Christmas Countdown - 2017

[Edge612]

Good Morning, People of the Holidays.
A new week has arrived, right on schedule. A week which will see us enter the LAST third of our journey to Christmas Season 2017!

The numbers:
Days to the Season: 126
Days to Christmas Day: 168

The Milestone:
The TWO-THIRDS marker to the Season.
The distance:
FOUR days ahead.
The goal:
Revel in getting another big step closer to our holiday of choice!


The temp and humidity were down a bit yesterday and no rain fell.
Pretty good really, for early July in these parts.
Should be at least reasonably comfortable again today, with a fairly low chance of precipitation.
Right now, we are at 75 degrees here in our part of MMC.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Everyone!

Thanks Crown! Have a great Mid-July Monday!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC! Merry Monday! So we have a full week of work this week?! Not sure I'm liking that at this point! Looks like it's going to be a rainy Monday! It will be a good night for some Hallmark Christmas on tv!! Sure wish HMM had movies on all day!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

 

[Holiday]

Hello to all here in the Countdown! Sure miss chatting with you all, it's been awhile! Hope everyone is doing well!

Nice to see you CAH! Hope all is well with you!!!

 

[Holiday]

I happened across a bunch of blogs this morning and there appears to be a whole sub-culture of people that have Hotdogs for Christmas. They dress em in Christmas colors, serve them in holiday styles etc. I was amazed at all the different ways they have found to keep their niche going for so long.

Interesting!

 

[NcGunny]

Good Morning, People of the Holidays.
A new week has arrived, right on schedule. A week which will see us enter the LAST third of our journey to Christmas Season 2017!

The numbers:
Days to the Season: 126
Days to Christmas Day: 168

The Milestone:
The TWO-THIRDS marker to the Season.
The distance:
FOUR days ahead.
The goal:
Revel in getting another big step closer to our holiday of choice!


The temp and humidity were down a bit yesterday and no rain fell.
Pretty good really, for early July in these parts.
Should be at least reasonably comfortable again today, with a fairly low chance of precipitation.
Right now, we are at 75 degrees here in our part of MMC.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Everyone!

Thanks Crown!! Looks like the hurricane season is starting up nicely this year. I sure miss those down there.

 

[Holiday]

Good morning, Christmas friends. Been a good weekend here. Nice, pretty...and I've been stuck indoors doing college work. Yuck! But not today...

Also had an optometrist visit yesterday...and got a welcome to the 40 club. Ol' Ballcoach needs glasses. Double yuck...

About to head out after reading the boards and mow the yard and clean out my truck. I'm about to become a road warrior. Over the next 23 days, I will only be at home 9 of them. Conferences, meetings, and vacation are coming.

The best news....Doc and I celebrate 10 years of marriage on Friday. I will get home around 6:00 that night. Just in time to take her on a date!

Hope you & Doc have a nice Anniversary!!

 

[Holiday]

View attachment 37543 Hello Everyone,

127 Days until the Christmas Season? We start on November 1st, so it's even closer than that for our household. Yesterday, we started our Christmas In July grocery shopping, so it reminded me I needed to stop by mymerrychristmas. It's been a few months since I poked my nose in. Life has been enjoyably busy with my daughter, who's 17 months old and the golf season. I've played 50 rounds to date, between golf and my family life, this year seems to be flying by.

I've added a picture of my daughter Mary. She's a little angel. She keeps me busy and laughing. I'm looking forward to Christmas this year with her. She will understand what's going on a bit more this year.

The weekend we are celebrating Christmas In July, my wife and I will be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary as well. It will be a busy joyous weekend, that's for sure.

I hope everyone is doing well.

What a cute picture of Mary! Thanks for sharing! Hope all is well with you! Happy Anniversary!!

 

[Holiday]

So I have had enough of summer already, although I have to suffer through until next Friday when the CIJ annual bash kicks off here. I decided today I would make a triple batch of Holidays super "Orange Zest" cookies!!

YUM! Send me some!!

 

[Holiday]

Not really, I just have this aversion to seafood or fruit on a pizza. In fact, in my most humble opinion, there are times when nothing is quite like an extra cheese pizza with no additional toppings. Not always mind you, but now and then...
I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was kind of full, but that usually happens with working my last mid-shift on Saturday and then trying to cram in a little work at home, some sleep and of course church. Makes for a weird Sunday and then, like now, I wind up awake at 2AM on Monday.
Enjoy Monday and another Christmas In July week...
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That was just funny - the timing. I never watch Roseanne but I just happened to catch that episode the day before you posted "no anchovies or pineapples" LOL!
Hope you had a nice Sunday & enjoy your day off today!!

 

[Holiday]

Morning Gunny. Interesting. Where do I find the recipe? We are having some warm days here as well and anything over 85+ sends me into the A/C comfort. Obviously all my activities this time of year are at first light until the heat says... enough already.
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It is posted in the recipe section, but here you go...


