Christmas Countdown - 2014

[Meceka]

Your weather sounds beautiful!!!
I hope that means the same for me, weather twin!!

Hope you have a very Merry day! Have fun working on your Christmas project!!

Xo

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I hope it means the same for you, too!

Thank you, snowflake! I always have fun when I work on Christmas projects. I even listened to one of the podcasts as I was working.

I hope you had a good day yesterday and are having an even better one today! {{{HUGS}}}

Mid to low 70's? I need to move north!!!! LOL!!!!!

Hope you have a great day working on everything!!!!! Don't work to hard though, it is the weekend after all!!!!!

You'd love it in Michigan!

Thank you, made! I hope you were able to relax yesterday and are having a merry day today! {{{HUGS}}}

Have fun working on your projects ! Hope the storms stay away.

Thank you, CS! The storms did stay away yesterday so I was able to spend a bit of time outside. Looks like the rain is on the way now ~ sky is quite grey and it has cooled down. Yay! My garden is thirsty!

I hope you had a nice time at work and was able to enjoy the rest of your day!

We were almost at church when Elizabeth said she felt really bad. So we turned around and brought her home. She lying down right now. I hope she feels better!

I hope Elizabeth is better today!

A little Dave Matthews Band, a little coffee, a little breeze.....all make for a good morning on the deck. Birds aren't flying, they have probably flown off for a bit...they will be back. Not much on tap today. Going to do some work, clean up around the house...basically a whole bunch of nothing. However, that's exactly what I want! Bambina is out here with me....I like to bring her play pin out on the deck with me on Sunday morning. I want her to like the outside, so I try to get her out in it. At some point today, we will go walking.

I've also got to do some cooking today. I'm going to make my brown-sugar sloppy joes, nachos, and lasagna for this week (all crockpot).

Y'all have a good day!

That sounds like the ideal morning! I hope the rest of your day was even better!

Thanks Meceka!
I will miss my parents! Since they are both retired now it will be the first time that they'll be able to stay in PA for a long amount of time. I wish I could just pick up and go visit them but its hard to do with the animals.
My daughter is still sleeping! I'm praying she feels better. It is a bummer, especially since she had off today and its gorgeous out!
For my sauce I use a couple of cans of crushed tomatoes, a couple of purée and also tomato paste. I throw in meatballs and Italian sausage and let it simmer all day. Easy peasy and always so good!



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I hope your daughter is better!

Your sauce does sound easy ~ I am going to have to try a pot! Thank you for the recipe, HmG!

I hope the rest of your day was merry! {{{HUGS}}}

We're here! It's 78F and very sunny! Couldn't ask for better weather.

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I'm so glad you made it safe! Have a most MERRY time, Sugar!!!

To nap or not to nap, that is the question....

That was the question here, too! *smiles*

Well my Buddy who was causing all of the drama last year is getting divorced. Finally. Hopefully he realizes his mistakes and can finally get his life on track. Judging from the stories I head this morning when he stopped by though, I'm not holding out a lot of hope.

I hope it all works out for him!

Ok, here are my Christmas treasures that my Mom & Mother-in-law gave me this weekend! So sweet!!

Vintage Hallmark Mr. & Mrs. Claus salt & pepper shakers

Needlepoint Santa Claus pillow


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Nice! Love the Santa pillow!!! I have a set of those shakers, too!

I know it is the first of June, but you said Folger's and that only means one thing to Christmas fans. cheesy
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I have already been thinking of the Christmas displays at stores, I even perused the Christmas stuff on KMart.com. (I was supposed to be looking at shorts.) I can't wait!!!

I love that commercial!

 

[Meceka]

Let me know how that goes! We still have a flash flood warning, and strong thunderstorms continuing through tomorrow!

xx

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Stay safe, snowflake!

Good evening,

It is late, just watched the LA Kings advance to the Stanley Cup Final, I know Brent is happy about that. I caught the last half of the game, very exciting finish in sudden death overtime.

I am finally caught up today, every time I came here today I had to stop and do something else. cheesy

As of this moment I am leaning towards staying home another day to rest my foot some more, it is still in a bit of pain, so if it isn't better I will rest tomorrow and then Tuesday is another off day so I am hoping that will do the trick.

