Christmas Countdown - 2017

[Holiday]

Happy Thanksgiving week Holiday!
I will keep your mom in my prayers, sending hugs <3
The puppies are adorable. Please keep us posted!!!

Thank you for the prayers. And Happy Thanksgiving week to you!
I will keep you posted about the puppies. It's a busy week - I have a feeling they might be gone b/f I can get there to see them. That might be a blessing. Jim says "we can't control the one we have!!!" LOL!! He's just shaking his head, but he didn't say no!

 

[Holiday]

Thank you Holiday, I’m waiting for my doctor to call. I’ll let you know.

*Fingers Crossed*

 

[Holiday]

This weekend I will sneak into the office over the weekend and change my decorations from Thanksgiving to Christmas. I enjoy having it all in place when I come in the Monday after Thanksgiving!

It's so exciting!! I'm sure your co-workers love that you do that!

 

[MerryCarey]

It's so exciting!! I'm sure your co-workers love that you do that!

They do! When we have job reviews in my office, the supervisor asks co-workers for any comments they'd like to make. When I had my job review in August, it was noted that a few people mentioned that they really liked the spirit I brought to the place during the holidays! I cherish that!

 

[made582]

Good morning MMC!!! It sure is Monday....BUT it's Monday of a Holiday/short work week! YAY!!

What a weekend! I got home from work Friday & only about 1/2 of the lights on my tree were working! My 1st thought was LUCY!!! But it wasn't her. The 1st strand of lights that some others were connected too went bad (I'm assuming a fuse) I unplugged that strand, added a new strand & wah lah - all was good again!

Friday night/Saturday it rained SO HARD! We had water everywhere!! I went shopping with the lake neighbor ladies on Saturday - I had to travel. It rained the WHOLE way there! As soon as I entered the town we shopped in, it quit! Didn't rain the whole time, which was great b/c it was a lot of in & out - small shops. Then we went to the tavern in that town (great food) - ate & watched the 1st quarter of the Buckeye game. It POURED the whole way home!! There were a couple spots closer to home where the road was covered in water. I wasn't sure if I should go through the 1 spot but I did & thankfully I made it. I was happy to be home!!
Yesterday Mom woke up from her afternoon nap talking gibberish. My sis was with her. She called my bro (my nephew just happened to be there too - he's a deputy so has some medical training) & the nurse to come. The nurse thinks she was having TIA's. We had Thanksgiving with my hubby's family yesterday so by the time I got there, she was much better. Although there were clothes in her washing machine & they got off balance, so the machine was making noise. Mom was pointing at her utility room door saying we needed to change the cookie's! Hmmmm! (when we bake cookies we always put 2 cookie sheets in at a time - one on the top rack, 1 on the bottom & switch them after 4 minutes - I assume that's what she was referring too, but ???) My SIL (RN) stayed with her last night. My bro said she was back to normal this morning. Mama, mama!

I saw on the internet yesterday the breeder we got Lucy from now has Soft Coated Cockers!! One of my best friends is a huge cocker spaniel fan & as you know, I'm a SCWT fan!! I emailed the breeder. I think my friend & I should get sisters. She has 2 girls left!!

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I just think they're adorable!!

I think that's all from me this morning! Everyone, have a GREAT day!!!

Praying for your mom, Holiday!! That had to be pretty scary. Mom would slur her words pretty bad when she’d have them but always knew what she was talking about.

Glad she is back to herself today!

 

[Holiday]

Hope your Mom is feeling better!
Those cockers are adorable!! I have a friend who is a lover of cocker spaniels too! They are sweet dogs!
Have a great day...looking forward to a short week too!

They are. My friends Cocker comes over every year & "helps" us with Christmas Cookie Day. Ha ha! I have never seen a SCWT/Cocker mix before. I think they look more like SCWT than cocker, but they sure are cute!

 

[Holiday]

They do! When we have job reviews in my office, the supervisor asks co-workers for any comments they'd like to make. When I had my job review in August, it was noted that a few people mentioned that they really liked the spirit I brought to the place during the holidays! I cherish that!

That's awesome!! Someone has to keep the spirit alive in the office. Who better than you??!

 

[Holiday]

Praying for your mom, Holiday!! That had to be pretty scary. Mom would slur her words pretty bad when she’d have them but always knew what she was talking about.

Glad she is back to herself today!

After they said TIA, you & your Mom were the 1st people I thought of! Thanks made!
Hope your week is off to a good start!! Happy Thanksgiving week!

 

[made582]

2 trees up and one to go!! I’d be a lot further along in my decorating if it wasn’t for my sister being sick and me having my nieces since last Wednesday. This whole getting up at 5:30 am to get them to school is for the birds I tell you. Lol!!!

 

[ballcoach]

Good morning, Christmas friends. Hope all is well! No one is in school, no teachers are present, so I came to work. I love the quiet and feel like I get so much done. I did some yard work at school this morning mulching up leaves, and I'm in my office right now, but I won't here much longer. Just a bit of paperwork and keep the inbox cleaned out and then I'm off. Tonight, we are going to have chili and hang out. My brother will be in tomorrow night and is insisting on taking my kids to Chuck E. Cheese, so I plan on resting up.

Yall have a great day! See you tonight!

