Christmas Countdown - 2017

[sugarmuffin25]

Hope so too. Made an appointment for tomorrow for a Dr. my coworker recommended. Think it's time I start visiting the Dr. on a more regular basis than I have over the past years. Getting older ya know...

Glad to hear you have an appointment! Will be praying everything is ok!

 

[mgramsey]

Good afternoon. My wife teaches at a local elementary school (only 1 in our county). They were warned today of bears hanging around the school. Security cameras have seen them numerous times. It is bear hunting season here so they are on the move. Sheriff deputies stayed at the school as kids were outside and boarding the school buses. Kinda cool.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Oh gosh!! It's looking so pretty!!! This is so exciting!!

Thank you both!

I have that same white "PEACE" ornament that's towards the bottom of your tree! Or actually, mine might say BELIEVE - which I think you also have!

Yes, I have Peace, Believe, HoHoHo, Joy and Noel

 

[DoYouHearWhatIHear]

Morning everyone. Another Monday morning, but one that starts a special week. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Hey Tis! Hope you had a great day! It's definitely beginning to look a lot like the Season around here!!

Merry Morning to all,
It is freezing out as temps reach below minus. Cold crisp beautiful day but I am stuck in with the kids who are both unwell. Shame they have to miss their first day back at school today.

Santa has arrived in the city!

Bundle up--and hope your boys are on the mend already! Hi Santa!! <3

the mrs and i have been making our way through Hallmark Christmas classics - almost 1 per night!

The non-descript straight-to-tv movies are great - just good, clean, yuletide drama.

CB-I too enjoy the Hallmark Christmas classics! They're a great stress reliever aren't they?!

Good morning ~
Happy Monday!
It’s going to be cloudy with showers later today, highs near 68 degrees. Not too much going on here. I have an appointment with my naturopathic doctor this morning. Back home afterward to work on my daily chores and hopefully finish decorating my Keepsake tree. I’m so tempted to pull all of my Christmas decorations out but my husband wants to hold off. At least I get to enjoy this one tree for now. The glow of those lights at night make me so happy, gives me the warm and fuzzies!
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!
xx

Hey HMG! Glad you're seeing a naturopathic doc. I see an osteopath and really enjoy his care. I hope you finished decorating that beautiful Keepsake tree and are enjoying those warm fuzzies from the lights!!

Morning MMC! The last week before the Christmas Season? Yes I guess that is true somehow, someway. Had a mostly good weekend. Now time for a 5 day week. Looks like it will be mild today before a cool down. Starting to really think about Thanksgiving now. I think it's hitting me how close we are to it. I hope for a good day for everyone at MMC. Enjoy it...cause something major is coming next week!

Have a great week Edge!!! Wonderful things just ahead! Enjoy every second-glad to be along the journey together with everyone, including you!!

 

[DoYouHearWhatIHear]

Morning Brent. Always nice to find that special place where Christmas comes alive for you (besides the home of course). I have seen some commercials, but not a big fan of them. Which is why I record more TV than I watch live. Some are very nice and I do have favorites from years past. Have a great week...
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I love what you call "the special place where Christmas comes alive for you." What a beautiful way to say that! Thanks for sharing CGY!

Good Monday morning! It's raining right now but it should clear up later today and temperatures will take a dive. We're supposed to be below zero Celsius by week's end. Some online Christmas shopping for me today and catching up on the dvr. Hope you all enjoy a great day!

Brr!! Hope you had a great day shopping and enjoying the DVR!!

Good Morning MMC !!

Monday morning and already into the first full week of November.
I too have many thoughts on where to put Christmas trees and decorations this year. We’re still looking for the perfect tree. We must have artificial as the real causes too many allergies to flare up here. I know where I want to put it, or I should say them, just have to find them.
I have many new and old lights this year and plan on putting a lot on the outside as well as on the inside.

But for now I’m concentrating on the cake competition and getting my cakes done.
Going to be starting a job that’s only 2 1/2 hours a day ( reminds me of my school bus driving days) I am blessed to be able to look after a six-year-old little girl, get her up and ready for school and then take her there. Going to be fun especially with Christmas coming!

