Christmas Countdown - 2014

[made582]

One more!!

It's hard to tell but he has an owl in his hand.

 

[MerryCarey]

The family genealogy website has a list of 36,040 family members traced back to one man, Thomas Holcombe. He would've been my Greatx9 grandfather, it is truly fascinating to whom I could be related to including some Presidents, if I am reading the site correctly.

Fascinating is the word!

I read an article recently that told how everybody is related to everyone else, if you dig far enough. Tracing the exact branches, though, is even more interesting.

 

[made582]

Morning all!! the weather got alot worse here last night, the rain became really heavy and persistant! We are quite lucky that we live at the top of a hill but alot of peoples houses flooded real bad also my old work colleagues told me the hospital ground level flooded really bad aswell. my heart goes out to the people who had to evacuate their homes last night and who will be going back to asses the damage this morning.

Also we are expected to be hit again tomorrow, more heavy rain and winds from sunday through till monday

The sun is shining today though, so going to do afew chores this morning then take the girls out and run to the shops for a few bits so I dont have to go out the next few days if its bad.

Hope this finds everyone well xx

That is terrible. Praying for all of those who had damage.

Have fun shopping with the girls.

That is so cool! My grandfather, on my dad's side, is from Germany but I never met him because he passed away when my dad was only 16 years old. I have relatives from there but never met them or know of anyway to contact them. My dad never met any of them either since his dad came to the USA alone. Trackrebel, being from Germany, has actually helped me and found a news article on my grandpa, it was regarding him being a champion swimmer when he was younger. It's a link from Germany and I was unable to do that search from here but she found it! It's a small step but I will keep digging for more info!

My cousin got so excited about this news article because he has been doing competitive swimming since he was real little, got a scholarship to college and has traveled the world competing. He had no idea his grandfather was a competitive swimmer too!

Enjoy your search on your family history!

That is pretty cool!!!!

Thanks, buddy! I did, 8 hours & I feel great!! Hope you're sleeping soundly, too.

xx

Glad to hear it friend!!!! I got about 4 hours. So not to great.

xx

Good Morning, dear friends~

Happy Saturday!!!

It's going to be another hot & humid day here. Harlowe and I plan to take it easy and stay inside after our morning walk. I may get some more Harvest decorations out & try to come up with some vignette ideas. I've been reading my Fall edition of Country Sampler, and getting inspired!

And then out to dinner with Adi later tonight

Hope you all have a blessed day!

Sounds like you have a great day planned, Buddy!!!!! Can't wait to see pics of what you come up with!!!

Hope you and Adrian have a great date night!!!

Hope you are staying cool and having a great day, Friend!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

That is terrible. Praying for all of those who had damage.



Have fun shopping with the girls.







That is pretty cool!!!!







Glad to hear it friend!!!! I got about 4 hours. So not to great.



xx







Sounds like you have a great day planned, Buddy!!!!! Can't wait to see pics of what you come up with!!!



Hope you and Adrian have a great date night!!!



Hope you are staying cool and having a great day, Friend!!!!

Thanks, buddy!!

I take it you didn't take a nap yet? I vote for naps

xx

 

[made582]

Good morning!
I'm heading out to the supermarket as soon as I finish my coffee. I have a lot of errands to run today and I want to get started early. I'm also hoping to get a lot of dorm shopping done. I'll pop back in later. I hope everyone is well and has a Happy Saturday!!!

Hope you can make good progress on the dorm shopping today!!! Have fun out at the stores and I hope they aren't to busy!!!!

Good morning, fun loving Christmas friends! In the absence of Crown, I'm taking on the duty of posting the Countdown today and tomorrow....while my talents and expertise won't come close to their level, I'm still going to give it a whirl...

Days to the Season: 96
Days to Christmas Day: 138

I just am in awe of the days to the season. I love it when we get to double digits, but it doesn't seem like we should be here already!

Well, teachers come back Monday, so I am in full school prep mode. Clothes to iron, food to cook, and a baby that needs to play....gonna be a great day! Make your day great, too!

Until tomorrow....

Enjoy your day, Friend!!!!!

I just all kinds of butchered the countdown today...first, I forgot to change the numbers from yesterday and then I put down Made's name instead of Crowns as our countdown guru....

too much coffee....wait, is that possible?

LOL!!!!!! You did a great job!!!!!

Fascinating is the word!

I read an article recently that told how everybody is related to everyone else, if you dig far enough. Tracing the exact branches, though, is even more interesting.

So we aren't lying when we say we are a family here!!

Thanks, buddy!!

I take it you didn't take a nap yet? I vote for naps

xx

LOL!!!! Nope, no nap yet. I've got everything done that I wanted to this morning though now, so I may fall asleep on the couch while watching the race that is getting ready to start.

 

[made582]

Really like this guy!!!! He's not to bad priced either at $150. Add a 40% off coupon on to that, and he would be under a $100. Hmmmmmm............


Do I really want to go on vacation this fall? LOL!!!!!

 

[snowflake22]

Really like this guy!!!! He's not to bad priced either at $150. Add a 40% off coupon on to that, and he would be under a $100. Hmmmmmm............





Do I really want to go on vacation this fall? LOL!!!!!

I vote for whatever you want the most!! He is gorgeous!!

 

[made582]

I vote for whatever you want the most!! He is gorgeous!!

LOL!!!! I keep telling myself I have no room for another 3ft tall Santa. I already have the one sitting in the chair that me and Xmas both got last year, plus a couple of other really big one's.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good luck with the shopping & errands today!

Happy Saturday!!!

xo

Hope you can make good progress on the dorm shopping today!!! Have fun out at the stores and I hope they aren't to busy!!!!

Thank you!!!
xo

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning, fun loving Christmas friends! In the absence of Crown, I'm taking on the duty of posting the Countdown today and tomorrow....while my talents and expertise won't come close to their level, I'm still going to give it a whirl...

Days to the Season: 96
Days to Christmas Day: 138

I just am in awe of the days to the season. I love it when we get to double digits, but it doesn't seem like we should be here already!

Well, teachers come back Monday, so I am in full school prep mode. Clothes to iron, food to cook, and a baby that needs to play....gonna be a great day! Make your day great, too!

Until tomorrow....

Thank you ballcoach!
I hope you have a Happy Saturday!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Really like this guy!!!! He's not to bad priced either at $150. Add a 40% off coupon on to that, and he would be under a $100. Hmmmmmm............


Do I really want to go on vacation this fall? LOL!!!!!

He's beautiful Made, they all are. Thanks for sharing the pictures! :-D

 

[snowflake22]

Really like this guy!!!! He's not to bad priced either at $150. Add a 40% off coupon on to that, and he would be under a $100. Hmmmmmm............





Do I really want to go on vacation this fall? LOL!!!!!

He is a great looking Santa, love his face & the rustic design. Any chance he'll go on an even bigger sale?

 

[snowflake22]

Good afternoon, friends!
Hope you're having a nice Saturday so far!!

 

[made582]

He is a great looking Santa, love his face & the rustic design. Any chance he'll go on an even bigger sale?

I doubt it. Sometimes they run them 50% off but it's pretty rare any more.

 

[made582]

Good afternoon, friends!
Hope you're having a nice Saturday so far!!

Good Afternoon, buddy!!!!

Those sound really good!!!!

 

[Binger]

Valerie's on.. Hocking mercury glowing balls

 

[Binger]

Howwww unique

 

[Binger]

Great for bookcases .... God forgive you put books in them

 

[Binger]

Ohh boy Tuesday at 9am ......... More Valerie!!!

 

[Binger]

WTH are these ??