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Merry Monday !
The children are off one more day and resume school/nursery tomorrow. They have 6 weeks school before their summer school break starts end of July. Going back tomorrow will be tough. They are ready for summer holidays.

Dull, grey and rainy here. We are still warm in the 60s but it's dropping this week to more average temps in the 50s.

Wishing you all a great start to the week!

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Glad the heat is going!! I hope the transition back goes well! The time will fly and they'll be out before they know it. Have a great day tomorrow!
 
Good morning all my Christmas loving friends !

Conference is over so now at last I can relax and actually have a bit more free time. It was great, had lots of fun even though I was so busy.
Hope you are all well, I am going to do some catching up this evening after work.
Have a fantastic day all !!!

So glad you had fun and that the conference went well!! Have a great week CS! Glad to see you today!
 
Good Monday Morning MMC! I'm off from work today so just trying to figure out what to do. Yesterday was a relaxing day. I think today that I may do some yard work and go to the mall. I like being busy but once in a while you need a day to just sorta give yourself some time to relax. It's pretty cool that we are all seeing CIJ not being very far away from us now!
Have a great Monday everyone!

Hope your day off went well!
 
Good Morning, All.

We have arrived at yet another week's beginning. The start of seven more steps toward Christmas Season 2016.

The numbers:
Days to the Season: 153
Days to Christmas Day: 195

UNDER the 2 week mark until the 50 percent point to Christmas Day!
(How about that, now!)


Another hot and humid one yesterday. The kind of day that makes you want to stay inside and just let nature have its way with the great outdoors for the duration.
This new week has dawned at 69 degrees here in the capital city and today should be a bit cooler.


You have a Marvelous Monday, Folks.
And may your week be off to a Stupendous Start!

Thanks Crown! Exciting time!
 
Another cool morning here!! We went by the Hallmark store yesterday and I noticed they are slowly moving in the fall items. At work July 4th is usually our end of summer in seasonal (garden area).. I have left orders to be informed at the 1st items to arrive for Christmas. Its a bet amongst a few stores. Whoever has the nearest date wins 500 bigguns.:D

It'll be here before we know it! Enjoy the cool weather!!
 
Oh friends, what a day. The car repair is going to be the total of the car's worth, meaning all of a sudden we're in the car market. Yikes! We have a few options we're looking at, but it's so stressful after three months of caretaking and tough work. Sigh. In any case, that's life and we're going to make the most out of it! I'm thankful for my mechanic who really helped me out and provided me with some thoughts on new cars and the need for one given our situation. It's nice when you find someone you can trust! :) We will be just fine and hopefully will have more reliable transportation at the end of this week.

Hope you all are having a good day! And that things are going smoothly for each of you!! This week, the year is halfway over, right? Isn't that crazy?? We're coming up on it at least and that excites me and gives me hope!
Although the thought of another car and the financial situations that go with that your mechanic sounds like mine. He just gives you his honest advice etc. In the long run you'll be better off. Sinking too much $ into a used/older car can become almost as expensive as buying a new car! And at the end of putting all those funds into the older car you eventually have to get a newer one anyway!
 
Happy New Week!

Rocky start here ... Mr.'s cold is roaring, so he's going to see the doctor about it, while I'm fighting off a headache. Hopefully, neither one of those can last long. Gorgeous weather, though.

U.S. members, remember Flag Day is tomorrow!

Hop you all are feeling better! Thanks for the reminder!!
 
Good Monday morning, my Christmas friends!

The BBQ yesterday afternoon was a great success! We celebrated mama's birthday, and Elizabeth's return from camp, AND finally opening the pool for the summer! I think the pool supply store was celebrating after I wrote the check for all the chemicals, too. ;)

It's so hot that the A/C has been struggling to keep up, but it's showing valiant effort!

We're planning a trip to Nashville, TN next week. Nancy's sister and their parents gave Jacob a trip to The Grand Ol' Opry for graduation. He's not really into country music, but he loves live music, and the Charlie Daniels Band is playing that week, so it should be fun! And Lulu is staying with mama for a few days, so she'll love that, too.