Right now I am enjoying a mug of tea and the quietness of the morning.

Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas Day !!

Sounds great CS!! Happy for you!! Hope you had a lovely Christmasy day yourself!

Good Morning, One-Week-To-Go Season Enthusiasts!
That's right, Folks. ONE week to go!

Days to the Season: 7 (ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!)
Days to Thanksgiving: 17 (UNDER 2 1/2 weeks remain!)
Days to Christmas Day: 49 (SEVEN WEEKS from today!)

Wow, Guys.
And what's more, our Special Post Series begins THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!
Double-WOW!!

It was warmer yesterday, as the sun melted away our morning clouds, revealing a very nice afternoon.
Today should see the temperature climb into the upper 70's with little chance of rain.
We are at 56 degrees right now, here in the capital city.

Have a Marvelous Monday, Friends!


{ The Special Post Series. It begins in just 3 days!! }

Such exciting news Crown!! Thanks so much for the good news!!

Greetings all. Monday has once again made the weekly appearance to let us know it is the start of another week and seven days closer to our favorite day of the year.
With the cold setting in, today I will inflate the large Christmas yard decoration and figure out where to place the fence line for the corral. Then the decoration will come back in and the fence posts will go up. That and some work in the garage will be about it for today. My daughter has requested me to fix Taco Pizza for our family TV time tonight, so I will have to make a brief HyVee stop today.
I hope everyone had a nice week and that the weather where ever you are is allowing for your holiday spirit to grow. I came across a section that had letters to Santa, so I am going to post one a day (for awhile anyway). Have a great week...
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Hope you had a fun day decorating and enjoying that Taco Pizza!

Good morning everyone! What a stormy day we had yesterday! I felt so bad for our neighbor down the street; he just finished putting out all of his Christmas decorations (including probably about 15 inflatables, huge ones as well, he goes all out for Halloween and Christmas every year) and then we had a horrible thunderstorm last night with heavy rain and very strong wind. I hope none of his decorations were damaged! I spent the day decorating and ended it with a crock pot of homemade chicken noodle soup and garlic bread. It was the perfect day for that kind of meal! Today I will just get some errands done and hopefully continue the decorating process! I have some health issues that make that a very slow process, but that just means I prolong the fun! Have a great day everyone!

Hope your neighbor's decor is okay and that you enjoy decorating and that tasty crockpot meal!!

 

[DoYouHearWhatIHear]

Merry Monday!
Looks like we will have a mild day and then head into some cooler weather...which is ok with me I am ready for it.
Just work for me today and my kids have tomorrow off for Election Day and Friday for Veterans day. I also took Friday off so I am looking forward to a long weekend.
I just bought a couple more Christmas gifts...only 48 day left!! How did that happen?
Have a great day!

Hope you had a great day SFM and you have a great week before your day off!

Have had a really weird/scary morning. Ran like I always do and at the end had to stop. Nothing stops me...but I felt such a pain in my chest so suddenly. I could barely stand/walk at the end. I wound up trying to do other exercises and then felt it again. Collapsed in bed...laid there for about 90 minutes...I literally felt almost paralyzed. I am up and walking around now trying to take it easy. I never felt anything like that before...my chest and my back really hurt so bad it was like I couldn't even stand up. I am not sure what I did to myself this morning or why that happened out of nowhere.

Agree with others--call your doc and get checked out. Let us know how you're doing. That way you can enjoy the holiday without wondering what's going on.

Good morning MMC!! How in the world is it Monday again already? Did we even have a weekend???

We had crazy storms/tornado come through yesterday. The tornado didn't hit directly here, but in the town Jim works in about 15 miles from here. Lots of building damage. There were 2 people injured from what I'm hearing, but I believe everyone is ok. Jims uncle & his cousin both lost barns. So scary! My bro/sil came flying over to Moms & helped me carry her in her wheel chair down the basement - twice. It's never a good sound to hear those tornado sirens going off! Thankfully our town was spared for the major storms/damage. EEK!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

Glad you were spared but prayers for those affected!

