Christmas Countdown - 2014

[Festive Spirit]

Just popping by to say good afternoon. I just picked up my son from school. It was a lovely walk there and back. Blue, dry crisp day.

I am going to start dinner. We are having desert pancakes after dinner tonight as it is Pancake Day here today

Have a good evening everyone.

 

[Ryan]

Where's Mgramsey and Brent? :-o

I've wondered that myself!

 

[Festive Spirit]

I've wondered that myself!

Brent posted in the MMC chat box the other day . Said he was busy with work.

I hope all well with Mgramsey.

 

[made582]

Hello Christmas family! Sorry I have been scarce lately just getting ready to leave and there is soooo much to get done! I am leaving Friday but will be in touch here as much if not more than I am now! I will miss my family so much but I have been through this enough to know it will pass... Just wanted to pop in to say hello and I hope everyone in the Midwest and east is okay in this latest snowstorm! Goodnight friends!

You and your family will be in our prayers friend. Thank you, for your service!!

Merry Morning! what are you all up to today?

Have a wonderful day whatever you get up to!

Hope you have a wonderful day too, Festive!!!! I'm getting ready to head out for lunch.

pistachio cup cakes baked, chocolate cupcakes in the oven.
Will ice them later and then deliver by 3

Now I need some breakfast, then taking LittleCS shopping, then meeting friend for pancake lunch.
Start job at Subway this Friday. So now I will be working full time again and worked it out that I have weekends off!!! Love it.

Hope you all have a great day, stay warm and dry. Praying you are all well.

Weekends off? Sweet!!!! Hope you enjoy your day, Star!!!

Almost 1/3 to the season....wow.

I have an alert on my calendar that does off on certain personal milestone throughout the year. Today, I hit 4 months until Christmas prep begins. I usually start getting ready on the Fourth of July (or right around it). This year, we have already talked about how we are going to need to be much more organized and prepared since we will have a little one who has a birthday in the Bers'....give us another thing to celebrate....Sept...baby bday....Oct...Halloween....Nov...Thanksgiving....Dec...Christmas!!!!! Isn't that going to be fun!

Snow day #2. Doesn't look like we will go tomorrow, either. Just going to hang out with Doc and Bambina and be thankful for what we have. Y'all enjoy today!

Hope you are enjoying your snow day friend!!!!!

We have 3 birthdays to celebrate around the holidays. My niece's on Nov 17th. My aunt's on Nov 23rd. Then my mom's on Dec 22nd. So yeah, You have to plan early for all of the extra gifts and events going on.

Good morning all. Have a blessed Tuesday!

Hope you are having a great day Ryan!!!!

Good Tuesday morning, my Christmas friends!

My city council meeting went well last night, although long-winded. Tonight is the meeting with the county commissioners and the other mayors to try to decide who will be running the new fire department. There's no way to get through this decisions without a lot of hard feelings. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, though.

It's over cast and cold this morning! Yesterday it got up to 78°, but today the high is 48° with a wind chill in the 30's. Brrrr!

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

Good luck tonight!!! Hope the meeting doesn't get to tense!!!!

Good morning!
It is going to be cloudy today with a high of 26 degrees. It's going to warm up as the week goes on and should be in the 40's by the weekend. That will be nice!
I am heading out soon, I'm going to the supermarket to pick up a few things. Then back home to get some chores done. And my daughter has a dentist appointment later this afternoon. Hopefully nothing else will come up.
My husband told me the material for our kitchen cabinets came in and they are starting to be built. We're getting there. Slowly but surely.
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!

Have fun at the store, HMG!!!!

 

[made582]

Good Afternoon, MMC!!!!! It was a cold start to the morning with a temp on -2 out here in the country. It was still 6 degree's in the city though so we didn't set a new record low for coldest temp in March like they thought we would. I've been busy getting some stuff done around the apartment this morning so I can head out and spend some time at Papa Roux's for lunch. It sounds like they are having one heck of a Mardi Gras party with live music and all kinds of food specials. So I'm off to get me a Po' boy and some red beans and rice for lunch. Then it will be back home later to make some Jambalaya for dinner. I might pick up a king cake while I'm at Papa Roux's for dessert too. Laissez le bon temps rouler!!!!!!!!!!!

