Christmas Countdown - 2017

[Holiday]

Good evening,

It feels weird the first night in a long time to not turn on my outdoor lights, slowly the Christmas will be put into hibernation.
I am still not feeling well, almost 3 weeks now of fighting this virus, but today I was dealing with dizzy spells.
NCGunny, I made a calendar on Shutterfly, I was sent a promo code for a free calendar and took advantage of it. I made mine of all pictures of Christmas trees. Thanks for the idea, I can't wait until it gets here.
We are now 40 days out from our Disney trip, that has really cleared up the remaining PCB's, we are down to a few weeks until we start packing and shopping for the trip. Getting excited about it n9w.

I hope you all had a great day.

Goodnight, friends

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I turned off the few outside lights I still had up last night too. There are still some solar lights around the shrubs out front but they never really did work all that great. I'll be taking them down after this ice melts!
Nice to have vaca to look forward too. We'll be heading to Hawaii next month. I haven't even had a chance to think about it. Guess I better start, huh?!?

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning and Merry Tuesday!

I feel a little bit disconnected as I can't spend enough time here catching up with everyone. I really hope everyone is well. Thinking of you all. Sorry if I have missed anything important.

Arctic blast heading our way bringing with it severe cold and thundersnow by end of week! Brrrrr


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Stay safe & warm festive!! It's always nice to see you when you have time to pop in!! I hope you are having a nice January so far!!! xx

 

[Christmasstar]

Good Morning MMC !

buses cancelled, schools closed. driving is bad but I have to head into work by 10am.
Going to get worse as the day goes.
Then after this the temps go up and rain is expected. Going to be even messier on the roads.
Would be nice to just stay home and drink tea and watch movies.
But it is what it is, so we live with it and drive carefully.

Hope you all stay warm and safe. Have a great day !!

 

[Holiday]

Morning! Hope everyone had a good Monday. Mine flew. I was so busy at work and today will be the same. It's cold out but not as brutal as yesterday. Should be warmer this afternoon and then even much milder Wednesday through Friday. Bring it on I say. A January thaw is what I need right now. Still plenty of Christmas lights out there. Keep them going. Love seeing them in January.
Have a great day!

Enjoy your tree & the lights. There aren't too many left around here!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning, Friends.
Plowing along through January now, with our next Milestone clearly in sight.

Days to the Season: 307
Days to Christmas Day: 349

And in fact that marker, the 300-day Season Window, stands just 7 days ahead now.
Precisely one week to go.
(We have indeed advance efficiently so far!)


It remained below 30 degrees all day yesterday and most of the ice is still with us.
This morning has again started off quite cold at 25 degrees but by late moning, we should finally move over the freezing mark and on past 40 to get some melting going!


Have a Terrific Tuesday, Everybody!

You didn't have to share your ice with me!!!

 

[Christmas Knight]

Oh, I do feel sad at this time of year....I love this site for cheering me up!
Took the very last of the decorations down today.
My best wishes to everyone!

I know exactly how you feel!

 

[Holiday]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

I love seeing all the new and seldom-seen posters! It's great to have you all, and I hope you're with us for the duration!

I didn't expect it to be in the 20's again this morning. I turned off the pool pump yesterday afternoon, thinking the freezing weather was behind us. I walked outside this morning to a thick coat of frost on my truck. I turned on the pool pump with my fingers crossed, hoping the pipes weren't frozen, but it ran normally. Whew!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Whew!

Glad to hear your pool was working fine!! Stay warm until your warm up!!!
And I agree - it's nice to see some new or rarely seen faces around here to kick off the new year!! Of course I always enjoy the regulars too!

Have a great day Brad!!

 

[Christmas Knight]

Serious Eggnog withdrawl going on!! They really need to sell it year round.

Holy cow, that's been my argument for years!! I used an old family recipe and made some from scratch this year ... boozy and delicious (which coincidentally is how I sometimes describe myself)... brought back good memories of Christmases past.

 

[NcGunny]

Holy cow, that's been my argument for years!! I used an old family recipe and made some from scratch this year ... boozy and delicious (which coincidentally is how I sometimes describe myself)... brought back good memories of Christmases past.

I have talked to people that are able to find it almost all year. By the time I knew it could be frozen it was to late...stores had stopped getting it in. I suspect the stuff some people get all year might be the imitation 'Nog.

 

[Ryan]

Hello everyone. Things have been crazy! Busy. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.

 

[Bradmac]

Polar Bear swim in Feb?

I'm not sure even polar bears would go for that!


Reminds me of Louann, bless her heart.

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good evening,

It feels weird the first night in a long time to not turn on my outdoor lights, slowly the Christmas will be put into hibernation.
I am still not feeling well, almost 3 weeks now of fighting this virus, but today I was dealing with dizzy spells.
NCGunny, I made a calendar on Shutterfly, I was sent a promo code for a free calendar and took advantage of it. I made mine of all pictures of Christmas trees. Thanks for the idea, I can't wait until it gets here.
We are now 40 days out from our Disney trip, that has really cleared up the remaining PCB's, we are down to a few weeks until we start packing and shopping for the trip. Getting excited about it n9w.