I took a vacation day off from work today. Just puttering around getting things put away and trying to neaten up ahead of decorating. I'm also in the midst of sewing together a gift afghan, so it's a good day to tackle that.

Hope you enjoyed your day off and getting ready for the decorating!! Exciting MC!!

 

[DoYouHearWhatIHear]

Hope so too. Made an appointment for tomorrow for a Dr. my coworker recommended. Think it's time I start visiting the Dr. on a more regular basis than I have over the past years. Getting older ya know...

Glad to hear it Edge! I see mine more regularly now and really am glad I do. Hope things go well for you.

Good Afternoon/Evening to all.....Hope everyone is having a Merry Monday so far...Its a bitter cold day here today Brrrrrrrrrrr....In less than 2 weeks time my tree will be twinkling again for the festive season...Sooo Excited here guys....Enjoy the rest of your Merry Monday

Hope you had a Merry Monday Prancer! Such an exciting time leading up to the season!!

I took Mom Christmas shopping on Saturday & Sunday & I ended up getting quite a bit done myself! DD & I watched part of a Hallmark Christmas movie on Sunday morning. I usually spend Veteran's Day (this Friday) wrapping Christmas presents, and before this weekend I didn't have anything to wrap. So glad to get some of that done!

Glad you had a fun and productive weekend whitney!! Have a great week!!

Hauling out decorations and taking stuff off the walls..then dusting and rewrapping pics and shelf items...lol Its a never ending battle with the dirt!

Always!! Fight the good fight NCG!!

Just got an updated email about stores closing on Thanksgiving:

Here’s the full list of retailers that have already announced they will close on Thanksgiving:

• A.C. Moore
• Abt Electronics
• Academy Sports + Outdoors
• At Home
• BJ’s Wholesale Club
• Blain’s Farm and Fleet
• Burlington
• Cabela’s
• Cost Plus World Market
• Costco
• Craft Warehouse
• Crate and Barrel
• DSW – Designer Shoe Warehouse
• Ethan Allen
• Gardner-White Furniture
• Guitar Center
• H&M
• Half Price Books
• Harbor Freight
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Depot
• HomeGoods
• Homesense
• IKEA
• JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores
• Jos. A. Bank
• La-Z-Boy (all corporately owned stores)
• Lowe’s
• Marshalls
• Mattress Firm
• Micro Center
• Music & Arts
• Neiman Marcus
• Office Depot and OfficeMax
• Outdoor Research (closed Black Friday too)
• P.C. Richard & Son
• Party City
• Patagonia
• Petco
• PetSmart
• Pier 1 Imports
• Publix
• Raymour & Flanigan Furniture
• Sam’s Club
• Sierra Trading Post
• Sportsman’s Warehouse
• Sprint (Corporate & Dealer Owned Stores; Mall Kiosks May Open)
• Staples
• Sur La Table
• The Container Store
• The Original Mattress Factory
• TJ Maxx
• Tractor Supply
• Trollbeads
• Von Maur
• West Marine

I'm so thankful they're doing this. It always upsets me to know folks can't enjoy their holiday with their families. My husband works in health care so that's one reason to miss, but to miss for others that aren't vital always seemed a shame for me. Open at midnight on Black Friday!

Everyone, have a great evening!!! It will be dark so early, even more so since it's so dreary out!

Just means it's time to turn those twinkling lights on!!

 

[DoYouHearWhatIHear]

Good afternoon. My wife teaches at a local elementary school (only 1 in our county). They were warned today of bears hanging around the school. Security cameras have seen them numerous times. It is bear hunting season here so they are on the move. Sheriff deputies stayed at the school as kids were outside and boarding the school buses. Kinda cool.

Oh wow! never a dull moment right mgr?!

 

[Christmasstar]

this is the tree I made for my Christmas at home cake in the upcoming competition. Still needs decorations. this is about 8" tall. It took 5 hours to make as each bough was made separately and then put on to form the tree.

