Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Edge612]

Morning Edge. We had unbelievable weather for the first day of the Zoo Boo... in the lower 70s. I think you are doing far too much blinking... lol. Slow it down and maybe the days will last a little longer.
Going to be a little slower day today and I'm looking forward to it. Enjoy this last weekend in October and of course... Monday.
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Thank you for the advice CG. One day at a time!

 

[CGYager]

Good Morning, Folks!

Really closing in now on the start of our "Holiday String", commencing with Halloween on Monday and continuing right on through New Year's Day.
(It truly is "the hap-happiest season of all"!)

Checking on our progress:
Days to Halloween: 2 (DAY AFTER TOMORROW!)
Days to the Season: 15 (Two weeks from tomorrow!)
Days to Christmas Day: 57 (Eight weeks from tomorrow!)
(The excitement is becoming palpable!)


Quite pleasant here yesterday, with highs in the low 70's and no precipitation of any kind.
Should be real nice right on through the weekend and possibly through the entirety of next week.
(Now wouldn't that be nice!!)
It is currently 52 degrees here at our abode.


Our very own Wizard of Edge ("the great and powerful") will be stepping in to handle count duties tomorrow morning, as the Crowns head to the coast to winterize the cottage after another successful (and hurricane damage free!) rental season.

Have a Sensational Saturday and the most Wondrous Weekend of your lives, Dear Friends.
See you back here on Halloween morning!

Morning Crown. Be safe on your journey and see you back here on Halloween. Hopefully the weather will hold up for you on your way there and back.
Enjoy the day. Here is a picture to go with your Regal name...

 

[nmc42088]

Happy Halloween weekend! Both mike and I are working today.He has mandatory overtime until 11 pm tonight. Carolina will go to my cousins and my parents will pick her up on their way home from a wedding. I'm sure it will be very busy at work because everyone will be getting last min candy and decor hopefully

 

[Moonlily]

Good Saturday Morning MMC! Happy Halloween Weekend! It's a nicer day today than it's been the last couple and a bit warmer for sure. Not too bad today. Can't believe it's Halloween weekend guys. Seriously now things get crazy...we blink and the Christmas season begins (Nov 13), then we blink and it's Thanksgiving, blink a few more times and we're basically at Christmas Eve/Day, and then New Years. Yikes. We did want to be at this point though and we dream about this all year so now that we're basically there let's enjoy every day. I have a bunch of errands to do today but that's ok because I will make time to get some Halloween fun in.
Have a great Halloween Weekend!

I know! Once the holiday season arrives, I start stressing it's going to be over too soon... It's so different from when I was a kid. Then time passed so slowly and all I wanted was for it to be Christmas morning! But time goes too fast now and I kind of want Christmas to never arrive so I can look forward to it forever. Lol.

 

[CGYager]

Happy Halloween weekend! Both mike and I are working today.He has mandatory overtime until 11 pm tonight. Carolina will go to my cousins and my parents will pick her up on their way home from a wedding. I'm sure it will be very busy at work because everyone will be getting last min candy and decor hopefully

Morning NMC42088. Trying to avoid those "clearance" blues?
I hope you both get a chance to rest up come Sunday and enjoy the main even for October on Monday.
Hopefully this will bring a smile to your day...

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good evening ~
I'm getting ready to turn in, just wanted to read through the countdown quick. Sorry I haven't been posting too much the past few weeks, I've really been struggling with my migraines and it's just wearing me down. The preventative meds that I started taking weren't agreeing with me so I had to wean off of them. Back to square one. I'll be seeing my neurologist in a couple of weeks, hopefully we'll find something that helps. Anyway, enough of that. Can't believe Halloween is so close, I'm super excited. And I finally finished my menu plan for Thanksgiving, I even wrote out a grocery list. I'll start buying non perishable items a little at a time. So much to look forward to. I hope everyone had a nice day and has a great weekend ahead!
Thoughts and prayers for all ~
Goodnight <3

Sorry to hear this HMG! I hope you are feeling better soo and can get the right meds. Awesome that you have your menu done!

Good morning ~
Happy Saturday!
It's going to be windy and partly cloudy with highs near 62 today. Not too much going on, I'm going to do some food shopping this morning. Other than that I'll be working on the laundry and a couple of other chores around the house. I also want to carve another jack o lantern this afternoon, hopefully one of the girls will volunteer to do it with me if they are around. I'm going to make roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner then my husband & I will catch up with a show we started watching. That's about it. I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful last weekend of October <3

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Dinner sounds great...enjoy your day!