Today is the third anniversary of the tornado that ripped through town, the scars are still all around us, almost everything has been rebuilt, but the forest canopy is and will be missing for some years to come on a stretch of town.

Here is probably the best video of the tornado.
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I hope you all had a good day.

Good night, everyone.

Praying your foot is better! I can't watch the video, but the picture alone is horrifying. I'm so very sorry your town had to go through that! {{{HUGS}}}

Last night we slept with the windows open. Because of my medication, I do not sleep well. I was in the front room in the recliner and heard someone walking outside. It was about 2:30 in the morning (Sunday). By that time, I was wide awake and petrified! I listened for the longest time, almost holding my breath, afraid to breathe. I think I finally fell asleep around 3:45 a.m. After we got up (about 6:30), I could hear loud music coming from a PA system. I told my husband about someone walking around during the night. He said it must have been Kane, my oldest son who is staying in our travel trailer and is helping with the construction on the kitchen. He had gotten up at 2:30 in the morning to go down to the high school track field to walk in my honor at the Relay for Life! I was so proud, even if he did scare me! Our little town of about 6000 people raised over $75,000 for the cancer drive!

That was awesome of Kane to walk in your honor and for your town to raise so much money! Bravo!!! {{{HUGS}}}

Merry Monday! I hope you all had a good weekend and all ready for the new week ahead. Weekends go by way to quickly especially when you work part of it . I hope I have not missed any big news.

Anyway I am just popping in quickly. My youngest has a screening today at the Children's hospital. It is a routine visit and I expect it to go well. It was suggested at our last appointment so we can rule out certain things.

I'll pop in later. Have a pleasant day everyone !

xx

Praying the screening went well! I hope you had a merry day, Festive! {{{HUGS}}}

Good morning!
It's going to be mostly sunny today with a high of 72 degrees.
I need to head out soon, I have a routine appointment this morning with my neurologist. Not too much planned after that, I'll just be working on my daily chores. My daughter has a couple of college related things she needs to take care of online. For some reason she couldn't log on to the college website the past couple of days and there wasn't anyone to talk to over the weekend. We'll give them a call when she gets home from school this afternoon, hopefully that will be resolved today!
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!

Praying your appointment went well and that all the college related things are taken care of, too! Have a MERRY day, HmG!

Good Morning my Christmas Loving family..... However, it is a Monday! dude, I don't do Mondays very well; ugggggh.

I believe I may cut out of here at noon, and go home. It's going to be a quiet day today and well frankly speaking, I just don't feel like being here today!

Aw, I'm sorry you don't love Mondays as much as I do! Hope your day went well!

Good Monday morning, my Christmas friends!

I have worked like an ol' dog this weekend again! I took down the big dog pen in the backyard, painted the picket fence and my shop, helped my brother re-wire and re-plumb his new house, and cut the shrubs at home.

While I was cutting shrubs Saturday afternoon, I got in a wasp nest and got stung on the pinky. My whole hand is still swollen, and it hurts! They're gonna get it this afternoon. Grrr.

The Bellville Day Centennial celebration is this weekend. I have to write my speech (you know us mayors like to give speeches), and our band is getting together to play at the event, too! I'm really looking forward to that!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Oh, my, Brad, that is awful that you were stung. Are you sure you aren't allergic? Praying you are better!! The Bellville Day Centennial celebration sounds wonderful! Have a great time!

Hi everyone! Hope you have a great week

Hi, Judesmama! I hope you and the boys are doing well! Have a MERRY week!!!

 

[Meceka]

DD is in Girl Scouts & the patches are now iron-on, thank goodness!

Today is DD's birthday & she is 9 years old. I told her she is halfway to being a grown up, so this is our "summer of responsibility & independence". We trying to get her to take care of herself & her things more on her own. Being an only child, she's had me to do everything for her because it's easier for me. I'm trying to let go & let her learn how to do things so she'll be able to get along without me someday! She took her first car ride this morning without any type of car seat---just a seat belt like a big kid!

I've been listening to the podcast & Christmas music while walking at night, makes the time pass more quickly.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Xmas, I've been praying you'll find a new job that won't stress you out so much.

