Christmas Countdown - 2016

[Bradmac]

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

My work blocks Facebook images, but I'm sure they're beautiful!

 

[Bradmac]

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!

I hope it's just allergies, too!

 

[Holiday]

Prayers for your SIL's Mom, Holiday~
xx

Thank you! Me, too.

How is Gracie doing? She remains in my thoughts & prayers!

Have a great night!

Thanks for the prayers! She is such a neat lady!

Gracie is ornery as ever!!! It's still a chore to try to get her to eat on demand 3x a day, but we're doing our best! She went to the groomer yesterday so she's all pretty again!



Have a Happy Friday Eve!

 

[FrostyKnowsBest]

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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What a beautiful tree!

 

[Bradmac]

Merry Friday Eve, MMC!!

Merry Christmas!

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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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Merry Christmas, Snowflake! Beautiful tree!

 

[Holiday]

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.

Nice to see you mgramsey! Prayers for you & your community! How scary & devastating!
I hope putting up your Christmas tree brings you great joy!!!
Have a nice day!

 

[frostyman]

Good Morning all! I'm looking forward to teaching my son how to make a pumpkin pie tomorrow. I will get to help him eat it too!

 

[Bradmac]

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!

It sounds like today is a pretty momentous day for you! And I agree, not many calm days left!

 

[FrostyKnowsBest]

Morning all! Hope you're having a great day! I've fallen into a bit of a slump lately but am trying to work my way out of it. This weekend my town kicks off Christmas with an annual parade that has santa arriving at the end. I've taken my son the last two years but he was too small to really know what's going on. I think this year will be the first year he will really enjoy it and I'm super excited for that. I love all of you and am so happy I get to come here and read all of your words. Cheers!

 

[Bradmac]

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!!!

Homemade breadsticks?!? How old-school of you! My Elizabeth bakes homemade bread and biscuits, and I love (too much) how much better they are than the store bought stuff. Your coming party sounds great!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Morning all! I'm looking forward to teaching my son how to make a pumpkin pie tomorrow. I will get to help him eat it too!

I'm not a fan of pumpkin pie, but I AM a fan of cooking together. Enjoy!

Morning all! Hope you're having a great day! I've fallen into a bit of a slump lately but am trying to work my way out of it. This weekend my town kicks off Christmas with an annual parade that has santa arriving at the end. I've taken my son the last two years but he was too small to really know what's going on. I think this year will be the first year he will really enjoy it and I'm super excited for that. I love all of you and am so happy I get to come here and read all of your words. Cheers!

Our town does a Christmas parade with small floats drawn by golf carts and ATVs. It's always a trial electrifying the Christmas lights, but it's fun!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Thursday morning, Christmas friends!

It was a difficult night last night. I got a call that a great aunt of mine had fallen very ill and was taken to the hospital. She passed away a short time later. As I was talking with mom about that, I got another call that a high school classmate had died. My goodness. Bless their hearts, they were both good people. My aunt was the sweetest lady in the world.

Tonight, we're supposed to take Elizabeth out for her birthday. We told here we could go anywhere she wanted to go. She chose to go to a restaurant near the University so Jacob could join us, since he has to stay late for a performance. She's such a good girl!

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

They ripped it apart today. I have to set it up again.

Sorry xmas, but I bet they had fun!!!

 

[brent]

That story is just too cute. He's making a home for his toys under the tree.

That is what he seems to be doing. Only one at a time though! He's quite the character.

 

[brent]

Merry Pines Day, brent!
Simon is adorable, love hearing about how much he loves his tree =]
The photos are priceless, too.
Have a wonderful day!
Merry Christmas!!

He seems to love his tree almost as much as his parents. Taking it out of the bag and everything was quite an adventure for us and him. At first, he wanted to play in the bag, then he realized his tree was returning and couldn't stop playing underneath it!

 

[brent]

I hope you get a call for work tomorrow! xx Enjoy your day & we'll see you at the Pines!! 1st of the season! WOOT!

Such an exciting time, Holiday! And, yes, I did receive a call yesterday evening. I am at a Catholic school only about 5 minutes from my house!

 

[Martine]

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!!!

I had to look up what a cornucopia looked like. Yum!

 

[Martine]

Thanks for the prayers! She is such a neat lady!

Gracie is ornery as ever!!! It's still a chore to try to get her to eat on demand 3x a day, but we're doing our best! She went to the groomer yesterday so she's all pretty again!

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Have a Happy Friday Eve!

Gracie looks adorable as always. Have a great Thursday, 1 week to go...

 

[prancer]

Good Morning/Afternoon christmas friends...Hope everyone is having a merry day so far...Its a chilly day here today Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!...Having another relaxing day here today..Been watching christmas movies most of the day.....A week today and you guys across the pond will be celebrating Thanksgiving...Enjoy your day ahead christmas friends

 

[frostyman]

Good Thursday morning, Christmas friends!

It was a difficult night last night. I got a call that a great aunt of mine had fallen very ill and was taken to the hospital. She passed away a short time later. As I was talking with mom about that, I got another call that a high school classmate had died. My goodness. Bless their hearts, they were both good people. My aunt was the sweetest lady in the world.

Tonight, we're supposed to take Elizabeth out for her birthday. We told here we could go anywhere she wanted to go. She chose to go to a restaurant near the University so Jacob could join us, since he has to stay late for a performance. She's such a good girl!

I hope y'all have a great day!

I'm so sorry for your losses.