I hope y'all have a great day! :D
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Sounds like a fun weekend past and fun times to come! Glad Elizabeth is back and all enjoyed fun times!
 
Good morning everyone, Happy Monday ~
Today is my husbands birthday. I'm heading out soon, I have lots to do. We'll be going out for dinner tonight to celebrate. Back to the house afterward to have coffee & cake and open gifts. I'll pop back in when I can.
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day.
Thoughts and prayers for all ♥

Happy birthday to him! Have a wonderful evening!!
 
There are some days that life is just not fair! This is one of them days!! :p It is an absolutely GORGEOUS day! There is a predicted high of 84º but so far very little humidity! My hubby is off work today - he & Gracie stayed at the lake last night. It was so hard for me to leave there. Yesterday was a gorgeous day too! I stayed with Mom last night, so it was all good, but ahhhhhhh!o_O We were out on our pontoon almost all day. Jims uncle & his girlfriend paddled their paddle boats to our trailer & we took them out on our pontoon on a tour of the lake with a cup of coffee & sunshine at 8 am! So, so nice!

The I Do BBQ was really nice on Saturday! The night ended with a fierce game of whiffle ball. Ha ha! They had a good turnout & plenty of delicious food & drink! :)

Our "concoction maker" is a huge success at the lake. Funny b/c when we got to the I Do BBQ my brother & SIL had just bought one too. They had that fired up, making some kind of rum drinks. (I did not have any - I had to drive :confused:)

Today is Emma's (Moms Amish lady) 3rd Anniversary of caretaking in Ohio. My bro is having a cook out tonight to celebrate & eat leftover food & drink! :) Not sure that we will make it as usually the golfers & wives get together for pizza after golfing. But I wished her a happy day this morning! :)

It doesn't look like I'll have much of a chance to catch up around here. I got to work late since I stayed with Mom & I'm 450 posts behind, you chatty PEEPS! :p:D

Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend & are on our way to a WONDERFUL week!! :)


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Have a lovely evening Holiday! So glad your weekend was fun and the weather is nice!
 
Although the thought of another car and the financial situations that go with that your mechanic sounds like mine. He just gives you his honest advice etc. In the long run you'll be better off. Sinking too much $ into a used/older car can become almost as expensive as buying a new car! And at the end of putting all those funds into the older car you eventually have to get a newer one anyway!

Yep! That's right. We're going to buy one we can afford too and pay it off quicker than the loan, so that's good. Just not ideal or what we were hoping for.
 
I needed the reminder to stay positive snowflake! Thank you! I hope you are having a productive and good day!
You're welcome, friend!
Sending hugs your way!
Thank you, it's been decent for Monday ;-)
 
Oh friends, what a day. The car repair is going to be the total of the car's worth, meaning all of a sudden we're in the car market. Yikes! We have a few options we're looking at, but it's so stressful after three months of caretaking and tough work. Sigh. In any case, that's life and we're going to make the most out of it! I'm thankful for my mechanic who really helped me out and provided me with some thoughts on new cars and the need for one given our situation. It's nice when you find someone you can trust! :) We will be just fine and hopefully will have more reliable transportation at the end of this week.

Hope you all are having a good day! And that things are going smoothly for each of you!! This week, the year is halfway over, right? Isn't that crazy?? We're coming up on it at least and that excites me and gives me hope!
Sorry to hear that~
Thinking of you guys!
Glad you're staying positive ❤️
Best of luck while your car shopping this week, hope you find a great car for a reasonable price.
 
It always excites me to see the back to school stuff because it reminds me Halloween/Christmas stuff will replace it.
I like back-to-school supplies in stores because I just love pens and papers etc. There are two types of stores where I can browse for long periods of time: office supplies stores and kitchen accessories stores.

