Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Edge612]

I see the countdown is making its monthly goal of 6,000! Posts! Very Yabba!

We're pretty close to being on track...

 

[Edge612]

Good Thursday Morning MMC! TGIT! It's my Friday this week as I'm off tomorrow. Looking forward to another one of my specialty 3 day weekends. After that I will work the next 5 weeks before I have another day off. I am actually going in late today on purpose by an hour because I stayed an hour and a half late and the OT is cutting out from using my vacation time which is not good since I'm too close to the cap. So this morning I got up a little later and took it slow. Looks like it will be milder today before a chilly, borderline cold weekend with rain and snow showers. Enough already!
I hope you all have a great Thursday as it is FRIDAY EVE!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

I just got home. He's recovering now, they also found a blood clot in his artery as well. I got a chance to talk to him a little bit.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, I will pass them along to him and his family.

49! Wow, sure does put things in perspective in regards to things.....

Continued thoughts and prayers for you and your brother.
xx

How frustrating. Hope you get through to him today. The wait must be very hard. Thinking of you.

Thanks again Festive, I'm going to give them a call in a little bit.

Hope it's working correctly for you today. Technology can be frustrating!
Happy Friday Eve, HmG
Xo

It is frustrating. Seems to be working fine though this morning!

Good morning, friends~
Happy Friday Eve!!
Looking forward to the weekend!
If weather permits, we are going to head down to La Crosse to see my parents & Jazzie! They got back from AZ last weekend. We've really missed them, and will get to celebrate a late Easter =]
Wishing you all a blessed & cozy day!!

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Happy Friday Eve Snowflake!
Sounds like you have a wonderful weekend ahead, enjoy the time with your parents <3
Wishing you a blessed and cozy day as well!

Merry Morning,

Hope everyone had a good night. So far it seems a lot more settled today. Yesterday we had everything from sunshine to gale force winds to snow/sleet and it varied from mild to cold. Very erratic weather.

Not up to much today other than spending time with the kids and trying to work in between. Enjoy your day everyone.

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Good morning Festive, Happy Thursday!
I hope you have a wonderful day!

Good Thursday Morning MMC! TGIT! It's my Friday this week as I'm off tomorrow. Looking forward to another one of my specialty 3 day weekends. After that I will work the next 5 weeks before I have another day off. I am actually going in late today on purpose by an hour because I stayed an hour and a half late and the OT is cutting out from using my vacation time which is not good since I'm too close to the cap. So this morning I got up a little later and took it slow. Looks like it will be milder today before a chilly, borderline cold weekend with rain and snow showers. Enough already!
I hope you all have a great Thursday as it is FRIDAY EVE!

Happy Friday Eve Edge!
Hope you have a great day!!!

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Folks.

Moving right along now, we find ourselves starting to approach two back-to-back Milestone markers. Details to follow.

First:
Days to the Season: 220
Days to Christmas Day: 262

And that first figure is correct. We are but 20 days away from the close of the 200's Season count numbers and the start of the 100's, hard though that may be to believe.
But the day before that, we enter the 2nd third of our Christmas Day count.
(Doesn't this all seem to be happening too soon??)


We had a cool one here yesterday, but with clear skies, no wind and a reduced pollen count, it wasn't really bad at all.
The rains finally arrived overnight and we have a wet start in front of us this morning, where the thermometer stands at 58 degrees here in the capital city.


Have a Thrilling Thursday, my Friends.
(And with the knowledge that tomorrow is Weekend Eve, I'm sure you will!)

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning everyone, Happy Thursday!
It's going to be windy today with showers/thunderstorms, highs near 57 degrees. Cooler temperatures will be back this weekend. I'm heading out in a little bit, Maggie has a groomer appointment. Typical day of errands and chores. I'm going to make chicken pot pies for dinner. Islander vs. Ranger game this evening. That's about it for me!
Hope everyone is well and has a great day!

 

[NcGunny]

Merry Thursday everyone! Behind schedule today...but the pic of the day is posted. Still have snow hanging around, and forecast looks like some cold weekend weather with snow.

 

[NcGunny]

Good Morning, Folks.