I hope you all had a great day.

Goodnight, friends

I

Hope you feel better xmas!! Maybe you have an inner ear thing going on..
So fun that you have Disney to look forward to!

Good Morning and Merry Tuesday!

I feel a little bit disconnected as I can't spend enough time here catching up with everyone. I really hope everyone is well. Thinking of you all. Sorry if I have missed anything important.

Arctic blast heading our way bringing with it severe cold and thundersnow by end of week! Brrrrr


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Hope you are doing well, Festive!

Morning! Hope everyone had a good Monday. Mine flew. I was so busy at work and today will be the same. It's cold out but not as brutal as yesterday. Should be warmer this afternoon and then even much milder Wednesday through Friday. Bring it on I say. A January thaw is what I need right now. Still plenty of Christmas lights out there. Keep them going. Love seeing them in January.
Have a great day!

Happy Tuesday Edge...my days have been flying by as well...cannot wait for the warm up!

Good morning MMC!! Merry Tuesday!! We woke up covered in ice!!! Schools are all closed...but my work never called to tell me not to come in. Boooo! Ha ha!! I heard it coming down - along with wind - all night long!! But it's supposed to be 44º with rain today so it won't be sticking around too long!

Good thing we got mom out of the NH last night while the weather was still descent! We had a really nice meal. Good time, good food. Mom was glad to get out of there for awhile!! I also invited Moms friend/neighbor (my Mom #2) so they were happy to see each other.

Everyone, have a great Tuesday!!!

So happy you got your Mom home! Crazy with all that ice...be careful driving!! How exciting Hawaii next month!!

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

I love seeing all the new and seldom-seen posters! It's great to have you all, and I hope you're with us for the duration!

I didn't expect it to be in the 20's again this morning. I turned off the pool pump yesterday afternoon, thinking the freezing weather was behind us. I walked outside this morning to a thick coat of frost on my truck. I turned on the pool pump with my fingers crossed, hoping the pipes weren't frozen, but it ran normally. Whew!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Have a great day Brad!!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

GM MMC!! Merry Tuesday! My usual work today and my youngest is supposed to have basketball practice but she is fighting a cold so I may keep her home....we'll see. Hope you all have a great day!

 

[Crown 84]

You didn't have to share your ice with me!!!

Ice suppose not.
But then, I wouldn't want to be accused of being a hog.

 

[Iteachpercussion]

I like surprise days off. I could be productive and do some reading or grading, but no. Instead, I am relaxing and watching boxing videos.

 

[Holiday]

Good Tuesday morning! Temperatures slightly up this morning but it will REALLY warm up by tomorrow. Lots of snow predicted tonight, while I'll be at work. We went to the movies last night (we go 2-3 times a year) and saw Rogue One. I'm a big Star Wars fan and really enjoyed it. Taking it easy this morning, catching up on our dvr a bit. Hope everyone will have a wonderful day!

Stay safe on your way home from work!! Glad you enjoyed the movie!!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning MMC !

buses cancelled, schools closed. driving is bad but I have to head into work by 10am.
Going to get worse as the day goes.
Then after this the temps go up and rain is expected. Going to be even messier on the roads.
Would be nice to just stay home and drink tea and watch movies.
But it is what it is, so we live with it and drive carefully.

Hope you all stay warm and safe. Have a great day !!

Safe travels CS!!! Hope you stay safe & warm too!

 

[Holiday]

Hello everyone. Things have been crazy! Busy. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday.

Nice to see you stranger! Hope all is well with you, & your family!!

 

[Holiday]

So happy you got your Mom home! Crazy with all that ice...be careful driving!! How exciting Hawaii next month!!

Yes, hopefully by the end of next week she can come home to stay! xx

I haven't really even had a chance to think about Hawaii! I have mixed feelings about going - it's so far away & with Mom being sick! I just keep hoping & praying she is much stronger & stays healthy by then!! I don't like leaving & going so far away when she's not well! I did that in 2015 when we went to Cabo & Dad was sick. It was a beautiful trip but hard to fully enjoy when you're worrying about your loved one at home. Don't want to go through that again!!

 

[Martine]

I turned off the few outside lights I still had up last night too. There are still some solar lights around the shrubs out front but they never really did work all that great. I'll be taking them down after this ice melts!
Nice to have vaca to look forward too. We'll be heading to Hawaii next month. I haven't even had a chance to think about it. Guess I better start, huh?!?

Where in Hawaii will you stay/go Holiday? Hubby and I celebrated our 15th anniversary late December and we are looking into treating ourselves to a nice vacation this year. Hawaii is definitely on the short list. My in-laws will be going late January as well. I'm currently doing some research.