Christmas Countdown - 2017

[MerryCarey]

I got an email this morning about an "end of summer sale" WHAT??? Booo!

Yeah, we're halfway through August ... I'm not ready to give up summer yet. I haven't gotten my fill of enjoyment out of it yet this year!

 

[Martine]

Good morning MMC! Merry Monday! Merry Milestone Day! It's another beautiful day!

Gracie had a pretty good weekend. She had a lot more energy but yesterday while we were out & about she started with diarrhea! And lots of it. UGH! Poor girl!! Jim is off work today so it's up to him to keep an eye on her & decide if he needs to bring her in again today, or what! She has an appointment tomorrow afternoon if she doesn't go today. That girl!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!!

Glad to know that Gracie was alright this weekend, but diarrhea is no fun at all. I keep her in my thoughts and hope for good day today. Have a great one Holiday.

 

[Martine]

Yeah, we're halfway through August ... I'm not ready to give up summer yet. I haven't gotten my fill of enjoyment out of it yet this year!

I totally agree with you, Summer is going by too fast. And Summer weather sucked until late July, so that didn't help any. August has been preety good so far.

 

[Holiday]

Yeah, we're halfway through August ... I'm not ready to give up summer yet. I haven't gotten my fill of enjoyment out of it yet this year!

Totally agree!

 

[Holiday]

Glad to know that Gracie was alright this weekend, but diarrhea is no fun at all. I keep her in my thoughts and hope for good day today. Have a great one Holiday.

Thank you Martine! (((Hugs))) to you & Loki!

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

Good morning MMC ~
Merry Monday and Happy Milestone Day!
Busy day yesterday, we looked at at several wedding venues with my daughter and her fiancé. They ended up setting a date! January 4th, 2019. Less than a year and a half away! The catering hall is absolutely gorgeous. My daughter wanted a Christmas time wedding and the decorations at this place are spectacular. Of course the decorations will still be up for them on January 4th, we had that written in to the contract just to be sure! It will be magical. We are super excited!
I have an appointment later this morning with the naturopathic doctor. I need to stop at the health food store afterward. Other than that I'll just be working on my daily chores. My neighbor went fishing yesterday and brought us over some sea bass last night. My husband wants to have that for dinner tonight. I think I'll just pick up a pizza for the girls. That's about it for me. I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!

Nothing better than a Christmas season wedding. It adds a special dose of warm fuzzies to the festivities and cuts down on the decorating for the happy bridal party.

 

[Holiday]

When I got home for lunch there were no new messes, & Gracie seemed alert & ready to go outside! Fingers crossed! xx

 

[Festive Spirit]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

It was a long, hot weekend filled with attempts at mowing the lawn, mixed with mower repairs in the hot sun. Also, repairs to the pool pump. That was my Saturday. Then yesterday my brother wanted to cut down some huge pine trees in his yard. That was a lot of work, too. Thank goodness for Monday!!

On the bright side, we had boiled peanuts at Nancy's parents' home Saturday night, and a great lunch at mom's yesterday.

I hope y'all have a great day!

I bet lunch at mom's made up for all that hard work. Hope you and your family are all doing well.

 

[Festive Spirit]

When I got home for lunch there were no new messes, & Gracie seemed alert & ready to go outside! Fingers crossed! xx

Sounds positive! I will be praying for that sweet girl. She's my partner in crime afterall !

Many hugs to you ! Hang in there my friend.

 

[Festive Spirit]

Yeah, we're halfway through August ... I'm not ready to give up summer yet. I haven't gotten my fill of enjoyment out of it yet this year!

I'm still waiting for summer !

 

[MerryCarey]

I'm still waiting for summer !

A quick trip over to this side of the pond is indicated!

 

[Holiday]

Sounds positive! I will be praying for that sweet girl. She's my partner in crime afterall !

Many hugs to you ! Hang in there my friend.

Thanks so much Festive! Partners in crime indeed! It's nice to see you here again! We missed ya!

 

[Bradmac]

I bet lunch at mom's made up for all that hard work. Hope you and your family are all doing well.

As always! We're doing great, hope you are, too!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

How very exciting a date has been officially set!! It makes me dizzy to imagine how glorious it is going to be with a magical christmas theme! WOW! What a hectic few months ahead for you with christmas and the wedding to plan for. I look forward to hearing about it!

