Christmas Countdown - 2016

snowflake22 · Jan 7, 2016

HomemakinGirl said:
Happy Friday Eve Snowflake ♥
xo

Thanks, HmG!
Xo

HomemakinGirl · Jan 7, 2016

Sam, I hope you, Mr. Festive and your youngest get well soon ♥

snowflake22 · Jan 7, 2016

Crown 84 said:
Good Morning, Everyone.
Almost Weekend Eve.
"Almost" to our first Milestone of the new year!

Days to the Season: 311
Days to Christmas Day: 353

And if we consider single digits from the day after tomorrow "almost", then we are indeed almost there!
(That Milestone being the 300-day Season marker, of course.)

Well, after two rather chilly days, I'm ready for a warm one and today is in fact supposed to be warmer. We have commenced it at 41 degrees, which isn't a bad start.
No precip predicted, at least.

Hey.
Did any one try Carl's first new year blend yesterday evening?
I saw a couple of folks passed out near the dining room long about midnight.
Not saying it was from Carl's concoction now, but it does give one cause to speculate, doesn't it?

Have a Thrilling Thursday, Friends!

Thanks, Crown!
Have a blessed day!

Festive Spirit · Jan 7, 2016

HomemakinGirl said:
Sam, I hope you, Mr. Festive and your youngest get well soon ♥

Thank you so much HMG. We will all be back to ourselves soon. Hope your daughter is much better now.

snowflake22 · Jan 7, 2016

Festive Spirit said:
How beautiful. Hope you can post a photo when you can.
I am feeling rubbish. This bug has really knocked me BUT I am starting to feel better andi t looks like it's going. I am taking it easy this week.

Mr F and my youngest however are now unwell too. It's just the season for it. They will get to feeling better soon.

Hope you are well today.

Sorry to hear that, rest as much as you can.
Praying for you, your husband, and youngest son. *hugs*

Holiday · Jan 7, 2016

Good morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve!!!!

I managed to get the ribs smoked last night. Didn't get to bed til after midnight, but they are smoked! Now, hopefully they taste good.

Lots to do today ~ I don't have time for this work thing. Ha ha! All the in-laws are coming over for my MIL's birthday at 6:30....I'm smoking a turkey breast after work, as well as making potatoes & a salad. Oh, & a little cleaning too. Ahhhhh...

Have a wonderful day!

HomemakinGirl · Jan 7, 2016

Good morning everyone. I'm moving slow today, I just can't shake this migraine. Thankfully there isn't too much going on. I would like to run to Target at some point if I'm feeling up to it. Other than that I'll be working on my daily chores.
My parents were on tv last night, they were interviewed by a news crew when they went to buy their powerball tickets. They were so cute. Can't believe no one won again, I heard the jackpot is going up to 675 million!!!
Hope everyone is well and has a nice day ♥

HomemakinGirl · Jan 7, 2016

Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve!!!!

I managed to get the ribs smoked last night. Didn't get to bed til after midnight, but they are smoked! Now, hopefully they taste good. Lots to do today ~ I don't have time for this work thing. Ha ha! All the in-laws are coming over for my MIL's birthday at 6:30....I'm smoking a turkey breast after work, as well as making potatoes & a salad. Oh, & a little cleaning too. Ahhhhh...

Have a wonderful day!

Good morning Holiday, Happy Friday Eve!
Happy Birthday to your MIL, have fun celebrating!
Have a wonderful day!

Festive Spirit · Jan 7, 2016

HomemakinGirl said:
Good morning everyone. I'm moving slow today, I just can't shake this migraine. Thankfully there isn't too much going on. I would like to run to Target at some point if I'm feeling up to it. Other than that I'll be working on my daily chores.
My parents were on tv last night, they were interviewed by a news crew when they went to buy their powerball tickets. They were so cute. Can't believe no one won again, I heard the jackpot is going up to 675 million!!!
Hope everyone is well and has a nice day ♥

I am so sorry to hear you have a migraine H. That is the worse. I hope you can get a little rest at some point. Take it easy.

Wow I bet you were surprised when you saw them on TV!!! That is a HUGE jackpot! I hope the winner/s are deserving!

Look after yourself today.

Festive Spirit · Jan 7, 2016

Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve!!!!

I managed to get the ribs smoked last night. Didn't get to bed til after midnight, but they are smoked! Now, hopefully they taste good. Lots to do today ~ I don't have time for this work thing. Ha ha! All the in-laws are coming over for my MIL's birthday at 6:30....I'm smoking a turkey breast after work, as well as making potatoes & a salad. Oh, & a little cleaning too. Ahhhhh...

