Christmas Countdown - 2017
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I'm dreading the snow here. Even though it won't be much I hate driving in it.
I'm in Gloucester countyGood Afternoon .. I am on my lunch break so I wanted to stop in before my lunch is over ... Well are expecting our first measurable snowfall of the season tonight, it's only suppose to be an inch or 2. I love when it the snow is falling .. so peaceful. It should be interesting to see how our big puppy will react to it
hope everyone has a great day!
So terrible!
Hope the puppy loves it. Gracie is so funny today. She is just absolutely giddy in the snow. Too funny! She was SO excited to go out at lunch today - She ran around & ran around!! LOLGood Afternoon .. I am on my lunch break so I wanted to stop in before my lunch is over ... Well are expecting our first measurable snowfall of the season tonight, it's only suppose to be an inch or 2. I love when it the snow is falling .. so peaceful. It should be interesting to see how our big puppy will react to it
hope everyone has a great day!
It is still snowing so pretty here.
I can always do without the sleet or freezing rain. Hope that misses you too!
Enjoy your evening!!!! YAY for Friday!
Love when dogs go crazy in the snow. Loki sometimes buries his head in the snow when he picks up on a scent. Comes out with his beard all white and frosty. Glad that Gracie is back to her old self after throwing up over the Holidays.
Funny you say that b/c when Gracie went out this morning there was barely a dusting of snow. Maybe a little bit in the indents of the concrete on our patio. When she came to the door she had a "beard" full of snow!! I was like "WHERE did you find all that snow???" I looked on the back patio & sure enough you could see exactly where she was dragging her nose around in it. Too darn funny!!
I hope Loki gets to have a beard full of snow or 2 this winter!!
Pig in the ground, turkey in the oven, house decked out for CIJ party, beer on tap. Its as good as it gets...even if its hot.
I'd much rather deal with 4-6 inches of snow than a half of an inch of ice!!
Going to have to do something like that myself this year.
Prayers for your Mom...I hope she is able to come home soon. Hope you have a great night!
I am so sorry for your loss, what a tragedy and then to have to have to deal with the press is terrible.
Me too!! Ice is terrible!
All Christmas decor is packed away for another year & everything put back in it's "normal" place. Christmas was a dud this year for our little family. Nothing bad happened, just not exciting like it has been since DD was born. At 11, we had to tell her the "truth" about Santa (too many kids saying he wasn't real), Elf on the Shelf, & Tooth Fairy (she lost a tooth in the middle of all this too) & it killed the spirit for us this year. Also, it was 65 degrees & we had the doors & window open at my parent's house on Christmas night.
Back to reality! I've been back at work for two days & school started back today for DD. However, we are supposed to get two inches of snow over night & school is already on a two hour delay. I'm pretty sure there won't be school tomorrow. DD will be with my at work tomorrow if that happens. She says she likes coming to work with me & we're a small office, so no one minds. As long as she has an electronic device & headphones, she's good!
Back to reality! I've been back at work for two days & school started back today for DD. However, we are supposed to get two inches of snow over night & school is already on a two hour delay. I'm pretty sure there won't be school tomorrow. DD will be with my at work tomorrow if that happens. She says she likes coming to work with me & we're a small office, so no one minds. As long as she has an electronic device & headphones, she's good!
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Yep. It's the ice that brings down the trees and power lines.
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Sorry to hear that Christmas wasn't as exciting this year. My sister in washington had to deal with the Santa issue this year too.
Stay safe in the snow!!
Whitney,
I know the feeling all too well. Here in Southern California for the past few Decembers the weather had been pretty indistinguishable from summer time. I often found myself in the middle of the month having just the hardest time trying to get into the holidays simply because of the weather. I can distinctly remember for the past few years looking outside my house on Christmas Day and just shaking my head at how warm and sunny it was. Fortunately this year we got a real cold front that came through in mid November that stuck around through all of December and is continuing on into January. And I noticed an exponentially larger number of people getting into the Christmas spirit than in the previous few years because of it. But I can definitely see how weather can be a real drag on the holidays if it just doesn't bring on the kind of festive atmosphere you want.
As far as your other point goes with Santa, just because nobody in your family believes in him in the traditional sense anymore doesn't mean you can't still make him part of your Christmas morning tradition. My siblings and I are all grown and we still open presents from "Santa" along with my parents. Just small little presents in the stocking or something. It's just tradition, it wouldn't feel right without it. In fact it's the obviousness of it all now that still makes it fun. If anything, since we all kind of go out and get "Santa" gifts for everyone else, its kind of fun for someone to open a gift without knowing right away who exactly got it for them. I got everybody a pin from Disneyland for the Tower of Terror ride that's closing soon, wrapped them up individually, including one for myself, and so when we all opened them on Christmas morning nobody knew exactly who got it for everyone. Obviously that information came out soon after, but for a brief moment before that it was Santa. I think now that it's out there just have fun with it as more of a tongue in cheek kind of thing when you tell her it's a present from Santa.
I know the feeling all too well. Here in Southern California for the past few Decembers the weather had been pretty indistinguishable from summer time. I often found myself in the middle of the month having just the hardest time trying to get into the holidays simply because of the weather. I can distinctly remember for the past few years looking outside my house on Christmas Day and just shaking my head at how warm and sunny it was. Fortunately this year we got a real cold front that came through in mid November that stuck around through all of December and is continuing on into January. And I noticed an exponentially larger number of people getting into the Christmas spirit than in the previous few years because of it. But I can definitely see how weather can be a real drag on the holidays if it just doesn't bring on the kind of festive atmosphere you want.
As far as your other point goes with Santa, just because nobody in your family believes in him in the traditional sense anymore doesn't mean you can't still make him part of your Christmas morning tradition. My siblings and I are all grown and we still open presents from "Santa" along with my parents. Just small little presents in the stocking or something. It's just tradition, it wouldn't feel right without it. In fact it's the obviousness of it all now that still makes it fun. If anything, since we all kind of go out and get "Santa" gifts for everyone else, its kind of fun for someone to open a gift without knowing right away who exactly got it for them. I got everybody a pin from Disneyland for the Tower of Terror ride that's closing soon, wrapped them up individually, including one for myself, and so when we all opened them on Christmas morning nobody knew exactly who got it for everyone. Obviously that information came out soon after, but for a brief moment before that it was Santa. I think now that it's out there just have fun with it as more of a tongue in cheek kind of thing when you tell her it's a present from Santa.
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Everyone have a wonderful, warm, evening!!!! Brrrrrr, it's cold outside!
Hope you are having a great night and staying warm!! We only ended up with just over an inch of snow.
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