Christmas Countdown - 2016

[MerryCarey]

Morning everyone. Today starts out at a humid 13° with a Snow Advisory from 9 am onward today. Christmas is closing in on us and this weekend has become my official "Cookie Weekend".

Same here! It'll be the best time for me to get some done before Christmas, unless I crowd them in on the 23rd. Hoping to do some chocolate chip cookies and maybe some sugar cookies. Mr. doesn't care for sugar cookies, but I get all nostalgic for them, so I've made a batch the past couple years, using my mom's old Christmas cookie cutters.

 

[MerryCarey]

It has been the busiest season at work for me and I finally got a day off today! I've got one more week and then I can relax a bit more. I'm taking the week after Christmas off.

I hope every one of you is doing well and enjoying the season!! I'll try to be back in as much as I can!

Enjoy your day off ... relax and recharge a bit.

 

[NcGunny]

Same here! It'll be the best time for me to get some done before Christmas, unless I crowd them in on the 23rd. Hoping to do some chocolate chip cookies and maybe some sugar cookies. Mr. doesn't care for sugar cookies, but I get all nostalgic for them, so I've made a batch the past couple years, using my mom's old Christmas cookie cutters.

I have a bunch of old copper and tin cutters my grandma gave me. They work alot better than plastic ones.

 

[MerryCarey]

I have a bunch of old copper and tin cutters my grandma gave me. They work alot better than plastic ones.

I've never even used a plastic cutter, so I'll take your word for it!
I'm guessing that Mom's are tin.

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC!! Merry Friday Eve!!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrr, it's cold outside!!!!

I managed to get 3 batches of peanut brittle made yesterday b/f I ran out of ingredients!! Of course my last batch was the best!!! I bought more ingredients & the sun is shining today. Hoping to get 4-5 GOOD batches made today & I'll be done!!

Everyone, have a GREAT DAY!! Stay WARM!

 

[Holiday]

Here is cuteness overload for your Thursday...Gracie & her "mini me" Emmy!!! (Our groomers wheaten pup) Makes my heart melt!!!

 

[Holiday]

Ella got her picture taken with Santa over the weekend.

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So adorable!!!! I hope Ella gets everything she asked Santa for!!

 

[Holiday]

Um, 11 days until Christmas & I just can't get in the spirit of things.

Music playing in the car and office, tree lights on all night, every night, wrapped gifts, two parades, two Christmas programs at church. I don't have a gift for three of our four parents. DD's finding out the "truth" about Santa did more damage to me than to her, I think! There's no down time to watch many Christmas movies. We have managed to watch the two movies that DH has to watch every year: Christmas Vacation & White Christmas. DD & I have watched one Muppets Christmas movie.

I told DH that we have to spend this Friday night watching more Christmas movies to get me in the holiday spirit or Christmas will be over before I'm in the mood. He's in a worse place than I am---he proposed just skipping Christmas next year! I called him Scrooge and told him that wasn't going to happen. I'm trying to find my way without forcing it.

(((HUGS))) Whitney!! I hope you find that Christmas spirit soon! I understand - it's been a different kind of year here too. I just try to find the joy in all the little moments!!!
Great advice from Merry Carey! ↓↓

Sorry to hear that it's a bad experience for you this year. Is there any way you can find a little space to sit back and breathe a bit, with a little soft music and a hot beverage? Maybe you're trying a bit too hard; let some Christmas find you instead of going to find it. It's no sin if you're not deliriously happy every moment of the Christmas season. Sometimes the spirit is in a few quiet moments at a time.

♥ ♥ ♥

 

[Holiday]

Thought I'd share this little nugget of info with the people who'd appreciate it most: you

While searching YouTube yesterday for something totally unrelated, I happened upon a Julie Andrews Christmas special from 1972, in which Jimmy Stewart was her special guest. I thought I'd check out a few minutes, and wound up watching the entire thing!

Of course, being Julie Andrews, you know it's going to be a more quality production than some of the fare the 70s offered (much of it quite good, mind you). And I'll tell you, if you want that little something to pick up your Christmas Spirit a notch, watch this. The songs, the settings, it's absolutely beautiful.

I was very surprised I never knew of this (I'm Classic Christmas, after all ).How this hasn't been an annual tradition on TV is beyond me.

So, if you're looking for that little something, maybe something that harkens back to a time when our world, and us, were more innocent, and the pace a bit slower, do yourself a favor and check this out...you won't regret it!

Thanks for sharing!! I saved it to YouTube so I can watch at home & totally enjoy!!!! Can't wait!

 

[Holiday]

Hello all,
For those thinking of Henry, he is much better. His fever is gone and he only has a stopped up nose. He was FULL OF ENERGY all evening. So he will be going to school tomorrow. However, we will all be going 2 hours later!!!! 2 hour delay due to the wind chill advisory for tomorrow.

