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Binger said:
Omggggggggghh onggggggggggggggggggg omggggggggggggggg did you see it? LOVE. LOVE.
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Omg Omg Omg Omg Omg!!!!!! I did!!!!!!! Still smiling from it!!!

Binger said:
LOVE to all who LOVE LOVE ( newbies have no clue Made what I am talking about).
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No they don't but they should behold the power of Love!!! No one can heal the world quite like Love can!!!!!
 
Holiday said:
Happy Saturday my Christmas friends!!! I'm going to try to get caught up but not sure how much time I have! I'm just feeling very Christmassy on this day with NO PLANS!!! Yay!!!! I was also feeling a little bummed thinking about all the Christmas "classics" I have not watched yet considering how close we are to Christmas!!
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So much to do....
And on a side note, it is December 19th & my hubby is out raking leaves!!! How does that happen?? But we did see a little (very little) snow yesterday! At least the flakes were big!

We had a great time at our neighborhood house hopping last night. Rolled in at 3:30 am! Amazing how fast time fly's when you're having fun! All the food & drink were delicious! We both slept in today (Gracie too - she had a big night with all them people over)

So today I talked to Mom this morning (she called EARLY this morning - really??? We didn't get to bed til 3:30 LOL ;)) She said she had no plans for today - so I put on my thinking cap - and now she is coming over shortly to help me make homemade spaghetti sauce for our Christmas Eve Smokehouse spaghetti & since the sun is shining we will make a couple batches of peanut brittle too! Looking forward too it. I'm hoping I can talk her into staying for supper (or coming back later) & watching Polar Express 3D! :)

Have a super awesome Merry Happy Jolly Christmassy Saturday friends! And Gracie wishes you the same....
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! (photo from her groomer)
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Glad you guys had fun last night!!!!!! Enjoy your day with your mom!!!!!!

Aww, Gracie looks so cute!!!!
 
brent said:
Good morning, everyone,

I had this date circled on my calendar since last Christmas. Today was to be the date that Kim and I would drive 9 hours to Sault Ste. Marie, where we would actually celebrate our first Christmas together. We've spent each since 2006 with our families. Unfortunately, our plans have changed, at least until Wednesday.

Kim's grandfather passed away late Wednesday night/early Thursday evening. He had plenty of health problems in his final year. He had been in the hospital since August. In the end, it was pneumonia that got him. He was 88 years old. He was an incredibly, genuine man. I'll miss him, too. Kim's family is taking it pretty hard. She has never really experienced the loss of a family member, so it will be tough for everyone, especially her.

Right now, she's in Cornwall. I will be joining her and her family tomorrow afternoon. It will be a difficult few days. I am an emotional person and not very good at funerals, but I can only hope to be strong enough for Kim. I'm not religious, but I know that her grandfather is now in a better place. He's no longer suffering and rejoicing with his family and friends that left him years ago.

Sorry for my absence the past few days. I have been incredibly busy with teaching and doing sports. Then, everything took a major turn on Wednesday, when I had expected the week to slow down, it picked up - and not for the better. Either way, Kim and I are still excited to drive to the Sault on Wednesday now. Until then, however, we have to focus on saying thank you to grandfather.

I hope you all have had a wonderful final full week before Christmas. The Season remains magical. Merry Christmas!
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I'm so sorry for your loss Brent. Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.
 
Holiday said:
Happy Saturday my Christmas friends!!! I'm going to try to get caught up but not sure how much time I have! I'm just feeling very Christmassy on this day with NO PLANS!!! Yay!!!! I was also feeling a little bummed thinking about all the Christmas "classics" I have not watched yet considering how close we are to Christmas!!
image_zps4yhly2gs.jpeg

So much to do....
And on a side note, it is December 19th & my hubby is out raking leaves!!! How does that happen?? But we did see a little (very little) snow yesterday! At least the flakes were big!

We had a great time at our neighborhood house hopping last night. Rolled in at 3:30 am! Amazing how fast time fly's when you're having fun! All the food & drink were delicious! We both slept in today (Gracie too - she had a big night with all them people over)

So today I talked to Mom this morning (she called EARLY this morning - really??? We didn't get to bed til 3:30 LOL ;)) She said she had no plans for today - so I put on my thinking cap - and now she is coming over shortly to help me make homemade spaghetti sauce for our Christmas Eve Smokehouse spaghetti & since the sun is shining we will make a couple batches of peanut brittle too! Looking forward too it. I'm hoping I can talk her into staying for supper (or coming back later) & watching Polar Express 3D! :)

Have a super awesome Merry Happy Jolly Christmassy Saturday friends! And Gracie wishes you the same....
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! (photo from her groomer)
image_zpsejghoktv.jpeg
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aww...love the Gracie pic >>LOL>
hope you are all having a fab time :)
 
brent said:
Good morning, everyone,

I had this date circled on my calendar since last Christmas. Today was to be the date that Kim and I would drive 9 hours to Sault Ste. Marie, where we would actually celebrate our first Christmas together. We've spent each since 2006 with our families. Unfortunately, our plans have changed, at least until Wednesday.

