Christmas Countdown - 2017

[MerryCarey]

How are we going to make it through FIVE days this week?!?

That's what I've been wondering!

 

[Holiday]

Lol..I am in denial Merry so I wont take nothing down yet. I had previously taken down 1 tree but it has since been put back up due to decoration logistics (which is just me being in denial..lol). Those lights still twinkle, the balls still shine if only I could make it Christmas all the time...
--- A NcGunny original maybe?

I believe I'm in denial too!!!

 

[MerryCarey]

A cold morning ... single digits Fahrenheit. The frost on my side windows was so hard I couldn't get it all off, but I got most of it!

Here's Monday of a five-day workweek. Stick to it and it'll be over before long!

 

[Holiday]

Good evening,

It is a winter wonderland here, it was first suppose to be 1-3 inches, last night 3-5, now 6-8. Work was extremely busy, and then my family Christmas party was fun. Most of my family cancelled due to weather, but it was a small gathering.
My wife gave me a Santa for my birthday, and kids gave me a Bluetooth speaker. So it was a good day.

I hope you all had a great day

Goodnight, everyone

Happy Belated birthday!! Sounds like it was a great one!!!

 

[Holiday]

Woke up at 4:45am after falling asleep last night at 7:45pm. Big inventory day today, we're prepared, hope it goes as planned.
It is currently -23°C/-9°F with the windchill Everyone have a great Sunday!

Hope inventory went extra good!!! xx

 

[Crown 84]

Oh darn!!! I was praying for only snow for you!!! Nobody needs sleet! Yuck!! Hope you are all safe 'n sound!!!

Thanks. No problem, really.
We are still well below freezing however, and just sitting around waiting for it warm up to melt the ice off the roads.

 

[noodlenoggin]

I kept doing that last year "not sure I have time to take the tree down" and wound up keeping it up till the end of January. Best decision I made.

Good to know others still have their trees up. I still have my mid size one up and probably won't take it down until later on this week.

 

[Edge612]

Good morning and Happy Monday!
It's going to be a pretty busy day for me. My youngest has off and we scheduled a couple of doctor appointments. I don't usually like to schedule more than one appointment in the same day but she has off so she figured we'd cram it all in. So I'll be in and out today, I'm going to take a ride with her to keep her company and pay the co-pays lol. I'll be working on my daily chores in between. Dinner will be escarole and bean soup with tortellini. I'll pick a pizza up to go with it, I know I've mentioned before that the girls think soup isn't "real food" That's about it for me. Hope everyone has a nice day and a great week ahead!!!

I've always told my mom that soup isn't real food. If you can drink it then it's not food lol. But I like soup sometimes as a side thing...but I've always been more of a meat and bread type of guy.

 

[Edge612]

Can you imagine the fun Gracie & Rollins would have in the snow??!! Gracie was giddy all weekend. She just LOVES it!!! The snow, the cold....LOVES it!

They'd love it. He was doing the zoomies in it. But today I think it was too cold for him...he got into a little deeper snow and started to whine. Temps were about 15-20 degrees colder than on Saturday. I grabbed him quick and took him in.

 

[Holiday]

Happy Sunday everyone ~
We ended up getting about 8 inches of snow. Looks very pretty out there! Not too much going on here today. I'm just going to work on the laundry and I plan on making lasagna for dinner. My husband is painting our bedroom today. We picked a color called dusty gold, looks very nice and cozy with our cherry wood furniture. He's also putting a wood floor down. Our bedroom was the last room that had carpet and I'm glad to see it go. The wood is much easier to clean, especially with Maggie and all of these kitty cats. That's about it for me. Hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!

Sounds beautiful. Hoping to see pics!

 

[Holiday]

Just look at this nasty forecast!!!

 

[Holiday]

Good evening,
Just a quick pop in tonight.
This Sunday went incredibly fast, we had a little get together for my birthday today. Yummy meatballs, pasta, salad. As it is every year, it is the final holiday get together. They start Halloween night with a big family meal after trick or treating , a small immediate family Thanksgiving right after the big family Thanksgiving., my wife's birthday, Christmas eve, Christmas day, and New Year’s Eve, and then my birthday. Lots and lots of family meals the last 3+ months. It was also the final night of my out door lights being on, it's always a sad time turning them off for the last time until November, but they will be on again in 10 months. I will still be enjoying my trees for a little longer.

I hope you all had a great day.