Orange Drop Cookies

2/3 C. Shortening
¾ C. Sugar
1 Egg
½ C. Orange Juice
2 C. Flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt

Icing:
2 ½ Tbsp. soft butter
1 ½ C. powdered sugar
1 ½ Tbsp. O.J.

Combine wet ingredients – Add dry ingredients. Bake @ 350º for 8-10 minutes. (You can add orange zest to the dough & icing, but I do not – I think it gets grainy)

 

[Holiday]

Happy Monday MMC! My brother leaves today which is a little sad although my body will be a little happy that I can finally get back to a normal routine. He'll tell us how he will return for Christmas time. Boy that just seems crazy to think about in July but the way time goes we all know it's not a crazy amount of time from now. Hopefully it will go nice and slow eventually. The sun is out and a typical week with highs in the 80s is expected this week. I'm off Friday so as the saying goes 4 days of work for a 3 day weekend is well worth it. Have a great start to your summer week!

Safe travels to your brother! I'm sure you all had a great time!! Nice he will be home again for Christmas!! I was able to talk with my Massachusetts brother on the phone yesterday. He & my SIL should be home for Christmas this year as our niece gets married Dec. 30th!

Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning, People of the Holidays.
A new week has arrived, right on schedule. A week which will see us enter the LAST third of our journey to Christmas Season 2017!

The numbers:
Days to the Season: 126
Days to Christmas Day: 168

The Milestone:
The TWO-THIRDS marker to the Season.
The distance:
FOUR days ahead.
The goal:
Revel in getting another big step closer to our holiday of choice!


The temp and humidity were down a bit yesterday and no rain fell.
Pretty good really, for early July in these parts.
Should be at least reasonably comfortable again today, with a fairly low chance of precipitation.
Right now, we are at 75 degrees here in our part of MMC.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Everyone!

Thanks crown! I hope you have a Marvelous Monday also!!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

View attachment 37543 Hello Everyone,

127 Days until the Christmas Season? We start on November 1st, so it's even closer than that for our household. Yesterday, we started our Christmas In July grocery shopping, so it reminded me I needed to stop by mymerrychristmas. It's been a few months since I poked my nose in. Life has been enjoyably busy with my daughter, who's 17 months old and the golf season. I've played 50 rounds to date, between golf and my family life, this year seems to be flying by.

I've added a picture of my daughter Mary. She's a little angel. She keeps me busy and laughing. I'm looking forward to Christmas this year with her. She will understand what's going on a bit more this year.

The weekend we are celebrating Christmas In July, my wife and I will be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary as well. It will be a busy joyous weekend, that's for sure.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Aww..she is adorable!!
I agree this year is flying by!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Merry Monday All!!
My oldest is at camp for the week. She was so excited because she is now a Counselor in Training so she was assigned to the little girls cabin that are 7 y/o. I am sure she will have so stories to tell when I pick her up on Friday.
Just work for me today and another beautiful week.
I have Monday off so it is nice to have a long weekend to look forward to!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I spent mine working at my brother's house, helping him get ready for the wedding reception they're planning in his yard. He's having Low Country Boil for everyone, and a live band. Boy, he had a lot of heavy stuff to move, and we installed new tile in his bathroom.

Glad to be back at work again.

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Merry Monday All!!
My oldest is at camp for the week. She was so excited because she is now a Counselor in Training so she was assigned to the little girls cabin that are 7 y/o. I am sure she will have so stories to tell when I pick her up on Friday.
Just work for me today and another beautiful week.
I have Monday off so it is nice to have a long weekend to look forward to!

Good morning SFM!! I hope your daughter has a blast at camp this week! Hope their weather is good.
Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I spent mine working at my brother's house, helping him get ready for the wedding reception they're planning in his yard. He's having Low Country Boil for everyone, and a live band. Boy, he had a lot of heavy stuff to move, and we installed new tile in his bathroom.

Glad to be back at work again.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Sounds like it will be a great wedding! Have a relaxing day at work!

 

[whitney37354]

I actually remembered CIJ on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. This is the first year it's been available on our cable package. I DVR'd The Christmas Card & watched parts & pieces of other shows. We went into a Hallmark store on Saturday & the ornaments are ready for next week, under cover of course. DH said, "We can't peek?" I told him no, because we have the Dreambook at home & you'll get your ornaments next week!

 

[Bradmac]

I actually remembered CIJ on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. This is the first year it's been available on our cable package. I DVR'd The Christmas Card & watched parts & pieces of other shows. We went into a Hallmark store on Saturday & the ornaments are ready for next week, under cover of course. DH said, "We can't peek?" I told him no, because we have the Dreambook at home & you'll get your ornaments next week!

Oh, the torture!

 

[Crown 84]

Thanks Crown!! Looks like the hurricane season is starting up nicely this year. I sure miss those down there.

Well, we can send our next one your way if you wish!