Christmas Countdown - 2014

Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

Christmas-A-Holic said:
Yesterday my mom, grandchildren and I went to the museum and they have a temporary exhibit where you build cars, catapults, paper rockets and planes. After you build your projects you can try them out, race the cars and shoot of the planes, rockets and catapults. They have a paper plane launcher and I was having a blast with that. Ha ha! I still know how to make an awesome paper plane because mine shot off, passed the target and slammed into the wall. They said mine shot the furthest that day, so far - there were still several more hours left that day. I was just having too much fun! Oh yeah, the kids had fun too! :lol:

All this talk of kids going off to college and school is also putting a little anxiety on me. My youngest granddaughter is starting kindergarten and I am happy for her but sad for myself. I have been watching my 3 grandchildren since they were born while their parents work. I have had the pleasure to watch them grow. Yes, I get really tired and sometimes the days are long but seeing my youngest go off to school is making me feel a bit sad. I have enjoyed the time having the kids throughout the week. I will still get to see them because they live by me! So not sure why I am feeling the anxiety but I am just use to having them here more often. I am sure it will all be okay once we get into a routine!

I wish I could have joined in on the QVC banter more than what I did but I am happy you all had fun!

I didn't get to read as many post as I would have liked to, got a lot to do today so don't have a lot of time.

Made, thanks for putting up the non-related QVC post to catch up on. I know that took some work to go through all the post! =)

Christmas-A-Holic said:
I forgot to mention but our mild summer is over for awhile - 99 degrees today and triple digits the rest of the week. Not liking that but so thankful for the mild temps we were having!!! I have never seen a mild summer last this long. I think all this part of Texas have been in shock! =)

I just saw an electric company commercial with Santa in it! They are having a Christmas in July sale.

sounds like such a good time, when my kids were small we did all that kinds of stuff too.
Our temp here is 38c (100f), going to be that for a few days yet.

Meceka · Jul 22, 2014

Good afternoon, MMC!

I hope all is well! For some reason I cannot fully load the pages on this site, and it is the only site it is happening on, so I have no idea what I have missed. Praying for all of you!

A very hot and muggy day here with severe thunderstorms likely for tonight. The talk is of heavy downpours and wind damage. I was up until 5:30 this morning, could not sleep whatsoever, and was up before the alarm went off. My cousin stopped over last night and brought me a bag of birthday food and I did eat a piece of cake so the sugar along with the humidity was probably the reason I couldn't sleep. Hopefully the storms tonight will cool things way, way down!

All is well here otherwise. The garden is growing and soon I will be able to pick broccoli and peppers. Already harvested kale twice and even sent some home with my cousin. Love having enough produce to share with others!

The kittens are growing fast! I have named the two chocolate tabbies Bogart and Claws and the little grey is called Lacy, as she is Lucy's little sidekick.

Chores are waiting. Be safe and MERRY!!!

:sparkle:

snowflake22 · Jul 22, 2014

Meceka said:
Good afternoon, MMC!

I hope all is well! For some reason I cannot fully load the pages on this site, and it is the only site it is happening on, so I have no idea what I have missed. Praying for all of you!

A very hot and muggy day here with severe thunderstorms likely for tonight. The talk is of heavy downpours and wind damage. I was up until 5:30 this morning, could not sleep whatsoever, and was up before the alarm went off. My cousin stopped over last night and brought me a bag of birthday food and I did eat a piece of cake so the sugar along with the humidity was probably the reason I couldn't sleep. Hopefully the storms tonight will cool things way, way down!

All is well here otherwise. The garden is growing and soon I will be able to pick broccoli and peppers. Already harvested kale twice and even sent some home with my cousin. Love having enough produce to share with others!

The kittens are growing fast! I have named the two chocolate tabbies Bogart and Claws and the little grey is called Lacy, as she is Lucy's little sidekick.

Chores are waiting. Be safe and MERRY!!!

