours of footage. Three hours later and I now have that under control. *phew*

Right now - I'm sick of looking at my laptop and I didn't have time to take down any decorations. I'm going to start that in just a few minutes. I need to have it all done and put away before I leave town on Friday.

Hope everyone is doing well, no more black ice incidents or slips and you're all keeping warm. :) I listened to my favorite Pandora channel with Christmas carols all day today. It calms me and helps me focus and stay in a good mood regardless of the task at hand or how complicated. Bud teases me that I'm the only person who plays Perry Como's Christmas Album to enter the ring. LOL

I also learned today that my dogs associate Burl Ives' voice with cookies or treats. LOL The Pandora channel I choose ends up having a number of Burl Ives renditions and much of the speaking portions of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Rankin/Bass version). It played today and suddenly they were all there at my feet, tails wagging. I thought, "What in the world are they doing?"

About an hour later it happened again with a different song and verbal piece, still Burl Ives. When it happened yet again a bit later, I deliberately put the movie on to see if they would do it again. Sure enough - Burl Ives' voice came on and there they were, happy as could be. Too cute! My dogs are Christmas-ites.

Hope you all have a great evening! If I don't pop in again this evening and get caught up - I'll catch up tomorrow. If nothing else, surely on the long drive on Colorado when Bud's in the driver's seat.
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I hope you have everything sorted out now and there are no more problems. That is so cute and funny about your dogs! Have a MERRY night!
 
made582 said:
Well mom made it home okay from work. She said that the news is lying though when they said the roads are better. She said you feel like a bobble head with all of the ruts, dips, and chunks missing out of the snow and ice on top of the pavement.

We are going to keep warming up overnight though so hopefully if they get back out there and keep putting down salt and chemicals, they will be better in the morning.

All of the school districts have canceled school for tomorrow already though.
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I'm glad your mom made it home and I hope that the salt and chemicals work their magic on the roads tonight!
 
gabulldawg said:
Good afternoon all! I hope everyone on the East coast and Midwest has survived 'polar vortex' 2014! After looking at the temps its amazing! We are having a heat wave in the inner mtn west. Lots of snow melt and temps around 37 and 38F Although we may have some flurries the rest of the week into the weekend. Lows are down around 10F and highs the rest of the week a little bit cooler at 28F to 30F.
I am getting ready for a birthday party for my son so I better run I just wanted to jump in to say hello!!! Stay warm and bundle up everyone!!!!
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Enjoy the party!
 
made582 said:
Well mom made it home okay from work. She said that the news is lying though when they said the roads are better. She said you feel like a bobble head with all of the ruts, dips, and chunks missing out of the snow and ice on top of the pavement.

We are going to keep warming up overnight though so hopefully if they get back out there and keep putting down salt and chemicals, they will be better in the morning.

All of the school districts have canceled school for tomorrow already though.
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Glad to hear your mom made it home safely!
 
Good evening! Wow - I am finally caught up! We are the talkative bunch here! I stayed up for a little while - I finally got to watching "Let It Snow", one of the new movies that was on Hallmark from this year. I loved it! I work tonight though, so I am going to try and lay down for a quick nap.

What are you all up tonight? Hope you're all having a great evening and staying warm. I am off tomorrow and looking forward to it, as I always do! I can't wait! We have to go grocery shopping, but other than that, I plan to just stay in, spend time with DH and the kids.

Alright, off to hopefully nap. Talk to you guys tomorrow. Praying for all of you guys and your safety. God Bless and keep smiling! :)
 
sugar142286 said:
Good evening! Wow - I am finally caught up! We are the talkative bunch here! I stayed up for a little while - I finally got to watching "Let It Snow", one of the new movies that was on Hallmark from this year. I loved it! I work tonight though, so I am going to try and lay down for a quick nap.

What are you all up tonight? Hope you're all having a great evening and staying warm. I am off tomorrow and looking forward to it, as I always do! I can't wait! We have to go grocery shopping, but other than that, I plan to just stay in, spend time with DH and the kids.

Alright, off to hopefully nap. Talk to you guys tomorrow. Praying for all of you guys and your safety. God Bless and keep smiling! :)
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I loved that movie, too! Such beautiful scenery & so heartwarming. Candace Cameron Bure is too cute. Especially when she wakes up & yells "It's Christmas!" :)

Have a good night at work, and enjoy your day off tomorrow!


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Hello all. I can't catch up on the posts now but wanted to say hello. Just got done playing with the Barbie dream house with my daughter...her favorite Christmas present from this year.

Have a good night!
 
xmas365 said:
That is adorable.

If you had cats, those items on the sill would be on the floor. cheesy
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Haha!! True!

They are pinecones, and every once in awhile she will bat one down & start to gnaw on it ;) But they are cinnamon scented & she'll spit them out!


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Ryan said:
Hello all. I can't catch up on the posts now but wanted to say hello. Just got done playing with the Barbie dream house with my daughter...her favorite Christmas present from this year.

Have a good night!
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Aww, that's sweet. What a good Dad you are!

Have a wonderful evening, Ryan!


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snowflake22 said:
I loved that movie, too! Such beautiful scenery & so heartwarming. Candace Cameron Bure is too cute. Especially when she wakes up & yells "It's Christmas!" :)

Have a good night at work, and enjoy your day off tomorrow!


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I agree! I've always thought she was a great actress.

Thanks - hoping it's better than last night was. I will - thanks!
 
Ryan said:
Hello all. I can't catch up on the posts now but wanted to say hello. Just got done playing with the Barbie dream house with my daughter...her favorite Christmas present from this year.

Have a good night!
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So sweet, Ryan! EA got the Barbie RV for Christmas and loves it as well!
 
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