Kim's grandfather passed away late Wednesday night/early Thursday evening. He had plenty of health problems in his final year. He had been in the hospital since August. In the end, it was pneumonia that got him. He was 88 years old. He was an incredibly, genuine man. I'll miss him, too. Kim's family is taking it pretty hard. She has never really experienced the loss of a family member, so it will be tough for everyone, especially her.

Right now, she's in Cornwall. I will be joining her and her family tomorrow afternoon. It will be a difficult few days. I am an emotional person and not very good at funerals, but I can only hope to be strong enough for Kim. I'm not religious, but I know that her grandfather is now in a better place. He's no longer suffering and rejoicing with his family and friends that left him years ago.

Sorry for my absence the past few days. I have been incredibly busy with teaching and doing sports. Then, everything took a major turn on Wednesday, when I had expected the week to slow down, it picked up - and not for the better. Either way, Kim and I are still excited to drive to the Sault on Wednesday now. Until then, however, we have to focus on saying thank you to grandfather.

I hope you all have had a wonderful final full week before Christmas. The Season remains magical. Merry Christmas!
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Sorry about your loss Brent.The best thing you can do when everyone is going through it is to do the little things that others forget to get done at a time like that.Running an errand ordering flowers etc.
Sending you a Christmas Hug :)
 
Holiday said:
Happy Saturday my Christmas friends!!! I'm going to try to get caught up but not sure how much time I have! I'm just feeling very Christmassy on this day with NO PLANS!!! Yay!!!! I was also feeling a little bummed thinking about all the Christmas "classics" I have not watched yet considering how close we are to Christmas!!
image_zps4yhly2gs.jpeg

So much to do....
And on a side note, it is December 19th & my hubby is out raking leaves!!! How does that happen?? But we did see a little (very little) snow yesterday! At least the flakes were big!

We had a great time at our neighborhood house hopping last night. Rolled in at 3:30 am! Amazing how fast time fly's when you're having fun! All the food & drink were delicious! We both slept in today (Gracie too - she had a big night with all them people over)

So today I talked to Mom this morning (she called EARLY this morning - really??? We didn't get to bed til 3:30 LOL ;)) She said she had no plans for today - so I put on my thinking cap - and now she is coming over shortly to help me make homemade spaghetti sauce for our Christmas Eve Smokehouse spaghetti & since the sun is shining we will make a couple batches of peanut brittle too! Looking forward too it. I'm hoping I can talk her into staying for supper (or coming back later) & watching Polar Express 3D! :)

Have a super awesome Merry Happy Jolly Christmassy Saturday friends! And Gracie wishes you the same....
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! (photo from her groomer)
image_zpsejghoktv.jpeg
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Happy Saturday Holiday!
Glad you had a great time last night!
Hope you have lots of fun with your mom!
Gracie looks adorable, as always! ♥
 
HomemakinGirl said:
Good afternoon Snowflake!
Hope your day is going well!
xoxo
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Good afternoon,HmG ❤️
It is, thanks.
Hope yours is too!
How was your husband's Christmas party last night? Hope you're feeling much better today. Enjoy the rest of your evening!
Xoxo
 
snowflake22 said:
So cute!!! ❤️
Glad you guys had such a fun time last night!
It is very cold here, woke up to 8° ;)
Glad you got to see some big flakes!
It's no it all day yesterday, but didn't accumulate much. The winds carried them away.
Have fun with your mom today!
Happy Christmas!!!!
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8°? At this point that is hard to even imagine! Brrrr I was freezing at 25° this morning!
Mom and I had a really great time and my sister ended up coming over too! The spaghetti sauce is still simmering but almost done and we made three batches of peanut brittle! My house smells amazing!
I hope you're having a wonderful day/evening too!
I'm just finishing watching the Rick Steves European Christmas !
 
made582 said:
Glad you guys had fun last night!!!!!! Enjoy your day with your mom!!!!!!

Aww, Gracie looks so cute!!!!
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Thank you made we had a good day! I hope you did too!
 
HomemakinGirl said:
Happy Saturday Holiday!
Glad you had a great time last night!
Hope you have lots of fun with your mom!
Gracie looks adorable, as always! ♥
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Thank you HMG! We had a great day and Gracee is lucky she is so cute! LOL I hope you have had a wonderful day yourself!
 
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