Moving right along now, we find ourselves starting to approach two back-to-back Milestone markers. Details to follow.

First:
Days to the Season: 220
Days to Christmas Day: 262

And that first figure is correct. We are but 20 days away from the close of the 200's Season count numbers and the start of the 100's, hard though that may be to believe.
But the day before that, we enter the 2nd third of our Christmas Day count.
(Doesn't this all seem to be happening too soon??)


We had a cool one here yesterday, but with clear skies, no wind and a reduced pollen count, it wasn't really bad at all.
The rains finally arrived overnight and we have a wet start in front of us this morning, where the thermometer stands at 58 degrees here in the capital city.


Have a Thrilling Thursday, my Friends.
(And with the knowledge that tomorrow is Weekend Eve, I'm sure you will!)

Wish the 20 days meant..20 days till Christmas!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve!!!! Woot! I don't even mind that it's rainy again today....it's Friday Eve! (actually Friday for me, but I won't rub that in. Ha ha) I hope your all off to a good start this morning!

Had a pretty good night last night. I took Gracie for another walk after work. We got 4 miles in yesterday - I think that's the most miles Gracie has ever done in a day (on an actual walk - she probably gets that every day running around the yard. ha ha) I ran to the grocery for Emma, then visited with her & Mom. Got home & turned on the Pirates game & our neighbor Cory got in the game! It was SO exciting to see him on the mound again I nearly cried! It's been a long time coming for him! He did OK - his Mom sent me a text, she said "he did OK - he got his feet wet again!" Must have been nerve-wracking for him, I would think! Anyway, hopefully we'll be seeing more of him on TV!

Have a Fantastic Friday Eve my Friends!

 

[Holiday]

Thanks, me too!

The ones we made this weekend came pretty easy, too.
We know what we like!

Well that's awesome! Git 'r done!

 

[Holiday]

LOL, no problem! Nancy hates it when I drag the amplifier out.

HA!

 

[Holiday]

So I was told to call my doctor on Wednesday but he ended up not being in the office today. Grrr. I'll try again tomorrow morning. I will keep you posted. Thank you for the prayers, I really appreciate them!

Hope everyone is having a nice day so far!!!

Continued prayers!!!

 

[NcGunny]

Been listening to the podcasts. Anybody know how often they are produced?

 

[MerryCarey]

I just got home. He's recovering now, they also found a blood clot in his artery as well. I got a chance to talk to him a little bit.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers, I will pass them along to him and his family.

49! Wow, sure does put things in perspective in regards to things.....

Glad that they were able to catch some of those problems before they became worse. He and you are in my prayers.
Health crises like that DO change your perspectives on life. I speak from experience for Mr. and myself.

 

[MerryCarey]

Been listening to the podcasts. Anybody know how often they are produced?

There's no regular schedule, really ... they happen when they happen. Jeff is the chief of the podcasts.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

One of my younger brothers had a heart attack today; he's 49 years old. Had to get two stents put in because one artery was 99% clogged and the other one was 70% clogged.

I'm at the hospital now visiting him now, drove 3 counties over to come over to check on him.

Many prayers for your brother! I hope heals quickly.

Good evening,

I had a busy day, no time to get caught up tonight.

I hope you all had a great Pines day.

Goodnight, everyone.

Have a good day xmas!

Good morning, friends~
Happy Friday Eve!!
Looking forward to the weekend!
If weather permits, we are going to head down to La Crosse to see my parents & Jazzie! They got back from AZ last weekend. We've really missed them, and will get to celebrate a late Easter =]
Wishing you all a blessed & cozy day!!

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Sounds like a great weekend Snowflake! Happy Friday Eve!

Good am. It's gonna be a dark and stiormy day! Yabba!

Stormy here too, Binger...happy Thursday!

Merry Morning,

Hope everyone had a good night. So far it seems a lot more settled today. Yesterday we had everything from sunshine to gale force winds to snow/sleet and it varied from mild to cold. Very erratic weather.

Not up to much today other than spending time with the kids and trying to work in between. Enjoy your day everyone.

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Merry Thursday Festive...enjoy the day!