A very Happy Birthday to DD!

I agree, Christmas music makes work go by faster!

Have a MERRY day, Whitney!

A little bit of advice for everyone. If you have a neighbor wiring up a new power switch to your ceiling fan, don't turn the power back on while they have bare wires in their hands!!!

Bill really owes me now!!!!! :lol:

I see from a later post that it just tingled ~ so happy it wasn't anything serious!

 

[Meceka]

Good evening, MMC!

It just finished storming here and it poured. Now I don't have to water the garden. Yay! There are still chores to do so I had best get going.

MERRY dreams, my dear friends! TTYT!

:merry:

 

[snowflake22]

Be there as soon as i get out of this darn Chicago traffic!!!!! :wink:

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[snowflake22]

I hope it means the same for you, too!



Thank you, snowflake! I always have fun when I work on Christmas projects. I even listened to one of the podcasts as I was working.



I hope you had a good day yesterday and are having an even better one today! {{{HUGS}}}







You'd love it in Michigan!



Thank you, made! I hope you were able to relax yesterday and are having a merry day today! {{{HUGS}}}









Thank you, CS! The storms did stay away yesterday so I was able to spend a bit of time outside. Looks like the rain is on the way now ~ sky is quite grey and it has cooled down. Yay! My garden is thirsty!



I hope you had a nice time at work and was able to enjoy the rest of your day!







I hope Elizabeth is better today!







That sounds like the ideal morning! I hope the rest of your day was even better!







I hope your daughter is better!



Your sauce does sound easy ~ I am going to have to try a pot! Thank you for the recipe, HmG!



I hope the rest of your day was merry! {{{HUGS}}}







I'm so glad you made it safe! Have a most MERRY time, Sugar!!!







That was the question here, too! *smiles*







I hope it all works out for him!







Nice! Love the Santa pillow!!! I have a set of those shakers, too!







I love that commercial!

How cool!!!




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[snowflake22]

Good evening, MMC!

It just finished storming here and it poured. Now I don't have to water the garden. Yay! There are still chores to do so I had best get going.

MERRY dreams, my dear friends! TTYT!

:merry:

Stay safe & dry tonight!

Have a merry night, Meceka




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[snowflake22]

Good evening, MMC!!

Made, I love this porch!!! =]




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[made582]

Good evening, MMC!!

Made, I love this porch!!! =]

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Good evening, Buddy!!!!

I love it too!!!! Would be perfect for just kicking back and listening to the sounds of nature!!!

 

[made582]

Good evening, MMC!

It just finished storming here and it poured. Now I don't have to water the garden. Yay! There are still chores to do so I had best get going.

MERRY dreams, my dear friends! TTYT!

:merry:

Hope the chores don't take to long!!!!!

Have a great evening, Meceka!!!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Praying your appointment went well and that all the college related things are taken care of, too! Have a MERRY day, HmG!

Thank you so much Meceka!
I hope you have a good night!
xx




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[xmas365]

A little bit of advice for everyone. If you have a neighbor wiring up a new power switch to your ceiling fan, don't turn the power back on while they have bare wires in their hands!!!

Bill really owes me now!!!!! :lol:

Did you have a "shocking" experience? cheesy

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good evening, MMC!!

Made, I love this porch!!! =]




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Good evening Snowflake!
I hope you have a good night!
xo


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[made582]

Did you have a "shocking" experience? cheesy

Yes, I did!!!! LOL!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Good evening Snowflake!
I hope you have a good night!
xo


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Thanks, to you as well HmG!!

xo




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[Holiday]

Testing....

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[snowflake22]

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Success!!

We were wondering where you've been!!

Missed you, girl!




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[Holiday]

Ok, so that worked, but now it won't let me post the message I have been trying to send. What the heck???

 

[snowflake22]

Ok, so that worked, but now it won't let me post the message I have been trying to send. What the heck???

I've had that trouble in the past, too.

Made?!

Good luck!!




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[Holiday]

Good evening Christmas gang!!! Boy have I missed you all! I tried to post a few times last week from work, but I kept getting an error message about the security certificate & it would kick me off! Hopefully this will work!