Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Edge612]

Good Morning, Comrades in Christmas Chasing!

Indeed, now that we have chased down all of the Milestones that separated us from Christmas Season 2016, we can set our sights on the main targets.

And now that they are in the crosshairs, we need to get our range:
Days to the Season: 35 (FIVE WEEKS FROM TODAY!)
Days to Christmas Day: 77 (Eleven weeks from today!)

Ah. The Home Stretch.
How exhilarating!
This is the really fun part of the count. The build up to the evening of November 12, when many of us meet here in real time to count down the final hours and minutes to the beginning of the Season.

But before that, we have our SPECIAL POST SERIES which begins 5 days before the season (November 8). During that period, various of our members post special daily messages during the lead-up to November 13.
Christmasstar has already requested a day (no exact one specified) and Binger traditionally takes day 4 before the Season.
That leaves three more spots for any interested party! Just let me know at your leisure. Plenty of time to decide.


Well, Hurricane Matthew moved on up to the Carolinas yesterday and played a nasty cat-and-mouse game with lots of wind and copious amounts of rain which caused extensive flooding in eastern NC. Fortunately, the system finally moved away from the coast overnight.
It is blessedly calm here this morning under clear skies, but with lots of yard debris to clean up (something I hope to complete before the afternoon NFL games!).
Currently, we show a suddenly-chilly 55 degrees on our back door thermometer.


Have a Super Sunday, Everyone!

Thanks Crown! I'm glad everything is ok by you after the hurricane!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good morning all my Christmas loving friends !

busy this morning putting all the pictures from my old computer into dropbox...says it will take an hour to do. Either I have a lot of pictures (only 3,493) or the old computer is just really slow.

Church this morning then off to my brothers place this afternoon for supper.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Merry morning MMC! My sweet kitty should pass any time now. Vet saw him yesterday and said he probably would go this weekend. I got to video chat with my family so I could say goodbye to him. He raised his paw when I said hi. We will miss him so much. He has been a wonderful cat!

I'm working this AM which is why I can't be home with him. Listening to some quiet Christmas music seems to be helping my mood a bit. I hope everyone has a lovely day today! The rain is stopping after about 48 hours straight of rain. No flooding here though. 11 weeks to the big day from today! Looking forward to enjoying it with you. Take care friends.

Continued prayers for you and your family {{{hugs}}}

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning ~
Merry Sunday!
I'm just having my coffee, relaxing on the couch with Maggie snuggled up next to me. Everyone is still sleeping so I have a few minutes to myself. I'm enjoying the peace and listening to the rain. We're expecting showers for most of the day with temperatures in the 50's. We will be heading to my in laws later today for dinner. We are celebrating my FIL's birthday which was this past Tuesday.
I hope everyone is well and has a beautiful day!
Thoughts and prayers <3

 

[brent]

Just remember, if she shows you pictures of wedding dresses from magazines. Do not answer with your opinion if you like it or not. It's a trap. My wife tried constantly to find my opinion, but I told her if I answer wrongly and it is her dress, she would never let me forget it.

Thanks, xmas. I've learned this already. When she asks me opinions about her physical stature or something along those lines, I will always not answer or change the subject. I'm always wrong, so I've given up answering.

 

[Iteachpercussion]

Good morning all! Just stopping by for what has become more of a weekly check-in.
We are finally having nice weather. I think the 80 degree days are FINALLY done.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend. It is crazy we are a week into October already. Halloween is so close.
I hope to be able to stop in a little more often. I just have to make more of an effort. Enjoy the rest of your day!

 

[made582]

I hope everyone is having a GREAT DAY!!

MerryCarey- Happy Anniversary!!

HMG- Happy Birthday to your FIL.

 

[made582]

Merry morning MMC! My sweet kitty should pass any time now. Vet saw him yesterday and said he probably would go this weekend. I got to video chat with my family so I could say goodbye to him. He raised his paw when I said hi. We will miss him so much. He has been a wonderful cat!

I'm working this AM which is why I can't be home with him. Listening to some quiet Christmas music seems to be helping my mood a bit. I hope everyone has a lovely day today! The rain is stopping after about 48 hours straight of rain. No flooding here though. 11 weeks to the big day from today! Looking forward to enjoying it with you. Take care friends.

Prayers for you, your family, and your sweet kitty.

 

[Edge612]

Good Sunday Morning MMC! It's rainy cool morning here. Looks like the week ahead we will not see temps above the 60s all week long. Well that's normal for October. Maybe slightly below normal with some of the temps forecast in the lower end of the 60s but I guess that summer heat really is a distant memory now. Rollins slept a good amount last night so he's up and wanting to play. Took him out in the rain and he stopped, looked up at me as if to say "I don't want to." lol. I picked him up and he was actually shivering. If he thinks low 50s and light rain is bad what's he going to think this winter? He's never had a winter since he was born in late March of this year.
Have a great Sunday everyone!!!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Merry morning MMC! My sweet kitty should pass any time now. Vet saw him yesterday and said he probably would go this weekend. I got to video chat with my family so I could say goodbye to him. He raised his paw when I said hi. We will miss him so much. He has been a wonderful cat!