PS- I also here that Carl is planning a Mardi Gras party tomorrow night at the Pines. There were rumors of a cajun crawfish blend. I'm sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

 

[xmas365]

Hello Christmas family! Sorry I have been scarce lately just getting ready to leave and there is soooo much to get done! I am leaving Friday but will be in touch here as much if not more than I am now! I will miss my family so much but I have been through this enough to know it will pass... Just wanted to pop in to say hello and I hope everyone in the Midwest and east is okay in this latest snowstorm! Goodnight friends!

I will keep you in my thoughts, it is always so tough to be away for your family.

 

[xmas365]

Good morning, MMC buddies!!

Chilling here at 8 degrees, big difference from the -18 yesterday! Yay! Haha

Hope you have a blessed & beautiful day~

Xx

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Don't get too comfortable in that heat. cheesy

The temps here this morning set a new record for this date in March, it was -7*f. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!

 

[gabulldawg]

Almost 1/3 to the season....wow.

I have an alert on my calendar that does off on certain personal milestone throughout the year. Today, I hit 4 months until Christmas prep begins. I usually start getting ready on the Fourth of July (or right around it). This year, we have already talked about how we are going to need to be much more organized and prepared since we will have a little one who has a birthday in the Bers'....give us another thing to celebrate....Sept...baby bday....Oct...Halloween....Nov...Thanksgiving....Dec...Christmas!!!!! Isn't that going to be fun!

Snow day #2. Doesn't look like we will go tomorrow, either. Just going to hang out with Doc and Bambina and be thankful for what we have. Y'all enjoy today!

Aw man I love snow days! I can't wait until next winter already! And I think like that too as far as milestones throughout the year too. Have fun on your snow days!

 

[xmas365]

I'm glad you had your cell phone. I have a really bad habit of leaving mine at home when I go out.
I hope you find some goodies today, have fun and enjoy your day off!

I usually forget my cellphone and grab my keys, I was too busy trying to load the upholstery cleaner in the car and left the keys on the counter.

I really try not to forget my cellphone, since one time I forgot it was the day the tornado came through town. I was freaking out not being able to get through to my wife after hearing the news of the tornado tearing up the town.

We also have a phone built right into the Equinox, we were shocked when we found out it came with that.

 

[gabulldawg]

I will keep you in my thoughts, it is always so tough to be away for your family.

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it...I know I will miss my family but I will try to Skype as much as possible that is better than nothing. We are looking forward to Sept though for sure!

 

[gabulldawg]

Happy Tuesday everyone! Just thinking about eating a chicken enchilada melt subway sandwich! I hope everyone is having a great day!

 

[xmas365]

pistachio cup cakes baked, chocolate cupcakes in the oven.
Will ice them later and then deliver by 3

Now I need some breakfast, then taking LittleCS shopping, then meeting friend for pancake lunch.
Start job at Subway this Friday. So now I will be working full time again and worked it out that I have weekends off!!! Love it.

Hope you all have a great day, stay warm and dry. Praying you are all well.

Awesome you were able to work it out to get weekends off.

 

[xmas365]

It's Kinkling Day in Frederick County, Maryland ... have one on me!

Mmm, don't they just melt in your mouth?

Yummy!

 

[xmas365]

Where's Mgramsey and Brent? :-o

I believe Mgramsey has been on in the last couple of weeks, but I haven't seen Brent in a little while now. He is probably busy, I hope he is okay.

 

[xmas365]

Good Afternoon, MMC!!!!! It was a cold start to the morning with a temp on -2 out here in the country. It was still 6 degree's in the city though so we didn't set a new record low for coldest temp in March like they thought we would. I've been busy getting some stuff done around the apartment this morning so I can head out and spend some time at Papa Roux's for lunch. It sounds like they are having one heck of a Mardi Gras party with live music and all kinds of food specials. So I'm off to get me a Po' boy and some red beans and rice for lunch. Then it will be back home later to make some Jambalaya for dinner. I might pick up a king cake while I'm at Papa Roux's for dessert too. Laissez le bon temps rouler!!!!!!!!!!!

