Christmas Countdown - 2015

[sugar142286]

Good morning, MMC!!

Happy Pines Day!!

Wishing you a safe, warm, and blessed day~

See you tonight!






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Good evening, Snowflake! Happy Pines Day! Hope you're having a wonderful day!


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[sugar142286]

Good Morning MMC !
like Binger, we got more snow and more on the way.

Good evening, Star! Hope you're staying warm and safe!


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[made582]

Good afternoon, friends~

Thinking of you!!

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Good Afternoon, Buddy!!!!! Hope work is going well!!!

xx

Our power was out for 11 more hours on Saturday. DH took DD & me to my mom's & we spent the night. We got 3-4 inches of snow Monday night into Tuesday. Tonight we are to get 2-6 inches. I think today was the last "snow day" before the kids have to start making up the days. I told DD she'd be in school on July 4th if this keeps up!

My grandmother is still in the hospital, but she is eating solid foods now & doing better. She will be living with my parents when she gets out of the hospital. It will be a burden on them: they did the same with my maternal grandmother, but she lived next door to them. You do whatever you can for your parents if you are a good child, IMO. I'll help them all I can.

I'm ready for spring & I need to make our camping reservations for Easter weekend. Thursday night through Saturday morning. It's just a short break & close to home, but we enjoy the time away.

Everyone stay warm & safe!

I hope the snow lets up soon!!!

Glad to hear that your grandma is doing better. All of you continue to remain in my prayers.

The camping break sounds awesome!!

Have a great night, Whitney!!!

Thanks guys! His MRI came back pretty good. No abscesses & no new stroke! Doc (surgeon) was amazed at the severity of his 1st stroke 17 years ago! They are running some more tests to make sure there is no further infection. Doc wants him moving as much as possible. Going to put him on a muscle relaxer! He's just in so much pain in his belly! Probably from the compression fractures @ t10 & t11. Hopefully things start improving now! xx I'll be heading back up after work & again in the morning. My sisters, brother & Mom did all the paperwork this morning at the nursing home, for rehab - he is ready to go there whenever they boot him out of the hospital!

Glad to hear that the MRI didn't find anything else going on!! I hope that he can bounce back soon with the rehab!!

Yawnnnnn! I'm up, trying to move about to get moving along... The coffee is a major help!

Well, getting ready to head out soon to start another shift. Tonight, I will be up and down and ladder for the next 12 hours, (not like I don't need the exercise or anything) but, that's a lot of step aerobics, and I can only imagine what my knees are going to feel like tomorrow this time...

Here I am, home when no one else is and not at home when everyone is
; huh?? Well, my poor wife has been contending with the drama of my son's love life, with him and his girlfriend breaking up, she's like telling me privately, Oh great, in one way and "GREAT!!!" in another way.

The background: My wife and my son's now present ex-girlfriend is like oil and water... Don't mix very well, but she is very nice to her and pleasant when she see's her. My wife is praying that my son doesn't go back to her...Yes, the moral of the story is that it ------ there is this other girl..... ! I just told him to be honest, follow his heart, don't feel guilty for doing what his heart is telling him to do. And most importantly, do what makes Zach happy on the inside. Sometimes, things happen for a reason~

Good luck at work tonight!!! I'd start popping the Ibuprofen now!!

Good luck to Zach too!!!

Have a great night, Xmastidings!!!!

Well gang - getting ready to call it a day & head back to the hospital. I'll be heading back to the hospital in the early am too! If only I had auto-pilot, my car knows the way...it's just those other drives we have to watch out for! cheesy

Have a great night!

HAPPY RUDOLPH DAY!!!

:rudolph:

Have a great night, Holiday!!!

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning!
Happy Pines Day!
Not too much going on here today, typical day of errands and chores. I'm also going to run to the lab for some routine bloodwork after the girls leave for school. I have to fast and I'm starving already, lol.
See you all later, have a great day!!!

Good evening, HMG! Hope you're day is going well and hope your blood work did too!


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[snowflake22]

That's wonderful! [emoji4]


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Thank you!! =]




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[snowflake22]

Thank you!

Sending hugs to Harlowe as well! She's such a cutie! [emoji813]️[emoji190]


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Aww, thank you!! [emoji175]
We appreciate them!




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[snowflake22]

Good evening, Snowflake! Happy Pines Day! Hope you're having a wonderful day!


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Thank you, Sugar! Good evening ;-)
Happy Pines Day to you!!
Hope you're enjoying your day!




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[snowflake22]

Good Afternoon, Buddy!!!!! Hope work is going well!!!



xx







I hope the snow lets up soon!!!



Glad to hear that your grandma is doing better. All of you continue to remain in my prayers.



The camping break sounds awesome!!



Have a great night, Whitney!!!







Glad to hear that the MRI didn't find anything else going on!! I hope that he can bounce back soon with the rehab!!







Good luck at work tonight!!! I'd start popping the Ibuprofen now!!



Good luck to Zach too!!!



Have a great night, Xmastidings!!!!









Have a great night, Holiday!!!

Thanks, buddy!
The day went well!
Hope yours did too [emoji172]

Have a great evening!

Xx




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[snowflake22]

Good evening, friends!

It was so nice to drive home from work with the sun shining!

Hope y'all have a wonderful evening~

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[made582]

Good evening, friends!

It was so nice to drive home from work with the sun shining!

Hope y'all have a wonderful evening~

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Good Evening, Buddy!!!!

The sun? What is that? LOL!!! I'm glad you got to make it home before it got dark out!!!

Hope you have a great evening too!!!!! I'm waiting for you here at the Pines!! Carl has a new drink for us to try!!! It looks pretty innocent. I'm sure there is a surprise in it though!!!

 

[sugar142286]

Good Morning.

Rise (if you aren't frozen in place) shine and behold the latest edition of The Daily Count, delivered free to your local computer:
Days to the Season: 261
Days to Christmas Day: 303

And those numbers tell us that we are now UNDER half a week away from the 300-day Christmas Day Window and the start of a twin-200's level count.
(Will that be our first glimmer of things starting to accelerate?)


Gee, whiz.
More snow yesterday (about 1.5 inches) with possibly 5-6 more on the way this evening.
(Enough is enough. This is the south, not Boston!)
Well, at least today's highs should crack the freezing mark.
We have started the day off at 25 degrees, but with sun this time.


'Pines Day, Guys!
What will a certain camel have in store for us this evening?
Have we had enough of winter/snow themed entertainment or is Carl still feeling "seasonal"? We must come to find out.


Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Friends!

Stay safe in the weather! Crazy for you guys!


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[sugar142286]

That may just be due to February and the beating we've taken with the repeated snowstorms and the brutal cold. I've been feeling off myself---appearing cheerful is difficult some days. I've never been good at hiding it when I feel anxious or blue.

Hope you feel better soon!


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[sugar142286]

Good Morning....happy Wednesday!

A little bit warmer day in CT today..thank God!! I have to say I am ready for spring. I had to bring my daughter to Urgent Care last night she ended up with a bladder infection so she is home today from school. Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in soon.

We may have some snow/freezing rain this weekend...ugh!

I am so excited for the Christmas Countdown...10 months to Christmas!! :-D

Hope you all have a great day!

Hope your daughter feels better soon!


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[sugar142286]

Anxious about gabulldawg.

Does anyone have any news? His post alarmed me.

It's been worrying me too. Scary.


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[sugar142286]

My days are so messed up, I didn't even realize it was "Christmas Eve" yesterday & Rudolph Day today! Happy Rudolph Day!!! :grin:







Thanks sugar! He's just got a lot going on! Ugh!







I hope it's warmer today!!! xx And I hope Ella got a good nights sleep!! Have a great day sugar!

Thank you!


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[sugar142286]

Good Morning, MMC!!!!! It's a bit warmer here this morning in central Indy where we currently stand at 16 degree's. We should top out around 26 this afternoon. Not much going on for me. My allergies are going crazy so I'm just going to take some more meds and hang around the apartment. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!

Thinking of you! Hope you start to get some relief soon! Hope you're having a great day!


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[sugar142286]

Good Wednesday morning, my Christmas friends!

And...Happy Rudolph Day! :rudolph:

The sun is peeking out this morning, but my mom says it's supposed to be raining after lunch. I think most of my outside work is caught up for a few days, so I don't mind too much.

Lulu is still taking antibiotics, which are big pills. She refuses to eat them, even when mashed up in a slice of cheese, so I have to push them down her throat. Yuck! You should see the look on her face when I call her to the kitchen for her pills..LOL. She knows what's coming, but she's a big girl for not running away. I give her a small treat afterwards, then we play for a while. What a good girl!

I hope y'all have a great day! cheesy

She is a big girl! Good for her! Hope she's done with them soon!

Hope you're having a great day!


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[sugar142286]

Good morning, everyone!

Ten months until Christmas Day? Nine months until we're into the thick of the Christmas Season? One month until we are a few days into Spring? The year is moving fast. In fact, it has been so fast that I have been on hiatus from MMC for about a month. I think it's time to end that!

I've been a little busy - here and there - doing various things for the past month. Work has finally picked up. I worked all four days last week (Monday was a holiday). This week, I've managed two of three days thus far. I'm really hoping to make it four of five, but we shall see how the calls go for tomorrow and Friday. The good news is that I am already booked for three days next week (all at my normal supply school).

I'm not at Russell today. Instead, I took a call this morning at a school which I was only at once last year. The students and staff here are very welcoming. It's been good thus far. There's only two more periods of teaching to go! The school here is done at 2:15, which is about an hour earlier than I'm used to being done. I'll have plenty of time to do things afterwards.

I hope everyone here is doing quite well. I might have some time in a bit to run through some posts and catch up a little. I think my little break was long enough. I am ready to return to Christmassy thoughts. In fact, I think a trip to Tinseltown, Ottawa's Christmas Emporium, is in order. Perhaps, I can convince Kim to go this weekend or next.

Have a great Wednesday, everyone! We're nearly on the downside of the workweek. I hope the weather in your area is much nicer than the snow and winds of Ottawa. February has been record-setting for cold. Hopefully March will turn things around!

Great to see you, Brent! Glad to hear everything is going well! Take care!


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[sugar142286]

Good morning MMC! So happy I had a chance to catch up on here this morning - wasn't sure if I would! Happy Hump/Pines/Rudolph Day! :rudolph:



I'm at work, but Dad just got back to his room after a 2 hr MRI. They had to give him extra pain meds so he could tolerate the test. He just has a lot going on. He is retaining fluid, so they need to figure that out. Hopefully we'll have some answers from the MRI about where the infection is. They did an upper & lower lumbar as well as the brain. Doc wants to rule out that he didn't have another stroke since his right leg is so weak. My oldest sister has been at the hospital all morning & my Mom/Brother are heading up shortly - I am taking a short lunch so I can get out of here earlier & head up, then another sis is coming this evening. Been a crazy 15 or so hours. Hoping the MRI shows an easy fix for the infection & they don't have to open him up again!



On a lighter note - the sun is shining & it was a balmy 16º this morning. cheesy



Have a great day gang!

Hope you guys get some answers from the MRI. Praying for your dad!


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[sugar142286]

Our power was out for 11 more hours on Saturday. DH took DD & me to my mom's & we spent the night. We got 3-4 inches of snow Monday night into Tuesday. Tonight we are to get 2-6 inches. I think today was the last "snow day" before the kids have to start making up the days. I told DD she'd be in school on July 4th if this keeps up!



My grandmother is still in the hospital, but she is eating solid foods now & doing better. She will be living with my parents when she gets out of the hospital. It will be a burden on them: they did the same with my maternal grandmother, but she lived next door to them. You do whatever you can for your parents if you are a good child, IMO. I'll help them all I can.



I'm ready for spring & I need to make our camping reservations for Easter weekend. Thursday night through Saturday morning. It's just a short break & close to home, but we enjoy the time away.



Everyone stay warm & safe!

Sorry to hear you guys had lost power again. Prayers for safety and warmth continue!

Prayers for your grandmother as well! Hope she continues to improve!


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