Christmas Countdown - 2014

[sugar142286]

It was a madhouse! I have to go back out to another store later, there wasn't any milk left. Grrrr.

Hope you can find some!

 

[sugar142286]

Good evening everyone! I must say that Scottish weather was reasonable today. Although it was partly cloudy and slightly windy, we had sunshine most of the day. Nice way to start spring. :] I managed to note down some ideas for my speech but it seems that I am asked to share my personal experience of living and studying abroad so I guess as soon as I will make my talk fluent, it should be fine.
Went for a long walk to clear my mind and stopped by the coffee shop to get some yummy latte. That was my weekly treat. ^^
I feel kinda bloated today probably because I ate more fruits and vegetables than usually (spring always puts me in the mood of eating more clean) so I am probably going to take a glass of water and read a book.
I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Best wishes!

P.S. I've been obsessed with listening spa/relaxation/meditation music in evenings lately. It really calms the mind and prepares for deep night's sleep. :] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ7XIWgseJ0

Hope you feel better and have a great evening!

 

[sugar142286]

While we were out today we stopped at several thrift stores ( of course we did! )
At one I found this figurine. It took my breath away and made me cry. I don't know if I ever shared this before but my first son was still born 31 years ago. His name was Timmy. This just made me think of that precious little boy who is now safe in the hands of Jesus .

That is beautiful, Star. (((Hugs))) to you.

 

[sugar142286]

Good evening, everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your day so far! I know I am!

What are you all up to? DH, the kids, and I had a blast at the movies. Poor DS...he fell asleep during the previews and woke up with five minutes to go, but said he still loved the movie! He's so sweet. Now, we're watching ABC Family. It's a whole night filled of Disney movies and my kids (and myself) are thrilled. We have all kinds of snacks for the movie and we'll probably do a pizza for dinner. DH is working, so it's a fun night for just us again. I'm sure we'll end up doing a sleep over again, but that's okay, they're only little once!

Hope you all enjoy your evening! God Bless and keep smiling!

 

[MerryCarey]

I'm happy for you too MerryCarey. The latest for us is 4-8 inches, possibly more. I'm hoping they'll be able to fine tune our forecast by this evening.

Now they're calling for even less here---1 or 2 inches---so it looks like the storm is trending southward even more.

While we were out today we stopped at several thrift stores ( of course we did! )
At one I found this figurine. It took my breath away and made me cry. I don't know if I ever shared this before but my first son was still born 31 years ago. His name was Timmy. This just made me think of that precious little boy who is now safe in the hands of Jesus .

Big warm hugs to you---I think you were meant to find that.

 

[sugar142286]

Now they're calling for even less here---1 or 2 inches---so it looks like the storm is trending southward even more.

Our weatherman thinks it's going to just rain now...lol...who knows. We'll see what it does when it comes I guess! (He hasn't been right once a year though)

 

[xmas365]

Santa Clause 1& 2 are on tv tonight. Although I like it - and as a kid only saw chrissy movies etc 1 week before Christmas - I feel it reduces the specialness we try to create for kids.

There is only a few Christmas movies I will watch throughout the year, I save my absolute favorites for the Christmas season.

 

[xmas365]

Good morning!
I am heading out in a few minutes to go food shopping. I probably should have been there already, it's going to be crazy busy today. I still don't know how much snow we will be getting. I heard as little as 4 inches and then I heard up to a foot. So who knows, we'll see what happens. I'm really looking forward to the temperatures warming up a little bit. I had the dogs out back earlier and it is so darn cold!
Not too much else going on. Typical day of chores. I'm also going to visit my parents later this this afternoon for a little while. I hope everyone is well and has a happy Saturday!

I hope you get less than what the projections are saying. Stay safe in the storm.

 

[xmas365]

Absolutely - this was on Facebook, but I tweaked it a little bit. This is how I made it, & I wouldn't change a thing!: :smile:

Mexican Stuffed Shells
1/2 pound ground beef (or ground turkey)
1 package low-sodium taco seasoning
8 ounces cream cheese
20 jumbo pasta shells
1 1/2 cups corn & black bean salsa
1 cup taco sauce
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup Monterrey jack cheese
For toppings:
3 green onions
Sour cream

Preheat oven to 350°.
In a pan brown the ground beef; add taco seasoning and prepare according to package directions. Add cream cheese, cover and simmer until cheese is melted. Stir together and mix well. Set aside and cool completely.
While ground beef is cooking, cook the pasta shells according to package directions; drain. Set shells out individually on cutting board or baking sheet so that they don’t stick together.
Pour corn black bean salsa on bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Stuff each shell with 1-2 tablespoons of the meat mixture. Place shells in 9×13 pan open side up. Evenly cover shells with taco sauce. Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, add shredded cheese and bake for 10-15 more minutes with the foil removed. Top with green onions or olives if desired. Serve with sour cream and/or more salsa!
Serves 20 shells


Here is the link to the original recipe if you want that:
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If you try, I hope you enjoy! We thought they were pretty darn tasty even though my hubby was surprised - he was thinking Italian, but there was a kick! Ha ha!

My wife would love that with ground turkey, of course. Thanks for sharing.

 

[xmas365]

Hey everyone!