PS- I also here that Carl is planning a Mardi Gras party tomorrow night at the Pines. There were rumors of a cajun crawfish blend. I'm sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

Enjoy your lunch, I remember you talking about Papa Roux's last year, it sounded very good.

I hope those are just rumors about the cajun crawfish, Carl is really trying to push the limits of grossness this year. cheesy

 

[xmas365]

Happy Tuesday everyone! Just thinking about eating a chicken enchilada melt subway sandwich! I hope everyone is having a great day!

Cruncha muncha!!!

Enjoy your sandwich.

 

[xmas365]

Good afternoon,

I am feeling very tired and rundown today, so I am taking it easy around the house doing laundry and dishes, watching something I recorded from PBS "Ed Sullivan Songs of the 60's." I wanted something Christmassy but couldn't decide what so I went with this. cheesy

I did make a run to Goodwill after I dropped of the boys at school, I found a couple cool Santa Claus ornaments, one is just a porcelain circle with Norman Rockwell picture of Santa at his desk writing with his quill. The other is a vintage looking wooden ornament that when you pull the string Santa's arms & legs go up and down. I paid a total of $1.86, can't beat that.

I need to get myself up and make some tortellini soup for lunch.

I'll be back throughout the day.

 

[Ryan]

Good Afternoon, MMC!!!!! It was a cold start to the morning with a temp on -2 out here in the country. It was still 6 degree's in the city though so we didn't set a new record low for coldest temp in March like they thought we would. I've been busy getting some stuff done around the apartment this morning so I can head out and spend some time at Papa Roux's for lunch. It sounds like they are having one heck of a Mardi Gras party with live music and all kinds of food specials. So I'm off to get me a Po' boy and some red beans and rice for lunch. Then it will be back home later to make some Jambalaya for dinner. I might pick up a king cake while I'm at Papa Roux's for dessert too. Laissez le bon temps rouler!!!!!!!!!!!

PS- I also here that Carl is planning a Mardi Gras party tomorrow night at the Pines. There were rumors of a cajun crawfish blend. I'm sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

Oh no! Carl and Mardi Gras?! This is going to be crazy!

 

[Holiday]

Well, I do not have kidney stones, thank goodness. We are not sure. I will be going in for x-rays to see if maybe something happened when I fell at the beauty shop. I have a feeling that is what is bothering me. With the house torn apart, we have to walk slowly in the house anyway, so now I don't feel so slow pokish since everyone else is slow! I might have to have minor surgery on my finger, the one that has the viscous discharge. The doctor thinks it is a cyst that is pushing against the nail bed. That is what is making a groove in the fingernail and causing the pain and discharge.

It is raining here and has rained for the past few days, but a miracle occurred yesterday when Hubby and Kane were able to frame the east wall--BIG YAY!!! I am so lucky to have a husband who is talented in the area of construction, and that is basically a hobby that he picked up along the way. His "real" job was as an engineer with the U.S. Forest Service designing roads and other things. His last few years, however, were spent maintaining forest property on the Mendocino.

I have a question: When I click on the Countdown link in my daily email, I am taken to the first page of Christmas Together. The Countdown "page" shows up as having been moved. Now I have to go to page two of Christmas Together and the Countdown keeps moving further and further down the list. Am I doing something wrong?

I am going to read some more posts before we head back to Chico to pick up some more supplies. TTYL

Keeping you in my prayers seawaters. Glad to hear you don't have kidney stones. Hope you are feeling better soon & if you have to have surgery on your finger, it goes very well!!! That's great your hubby can do so much of your remodel himself. Very NICE!

I cannot believe the bosses expect you to work! Where in the world are their priorities? Don't they know the importance of MMC?

I know!!! THE NERVE!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good afternoon MMC! They day is slipping by & I haven't had a chance to log on here. Nothing major going on - same ol same ol! It's warming up a little - it was 22º at lunch. WOW! Gracie has a vet apt today for vaccinations. Poor girl. Look what she got into this morning - naughty Gracie!! :lol: (she had a BLAST! too funny!)



Hope you are all having a great day!!!!