I love Sea bass, enjoy your dinner and good luck with your appointment.

Morning HMG. Certainly sounds like a full day and today does not sound like too much less...
Hopefully all these future plans will come off easily with no snags. I trust all in your household are well and enjoy this week...
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Love the idea of a Christmas-themed wedding! Has your daughter picked out a dress yet or did I miss this? I admit I watch wedding shows a lot and love seeing what the venues and dresses look like. Have a great day ahead HMG and enjoy the sea bass supper (had to look up what kind of fish it is in French).

How exciting!! Love the idea of a Christmas wedding!!
I would be having pizza with your daughters. LOL!
Have a great day HMG!

Nothing better than a Christmas season wedding. It adds a special dose of warm fuzzies to the festivities and cuts down on the decorating for the happy bridal party.

Thanks everyone!
Martine, my daughter did not pick out a dress yet. Now that the date is finally set the fun will begin. We will be going shopping soon, I will keep you posted!

 

[Holiday]

Everyone, have a great evening!!!

 

[Jason]

********** MILESTONE DAY **********



Good Morning, Friends!
It's certainly good to be back after a nice family reunion down in South Carolina.

But what's also so good that it's incredible, is the fact that we have arrived at another Milestone Day.
And not only that, but the marker in question is the THREE QUARTERS point to Christmas Season 2017!
That really doesn't seem possible, but yet........
(Now, I'm truly afraid to check the chart for the next marker. We will postpone that until tomorrow!)

Days to the Season: 91
Days to Christmas Day: 133

A load of THANKS! to our dual guest counters, Edge and NcGunny, who saw us through the lead-up to today's Milestone Day with professional class!
(We have such good folks here, don't we?)


Our weather in SC was warm and humid (as it is there every year in August). We had a heavy rain Friday night into Saturday morning, but it occurred when everyone was in bed anyway.
(The sound of rain is great for sleeping!)
Today may see some rain here in the capital city as well, and this fourth and final quarter of our Season count has begun very cloudy, at 74 degrees.


Have a Marvelous Monday, Everyone Everywhere out their in the Great MMC Nation!

3/4 back around. Amazing!

 

[NcGunny]

Afternoon all!! Putting the finishing touches up on my diorama that is going to Indy to become owned by a sponsor for their display cases. Sometimes I have a brainstorm..and today I just couldnt figure out how to scale some Dragon eggs for the diorama. I grabbed a bag of Pistachios and started cracking em when it dawned on me..lol the answer was in the bag. Shells scaled perfectly with the size dragons and figures I had used. I love it when a plan comes together!! --Hannibal Smith

 

[Martine]

Afternoon all!! Putting the finishing touches up on my diorama that is going to Indy to become owned by a sponsor for their display cases. Sometimes I have a brainstorm..and today I just couldnt figure out how to scale some Dragon eggs for the diorama. I grabbed a bag of Pistachios and started cracking em when it dawned on me..lol the answer was in the bag. Shells scaled perfectly with the size dragons and figures I had used. I love it when a plan comes together!! --Hannibal Smith

Great idea with the pistachios (love pistachios). Will we get a pic or two before you send off your diorama to Indy?

 

[MichelleluvsChristmas]

Phew, I am ready for summer to be over. It has been sickeningly hot here in Colorado! I'm so ready for the leaves to fall, and for some snow to fall (although, it never hangs around for long). Also, I put up my Christmas decor on Halloween. I shut off most of the lights, and put on some music and take out and put up all my decorations. It's lovely!

 

[sugarmuffin25]

Merry Monday all!

Hope everyone is doing well. I have been thinking of you all as we move closer to the start of the ber months. Wow can you believe it!

Things have been hectic as we settle into the new house and complete some refurbishments and redecorating. Working hard to finish up by end of summer so the house will be ready for autumn/halloween decor!

I am enjoying a cup of Lipton. Maybe a couple of you may know what this means. My mum is here!!! She arrived August 01st and will be staying till end of September. It's been really good to have her here especially as it has been such a challenging year.

I also have some news. We have adopted two kittens! As some of you know, our previous house was too small for pets so this has been such a special milestone for us!! Here they are ...

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This is Nico and Whiskey !

What beautiful kittens!!!