 

[MerryCarey]

this is the tree I made for my Christmas at home cake in the upcoming competition. Still needs decorations. this is about 8" tall. It took 5 hours to make as each bough was made separately and then put on to form the tree.

A-mazing! That's a beautiful piece of work.

 

[chrimbo_bear]

CB-I too enjoy the Hallmark Christmas classics! They're a great stress reliever aren't they?!

Definitely - we're doing the "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" series, of which only one seems to be Christmas-themed. It made me cry, i'll admit....

Will gladly take recommendations - the more 80s, the better!

Good day all x

 

[chrimbo_bear]

Okay most of the ornaments are up, just a few more to go. I’m decorating in between chores lol. I still need to put a tree topper and skirt on but this is what it looks like so far ~

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That is a WONDERFUL tree.

If there was a career called "Christmas Tree Architect", you'd be the master.

 

[Festive Spirit]

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this is the tree I made for my Christmas at home cake in the upcoming competition. Still needs decorations. this is about 8" tall. It took 5 hours to make as each bough was made separately and then put on to form the tree.

wow!! good luck!

 

[Festive Spirit]

Merry Tuesday!
The Christmas adverts have started here! So exciting! I will start a thread to post all the new christmas adverts for this year. Please share yours from across the pond too.

From Marks and Spencers ...





Share your adverts here http://mymerrychristmas.com/forum/threads/christmas-adverts-2017.67307/

 

[chrimbo_bear]

Merry Tuesday!
The Christmas adverts have started here! So exciting! I will start a thread to post all the new christmas adverts for this year. Please share yours from across the pond too.

From Marks and Spencers ...

wow! exciting

when i head over to England in December, Marks and Sparks is going to get a good walloping - love their chrimbo grub.

thanks for posting that

the john lewis one should also be out soon no?

 

[Festive Spirit]

wow! exciting

when i head over to England in December, Marks and Sparks is going to get a good walloping - love their chrimbo grub.

thanks for posting that

the john lewis one should also be out soon no?

Morning Chrimbo,
Yes. In fact there is a potential teaser to the John Lewis advert but nothing official yet. We all wait on the edge of our seats for the John Lewis don't we lol !
Hope you enjoy your time at M&S. Their Christmas adverts are always great. Liked last years one a lot.

 

[Edge612]

Morning MMC! The last day before the special posts! Oh and I post tomorrow so I guess that I better finish writing. After my physical issues Monday morning my car wouldn't start on my lunch break Monday afternoon at work. One of those days huh? But then it did start when I went to go home and I went right to my Mechanic so he can look into it. Figured might as well get an inspection/oil change done anyway since it's due next month while it's there. And I am going to the Dr. on my lunch break today. Feel not as bad today...but definitely still feel something isn't right. Not sure what it is. Have a good day!

 

[Martine]

this is the tree I made for my Christmas at home cake in the upcoming competition. Still needs decorations. this is about 8" tall. It took 5 hours to make as each bough was made separately and then put on to form the tree.

That is gorgeous Christmasstar! What kind of cake did you make for each layer to stay put like that? Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Martine]

Morning Chrimbo,
Yes. In fact there is a potential teaser to the John Lewis advert but nothing official yet. We all wait on the edge of our seats for the John Lewis don't we lol !
Hope you enjoy your time at M&S. Their Christmas adverts are always great. Liked last years one a lot.

Evwr since you showed us the John Lewis Christmas ads here, I too cannot wait. I've started seeing Holiday ads here, but nothing as good.

 

[Martine]

Morning MMC! The last day before the special posts! Oh and I post tomorrow so I guess that I better finish writing. After my physical issues Monday morning my car wouldn't start on my lunch break Monday afternoon at work. One of those days huh? But then it did start when I went to go home and I went right to my Mechanic so he can look into it. Figured might as well get an inspection/oil change done anyway since it's due next month while it's there. And I am going to the Dr. on my lunch break today. Feel not as bad today...but definitely still feel something isn't right. Not sure what it is. Have a good day!

Has the mechanic found what was wrong with your car Edge? Hope the doctor has an answer for your chest/back pain and that you have a much better day today.