Christmas Countdown - 2014

xmas365 · Jan 28, 2014

made582 said:
Nope. My shipment thing from Amazon says it could take to February 11th to get here so I can't complain to them until then. Come on though. It was shipped on the 18th from Texas!! Do they have some guy walking it here or what?

The Tortoise Express!!!!

Virginia · Jan 28, 2014

made582 said:
Nope. My shipment thing from Amazon says it could take to February 11th to get here so I can't complain to them until then. Come on though. It was shipped on the 18th from Texas!! Do they have some guy walking it here or what?

I reckon they are covering their backsides with such a long ETA. They probably hope you will post positive feedback when it arrives early.

xmas365 · Jan 28, 2014

Good evening/morning,

I am up late, I had to get caught up on 32+ pages of posts. WOW!!!!

Inventory went very smoothly.

I have the next 2 days off, I am planning to take down the rest of the Christmas stuff tomorrow.

Just listening to some Beatles before I head to bed.

Good night, all.

made582 · Jan 28, 2014

Glad inventory went well, Xmas!!!!

Goodnight!!!!

Virginia · Jan 28, 2014

Seawaters said:
Our weekend was very busy, and our afternoon was hectic, to say the least. Hubby was taking out some nails from the back part of the house to work on the pocket door area. When he got started, all the shelves in the hallway pantry came tumbling down, food and all! The shelves had been FULL of food, and some of the containers broke. Can you guess what broke open and landed up all over the floor? Flour did you say? Yes, indeedy. Did I hear you say Karo syrup and some molasses? Yes, indeedy again!!! What a mess I had to clean up! Hubby would have helped, but he had to take the shelves down the rest of the way and repair the doorway! It was funny in a way because we had LOTS of canned goods that we had forgotten about because the shelves are SO deep. Everything was outdated and some of the cans had "exploded" without our knowledge. Can you say big sloppy mess, boys and girls? Have you ever seen a can of partially opened Vienna sausages that has petrified? Totally unreal! I cannot believe that there were NO bad smells! Have you ever seen canned food that has rusted through and have the bottom lid stuck to the shelf and the whole thing disintegrate just by touching it? We did not even try to salvage anything except the small appliances--I even found another crockpot!!!--and some storage material (Ziplock bags, plastic wrap, etc.). I told Hubby that we cannot have any deep shelves anymore where we cannot see all the items. And all canned food has to be together in the big pantry and not scattered throughout the house! How gross! What a lot of extra work for us!!! Well, I am going to rest for a while and then it's off to bed. TTYT

They obviously weren't WW1 surplus. They don't make cans like that anymore!! That was a funny tale. Thanks for the chuckles Seawaters

made582 · Jan 28, 2014

What do you do when it's 1:30 in the morning and you can't sleep? Your mom's taxes of course. If this don't put me to sleep, nothing will.

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Virginia · Jan 28, 2014

made582 said:
What do you do when it's 1:30 in the morning and you can't sleep? Your mom's taxes of course. If this don't put me to sleep, nothing will.

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Hope it works Made. It's horrible being an insomniac.

Seawaters · Jan 28, 2014

The Lear is at your disposal. Fly on out! I am still sore after the fall, but I am on the mend. I am keeping my eye on my knee. It has become really red and is warm to the touch.

And yes, dinner at Taco Bell was so good! I find myself craving it a lot!

made582 said:
Hey Seawaters!!! Hope you are healing up nicely and had a good time!!!

Taco bell sounds really good!!! If it didn't feel like -25 outside, I might run there. LOL!!!

made582 · Jan 28, 2014

Seawaters said:
The Lear is at your disposal. Fly on out! I am still sore after the fall, but I am on the mend. I am keeping my eye on my knee. It has become really red and is warm to the touch.

And yes, dinner at Taco Bell was so good! I find myself craving it a lot!

Yikes!! Praying it's not getting infected.

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made582 · Jan 28, 2014

Virginia said:
Hope it works Made. It's horrible being an insomniac.

Well I slept for an hour at least.

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Seawaters · Jan 28, 2014

I keep going back to look at it. I am sure she will be so happy with it!

MerryCarey said:
Thanks! I figured diamonds and hearts would be appropriate for a wedding. I made one of those last year for her sister's wedding, in a different color.

Festive Spirit · Jan 28, 2014

jennifer91 said:
I've missed MMC! I swear I am the worst member ever. So much for my NY resolution!

