Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Martine]

Good morning friends

Have a great day x

Same to you irishsnow

 

[Festive Spirit]

I know what you mean about time going by too quickly! But I still want to wait until we put up our decorations before starting to watch Christmas movies/specials, which will be on November 26th. Have a great day Festive!

I know what you mean. We save all our traditional favourites and specials till the decorations are up. These days I start with the TV movies as there are sooooo many lol . Enjoy your day Martine.

 

[Martine]

Good Morning MMC !

Its begining to look a lot like Christmas around town
this is where I work...

this is down town at our city hall, which now also has the tree up so have to go and take another picute

and of course have to show off the new decorations again

Our Santa parade is next weekend !!!
Only thing we need now is some snow

Awesome pictures! Still nothing up where I am. Our Christmas market starts December 2nd only, so still some wait for us. The Montreal Santa Claus parade is also this Saturday. Hope you have a nice day ahead Christmasstar.

 

[snowflake22]

Good evening,

Another tough day fighting turkeys, I am starting to run out of some. My order never came in today, and I am stressed out over that.
I am heading to bed, the turkeys will be beckoning early tomorrow.

Goodnight, everyone.

Hope the order arrives today, Xmas~
Have a great day!

Merry Thursday!

Wow this time next week you guys will be celebrating Thanksgiving!

Time is moving far too quickly for my liking. Cranking up my Christmas viewing and listening as of this week. I watched Finding Mrs Claus last night. Never saw that one before Sweet movie.

Okay well have a merry day!

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I'll have to look that movie up, I don't think I've seen it-thanks!

Merry Friday Eve, Sam

Good morning friends

Have a great day x

Happy Friday Eve, friend~
Have a merry day!

Good Morning MMC !

Its begining to look a lot like Christmas around town
this is where I work...

this is down town at our city hall, which now also has the tree up so have to go and take another picute

and of course have to show off the new decorations again

Our Santa parade is next weekend !!!
Only thing we need now is some snow

Festive photos, CS!

 

[Martine]

Good Thursday morning! Woke up congested, sneezy and with a bit of a scratchy throat. I hope it's just allergies. My brother and father are coming over tonight for some pizza and a relaxing evening. We'll sort out plans for Christmas while they're here. My immediate family and in-laws consist of only my brother and father and David's two parents, so it makes for quite small gatherings. I'm ok with that. I just have to do a bit of tidying up and some vaccuuming before tonight. Wishing everyone a great day!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

It is tough sometimes to remember that they are still "babies." I was taking my clothes out of the dryer and Eli was in the dog bed, that was in the clothes basket, kneading it and "nursing" it. It was so cute, yet such a reminder how young the kittens still are.

Oh I love when they do that, it's the sweetest thing.

 

[Martine]

Oh I love when they do that, it's the sweetest thing.

Does anyone know why cats "knead"? I've never had a cat because I'm VERY allergic to them but I watch cat videos (don't we all?) and love seeing them do that.

 

[snowflake22]

Good Thursday morning! Woke up congested, sneezy and with a bit of a scratchy throat. I hope it's just allergies. My brother and father are coming over tonight for some pizza and a relaxing evening. We'll sort out plans for Christmas while they're here. My immediate family and in-laws consist of only my brother and father and David's two parents, so it makes for quite small gatherings. I'm ok with that. I just have to do a bit of tidying up and some vaccuuming before tonight. Wishing everyone a great day!

Happy Thursday, Martine~
Hope you feel better & get relief soon!
Have a nice evening with your brother & father tonight

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good Thursday morning! Woke up congested, sneezy and with a bit of a scratchy throat. I hope it's just allergies. My brother and father are coming over tonight for some pizza and a relaxing evening. We'll sort out plans for Christmas while they're here. My immediate family and in-laws consist of only my brother and father and David's two parents, so it makes for quite small gatherings. I'm ok with that. I just have to do a bit of tidying up and some vaccuuming before tonight. Wishing everyone a great day!

Hope you're not coming down with anything Martine, feel better. Have a great day and a nice time tonight!

 

[snowflake22]

Merry Friday Eve, MMC!!

Merry Christmas!

 

[snowflake22]

This is our vintage tree, I have collected mid century modern ornaments for the past year from estate sales, antique stores, etc. Family & friends have been a big help in spotting them, too. It's been a labor of love. I wanted to have a tree that reminded me of my childhood.
I also picked out some fabric from the 50's and found a lady who was happy to repurpose it and make me a tree skirt.
The atomic tree topper is from Poland.

 

[Crown 84]

** CHRISTMAS SEASON 2016 DAY 5 **


Good Morning, Guys.