Goodnight, everyone

Sounds like some fun & yummy months!!!

 

[Holiday]

Merry Morning,

Well I know Mondays can be tough for some and Mondays in January even tougher Hope everyone is coping though. Hang in there. It can only get better

This time of year I focus on my work and projects to keep me distracted. PCBs haven't been bad at all this year but there has been a lot else going so I guess that's helped .

Well have a great Monday and start to the week all.
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Good morning/afternoon Festive!! Hope you are having a great Monday!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning MMC !
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snowing again and will for today and tomorrow and then it will rain. Nothing like variety in the weather !

Off to work, have a great day all !!

Have a great day star!! Weather is crazy!! -2 yesterday 56º by mid week. What the heck!?

 

[Holiday]

Good Monday morning! Day off today. Inventory went well yesterday but I wound up staying at work longer than I had hoped afterwards, trying to get some extra work done. David has physio this morning and then we'll run som errands and go see my in-laws. We may not have time to take down the tree yet. I'm hoping we can make it to the move theatre tonight, been wanting to see Rogue One for a while now. Have a great day everyone!

Glad inventory went well & I hope you get to the movie theater!!! xx Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning, Joyously Jolly January Jumpers.

Well, let's get a jump on today's number then, OK?
Days to the Season: 308
Days to Christmas Day: 350

And this will really have you jumping for joy: As of TOMORROW, we will be down to just one, lone, solitary week until our first Milestone of the 2017 count season, that marker being, of course, the 300-day Season Window.
And after that point has been reached, we will begin the start of a 200's level count to Christmas Season 2017.
(Wow! It's still early January and we are really moving right along, aren't we?)


Well, it was a very cold and miserable day yesterday with the temperature never getting above 25 degrees and no visible ice melting save for where the sun was shining on the roads.
We are predicted to have another sub-freezing day today before saner temperatures return tomorrow afternoon.
Currently, we are shivering to 12 degrees here in central North Carolina!


Well, the Packers won big yesterday evening and now move on to face the Cowboys in what will no doubt be a challenging game.
GO PACK!


Have a Marvelous Monday, Folks, regardless of your weather or the status of your NFL team of choice!

So close to our 1st milestone!!!
Though I am a Zeek fan, I will be pulling for your Packers!!!
Have a good day crown!

 

[Holiday]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

It's finally cold in the south! It's been down in the 20's and 30's for a couple days. Of course, it's supposed to be nearly 80°F on Thursday. Oh, well. Winter was fun while it lasted LOL!

We had chili Saturday night, and it really hit the spot. I'm hoping to make a pot of homemade soup tonight, trying to get some more savory food in me before spring arrives later this week.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Enjoy your cooler temps while you have them....and the soup!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Monday all! First full week back at work. Hope you all have an amazing day!

Happy Monday FKB!!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Monday Morning, all. It's fun to see the numbers of posts grow greater as the days to Christmas grow less. My husband and I had an interesting experience this weekend; We went to the Bar Mitzvah for my employer's 13 year old son. The service was 3 hours long and all in Hebrew, but there was a service book with the translation for visitors like us. The cantor (man that sang the service) sang the WHOLE 3 hours. Just when I thought he'd have to rest, he'd break out fresh like he'd just started. His voice was gorgeous. Think Pavarotti crossed with Zero Mostel (he was Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof), and you get some idea. There was no organ, no band, no instrument of any kind. Just this cantor singing. And then my boss' son got up for the Bar Mitzvah reading that he was to do, and HE chanted in Hebrew for at least half and hour. Wow! Talk about a tough rite of passage! And then his parents got up and gave him a traditional blessing, with their hands on his head and the whole nine yards. They were so proud I thought they were going to burst. There was a reception too, but it had started to snow during the service, and the roads were getting bad so we had to leave. But I was genuinely impressed with the courtesy and friendliness shown to the visitors by the congregation, and I really enjoyed the service.

Time to get back to work now; just wanted to share a Bar Mitzvah with all of you. Have a great week!

Sounds like an amazing experience!!! Glad you enjoyed & made it home safe!

 

[Holiday]

Here we go again. Another Monday. At least it will see us break the freezing mark for the first time since last Tuesday hopefully. There's talk of a major freezing rain event though at the end of the week. So I'll be spending the next few days making sure I'm ready. That way its guaranteed to miss us. I hope everyone has a great day!!

We sure don't need any freezing rain events!!!!!