Did you guys forget about me yet?

jennifer91 said:
In all seriousness, I miss chatting with you all! I hope that you and your families are well! I've been so busy lately searching for jobs and interviewing. I was offered a position recently after going in for a couple of interviews. I did turn it down though because it was way less money than I was hoping for. I know that I am going to have to grow and climb up the ladder in any company, but it was unreasonable. Even though I would love to start working right now, I am not going to jump at the first offer that I get! I am trying to stay optimistic and hope that something will work out soon!

How have you guys been? Did I miss anything big in the past couple of weeks?

I'd try to catch up but that would be almost impossible at this point!

Hey Jennifer, you have been missed! It's funny there were a few of you I have been wondering about and coincidentally you all popped in the last few days. Good to hear you are well. Sounds like you made the right decision regarding the job. Something will come along.

snowflake22 said:
Good evening, friends!!

How was your day?
Mine was good, just chilly :cry:
Eau Claire has already closed area schools for tomorrow.
The current temp is at -13, with a wind chill of -30. It's going to get down to -28 overnight (GULP!), and should be at -24 on my way to work. Up to -50 wind chills... UGH. The high is -5 degrees for tomorrow. Hoping for the best!

Hope you're all staying safe and warm!!

Have a wonderful night!

xx

Hope you all had a good evening. We are expecting some snowfall this week but the weather reports are always wrong here so who knows!

Seawaters · Jan 28, 2014

It was a huge platter of nachos, and I could not eat it all. Hubby had to help!

snowflake22 said:
Hope you are feeling better, friend. Besides being stuffed

How were the nachos?

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snowflake22 · Jan 28, 2014

Seawaters said:
Our weekend was very busy, and our afternoon was hectic, to say the least. Hubby was taking out some nails from the back part of the house to work on the pocket door area. When he got started, all the shelves in the hallway pantry came tumbling down, food and all! The shelves had been FULL of food, and some of the containers broke. Can you guess what broke open and landed up all over the floor? Flour did you say? Yes, indeedy. Did I hear you say Karo syrup and some molasses? Yes, indeedy again!!! What a mess I had to clean up! Hubby would have helped, but he had to take the shelves down the rest of the way and repair the doorway! It was funny in a way because we had LOTS of canned goods that we had forgotten about because the shelves are SO deep. Everything was outdated and some of the cans had "exploded" without our knowledge. Can you say big sloppy mess, boys and girls? Have you ever seen a can of partially opened Vienna sausages that has petrified? Totally unreal! I cannot believe that there were NO bad smells! Have you ever seen canned food that has rusted through and have the bottom lid stuck to the shelf and the whole thing disintegrate just by touching it? We did not even try to salvage anything except the small appliances--I even found another crockpot!!!--and some storage material (Ziplock bags, plastic wrap, etc.). I told Hubby that we cannot have any deep shelves anymore where we cannot see all the items. And all canned food has to be together in the big pantry and not scattered throughout the house! How gross! What a lot of extra work for us!!! Well, I am going to rest for a while and then it's off to bed. TTYT

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about this friend. What a mess, how frustrating. Glad no on was hurt.

((Hugs))

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snowflake22 · Jan 28, 2014

xmas365 said:
Happy birthday to your mom!

Thanks, Xmas!!

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snowflake22 · Jan 28, 2014

xmas365 said:
Good evening/morning,

I am up late, I had to get caught up on 32+ pages of posts. WOW!!!!

Inventory went very smoothly.

I have the next 2 days off, I am planning to take down the rest of the Christmas stuff tomorrow.

Just listening to some Beatles before I head to bed.

Good night, all.

Glad it went well, buddy!

Enjoy your two days off!!

I'll be thinking of you as you take down the remaining Christmas.

((Hugs))

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snowflake22 · Jan 28, 2014

made582 said:
What do you do when it's 1:30 in the morning and you can't sleep? Your mom's taxes of course. If this don't put me to sleep, nothing will.

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Oh boy...good luck!!

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snowflake22 · Jan 28, 2014

Seawaters said:
The Lear is at your disposal. Fly on out! I am still sore after the fall, but I am on the mend. I am keeping my eye on my knee. It has become really red and is warm to the touch.

And yes, dinner at Taco Bell was so good! I find myself craving it a lot!

Thinking of you. Hope your knee will be ok, you are in my prayers

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snowflake22 · Jan 28, 2014

Festive Spirit said:
Hey Jennifer, you have been missed! It's funny there were a few of you I have been wondering about and coincidentally you all popped in the last few days. Good to hear you are well. Sounds like you made the right decision regarding the job. Something will come along.

Hope you all had a good evening. We are expecting some snowfall this week but the weather reports are always wrong here so who knows!