Im still here not to worry! We all get busy with personal stuff and thats what I was doing. Nothing bad, just busy with family. I'm back with my Christmas family here! Just popping by to say hi! Tonight William is sleeping over at the grandparents. Ash and I have an evening alone. This is our 2nd evening without William since he was born. Holy moly. Well off I go! Im going to try my best and be around more! I really miss all of you and miss being involved in everything!

Nice to see you!!!! Enjoy your night with Ash.

 

[xmas365]

Out here, AccuWeather is saying 1 to 3 inches; the meteorologist on Boston.com (who has called them pretty accurately this season) is saying 2 to 5, but is also saying he'll know more when he sees the models later today. I'm happy for us, but I feel bad for PA, NY, and NJ. They'll be getting what we thought we were going to get.

One of our local TV stations was saying 3-5 inches this morning, but they have been wrong most of this season. I have Monday off, and I will be picking up the wife and kids from their school and work which are both about 1/4 mile away. So a little shoveling is in store.

 

[xmas365]

Headed to take the kids out to lunch and see the Lego movie. Be back later! Enjoy you're afternoon!

We loved the movie, I hope you enjoyed it!!!

 

[sugar142286]

One of our local TV stations was saying 3-5 inches this morning, but they have been wrong most of this season. I have Monday off, and I will be picking up the wife and kids from their school and work which are both about 1/4 mile away. So a little shoveling is in store.

Glad you have the day off and that you'll be able to transport the wife/kids to and from work/school.

 

[sugar142286]

We loved the movie, I hope you enjoyed it!!!

It was cute! It's one that I know I'll purchase for them when it comes out.

 

[xmas365]

While we were out today we stopped at several thrift stores ( of course we did! )
At one I found this figurine. It took my breath away and made me cry. I don't know if I ever shared this before but my first son was still born 31 years ago. His name was Timmy. This just made me think of that precious little boy who is now safe in the hands of Jesus .

That is beautiful, CS.

 

[xmas365]

We had a great time and really enjoyed the movie. It was cute!

Is the song stuck in your head yet?

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If not, maybe it is now. cheesy

 

[sugar142286]

Is the song stuck in your head yet?

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If not, maybe it is now. cheesy

The kids were singing it as soon as we came out of the movie! :lol:

 

[xmas365]

Good afternoon,

It was a busy productive day at work. I have to work again tomorrow, but then I have 2 days off in a row.

My BIL is over, the kids adore him and are having fun beating him up.

We will probably watch a movie later on, Bad Grandpa came in as our Netflix DVD, that looked pretty funny in previews.

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday.

ttyl

 

[made582]

Good afternoon, MMC!

I hope this finds everyone well! Have a MERRY day!!!

Hope you are having a Merry Day too, Meceka!!!!

Good evening everyone! I must say that Scottish weather was reasonable today. Although it was partly cloudy and slightly windy, we had sunshine most of the day. Nice way to start spring. :] I managed to note down some ideas for my speech but it seems that I am asked to share my personal experience of living and studying abroad so I guess as soon as I will make my talk fluent, it should be fine.
Went for a long walk to clear my mind and stopped by the coffee shop to get some yummy latte. That was my weekly treat. ^^
I feel kinda bloated today probably because I ate more fruits and vegetables than usually (spring always puts me in the mood of eating more clean) so I am probably going to take a glass of water and read a book.
I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Best wishes!

P.S. I've been obsessed with listening spa/relaxation/meditation music in evenings lately. It really calms the mind and prepares for deep night's sleep. :] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ7XIWgseJ0

Hope you enjoy your evening, Victoria!!!

While we were out today we stopped at several thrift stores ( of course we did! )
At one I found this figurine. It took my breath away and made me cry. I don't know if I ever shared this before but my first son was still born 31 years ago. His name was Timmy. This just made me think of that precious little boy who is now safe in the hands of Jesus .

Aww, I'm sorry you had to go through that Star. The figurine is perfect though.

We had a great time and really enjoyed the movie. It was cute!

Glad you liked it!!!

 

[made582]

Good evening, everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your day so far! I know I am!

What are you all up to? DH, the kids, and I had a blast at the movies. Poor DS...he fell asleep during the previews and woke up with five minutes to go, but said he still loved the movie! He's so sweet. Now, we're watching ABC Family. It's a whole night filled of Disney movies and my kids (and myself) are thrilled. We have all kinds of snacks for the movie and we'll probably do a pizza for dinner. DH is working, so it's a fun night for just us again. I'm sure we'll end up doing a sleep over again, but that's okay, they're only little once!

Hope you all enjoy your evening! God Bless and keep smiling!

Sounds you guys have a great evening planned!!! Hope you all enjoy it!!!

I'm just sitting here watching the news and like the rest of you, our forecast keeps changing too. It looks like we will be closer to the 6 inch mark now instead of the 10 inch mark.

There is only a few Christmas movies I will watch throughout the year, I save my absolute favorites for the Christmas season.

I'm the same way. I have certain movies I will watch all year but I save the classic's for the Season.

Good afternoon,

It was a busy productive day at work. I have to work again tomorrow, but then I have 2 days off in a row.

My BIL is over, the kids adore him and are having fun beating him up.

We will probably watch a movie later on, Bad Grandpa came in as our Netflix DVD, that looked pretty funny in previews.

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday.

ttyl

Hope you guys have a great evening!!!