Tell me what you thought of the movie! I saw it on the shelf at Walmart this weekend, and almost bought it.
Prid and Prejudice and Zombies is fun, mindless entertainment. Pretty dresses, pretty people and action.

There are some days that life is just not fair! This is one of them days!! :p It is an absolutely GORGEOUS day! There is a predicted high of 84º but so far very little humidity! My hubby is off work today - he & Gracie stayed at the lake last night. It was so hard for me to leave there. Yesterday was a gorgeous day too! I stayed with Mom last night, so it was all good, but ahhhhhhh!o_O We were out on our pontoon almost all day. Jims uncle & his girlfriend paddled their paddle boats to our trailer & we took them out on our pontoon on a tour of the lake with a cup of coffee & sunshine at 8 am! So, so nice!

The I Do BBQ was really nice on Saturday! The night ended with a fierce game of whiffle ball. Ha ha! They had a good turnout & plenty of delicious food & drink! :)

Our "concoction maker" is a huge success at the lake. Funny b/c when we got to the I Do BBQ my brother & SIL had just bought one too. They had that fired up, making some kind of rum drinks. (I did not have any - I had to drive :confused:)

Today is Emma's (Moms Amish lady) 3rd Anniversary of caretaking in Ohio. My bro is having a cook out tonight to celebrate & eat leftover food & drink! :) Not sure that we will make it as usually the golfers & wives get together for pizza after golfing. But I wished her a happy day this morning! :)

It doesn't look like I'll have much of a chance to catch up around here. I got to work late since I stayed with Mom & I'm 450 posts behind, you chatty PEEPS! :p:D

Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend & are on our way to a WONDERFUL week!! :)


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Sounds like you had a perfect weekend at the lake. A colleague has a pontoon and like you, he can spend all day on it. Hope Gracie is feeling better. Loki seemed off this morning, he snubbed the piece of banana that I give hime every morning. His tummy was upset, he got sick all over the rug. But tonight everyhing is back to normal .

Look at this sweetie available now at our counties animal protection league. Reminds me just a bit of sweet Harlowe!

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I got to meet this little guy with him on Saturday too...so, so cute! He's 10 weeks old!

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Oh my goodness they are so sweet! Love your story about the pet adoption.

Time to go watch Game of Thrones on dvr. Have a nice evening everyone!
 
Oh friends, what a day. The car repair is going to be the total of the car's worth, meaning all of a sudden we're in the car market. Yikes! We have a few options we're looking at, but it's so stressful after three months of caretaking and tough work. Sigh. In any case, that's life and we're going to make the most out of it! I'm thankful for my mechanic who really helped me out and provided me with some thoughts on new cars and the need for one given our situation. It's nice when you find someone you can trust! :) We will be just fine and hopefully will have more reliable transportation at the end of this week.

Hope you all are having a good day! And that things are going smoothly for each of you!! This week, the year is halfway over, right? Isn't that crazy?? We're coming up on it at least and that excites me and gives me hope!
So sorry that there is still more trouble! But I'm glad you got some trustworthy advice to guide you toward your next car. I hope that will finally be be an end to your troubles for a long, long while.
 
I like back-to-school supplies in stores because I just love pens and papers etc. There are two types of stores where I can browse for long periods of time: office supplies stores and kitchen accessories stores.


Prid and Prejudice and Zombies is fun, mindless entertainment. Pretty dresses, pretty people and action.


Sounds like you had a perfect weekend at the lake. A colleague has a pontoon and like you, he can spend all day on it. Hope Gracie is feeling better. Loki seemed off this morning, he snubbed the piece of banana that I give hime every morning. His tummy was upset, he got sick all over the rug. But tonight everyhing is back to normal .


Oh my goodness they are so sweet! Love your story about the pet adoption.

Time to go watch Game of Thrones on dvr. Have a nice evening everyone!
Sorry to hear that Loki wasn't feeling well this morning, glad he is doing much better now. Please give him a hug for Harlowe & I ❤️

Have A great night!
 
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