Can you believe we have already reached the fifth day of Christmas Season 2016?
Moving right along we are, toward Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Speaking of that:
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 7 (ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!)
Days to Christmas Day: 38 (Now under 5 1/2 weeks remain!)
(I can almost taste the turkey and cranberry sauce!)


Pretty pleasant here yesterday with our high into the 60's, lots of sun and no precipitation of any kind.
Things should just keep getting better on through Saturday........before the bottom falls out!
We observe 45 calm and sunny degrees here currently, on our back door thermometer.


Have a Thrilling Thursday, Folks.
Tomorrow is the first Weekend Eve of the Christmas Season, you know!

 

[Festive Spirit]

This is our vintage tree, I have collected mid century modern ornaments for the past year from estate sales, antique stores, etc. Family & friends have been a big help in spotting them, too. It's been a labor of love. I wanted to have a tree that reminded me of my childhood.
I also picked out some fabric from the 50's and found a lady who was happy to repurpose it and make me a tree skirt.
The atomic tree topper is from Poland.

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Looks lovely Stacey! Love the tree skirt a lot!

 

[Crown 84]

Does anyone know why cats "knead"? I've never had a cat because I'm VERY allergic to them but I watch cat videos (don't we all?) and love seeing them do that.

It is not known for certain but the prevailing theory is that it is left over behavior from when they were kittens. They would do this to their mothers to get the milk flowing better.
As adults, they do it because it is comforting to them, remembering when they did it in kittenhood.

 

[Martine]

This is our vintage tree, I have collected mid century modern ornaments for the past year from estate sales, antique stores, etc. Family & friends have been a big help in spotting them, too. It's been a labor of love. I wanted to have a tree that reminded me of my childhood.
I also picked out some fabric from the 50's and found a lady who was happy to repurpose it and make me a tree skirt.
The atomic tree topper is from Poland.

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Ooooh love it! Very retro and beautiful!

 

[Martine]

It is not known for certain but the prevailing theory is that it is left over behavior from when they were kittens. They would do this to their mothers to get the milk flowing better.
As adults, they do it because it is comforting to them, remembering when they did it in kittenhood.

Thanks Crown. And that explanation makes me love the behaviour even more.

 

[Edge612]

** CHRISTMAS SEASON 2016 DAY 5 **


Good Morning, Guys.

Can you believe we have already reached the fifth day of Christmas Season 2016?
Moving right along we are, toward Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Speaking of that:
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 7 (ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!)
Days to Christmas Day: 38 (Now under 5 1/2 weeks remain!)
(I can almost taste the turkey and cranberry sauce!)


Pretty pleasant here yesterday with our high into the 60's, lots of sun and no precipitation of any kind.
Things should just keep getting better on through Saturday........before the bottom falls out!
We observe 45 calm and sunny degrees here currently, on our back door thermometer.


Have a Thrilling Thursday, Folks.
Tomorrow is the first Weekend Eve of the Christmas Season, you know!

Thanks Crown! I can almost smell the turkey too!

 

[Edge612]

Good Thursday Morning MMC! One week from today!! It's going to be awesome. Today is 3 months ago that I brought home Rollins. It honestly feels more like 3 years. One month from today my brother from San Diego arrives for Christmas. Everything is coming so fast and happening so fast. Not many "calm" days left in this year of 2016. Enjoy the calm before the Christmas storm!
Have a great day!

 

[Bradmac]

Good afternoon folks. I've been away a couple of weeks. Hectic time here. Multiple wildfires around us with 1000s of acres burned. The closest fire is now 50% contained and no longer a threat to us. The fires were human caused and some arrests have been made. Hopefully, they got them all and no new fires are started. Thick smoke makes breathing difficult. The extreme drought is also getting us concerned about our well. So far we seem to be ok but just to be cautious, we are washing our clothes in town at the laundromat.
On a happy note, we plan to put up our Christmas tree this weekend.
Have a blessed evening.

I've wondered how you were faring. I'm glad they got the fires in your area under control. It's hard to imagine why anyone would want to start those fires. I hope they get prosecuted to the fullest extent.

We're going up tomorrow for a long weekend. Take care!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC! Merry Friday Eve!!! What a beautiful (weather) day it's going to be! High of 68 today, 71 tomorrow....and then the bottom drops out with a high of 40 on Saturday!

Talk about a shock to the system!!!!

I am making a cornucopia for Thanksgiving - everybody & their brother must be making cornucopia's b/c every store in this area is sold out of breadsticks. I have been to 3 different stores the last 3 nights - every one of them is wiped out! So last night I made some homemade bread stick dough & I'll try to put it together tonight! xx I did pick up a couple cans of French bread dough just incase my homemade doesn't work out! So that's the 1st Thanksgiving prep I have done! EEK - ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!!!

Everyone, have a Fabulous Friday Eve!!!