Christmas Countdown - 2014

[made582]

Good Morning, MMC!!!!!! It's going to be a hot but dreary stormy day here in central Indy. I ran a few errands this morning and now I have some work to do here around the apartment since I was lazy all weekend. I also have some work to do here on the computer. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Sorry for your loss, Holiday.

You have a fun & busy weekend planned! Hope the weather is perfect for all of your activities

Enjoy!!






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Thanks! It was a PERFECT weather weekend!!!! Except for Friday night....it was COLD/Windy!!!! Brrrrrrr!! Hope you had a great weekend & now a great Monday!

 

[sugar142286]

Good evening!
I just wanted to pop in quick and say hello, I was on the run most of the day. Thankfully my family was able to meet up to have dinner and birthday cake for my husband. Thanks to all who sent my hubby Happy Birthday wishes, I really appreciate it!
My daughters appointment with the ENT this morning went well. We are going to go ahead with the surgery and have her tonsils taken out at the end of July. I'm going to try and not stress out about it for now. But I'm sure I will be a nervous wreck as the date gets closer.
I'm going to read through the posts quick and then turn in. I hope everyone had a great day. I'll see you tomorrow!
Goodnight and sweet dreams!

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Glad your daughter's appointment well. Sounds like the doctor made the right decision. Your daughter will be in my prayers.

 

[sugar142286]

Evening all!

Its been a cool day. Mother Nature seems to think its fall now. Fine by me! Just listening to Christmas music and chatting with friends over skype. Not much going on. Losing my job after 10 years at it. They are moving out contract to India for cheaper labor. Sucks. But I have an interview at another place. Pray for me!!! Well back to chatting. Have a merry evening all!

So sorry to hear this Undrtakr. You'll be in my prayers.

 

[made582]

Morning all. Another week has started. I decided to sit up and watch soccer so now I'm knackered lol. Had a great day with Dad yesterday, and a great dinner out. Hope everyone has a great start to the week!

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Glad you had a good father's day!!!!! Hope you have a great week too!!!

Good Morning, New-Week, Near Single-Digiters.

Yes, hard though it may be to believe, as of tomorrow we will be down to SINGLE DIGITS to our next Milestone marker, the half-way point to this year's Christmas Day!

Days to the Season: 150
Days to Christmas Day: 192


The weather yesterday?
Well, a bit more humid. But no rain and the temps were not too high.
We should have another dry one today but our precipitation chances increase as the week wears on.
I read 71 degrees currently on our back door thermometer.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Everyone.
(Hard to believe we are now in the 2nd half of June already!)

WooHoo!!!! We are flying right along!!!!!

Have a great day, Crown!!!!!!!

Good Morning!

The grandkids will be here soon and trying to figure out what fun we will have today. Our local library have lots of activities for the summer that we are involved in. Last week it was a Lego building competition and I was one of the judges. They kept us in another room while the kids built their projects then brought us out to judge. It was fun! We also checked out about 40 books and the kids have been enjoying reading a lot. They read so many hours per week and get prizes. We also went to the aquarium at Fair Park, the playground and McDonalds for ice cream and play there as well.

The weather has been great so far with temps holding at around 93 and below. I can handle that!!! Usually it is nearing 100 by now. I would still like it to be in the 80's and below but not going to complain as long as it can stay below 100!

I hope you all have a Merry Day!!!

I know, I know!!!!!!! Dish washing classes at Made's house!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!

Glad you have a fun time this summer!!!!! You are a great grandma!!!!

Good Morning, Star!!!!!!!

Ha-Ha! Now that I got that out.... "GOOD MORNING MMC"

The weekend re-cap for me was really good. The only frown that I had was on Saturday; Lisa bought this special order "custom" half round blind, and I thought that thing was going to do me in. The package arrived with the wrong installation instructions included, so we called customer service, got them to send us the "correct install instructions...."! Guess again, the first 1-7 steps were correct, but steps 8-15, not so correct.....the instructions reflected parts that are no longer included in the install kit and so half of the hardware was not indicated on the instructions and I had no idea what to do with it. Well, I was determined to get it in, so after 5 hours of fumbling and bumbling, I prevailed; all on my own....I'm such a good boy!!!!