Good Saturday Morning MMC! Happy Halloween Weekend! It's a nicer day today than it's been the last couple and a bit warmer for sure. Not too bad today. Can't believe it's Halloween weekend guys. Seriously now things get crazy...we blink and the Christmas season begins (Nov 13), then we blink and it's Thanksgiving, blink a few more times and we're basically at Christmas Eve/Day, and then New Years. Yikes. We did want to be at this point though and we dream about this all year so now that we're basically there let's enjoy every day. I have a bunch of errands to do today but that's ok because I will make time to get some Halloween fun in.
Have a great Halloween Weekend!

Have a great Saturday Edge and you are totally right we need to enjoy each day!

Another milsetone reached today. Our movie24 channel has switched to all Christmas. I always look forward to coming down the stairs in the quiet of the morning and tuning in to it on the first day of the switch. It's like a secret door has been opened to a magical land

Wishing you all a wonderful merry weekend and a haunting halloween.


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Have a great day Festive!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Happy Saturday! Should be a quiet day...I am going to catch up on some laundry and get a workout in...my oldest daughter has a Halloween party from 7-10 tonight. Hope you all have a blessed day!

 

[Martine]

Another milsetone reached today. Our movie24 channel has switched to all Christmas. I always look forward to coming down the stairs in the quiet of the morning and tuning in to it on the first day of the switch. It's like a secret door has been opened to a magical land

Wishing you all a wonderful merry weekend and a haunting halloween.


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Christmas movies 24/7? Never had such a wonderful channel, only Christmas music channels. Enjoy all the movies, what a great thing to lead up to Christmas!

 

[Martine]

Morning Edge. We had unbelievable weather for the first day of the Zoo Boo... in the lower 70s. I think you are doing far too much blinking... lol. Slow it down and maybe the days will last a little longer.
Going to be a little slower day today and I'm looking forward to it. Enjoy this last weekend in October and of course... Monday.
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Very happy for you that you had such a great first night at Zoo Boo. If you happen to have your camera tonight, it will be great to see some pics.

 

[made582]

Not bad at all. I never even heard of him. Not mainstream enough I guess for modern tastes.
Will have to keep an eye (and ear) out for him!
Thanks, Made.

He's actually a country singer with several number 1's.

 

[Edge612]

I know! Once the holiday season arrives, I start stressing it's going to be over too soon... It's so different from when I was a kid. Then time passed so slowly and all I wanted was for it to be Christmas morning! But time goes too fast now and I kind of want Christmas to never arrive so I can look forward to it forever. Lol.

Yeah. Definitely the "looking forward" to it part is so much fun...I love the fact we can still do that though for another 8 weeks!

 

[MerryCarey]

I'm going have to tell her she downloaded the wrong album. Lol!!!

On the plus side, I only had Christmas cheers and Holiday Spirits. So it got me caught up.

I didn't buy the entire "Nutcracker" album, because most of the tracks were SNC plus a "featured artist." (I'm such a snob!) But I did buy the "Nutcracker" track.

 

[Festive Spirit]

Good evening ~
I'm getting ready to turn in, just wanted to read through the countdown quick. Sorry I haven't been posting too much the past few weeks, I've really been struggling with my migraines and it's just wearing me down. The preventative meds that I started taking weren't agreeing with me so I had to wean off of them. Back to square one. I'll be seeing my neurologist in a couple of weeks, hopefully we'll find something that helps. Anyway, enough of that. Can't believe Halloween is so close, I'm super excited. And I finally finished my menu plan for Thanksgiving, I even wrote out a grocery list. I'll start buying non perishable items a little at a time. So much to look forward to. I hope everyone had a nice day and has a great weekend ahead!
Thoughts and prayers for all ~
Goodnight <3

Keeping you in my prayers dear friend. Sorry to hear you are struggling. I hope you find something that brings you relief. Take care.

 

[MerryCarey]

A gray, chilly, wet Saturday here, but a good one. Our town has early voting this year, so we went down to Town Hall at 9 a.m. We only waited in line a short time, and were out of there in 15 minutes with our "I Voted" stickers. So much easier than finding a parking space at our usual polling place and being late for work!

No big plans for the day. Mr. will probably turn on the World Series game this evening. The Red Sox aren't in it (of course), but there are several former Sox, and he's enjoying watching the games. I can take 'em or leave 'em ... so I may be checking on the Chat this evening!