Henry and I had a great day at home today. We watched the Grinch movie, countless other Christmas shows (from tv shows), listened to lots of Christmas music, colored Christmas pictures, played board games, ordered pizza, played Super Mario Maker on the WiiU. A very good father son day!

Glad to hear Henry is feeling better!!! Hope you enjoyed your school delay this morning!!!
Sounds like you had a fun Christmassy day yesterday!!! Darn, I'm a little jealous...though I don't wish sickness on anyone!!
Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Morning! Wow we are getting too close to Christmas for comfort. Tonight I have my work Christmas party. This is my 5th one...same place...every year and it's always fun. Hard to believe it's been a year since we last went. Then I will come home around 8, play with Rollins, rest and go to bed. No wonder these days go so fast...always busy but fortunately this weekend I should have extra time to help bake and watch extra Christmas shows. Have a great Thursday!

Have fun at your Christmas party! Can't believe we are down to ONE weekend before Christmas!!!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Friday eve everyone.

Good Thursday morning! And a very cold morning too (-14°C/7°F) with the windchill. Last evening I fell asleep watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. I'm realizing that working last week while being sick has really sapped my energy. And tomorrow's day off will be a busy one, with David getting the results of his MRI, having to go grocery shopping and finishing our Christmas shopping as well. Hoping everyone is well and will enjoy a great day ahead.

Enjoy your day off!! I'm praying for all good news from David's MRI!! xx Good luck shopping!!

 

[Holiday]

** CHRISTMAS SEASON 2016 DAY 33 **


Good Morning to every Christmas Enthusiast out there in the great MMC Nation!

And WOW, just look at today's count figure!
Days to Christmas Day: 10 (SINGLE DIGITS TOMORROW!!)

Yes, after nearly a year's wait and patient counting, we stand on the threshold of a single digit count to our final objective.
(Don't know whether to be sad or deliriously happy!)


It was OK weather wise here yesterday.
Today is a different story.
We awoke to 39 degrees this morning and I'm afraid it will be all downhill from here, bottoming out at 18 tonight.
BRRRRRR!
(I just hope there isn't a wind chill factor as well!)


Regardless, be you warm or be you cold, you will have a Thoroughly Thrilling Thursday, right?

You're having a heat wave my friend!!! Have a great day crown!!!

 

[Holiday]

Morning everyone. Today starts out at a humid 13° with a Snow Advisory from 9 am onward today. Christmas is closing in on us and this weekend has become my official "Cookie Weekend".

We'll be baking cookies "together"

 

[Holiday]

It has been the busiest season at work for me and I finally got a day off today! I've got one more week and then I can relax a bit more. I'm taking the week after Christmas off.

I hope every one of you is doing well and enjoying the season!! I'll try to be back in as much as I can!

Nice to see you DYHWIH!!! Hope you are enjoying the season too!!! Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Good Thursday morning, Christmas friends!

It's been a wet couple of days (thank You, Lord!), but it's supposed to clear up and cool a bit. I hope it's not another Christmas is tee shirts and shorts!

We have a VP visiting the plant today, so I'll be in and out.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Morning Brad! Hope the VP visit goes well! And I hope you are not able to wear a tee shirt & shorts for Christmas too!! Heck, I could almost wear that last year. LOL! Not looking like that will happen this year!! Have a GREAT day!

 

[Holiday]

We received a foot of snow yesterday, so as a teacher I, along with the students, certainly appreciate a good snow day once in a while, will give me a chance to catch up, as Christmas comes rushing towards us at blinding speed.

The snow was very light and fluffy, and it literally turned our little town into a Christmas card overnight. It is absolutely beautiful out there. Mother Nature even dusted my windows, so each corner of each pane looks like it was decorated by a professional (I guess Mother Nature is a professional at decorating, if anyone is). The window by my tree, with the lights gleaming off it, is especially nice.

Off for some breakfast, then find something Christmasy to do.

Have a great day, one and all!

Sounds beautiful!! Enjoy your day off!!

 

[Crown 84]

You're having a heat wave my friend!!! Have a great day crown!!!

It's all relative, I guess.

 

[Holiday]

Same here! It'll be the best time for me to get some done before Christmas, unless I crowd them in on the 23rd. Hoping to do some chocolate chip cookies and maybe some sugar cookies. Mr. doesn't care for sugar cookies, but I get all nostalgic for them, so I've made a batch the past couple years, using my mom's old Christmas cookie cutters.

You & I & Gunny will all be baking "together" LOL! We're doing cut out sugar cookies, & I bought ingredients for Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies & Orange Drop Cookies too! Can't wait!

 

[Holiday]

I have a bunch of old copper and tin cutters my grandma gave me. They work alot better than plastic ones.

I have copper, tin & plastic. I have some cheap plastic ones that pretty much stink, but I have some nice plastic ones too! So excited to get them out!!!