Morning, Sam!
Thank you!
As of right now, the weather looks decent enough to travel to see them this weekend.
The last time we saw them was over Thanksgiving, before they left to be "snowbirds" in Arizona =]
Harlowe loves going to Grandma & Grandpa's house, too!
Thank you, it was lots of fun picking out our stone, lighting, and plumbing.
We ended up upgrading a lot of the bathroom fixtures to an oil brushed bronze, which is what our vanities have for hardware, that we chose last weekend. I got my square country sink, and I can't wait to decorate my bathroom!! I've got the perfect shower curtain & decor! All Fall colors.

Hope you guys have a wonderful day!

Cannot wait to see all your picks! love the country square sink...that will look great!

Good Thursday Morning MMC! TGIT! It's my Friday this week as I'm off tomorrow. Looking forward to another one of my specialty 3 day weekends. After that I will work the next 5 weeks before I have another day off. I am actually going in late today on purpose by an hour because I stayed an hour and a half late and the OT is cutting out from using my vacation time which is not good since I'm too close to the cap. So this morning I got up a little later and took it slow. Looks like it will be milder today before a chilly, borderline cold weekend with rain and snow showers. Enough already!
I hope you all have a great Thursday as it is FRIDAY EVE!

Happy Friday to you Edge...hope your day flies by and you can relax this weekend!

Good morning everyone, Happy Thursday!
It's going to be windy today with showers/thunderstorms, highs near 57 degrees. Cooler temperatures will be back this weekend. I'm heading out in a little bit, Maggie has a groomer appointment. Typical day of errands and chores. I'm going to make chicken pot pies for dinner. Islander vs. Ranger game this evening. That's about it for me!
Hope everyone is well and has a great day!

Have a great day HMG...dinner sounds so good and hope you get the results from your neuro.

Good morning MMC! Happy Friday Eve!!!! Woot! I don't even mind that it's rainy again today....it's Friday Eve! (actually Friday for me, but I won't rub that in. Ha ha) I hope your all off to a good start this morning!

Had a pretty good night last night. I took Gracie for another walk after work. We got 4 miles in yesterday - I think that's the most miles Gracie has ever done in a day (on an actual walk - she probably gets that every day running around the yard. ha ha) I ran to the grocery for Emma, then visited with her & Mom. Got home & turned on the Pirates game & our neighbor Cory got in the game! It was SO exciting to see him on the mound again I nearly cried! It's been a long time coming for him! He did OK - his Mom sent me a text, she said "he did OK - he got his feet wet again!" Must have been nerve-wracking for him, I would think! Anyway, hopefully we'll be seeing more of him on TV!

Have a Fantastic Friday Eve my Friends!

Merry Friday Eve Holiday...very cool about your friend's son! Have a great day!

 

[NcGunny]

How do I know when Christmas is closing in? When the girls at Starbucks hands me one of these.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Merry Friday Eve!! Such a dreary day today! My oldest daughter is home with the stomach bug. It started around 1:30. She woke me up so I was up with her, she finally went back to bed and I fell asleep but she was up again but then my youngest daughter woke me up to tell me her sister was sick in the bathroom!! I Everyone was up for a good portion of the night...lol I dropped my youngest daughter off at school so she could sleep in a bit and I hit Starbucks for another coffee! Just work for me today and not too much else. Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[NcGunny]

There's no regular schedule, really ... they happen when they happen. Jeff is the chief of the podcasts.

Kk..Merry. I have listened to em all at work to pass the boredom at night.

 

[NcGunny]

Merry Friday Eve!! Such a dreary day today! My oldest daughter is home with the stomach bug. It started around 1:30. She woke me up so I was up with her, she finally went back to bed and I fell asleep but she was up again but then my youngest daughter woke me up to tell me her sister was sick in the bathroom!! I Everyone was up for a good portion of the night...lol I dropped my youngest daughter off at school so she could sleep in a bit and I hit Starbucks for another coffee! Just work for me today and not too much else. Hope everyone has a great day!

We had that earlier the week Snow, hope it passes as fast as our bug did. It was terrible though and lucky the 2 boys didnt catch it.

 

[NcGunny]