My day off yesterday was so-so. I felt kinda under the weather, not "up" enough to do any DJ recording. But I picked at a couple of other projects and got a few things done.

Trying to decide whether to sync to my all-Christmas music library today, or wait for Halloween to actually pass ... it's a toss-up! Still hard to believe that on Tuesday, Halloween is over and November begins.

 

[snowflake22]

Thank you so much ~
Sending hugs and prayers back your way <3
xo

You're welcome~
Hope you're feeling better today <3
And thanks so much!
xo

Good morning ~
Happy Saturday!
It's going to be windy and partly cloudy with highs near 62 today. Not too much going on, I'm going to do some food shopping this morning. Other than that I'll be working on the laundry and a couple of other chores around the house. I also want to carve another jack o lantern this afternoon, hopefully one of the girls will volunteer to do it with me if they are around. I'm going to make roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner then my husband & I will catch up with a show we started watching. That's about it. I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful last weekend of October <3

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Happy Saturday, HmG~!!
Have fun carving your pumpkins!
Dinner sounds wonderful.
Have a blessed day!
xo

Good Saturday morning! It will be a busy morning of running around to find what we need for hubby and I to finish our Halloween costumes. And he said he wanted to go to a hardware store to look at some Christmas lights. That sure is a first, I usually have to drag him into stores to look at Christmas stuff. We also have some groceries to buy and laundry to do. Hopefully we'll be done by early afternoon so we can just relax and catch up on the dvr. Hope everyone will have a fantastic Saturday!

Merry Saturday, Martine~
Have fun with your Halloween costumes, and Christmas browsing!
Have a wonderful day!

Good Saturday Morning MMC! Happy Halloween Weekend! It's a nicer day today than it's been the last couple and a bit warmer for sure. Not too bad today. Can't believe it's Halloween weekend guys. Seriously now things get crazy...we blink and the Christmas season begins (Nov 13), then we blink and it's Thanksgiving, blink a few more times and we're basically at Christmas Eve/Day, and then New Years. Yikes. We did want to be at this point though and we dream about this all year so now that we're basically there let's enjoy every day. I have a bunch of errands to do today but that's ok because I will make time to get some Halloween fun in.
Have a great Halloween Weekend!

Happy Saturday & last weekend before Halloween!
Have a fun day!

Good Morning, Folks!

Really closing in now on the start of our "Holiday String", commencing with Halloween on Monday and continuing right on through New Year's Day.
(It truly is "the hap-happiest season of all"!)

Checking on our progress:
Days to Halloween: 2 (DAY AFTER TOMORROW!)
Days to the Season: 15 (Two weeks from tomorrow!)
Days to Christmas Day: 57 (Eight weeks from tomorrow!)
(The excitement is becoming palpable!)


Quite pleasant here yesterday, with highs in the low 70's and no precipitation of any kind.
Should be real nice right on through the weekend and possibly through the entirety of next week.
(Now wouldn't that be nice!!)
It is currently 52 degrees here at our abode.


Our very own Wizard of Edge ("the great and powerful") will be stepping in to handle count duties tomorrow morning, as the Crowns head to the coast to winterize the cottage after another successful (and hurricane damage free!) rental season.

Have a Sensational Saturday and the most Wondrous Weekend of your lives, Dear Friends.
See you back here on Halloween morning!

Thanks, Crown~
Have a fantastic day!

 

[snowflake22]

Happy Halloween weekend! Both mike and I are working today.He has mandatory overtime until 11 pm tonight. Carolina will go to my cousins and my parents will pick her up on their way home from a wedding. I'm sure it will be very busy at work because everyone will be getting last min candy and decor hopefully

Happy Halloween weekend, nmc~
Hope work goes well, and that Carolina has fun with the family

 

[snowflake22]

Happy Saturday! Should be a quiet day...I am going to catch up on some laundry and get a workout in...my oldest daughter has a Halloween party from 7-10 tonight. Hope you all have a blessed day!

Merry Saturday!
Hope your day is laid back and relaxing~
And I hope your daughter has a lot of fun at the Halloween party tonight!!

 

[snowflake22]

Good Morning, MMC~
Merry Saturday & Halloween weekend!
Hope you all have a fun, cozy, spooky, and magical day!

 

[snowflake22]

 

[snowflake22]