 

[Martine]

Morning MMC! Happy Thanksgiving Week! Here we go into the big week that changes everything. I was pretty much sick all weekend. Felt it coming on late last week and this weekend it hit me full on. Nose, throat, bit of a fever, etc. I think that it's gone through all the different parts of my body now so I am hopeful to be on the mend these next 3 days before Thanksgiving. Day 1 hopefully will go well and I do have a good amount of work to do. I know what everyone will be talking about these next 3 days at work is Thanksgiving. Have a great day!

Hope the worst is behind you Edge and that you feel 100% better by Thanksgiving.

 

[Martine]

Very sorry to hear about your mother not feeling like herself. What is TIA if I may ask? Glad that she is better this morning, but your concern is understandable.

As for those puppies, that mix of breeds sure yields adorable little fluff balls. Hard to resist, I agree. We'll see if Lucy gets a little sister soon...Enjoy your day Holiday.

Good morning MMC!!! It sure is Monday....BUT it's Monday of a Holiday/short work week! YAY!!

What a weekend! I got home from work Friday & only about 1/2 of the lights on my tree were working! My 1st thought was LUCY!!! But it wasn't her. The 1st strand of lights that some others were connected too went bad (I'm assuming a fuse) I unplugged that strand, added a new strand & wah lah - all was good again!

Friday night/Saturday it rained SO HARD! We had water everywhere!! I went shopping with the lake neighbor ladies on Saturday - I had to travel. It rained the WHOLE way there! As soon as I entered the town we shopped in, it quit! Didn't rain the whole time, which was great b/c it was a lot of in & out - small shops. Then we went to the tavern in that town (great food) - ate & watched the 1st quarter of the Buckeye game. It POURED the whole way home!! There were a couple spots closer to home where the road was covered in water. I wasn't sure if I should go through the 1 spot but I did & thankfully I made it. I was happy to be home!!
Yesterday Mom woke up from her afternoon nap talking gibberish. My sis was with her. She called my bro (my nephew just happened to be there too - he's a deputy so has some medical training) & the nurse to come. The nurse thinks she was having TIA's. We had Thanksgiving with my hubby's family yesterday so by the time I got there, she was much better. Although there were clothes in her washing machine & they got off balance, so the machine was making noise. Mom was pointing at her utility room door saying we needed to change the cookie's! Hmmmm! (when we bake cookies we always put 2 cookie sheets in at a time - one on the top rack, 1 on the bottom & switch them after 4 minutes - I assume that's what she was referring too, but ???) My SIL (RN) stayed with her last night. My bro said she was back to normal this morning. Mama, mama!

I saw on the internet yesterday the breeder we got Lucy from now has Soft Coated Cockers!! One of my best friends is a huge cocker spaniel fan & as you know, I'm a SCWT fan!! I emailed the breeder. I think my friend & I should get sisters. She has 2 girls left!!

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I just think they're adorable!!

I think that's all from me this morning! Everyone, have a GREAT day!!!

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

Saturday evening, my brilliant bride & I saw Kansas in concert at the same venue The Brian Setzer Christmas Show(sold out) played recently. It is the 40th anniversary Leftoverture Tour. They played for two hours twenty minutes that included hits, cuts from their new studio album, and the entire "Leftoverture" album played in track order. The magnificent 96 year old theatre added to the experience.

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

Seasonal Sightings: Our block neighbor, with the classic large Christmas bulbs on his fence, left them in place on the walk rail, but removed them from the street segment to extend the lights all the way around with LED versions of same.

 

[MerryCarey]

Finally seeing some lights in our neighborhood ... a few people got out over the weekend and put up some trunk wraps and other arboreal lights. Hoping to see some lights on the homeward commute---there haven't been ANY yet.

 

[Christmasstar]

Good Afternoon MMC !

Had a great weekend visiting with family.
I am not feeling so good right now, cold coming on . But I am fighting it with everything I can throw at it.

Still working on cakes which have to be taken to competition stite on Friday.
Gingerbread house baked and now have to decorate it. That competition has to be dropped off next Wednesday.

So as you can see I have no time to be sick.

Hope you all have a great day !!

 

[trackrebel]

My city´s Christmas Market starts on Thursday....officially next Monday, because the Sunday before is the day to remember the people that have passed away and pay respect.....so the official date when the City does the opening is on Monday......the shops open on Thursday...kinda weird....but of course I´m game.

 

[trackrebel]

Plenty of Christmas Commercials on TV already, including the Coca Cola commercial.
More and more windows are decked out and windows are decorated with beautiful colorful lights.
I had a bit of trouble getting into the festive mode....i was looking forward to Christmas...but a job I was promised fell through....they kinda fooled me I guess....so that was a huge blow in October.......but now I´m really looking forward to all the jollyness!!!!!!!

 

[trackrebel]

Is anybody else addicted to Netflix? I love the tv series they have up there......especially Stranger Things and Riverdale........and The Killing.....also The Sinner was superb!!!! I am horrible....I start watching something and i binge watch it......all the time........It´s so hard for me to wait for the next episode of Riverdale.

Kandice loves Full House, which I showed her on Netflix....when she finished all seasons (she rewatched the whole show 5 times already) we started watching Fuller House.....and we were laughing our butts off

 

[Holiday]

2 trees up and one to go!! I’d be a lot further along in my decorating if it wasn’t for my sister being sick and me having my nieces since last Wednesday. This whole getting up at 5:30 am to get them to school is for the birds I tell you. Lol!!!

Are you going to share a picture of your trees??? Hope your sis is feeling better & you can get your decorating done!!! You are a good uncle! This time of year is too exciting - love hearing about everybody decorating!!!