I'm working this AM which is why I can't be home with him. Listening to some quiet Christmas music seems to be helping my mood a bit. I hope everyone has a lovely day today! The rain is stopping after about 48 hours straight of rain. No flooding here though. 11 weeks to the big day from today! Looking forward to enjoying it with you. Take care friends.

Hugs and prayers for you...

Good morning all my Christmas loving friends !

busy this morning putting all the pictures from my old computer into dropbox...says it will take an hour to do. Either I have a lot of pictures (only 3,493) or the old computer is just really slow.

Church this morning then off to my brothers place this afternoon for supper.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

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Have a great day Star!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good Sunday Morning MMC! It's rainy cool morning here. Looks like the week ahead we will not see temps above the 60s all week long. Well that's normal for October. Maybe slightly below normal with some of the temps forecast in the lower end of the 60s but I guess that summer heat really is a distant memory now. Rollins slept a good amount last night so he's up and wanting to play. Took him out in the rain and he stopped, looked up at me as if to say "I don't want to." lol. I picked him up and he was actually shivering. If he thinks low 50s and light rain is bad what's he going to think this winter? He's never had a winter since he was born in late March of this year.
Have a great Sunday everyone!!!

Have a great Sunday, Edge!
Rollins needs a sweater! Leo sometimes wears one in the winter.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

We bought the scents, Autumn in the Park, Apple Cider, Red Apple Wreath, Home for the Holidays, MacIntosh, and White Christmas. It is our fall visit so we focus on fall/Christmas scents. MacIntosh and White Christmas are my 2 favorites.

Love all those scents! Macintosh is one of my faves too!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Happy Sunday! It is raining here so I am just enjoying a cup of coffee and a pumpkin donut. We are going to a friend'a house for dinner tonight. Hope you all have a great day!
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends!

 

[made582]

Awww so adorable!
I bet you love spending time with her and your nieces

I do!! Well expect for when she gets me up at 5am. Lol!!

 

[Minta]

My girlfriend & I came across this recipe a few years back, and we have been enjoying it ever since.

Apple Cider Bread or Muffins

Yield: 2 loaves or 18 muffins
Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 1-1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 cups apple cider
• 2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and chopped

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans or 18 muffin cups. Cream butter and 1-1/4 cups of the sugar in a large bowl. Add the eggs and cream thoroughly. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1-1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and add to the egg mixture, alternating with the apple cider. Stir in chopped apples. Divide the batter between the loaf pans or pour into the muffin cups. Combine the remaining sugar with the remaining teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl, and sprinkle it over the batter. Bake for 50 to 70 minutes for bread, or for 30 to 40 minutes for muffins, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

THANK YOU .. I have all those ingredients on hand so I think I will give this a try today

 

[Minta]

Good Morning .. sitting enjoying my coffee with peppermint mocha creamer .. so good! well the weather was suppose to be sunny and in the mid 60s today but woke to rain and temps in the low 50's I will be surprised if we even see 60 today. Oh well it's a perfect day to BAKE!

Yesterday I made the sugar cookie dough but we never got time to bake the cookies so we will do that today plus I am going to try snowflakes apple cider bread recipe along with making corn bread and deer stew for dinner.

Kids got their Christmas wish list almost finalized, they didn't go over board at Toysrus, guess thats because they are getting older and are getting more into electronic stuff. Now just got to wait for the sales to begin so we can start shopping

 

[graywolf70]

Popping in to say hello to all. Hope everyone is well and blessed! I'm so excited it's finally October! So good to see my favorite fall decorations in place. Think about you guys every day. Always makes me happy to know I'm not the only Christmas-ite in the world. LOL

 

[Minta]

Oh I forgot ...Guess what I saw on TV the other night ... The first Christmas Commercial of the season. It was for Rent A Center and it has Christmas music playing in the back ground

 

[snowflake22]

Merry morning MMC! My sweet kitty should pass any time now. Vet saw him yesterday and said he probably would go this weekend. I got to video chat with my family so I could say goodbye to him. He raised his paw when I said hi. We will miss him so much. He has been a wonderful cat!

I'm working this AM which is why I can't be home with him. Listening to some quiet Christmas music seems to be helping my mood a bit. I hope everyone has a lovely day today! The rain is stopping after about 48 hours straight of rain. No flooding here though. 11 weeks to the big day from today! Looking forward to enjoying it with you. Take care friends.

Good Morning, DYHWIH~
Very sorry about your kitty, hope he passes peacefully.
How cute that he raised his paw to you.
Have a safe & blessed Sunday~

 

[snowflake22]

Good Sunday morning! A busy weekend at work for me. I'll have one more weekend to work in October and then no more until December (I have vacation time in November). Hope everyone is enjoying a great weekend.

Happy Sunday, Martine~
Hope work goes well today!
It's great that you have vacation and weekends free in November. I bet you're looking forward to them!
Have a blessed day~