Have a wonderful day!

That food is really opening my appetite and I haven't had much of one the last few days. Enjoy your time and best wishes to your MIL!

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

Crown 84 said:
Good Morning, Everyone.
Almost Weekend Eve.
"Almost" to our first Milestone of the new year!

Days to the Season: 311
Days to Christmas Day: 353

And if we consider single digits from the day after tomorrow "almost", then we are indeed almost there!
(That Milestone being the 300-day Season marker, of course.)

Well, after two rather chilly days, I'm ready for a warm one and today is in fact supposed to be warmer. We have commenced it at 41 degrees, which isn't a bad start.
No precip predicted, at least.

Hey.
Did any one try Carl's first new year blend yesterday evening?
I saw a couple of folks passed out near the dining room long about midnight.
Not saying it was from Carl's concoction now, but it does give one cause to speculate, doesn't it?

Have a Thrilling Thursday, Friends!

Thanks Crown! That wasn't me passed out I swear!

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

Festive Spirit said:
How beautiful. Hope you can post a photo when you can.
I am feeling rubbish. This bug has really knocked me BUT I am starting to feel better andi t looks like it's going. I am taking it easy this week.

Mr F and my youngest however are now unwell too. It's just the season for it. They will get to feeling better soon.

Hope you are well today.

Feel better Festive!

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

Festive Spirit said:
Also the name Nitro really suits him!

I think so too. We got him 10 years ago. He was 6 months old and they called him Hercules as a joke I guess because he's small. We came up with Nitro and he seemed to like it.

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

Holiday said:
Good morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve!!!!

I managed to get the ribs smoked last night. Didn't get to bed til after midnight, but they are smoked! Now, hopefully they taste good. Lots to do today ~ I don't have time for this work thing. Ha ha! All the in-laws are coming over for my MIL's birthday at 6:30....I'm smoking a turkey breast after work, as well as making potatoes & a salad. Oh, & a little cleaning too. Ahhhhh...

Have a wonderful day!

Smoking ribs till midnight? That's real dedication Holiday.

Festive Spirit · Jan 7, 2016

Afternoon all,
Well I managed to take the tree down. I am glad to have the space back. I just need to take the garlands down and then oragnise everything into boxes to go up into the loft. My spare bedroom is a mess but at least I am making some progress. I feel fine about it all. I am no longer missing Christmas but instead anticipating the coming season and everything else in between.

Hope you all are having a good day so far.

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

HomemakinGirl said:
Good morning everyone. I'm moving slow today, I just can't shake this migraine. Thankfully there isn't too much going on. I would like to run to Target at some point if I'm feeling up to it. Other than that I'll be working on my daily chores.
My parents were on tv last night, they were interviewed by a news crew when they went to buy their powerball tickets. They were so cute. Can't believe no one won again, I heard the jackpot is going up to 675 million!!!
Hope everyone is well and has a nice day ♥

Feel better HMG! Funny we played a dollar each at work for that powerball. My coworker asks me yesterday how many numbers we need to win the jackpot. I said uh all of them. He said shoot I better get ready to go to work tomorrow then. We got 1 #.

Festive Spirit · Jan 7, 2016

Edge612 said:
I think so too. We got him 10 years ago. He was 6 months old and they called him Hercules as a joke I guess because he's small. We came up with Nitro and he seemed to like it.

He is ADORABLE!!!

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

Festive Spirit said:
Afternoon all,
Well I managed to take the tree down. I am glad to have the space back. I just need to take the garlands down and then oragnise everything into boxes to go up into the loft. My spare bedroom is a mess but at least I am making some progress. I feel fine about it all. I am no longer missing Christmas but instead anticipating the coming season and everything else in between.

Hope you all are having a good day so far.
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Glad you're in the "look ahead to 2016 journey to Christmas." I have to admit though I'm still enjoying seeing the lights around. My tree will be up another 9-10 days.

Edge612 · Jan 7, 2016

Festive Spirit said:
He is ADORABLE!!!

He thinks so too. (probably why he gets spoiled)

Festive Spirit · Jan 7, 2016

Edge612 said:
Glad you're in the "look ahead to 2016 journey to Christmas." I have to admit though I'm still enjoying seeing the lights around. My tree will be up another 9-10 days.

Yes me too and it's thanks to you guys to be honest.
I agree, no need to rush taking it down.
I may leave my garlands up a little longer