Father's Day was great! We went to visit my in-laws and we cooked out on the grill and both of my kids were there, my grandfather and my wife's grandfather were there as well; 95 and 91 respectfully, God bless them!

I was not here all weekend so I am sending out a belated "Happy Father's Day" to all of you other dads out there, I hope everyone had a chance to spend time with their families and hopefully enjoyed their day~

LOL!!! Glad you finally got it figured out and that you enjoyed the rest of your weekend!!!!!

Thank you ... he's going to the doctor today, so maybe he can get some more ammunition to throw at it.

Praying that they give him something to get him back on his feet quickly.

Ok folks, as a reminder for this coming Saturday:

It will be the Summer Solstice - the longest day of the Year!!!!

The solstice heralds the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2014, the solstice falls on June 21 at 6:51 A.M. EDT.

The summer solstice is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year.

After that folks, we will officially be on the downward side of the year~

WooHoo!!!!!!! Bring on Fall!!!!!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC! Like Made, we are going to have a hot week ahead. Our 1st 90º day of the year, tomorrow. Wew! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Saturday we got 21 miles on our bicycles! It was SUCH a beautiful day! Working at the festival was a lot of fun. I got to see a lot of people I haven't seen for quite awhile! The Fathers Day party went very well, good turn out! Oh - my youngest nephew got engaged Friday night! Soooo excited! Hard to believe! And she is a great addition to the family! She's a sweetie - ornery, but a sweetie. :lol:
The cinnamon rolls turned out good. The pan that I baked half way, froze, then baked the rest of the way in the morning - didn't raise as much as I would have liked, but they tasted good. The pan that I baked, iced, froze - were very good. I set them on the oven as I baked the other pan, so they warm too!

These are the rolls I baked 1/2 way/froze:


These are the rolls I baked/iced/froze ahead:



Now that everybody is hungry - HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

 

[Meceka]

MerryCarey, Mr. is in my prayers!

Snowflake, your mom is in my prayers!

Undrtakr, praying your interview results in a better job than you had before!

Holiday, praying Gracie is back to her usual self soon! Your mom is in my prayers, too!

Good morning, MMC!

Quick scan of today's posts while eating brunch. Busy day and week ahead so it will be a bit before I am all caught up on here. Going to be a hot couple of days here in MI with storms on the way in the early am ~ my gardens will be happy!

Be MERRY and safe!!!

 

[Holiday]

MerryCarey, Mr. is in my prayers!

Snowflake, your mom is in my prayers!

Undrtakr, praying your interview results in a better job than you had before!

Holiday, praying Gracie is back to her usual self soon! Your mom is in my prayers, too!

Good morning, MMC!

Quick scan of today's posts while eating brunch. Busy day and week ahead so it will be a bit before I am all caught up on here. Going to be a hot couple of days here in MI with storms on the way in the early am ~ my gardens will be happy!

Be MERRY and safe!!!

Thanks Meceka! Mom is doing well. It was a superficial thrombophlebitis (varicose veins) - nothing she can do about it except take advil. Should be gone within a month. Will have to call doc if it gets worse....hopefully it doesn't! Gracie is doing MUCH better!!! I would say 95% back to normal! :smile:
Sounds like a hot & stormy week ahead for many of us!! Stay safe! Have a great week!!

 

[xmastidings]

WooHoo!!!!!!! Bring on Fall!!!!!!!![/B]

:rudolph:yea Buddy; I'm right there with ya on that one~:

 

[xmastidings]

Good morning MMC! Like Made, we are going to have a hot week ahead. Our 1st 90º day of the year, tomorrow. Wew! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Saturday we got 21 miles on our bicycles! It was SUCH a beautiful day! Working at the festival was a lot of fun. I got to see a lot of people I haven't seen for quite awhile! The Fathers Day party went very well, good turn out! Oh - my youngest nephew got engaged Friday night! Soooo excited! Hard to believe! And she is a great addition to the family! She's a sweetie - ornery, but a sweetie. :lol:
The cinnamon rolls turned out good. The pan that I baked half way, froze, then baked the rest of the way in the morning - didn't raise as much as I would have liked, but they tasted good. The pan that I baked, iced, froze - were very good. I set them on the oven as I baked the other pan, so they warm too!

These are the rolls I baked 1/2 way/froze:


These are the rolls I baked/iced/froze ahead:



Now that everybody is hungry - HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!! That would taste soooooo good with my coffee right now~

 

[made582]

Good morning MMC! Like Made, we are going to have a hot week ahead. Our 1st 90º day of the year, tomorrow. Wew! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Saturday we got 21 miles on our bicycles! It was SUCH a beautiful day! Working at the festival was a lot of fun. I got to see a lot of people I haven't seen for quite awhile! The Fathers Day party went very well, good turn out! Oh - my youngest nephew got engaged Friday night! Soooo excited! Hard to believe! And she is a great addition to the family! She's a sweetie - ornery, but a sweetie. :lol:
The cinnamon rolls turned out good. The pan that I baked half way, froze, then baked the rest of the way in the morning - didn't raise as much as I would have liked, but they tasted good. The pan that I baked, iced, froze - were very good. I set them on the oven as I baked the other pan, so they warm too!

These are the rolls I baked 1/2 way/froze:


These are the rolls I baked/iced/froze ahead:



Now that everybody is hungry - HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

Glad you had a great weekend and congratulations to your nephew!!!!!!


Those cinnamon rolls look so good!!!!!!! Glad they both turned out even if the one's didn't raise as much!!!!

 

[made582]

MerryCarey, Mr. is in my prayers!

Snowflake, your mom is in my prayers!

Undrtakr, praying your interview results in a better job than you had before!

Holiday, praying Gracie is back to her usual self soon! Your mom is in my prayers, too!

Good morning, MMC!

Quick scan of today's posts while eating brunch. Busy day and week ahead so it will be a bit before I am all caught up on here. Going to be a hot couple of days here in MI with storms on the way in the early am ~ my gardens will be happy!

Be MERRY and safe!!!

Good luck getting everything done, Meceka!!!!! Stay cool!!!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good evening!
I just wanted to pop in quick and say hello, I was on the run most of the day. Thankfully my family was able to meet up to have dinner and birthday cake for my husband. Thanks to all who sent my hubby Happy Birthday wishes, I really appreciate it!
My daughters appointment with the ENT this morning went well. We are going to go ahead with the surgery and have her tonsils taken out at the end of July. I'm going to try and not stress out about it for now. But I'm sure I will be a nervous wreck as the date gets closer.
I'm going to read through the posts quick and then turn in. I hope everyone had a great day. I'll see you tomorrow!
Goodnight and sweet dreams!


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Will be keeping your daughter (and you) in my prayers. Hope your hubby had a great birthday!!!!

Evening all!

Its been a cool day. Mother Nature seems to think its fall now. Fine by me! Just listening to Christmas music and chatting with friends over skype. Not much going on. Losing my job after 10 years at it. They are moving out contract to India for cheaper labor. Sucks. But I have an interview at another place. Pray for me!!! Well back to chatting. Have a merry evening all!

Everyone was saying Friday night that it felt like fall! Brrrr!! Sorry to hear about your job. What a crock! A lot of times those jobs come back - poor quality! Good luck with your interview!! xx

Well, the rain in Maine may fall plainly on the grain but yesterday, plenty fell here.

:lol:

Good Morning, MMC~

Happy Saturday!!

It's going to be rainy on and off today, but in the 60's right now & gorgeous!!

Please keep Harlowe in your thoughts, going to the vet for some shots, nothing major but she gets so nervous. And maybe I do, too..:cry:
Some friends invited us over for a BBQ, so we may head on down the street for a bit, but other than that just going to relax =]

What are your plans?

Have a blessed & beautiful day!!

I hope Har did ok at the vet. Poor girl!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good evening, MMC!!!

Who wants to join us?
Just made some queso dip, and starting tacos soon!

Have a great night!

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That sounds delicious right now!!! I'm going to have leftover 7 layer salad for lunch - that sounds pretty good too!

It's starting!!! A few shots from hobby lobby.

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OMGosh!!!! I always love to see Christmas decorations out - always! But this year...it just seems so early??!! Probably b/c of the looooooooong winter we had! Thanks for posting!!! It does make me excited for the Holiday season - even though I'm not ready. LOL!!!

 

[Holiday]

Cake is done
And Mya loved it!

So cute!!! Great job CS!!!

Thanks, but I just checked the weather app and numerous thunderstorms overnight, some severe

Fingers crossed

xx

Sleep well, buddy!




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Hope you stayed safe from the storms!!

My mom, the kids great grandma, has been spending lots of time with them since they were born. We have even gone on 2 train trips to San Antonio to visit Sea World, the Riverwalk, The Alamo and more. We have all gone to Six Flags, water parks, parks, museums, zoos and lots and lots more. I am thrilled that not only the grandkids will remember all the things I have done with them as a grandma but they have tons of memories with, their ever so active, great grandma! She is a big kid and LOVES doing kid activities. My mom calls me all the time trying to come up with new and fun things to do with them. I wish I had her energy!!! She is already talking about taking another vacation with them. We all want to go to Disney!

My dad, their great grandfather, is a little slower on the energy side due to some health issues but he is part of the fun on taking them to the air shows and air museums and visits them often.

That's awesome! :thumbsup:

 

[snowflake22]

Good Morning, MMC!!!!!! It's going to be a hot but dreary stormy day here in central Indy. I ran a few errands this morning and now I have some work to do here around the apartment since I was lazy all weekend. I also have some work to do here on the computer. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck with your errands & work at the apartment!

Stay cool, buddy! Have a nice day!

XX




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[snowflake22]

Thanks! It was a PERFECT weather weekend!!!! Except for Friday night....it was COLD/Windy!!!! Brrrrrrr!! Hope you had a great weekend & now a great Monday!

Thanks! I did, and am so far

Glad you had some nice weather over the weekend!

How is Gracie?




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[sugar142286]

He has a terrible cough that won't quit, even though he's doing all the right things. Kept him up most of the night. He's going to try to get in to see the doctor tomorrow. I'm worrying, of course.

Continued prayers for Mr. Hope he was able to get in and see the doctor today.

 

[Holiday]

He has a terrible cough that won't quit, even though he's doing all the right things. Kept him up most of the night. He's going to try to get in to see the doctor tomorrow. I'm worrying, of course.

Praying your hubby is better very soon!!!!

Good morning, gang! It's going to be a beautiful day. High of 82 with a little wind coming out of the north. Ready to get it started!

"So...Ballcoach....what are you going to do today?"

I'm going to play in the garage, clean my truck, mow, and then spend the rest of the day with Bambina watching some soccer, a race, some baseball, and some basketball.

Sometime during that, I will eat and use the bathroom. Don't know when, though. Hope yall have a great day and I will see talk to you in a bit!

Hope you had a GREAT Fathers Day - sounds like you did!!!

Good afternoon,


Taking it easy now, JP had a game earlier. He made his debut as a pitcher, he did well. My father and father in law both came to the game.

Watching the Sox now, just waiting until they take me out for ice cream later.

A nice lazy day.

Sounds like you had a good day with your Dad/dad in law! Hope your ice cream was yummy!!

Morning all. Another week has started. I decided to sit up and watch soccer so now I'm knackered lol. Had a great day with Dad yesterday, and a great dinner out. Hope everyone has a great start to the week!

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Glad you had a great day with your Dad!!! Have a good week!

Have a Marvelous Monday, Everyone.
(Hard to believe we are now in the 2nd half of June already!)

Thanks Crown! It IS hard to believe we are in the 2nd half of June! Crazy!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Monday morning, my Christmas friends!

My laptop is acting up again, so our IT department is working remotely. I'm using an old computer that was lying around.

I had a great Father's Day with the family. Elizabeth had play practice, so we all went out to eat after church, but before practice. It was my choice, so we went to Moe's Southwest Grill. I love that place!

My good weekend was dampened, however, by the unexpected death of an old friend's wife. I went to school with Joey, and we've both worked at the same place for more than 25 years. They're still not sure what happened, she was only 40, but he and their children are devastated. I plan to go to his house again this afternoon with our manager. Prayers for his family would be appreciated.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy