Christmas Countdown - 2014

[MerryCarey]

Yes, this is getting ridiculous!! Haha!
Why do people have to be Scrooges?!

I've NEVER understood the sort of mentality that gets pleasure out of vandalizing or destroying something just for "fun." Just agree to disagree and show some tolerance ...

 

[Christmasstar]

Good morning all. Happy Pines Day!

I know Made shared with you that my great-grandma passed away. I feel do blessed to have known her as I know many folks do not even get to know their grandparents! She used to keep me after school and I'll always cherish those memories. She was a sweet lady. She was excited about Heaven and bring able to walk again so I'm excited for her.

Other than that there's work and taking my dad to an appointment this afternoon. Have a great day!

You will miss her, but I am also glad to hear she is now whole again and walking with her Lord! ((((HUGS))))

 

[MerryCarey]

Isn't this the truth.....

Yep!! I had to get up an hour earlier this morning for an appointment, so I hear what you're sayin'!

 

[Holiday]

Evening all! I was having issues loading the site. Kept asking me if I wanted to pay or something like that. Santa must have been watching and fixed it for me! My friend gave me something today....SNOW in a CAN! Just add water! LOVE IT! Just relaxing right now. Very muggy and stormy outside today. Still quite hot out. Have to install the a/c this weekend on the main floor. Our bedroom has an a/c so at least we can sleep easy. I am already wishing for fall/winter and snow. People at work think I'm nuts. All you do not! I have been recording some Christmas shows off tv!! Mrs Browns boys Christmas special was FUNNY. TLC was playing my Crazy Christmas obsession. That was awesome seeing everyone collecting Christmas stuff! BAck to my show!

Have a merry evening all!

Snow in a can!! I LOVE IT!!! I should order some from Amazon for our Christmas In July white elephant exchange!!! Too Cool!!! Hope you can get the AC installed. Have a good day!

Goodnight, MMC!!!

Sweet dreams, friends.

Hope to see you tomorrow!!

Please keep my Mom in your prayers, her surgery is early tomorrow morning~

Thank You <3

:sparkle:

Sending many prayers up for your Mom. I hope it all goes very well. Happy Pines Day ~ Have a great day!!! Keep us posted about your Mom!

Merry Morning, Happy Pines Day!
Hope you are all well!

xxx

Have a great day Festive!

gave up trying to get back on here last night, happy to see things are up and running again this morning.

The storm here was not nearly as bad as predicted. We got lots of strong gusty winds and some rain. There was a small tornado in Angus Ontario, did some damage to one street there and that was the worst of it. This was from the same system that started in Nebraska.

Day off but am going to be plenty busy. I have a wedding cake this weekend, this is a very simple one so will not be a lot of work. Also want to get some cleaning done around here. Sister and hubby will be in town to pick up mom on Saturday so hoping we can go out for dinner or something.

I'm glad to hear your storms weren't as bad as predicted. Enjoy your day off!!

Isn't this the truth.....

LOVE THIS!

 

[Bradmac]

Good morning all. Happy Pines Day!

I know Made shared with you that my great-grandma passed away. I feel do blessed to have known her as I know many folks do not even get to know their grandparents! She used to keep me after school and I'll always cherish those memories. She was a sweet lady. She was excited about Heaven and bring able to walk again so I'm excited for her.

Other than that there's work and taking my dad to an appointment this afternoon. Have a great day!

I must have missed that. I'm sorry for your loss, but, as you said, she's well now and I bet she's dancing. Bless her heart.

 

[snowflake22]

Snow in a can!! I LOVE IT!!! I should order some from Amazon for our Christmas In July white elephant exchange!!! Too Cool!!! Hope you can get the AC installed. Have a good day!







Sending many prayers up for your Mom. I hope it all goes very well. Happy Pines Day ~ Have a great day!!! Keep us posted about your Mom!







Have a great day Festive!







I'm glad to hear your storms weren't as bad as predicted. Enjoy your day off!!







LOVE THIS!

Thanks, friend

I will~

xx




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[Holiday]

Good morning,

Trying to post quickly, I see I haven't been the only one having issues. I finally caught up with the posts since Sunday night.
We had a heck of a storm blow through here around 230am last night, our backyard is in a shambles, the noises outside woke us all up, and I wasn't able to fall back to sleep until after 4. Sleep has been hard to come by the last few nights, even though I've been getting to bed earlier with no MMC. Work has sunk to a new low, I am so close to just giving my notice at this point, it is bothering me to the point I can't sleep without the storm going on.
I have to work tonight, if I can't get back on here, I hope you all have a good day.

I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope you can find something else quick!!

 

[MerryCarey]

Stay cool, Crown!!!!!!

Uh oh. So that's what he was planning when he asked me to build him an Olympic style torch. We could all be in big trouble!!!

Mmmmmm---Olympic s'mores! Bring some graham crackers and marshmallows and Hershey bars!

 

[Holiday]

I didn't make the decision on that, yet, it is insurance and that scares me a little. I may be forced to make a decision into that business with the way things are going. The worst thing is, the only one in the place who is giving me trouble is my direct supervisor, he got hired 8 months ago and refers to himself as "the new sheriff in town" he has fired a lot of people and it seems he has set his sights on me next. I've been there 13.5 years and never been written up and all my reviews have been good to exceeds, since he has been there he has tried writing me up 4 times, feeds me lies, patronizes the work I do. I have been to his supervisor about it in the past, and that seems to have worn off.
Sorry for rambling, I am so frustrated to the point of just wanting to quit.

That really stinks xmas. I'm sorry he is doing that to you! He sounds like a *stallar* guy! NOT! Sounds like he is the one they need to get rid of before he chases off all the good employees!

 

[MerryCarey]

I didn't make the decision on that, yet, it is insurance and that scares me a little. I may be forced to make a decision into that business with the way things are going. The worst thing is, the only one in the place who is giving me trouble is my direct supervisor, he got hired 8 months ago and refers to himself as "the new sheriff in town" he has fired a lot of people and it seems he has set his sights on me next. I've been there 13.5 years and never been written up and all my reviews have been good to exceeds, since he has been there he has tried writing me up 4 times, feeds me lies, patronizes the work I do. I have been to his supervisor about it in the past, and that seems to have worn off.
Sorry for rambling, I am so frustrated to the point of just wanting to quit.

I'm hoping the right thing finds you soon. Spending each workday as a target---especially for such undeserved bullying---is miserable. I'm no psychologist, but your long, excellent work record may make him feel insecure, so he's trying to take you down to elevate himself. (Maybe he's afraid the higher-ups might think YOU'D be better in his job than he is!)

I know something about how you feel. The only job I ever quit (after six years) was due to a new supervisor who came in and made me (and others) miserable---but for some reason, HER supervisor was squarely behind her, even though people in our department started leaving. I stood it for five horrible months, then I signed on with a temp agency and quit. Epilogue: Less than a year later the company was bought out and nearly everybody was out on their ear. So it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

 

[MerryCarey]

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

I'll post quickly, before we go down again.

Night before last I got a call from the previous mayor who lives on the other side of town...at 1:30AM. He said he thought I should know that the police had surrounded a house in town near his house. They were looking for a guy who had argued with his wife (girlfriend?), and I guess it escalated to the point that she called 911. Anyway, while I am the mayor, I'm not a peace officer, so there was little I can do unless things really get out of hand and the local residents are in danger. That didn't happen, of course, and I lost a few hours sleep.

Then, yesterday evening, while I was at Vacation Bible School, I was called back to work to help the late shift with a problem. I had to leave VBS; I can't leave 30 guys with no way to work. After that, I floated in the pool for 1.5 hours!

Last night, Lulu started crying at 4:00AM with an upset tummy, so I had to take her out for almost a half hour. When I came back in, I found that there was no water pressure. So I had to drive to the city's well on my side of town and reset the power system, then wait to make sure the pressure was increasing. Otherwise, I'd be getting more early-morning calls for water.

Now I'm beat, and my eyes are burning from lack of sleep. And I have to go to Joey's wife's funeral in a couple hours.

Also, this afternoon is the last day of our Vacation Bible School, so I need to get a Powerpoint presentation together with pictures from the week, and some music.

And that's everything I can think of to complain about today. :wink:

On the bright side, I thank the Lord for my family, and all the other gifts he's bestowed upon me that I surely don't deserve.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

That's a LOT on your plate, Brad. (The Obvious Statement of the week!) I hope you can get some breathing space and relaxation soon.

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning, MMC!!!! It's just plain going to be hit today. We should see temps in the low 90's and heat indexes close to 100. So needless to say, I'll be hanging out inside today. I think my main goal for today is to get all of my tools organized. They are all over the apartment right now in different drawers and cabinets. I want to get them all to one place. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!

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Stay cool made! It's the "muggy" part that is almost unbearable! Hope you get your tools organized!

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

I'll post quickly, before we go down again.

Night before last I got a call from the previous mayor who lives on the other side of town...at 1:30AM. He said he thought I should know that the police had surrounded a house in town near his house. They were looking for a guy who had argued with his wife (girlfriend?), and I guess it escalated to the point that she called 911. Anyway, while I am the mayor, I'm not a peace officer, so there was little I can do unless things really get out of hand and the local residents are in danger. That didn't happen, of course, and I lost a few hours sleep.

Then, yesterday evening, while I was at Vacation Bible School, I was called back to work to help the late shift with a problem. I had to leave VBS; I can't leave 30 guys with no way to work. After that, I floated in the pool for 1.5 hours!

Last night, Lulu started crying at 4:00AM with an upset tummy, so I had to take her out for almost a half hour. When I came back in, I found that there was no water pressure. So I had to drive to the city's well on my side of town and reset the power system, then wait to make sure the pressure was increasing. Otherwise, I'd be getting more early-morning calls for water.

Now I'm beat, and my eyes are burning from lack of sleep. And I have to go to Joey's wife's funeral in a couple hours.

Also, this afternoon is the last day of our Vacation Bible School, so I need to get a Powerpoint presentation together with pictures from the week, and some music.

And that's everything I can think of to complain about today.

On the bright side, I thank the Lord for my family, and all the other gifts he's bestowed upon me that I surely don't deserve.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

Who needs sleep?? Ha ha! You had a couple crazy nights! I'll be keeping you all in my thoughts/prayers during the funeral. So hard! Try to make it a good day! Busy, busy!

Good morning all. Happy Pines Day!

I know Made shared with you that my great-grandma passed away. I feel do blessed to have known her as I know many folks do not even get to know their grandparents! She used to keep me after school and I'll always cherish those memories. She was a sweet lady. She was excited about Heaven and bring able to walk again so I'm excited for her.

Other than that there's work and taking my dad to an appointment this afternoon. Have a great day!

Nice to see you Ryan. I hope your Dad is doing good. Continued thoughts/prayers for you all!

 

[MerryCarey]

Down again, up again. Grinch, let us alone!

 

[made582]

We're back!!!! Yay!!!!!!

 

[MerryCarey]

Unable to use Tapatalk, though.

 

[snowflake22]

Good afternoon, friends!!

I can't wait for the Pines!!

:merry:

 

[made582]

I didn't make the decision on that, yet, it is insurance and that scares me a little. I may be forced to make a decision into that business with the way things are going. The worst thing is, the only one in the place who is giving me trouble is my direct supervisor, he got hired 8 months ago and refers to himself as "the new sheriff in town" he has fired a lot of people and it seems he has set his sights on me next. I've been there 13.5 years and never been written up and all my reviews have been good to exceeds, since he has been there he has tried writing me up 4 times, feeds me lies, patronizes the work I do. I have been to his supervisor about it in the past, and that seems to have worn off.
Sorry for rambling, I am so frustrated to the point of just wanting to quit.

I've been through that and know how frustrating it can be. Hope you can find a way out of the situation soon!!!

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

I'll post quickly, before we go down again.

Night before last I got a call from the previous mayor who lives on the other side of town...at 1:30AM. He said he thought I should know that the police had surrounded a house in town near his house. They were looking for a guy who had argued with his wife (girlfriend?), and I guess it escalated to the point that she called 911. Anyway, while I am the mayor, I'm not a peace officer, so there was little I can do unless things really get out of hand and the local residents are in danger. That didn't happen, of course, and I lost a few hours sleep.

Then, yesterday evening, while I was at Vacation Bible School, I was called back to work to help the late shift with a problem. I had to leave VBS; I can't leave 30 guys with no way to work. After that, I floated in the pool for 1.5 hours!

Last night, Lulu started crying at 4:00AM with an upset tummy, so I had to take her out for almost a half hour. When I came back in, I found that there was no water pressure. So I had to drive to the city's well on my side of town and reset the power system, then wait to make sure the pressure was increasing. Otherwise, I'd be getting more early-morning calls for water.

Now I'm beat, and my eyes are burning from lack of sleep. And I have to go to Joey's wife's funeral in a couple hours.

Also, this afternoon is the last day of our Vacation Bible School, so I need to get a Powerpoint presentation together with pictures from the week, and some music.

And that's everything I can think of to complain about today. :wink:

On the bright side, I thank the Lord for my family, and all the other gifts he's bestowed upon me that I surely don't deserve.

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

Sleep is over rated. LOL!!!!!

Glad you caught the water problem before everyone started calling!!!

Hope you got that power point presentation done and that Lulu is feeling better!!!

Joey and his family remain in my prayers.

Good morning all. Happy Pines Day!

I know Made shared with you that my great-grandma passed away. I feel do blessed to have known her as I know many folks do not even get to know their grandparents! She used to keep me after school and I'll always cherish those memories. She was a sweet lady. She was excited about Heaven and bring able to walk again so I'm excited for her.

Other than that there's work and taking my dad to an appointment this afternoon. Have a great day!

Praying for your family Ryan. I'm sure your great grandma is up there without a care in the world now.

Hope your dad's appointment goes well.

Mmmmmm---Olympic s'mores! Bring some graham crackers and marshmallows and Hershey bars!

LOL!!!! With as powerful as he wants it, you'll be able to roast those marshmallows from 50 feet away!!!

Unable to use Tapatalk, though.

Yeah, it always seems to take a few extra hours for Tapatalk to come back for some reason.

 

[made582]

Good afternoon, friends!!

I can't wait for the Pines!!

:merry:

Good Afternoon, Buddy!!!!!

Hope work goes well this afternoon!!!!!

See you there!!!!!!

xx

 

[snowflake22]

Good Afternoon, Buddy!!!!!



Hope work goes well this afternoon!!!!!



See you there!!!!!!



xx

Thanks! Enjoy your afternoon!

Glad you finally watched Love Actually!
Such a wonderful movie!!!

xx




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[xmastidings]

Ugggghhhh!:x This is getting old. I just got back on the site again after being unable for most of the day. I wish we could turn around whatever their doing to our server and give it back to them 10-fold.....

That ought to cool their tool.......:thumbsup: