Christmas Countdown - 2015

sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

Crown 84 said:
Good Morning, Folks.

Hey! It's Valentines Day at the 'Pines!

(More about that later.)

First things first.

Here are today's figures:

Days to the Season: 275

Days to Christmas Day: 317

Well, Guys. It's tomorrow!

<< What, Crown? >>

Why, only the ONE QUARTER mark to Christmas Season 2015, that's what.

<< Wow! >>

Wow is right!

Well, it's turned cold again. Rainy a good bit of the day yesterday as well.

It should be drier today and perhaps a bit warmer.

We have started off at 32 degrees here in central NC.

OK.

Carl wished to announce that this will be the Shispering Pines special Valentines open house this evening.

Red-frosted fired twinkies will be served (in the shape of hearts, of course) with special entertainment. I have heard that one number will be a re-creation of the scene from the Holiday Inn movie where Fred Astaire and his partner dance through the giant Valentine.

You don't supposed that Carl.......

(I don't want to think about it.)

But I DO want to come. How about you?

Regardless, you have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everyone!

Sounds like an exciting Pines!

Hope you're having a great day, Crown!

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snowflake22 · Feb 11, 2015

sugar142286 said:
Hope you're feeling better now and the nap helped!

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Thanks, sugar.
Still unwell, but resting has helped!

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sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

gabulldawg said:
Good morning everyone! It's a balmy 35F right now, I have not looked yet this morning but as of yesterday still no snow on the horizon, but I still have my fingers crossed. After reading crowns update for today on the countdown it comforts me to know we are way under 300 on days to the season. I just got up to get Brandi off and feed the boys and dogs, now I think all of us boys and dogs are going to go back to finish our naps off! Have a great morning everyone!

Hope you're having a great day, Dawg!

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HomemakinGirl · Feb 11, 2015

momnan30 said:
Good morning from frigid Wisconsin everyone!
I have a root canal today...it's been 6 months of dental work after years of TMJ so I am feeling a little nervous today, but I know that this is minor stuff compared to some of the things going on for others on our prayer requests.
I hope everyone has a really nice day- thinking of you all!

I hope the root canal goes well momnan, keeping you in my thoughts ~
xo

Christmas-A-Holic said:
Good Morning friends!!!

I have been dealing with chronic allergies all week long. It has warmed up quite a bit here and I have been trying to do some work in the yard but the air is causing too many issues. My son and I have been building our Russian tortoise an outdoor enclosure and he sure does love it. We have some more work to do on it, even going to plant an edible garden for him.

I hope you all have a Merry Day!!!

I hope you get some relief from your allergies and feel better very soon!

snowflake22 said:
No, it isn't. But it is my late day.
I haven't decided if I'm going in or not, feeling pretty rough. Half the office was out yesterday. I think that the long hours and stress have finally taken over. May take the afternoon off and stay home & rest. Afraid I'll get worse if I keep pushing it.

I'm so sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. Sending get well wishes your way (((hugs)))

Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! Happy Hump/Pines Day!!!! Not much out of the ordinary going on around here today. As made mentioned, it's much warmer today (high around 40º) but as I'm typing this, the sun just disappeared! It was shining so pretty. Hmmm! Snow is supposed to be moving in this afternoon sometime. I don't think we are supposed to get much.

My oldest sis spent that night at mom/dads last night & she said Dad did really good. She thinks someone should spend the night again tonight just so Mom doesn't have to get up in the middle of the night with him. So that will probably be me! 2 of my sisters have already stayed & my other sis is in Florida, so I guess it's my turn! (I don't mind!) :smile: Could be interesting - it's been a lot of years since I spent the night in that house. cheesy

Have a great day gang!!! 3 more sleeps til vaca...

See you at the Pines!!!

I'm happy to hear your Dad is doing well, I will continue to keep him in my prayers. Hope you have a good night Holiday!

whitney37354 said:
I come here often, but I don't post much. I'm here today asking for prayer for my grandmother. She will be 91 in March if she pulls through her current illness. She has an obstructed bowel & probably a kidney infection. She continually battles the kidney infections, but the obstructed bowel is a real problem. They said she isn't strong enough for surgery if she needs it. We're in a "wait-and-see" mode right now. I'm going to the hospital this afternoon to see her.

I don't know whether to ask for healing or home-going. She's had a long, hard life and she's probably ready for rest. We don't want to give her up either. At this point, I'm just torn.

Praying for everyone else for their health, job, weather concerns, etc.

Sending hugs & prayers your way ~

sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

Ryan said:
Good morning friends! Another busy day here, but wanted to say hi.

I hope Carl has something good planned tonight. Enjoy your day, everyone.

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Good evening, Ryan! Hope you're having a great day!

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sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

xmas365 said:
Good morning,

I am heading out to work in a few, watching some Christmas music videos that I recorded on Christmas Day from VH1. I had 5 hours worth of videos, but 3 hours were erased during the DVR erasegate that happened here last month. Neither boy has admitted taking part of that yet. cheesy

I should probably get my butt moving, got to let Turtle out before I head out.

I hope you all have a great day, talk to you all tonight.

Hope work is going well and you're having a great day!

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made582 · Feb 11, 2015

Wow!!! Carl has gone all out tonight!!!! Look how he has the outside tables decorated!!!

snowflake22 · Feb 11, 2015

HomemakinGirl said:
I hope the root canal goes well momnan, keeping you in my thoughts ~
xo

I hope you get some relief from your allergies and feel better very soon!

I'm so sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. Sending get well wishes your way (((hugs)))

I'm happy to hear your Dad is doing well, I will continue to keep him in my prayers. Hope you have a good night Holiday!

Sending hugs & prayers your way ~

Thank you, HmG~

Xx

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snowflake22 · Feb 11, 2015

made582 said:
Wow!!! Carl has gone all out tonight!!!! Look how he has the outside tables decorated!!!

He is such a romantic camel!!! [emoji2][emoji173]️

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sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

made582 said:
Good Morning, MMC!!!!!! It's going to be a decent day here with a high near 40 this afternoon. Then the bottom is going to drop out tonight and we could see below zero temps in the morning. Boo!!!! I don't have to much going on today. Just need to run to the store for a few things and then it's back home to do my normal daily chores. Exciting stuff. I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!!!!

Good evening, buddy! Hope your store run went well and the chores did too!

Hope you're having a great day overall!

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made582 · Feb 11, 2015

snowflake22 said:
He is such a romantic camel!!! [emoji2][emoji173]️

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Yes he is!!!!

I have a table reserved for us on the inside if you are up to making the trip!!! If not, Carl said he would whip you up a little something special for me to bring you!!!!

HomemakinGirl · Feb 11, 2015

Good afternoon!
Wow this day is flying by. I had a dentist appointment this morning, just a routine cleaning. All is well, I don't have to go back for six months. I ran a few errands afterward, then headed home to work on my daily chores. I'm just having a quick cup of coffee before I start dinner. I hope everyone is having a nice day so far. I'll pop back in later tonight.
Hugs and prayers ~

sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

Christmas-A-Holic said:
Good Morning friends!!!

I have been dealing with chronic allergies all week long. It has warmed up quite a bit here and I have been trying to do some work in the yard but the air is causing too many issues. My son and I have been building our Russian tortoise an outdoor enclosure and he sure does love it. We have some more work to do on it, even going to plant an edible garden for him.

I hope you all have a Merry Day!!!

Sorry to hear that you have been suffering all week, CAH. Hope the allergies get better soon!

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made582 · Feb 11, 2015

sugar142286 said:
Good evening, buddy! Hope your store run went well and the chores did too!

Hope you're having a great day overall!

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Thanks, Sugar!!!! It's been pretty good!! Better than the last couple of days at least!!!

made582 · Feb 11, 2015

HomemakinGirl said:
Good afternoon!
Wow this day is flying by. I had a dentist appointment this morning, just a routine cleaning. All is well, I don't have to go back for six months. I ran a few errands afterward, then headed home to work on my daily chores. I'm just having a quick cup of coffee before I start dinner. I hope everyone is having a nice day so far. I'll pop back in later tonight.
Hugs and prayers ~

Good Afternoon, HMG!!!! Glad your cleaning went well!!! Have fun making dinner!!!!

sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

Christmas-A-Holic said:
I never could imagine a tortoise being sweet but he really is! We let Alvin run around the house with the cats and dogs quite a bit. One day he was out running around while my son was here at the house and I had gone to the store. I came home sat some groceries down, went back to the car to get more, came back in and there was Alvin "running" toward the door along with the dogs greeting me. He had his head stretched up real high looking at me. (Have I told this story before??? It's been so long since I been on here I don't remember but it happened recently!)

I will get some pictures posted when we finish it.

Oh no! Haven't read everything here but what's wrong? I hope you get to feeling better!

Aww...what a sweet story! He sounds like a sweet animal!

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sugar142286 · Feb 11, 2015

Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! Happy Hump/Pines Day!!!! Not much out of the ordinary going on around here today. As made mentioned, it's much warmer today (high around 40º) but as I'm typing this, the sun just disappeared! It was shining so pretty. Hmmm! Snow is supposed to be moving in this afternoon sometime. I don't think we are supposed to get much.

My oldest sis spent that night at mom/dads last night & she said Dad did really good. She thinks someone should spend the night again tonight just so Mom doesn't have to get up in the middle of the night with him. So that will probably be me! 2 of my sisters have already stayed & my other sis is in Florida, so I guess it's my turn! (I don't mind!) :smile: Could be interesting - it's been a lot of years since I spent the night in that house. cheesy

Have a great day gang!!! 3 more sleeps til vaca...

See you at the Pines!!!

Glad to hear your dad is doing so well! That's so nice of you and your siblings to help your parents out. Help he continues to do well!

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snowflake22 · Feb 11, 2015

made582 said:
Yes he is!!!!

I have a table reserved for us on the inside if you are up to making the trip!!! If not, Carl said he would whip you up a little something special for me to bring you!!!!

Aww, that is sweet of him! So thoughtful!

I probably won't make it tonight. But you have fun!

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snowflake22 · Feb 11, 2015

HomemakinGirl said:
Good afternoon!
Wow this day is flying by. I had a dentist appointment this morning, just a routine cleaning. All is well, I don't have to go back for six months. I ran a few errands afterward, then headed home to work on my daily chores. I'm just having a quick cup of coffee before I start dinner. I hope everyone is having a nice day so far. I'll pop back in later tonight.
Hugs and prayers ~