:sparkle:

Hope you had a nice birthday!
Stay safe in the storms!!
And do your best to stay cool & hydrated. Thinking of you
Hugs to you & the kitties!!
Love their names =]

Xo

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made582 · Jul 22, 2014

Meceka said:
Good afternoon, MMC!

I hope all is well! For some reason I cannot fully load the pages on this site, and it is the only site it is happening on, so I have no idea what I have missed. Praying for all of you!

A very hot and muggy day here with severe thunderstorms likely for tonight. The talk is of heavy downpours and wind damage. I was up until 5:30 this morning, could not sleep whatsoever, and was up before the alarm went off. My cousin stopped over last night and brought me a bag of birthday food and I did eat a piece of cake so the sugar along with the humidity was probably the reason I couldn't sleep. Hopefully the storms tonight will cool things way, way down!

All is well here otherwise. The garden is growing and soon I will be able to pick broccoli and peppers. Already harvested kale twice and even sent some home with my cousin. Love having enough produce to share with others!

The kittens are growing fast! I have named the two chocolate tabbies Bogart and Claws and the little grey is called Lacy, as she is Lucy's little sidekick.

Chores are waiting. Be safe and MERRY!!!

:sparkle:

Hey Meceka!!!!! Hope the rain cools things off tonight for you and that you can sleep better tonight!!!! Stay safe and cool!!!!!!

snowflake22 · Jul 22, 2014

Good evening, MMC!!

Stay cool & have a nice night!

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Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

Bradmac said:
Good Tuesday morning, my Christmas friends!

Wow, we got a lot of rain yesterday. I don't have a gauge at home, but several neighbors are saying we got almost 6" in a little over an hour. I've never seen Bellville underwater before, but it certainly was yesterday afternoon.

It's another busy day with visitors here at work, and the a/c unit in the main office quit working...of course! I have lots of folks piling up here in my office trailer, angling for space to work in the a/c. I'm popular!

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

sounds very wet! Glad it caused no major problems for you.
Nothing like ac to boost the popularity!!

Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

Christmas-A-Holic said:
Hugs to you too!!! Give Harlowe extra hugs! =)

I think my problem is that they kids will be busy with school and after school activities then on weekends I am very busy. Even though they live right by me I am not sure when I will get to see them! I need at least one day a week with them, even just for a few hours would be great. The way it looks right now it might only be once a month. We will figure something out!!! I know it will all be good!

you are so blessed to live that close and to have a great relationship with them. It will all work out!

Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! A beautiful morning in Ohio....but supposed to be a hot/muggy 89º by the afternoon. They are now saying 50% chance of rain for tomorrow - go figure b/c we are supposed to go to the Nascar Truck Series race at Eldora tomorrow night! Could be interesting!!! M-U-D-D-Y!

Last night our friend/electrician came over with his son. Between them & my hubby they have our carpet cut out/ripped up where the new island is going, we have holes in our ceiling for lights above the island - he brought the can lights along that he bought for us to make sure we liked them....works for me! :smile: Getting exciting & messy! :lol: They are coming back tonight to work some more! I think our friend is coming tomorrow night even though we won't be home! Git 'r done!

Hope you are all having a great Tuesday!

hope the rain does not come and you get to enjoy the race.

The joys of renovations! Look forward to seeing the pictures when it is done.

Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

HomemakinGirl said:
Good morning!
We are going to have sun & clouds today with temperatures in the lower 80's.
I plan on going to Bed, Bath & Beyond today to do more dorm shopping. That's all I really want to do today, I did way too much running around yesterday. My daughter already mentioned she would like to go back to the Apple store to get her computer but she she has to work for a few hours. I guess we'll see if we can fit that in too. Other than that I will be working on some chores around the house. I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!

getting ready for college, I remember doing that with my girls, so exciting!

Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

Holiday said:
Oh no...sorry to hear that about the leak. I hope he is able to fix it pretty quick so he can get back to the kitchen! I am patiently waiting for pictures. LOL!!! ;-)
We have hit a snag with just about everything we are trying to do!! :lol: We have a plugged tile in the back yard - figuring it's tree roots - cheap plastic tile back there, so that is why the trencher is coming to put in new PVC tile - hopefully tomorrow! Also have a leak in the basement which is why the plumber is coming tomorrow. And when hubby tore out the soffit, found they ran plumbing right down inside the soffit. Which is where our new cabinet - with windows in the top - is going to go. Plumber is going to check that out tomorrow too. Geesh! Add on top the fact that they hit the power main when they dug the hole & DPL still has not been out to trench in the new electric wire, so that is laying bare on top of the grass...we have to watch Gracie pretty close so she doesn't chew on it. I am not asking what's next. LOL!

I have no idea what you are talking about, I am building illiterate, so what ever it is I hope it gets fixed and does not cost you to much!

made582 · Jul 22, 2014

snowflake22 said:
Good evening, MMC!!

Stay cool & have a nice night!

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Good Evening, Buddy!!!! Hope you have a great night with Harlowe and Adrian!!!!! Hope you guys can stay cool too!!!!!

xx

snowflake22 · Jul 22, 2014

made582 said:
Good Evening, Buddy!!!! Hope you have a great night with Harlowe and Adrian!!!!! Hope you guys can stay cool too!!!!!

xx

Thanks, friend!!
Hope your projects are going well!!

xx

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made582 · Jul 22, 2014

snowflake22 said:
Thanks, friend!!
Hope your projects are going well!!

xx

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Oh yeah, I was supposed to be working on my projects!!! Whoops!! LOL!!!

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snowflake22 · Jul 22, 2014

made582 said:
Oh yeah, I was supposed to be working on my projects!!! Whoops!! LOL!!!

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What have you been doing all day, lol?!

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made582 · Jul 22, 2014

snowflake22 said:
What have you been doing all day, lol?!

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Laundry, dishes, stealing my kitchen window screen back from bill, playing on the computer, watching the news, coughing, and cooking dinner. LOL!!!!

snowflake22 · Jul 22, 2014

LOL!!! Is that all?! At least you got stuff done around the house

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made582 · Jul 22, 2014

snowflake22 said:
LOL!!! Is that all?! At least you got stuff done around the house

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Yeah, a few things. LOL!!!

Christmasstar · Jul 22, 2014

I was answering posts until we decided to have a family game night, in which I lost every game!!! But it was fun. Love spending time just having fun with my family, so blessed!

But now I am going up to read, like everyone else here has done. Except for LittleCS who has no hot water in her place since they "fixed" everything after her flood. :sad:, she is going to enjoy our hot water and have a nice long shower. Someone is supposed to come and fix it again tomorrow.

So have a great night all!!!

HomemakinGirl · Jul 22, 2014

Meceka said:
Good afternoon, MMC!

I hope all is well! For some reason I cannot fully load the pages on this site, and it is the only site it is happening on, so I have no idea what I have missed. Praying for all of you!

A very hot and muggy day here with severe thunderstorms likely for tonight. The talk is of heavy downpours and wind damage. I was up until 5:30 this morning, could not sleep whatsoever, and was up before the alarm went off. My cousin stopped over last night and brought me a bag of birthday food and I did eat a piece of cake so the sugar along with the humidity was probably the reason I couldn't sleep. Hopefully the storms tonight will cool things way, way down!

All is well here otherwise. The garden is growing and soon I will be able to pick broccoli and peppers. Already harvested kale twice and even sent some home with my cousin. Love having enough produce to share with others!

The kittens are growing fast! I have named the two chocolate tabbies Bogart and Claws and the little grey is called Lacy, as she is Lucy's little sidekick.

Chores are waiting. Be safe and MERRY!!!

:sparkle:

Good evening Meceka!
I hope you enjoyed your special day and had a very Happy Birthday!
I love the kitty cats names, I bet they are precious!
Be safe in the storms, I hope you sleep well!
Have a good night!

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