Christmas Countdown - 2018

[brent]

It's a hot day in Canada's Capital. We've returned to the crazy hot/humid temperatures of July and August. We are currently sitting at about 102F with humidex. I think Florence is pushing the hot air and humidity north.

Kim and I had a nice Saturday morning/afternoon of shopping. We had stops at Lowe's, Costco, and Walmart. Amazingly, they all had Christmas decorations out! I took some photos that I cannot wait to share. Of course, they will have to wait for another 10 days. Excitement is in the air, my friends. The Christmas Season has truly begun to bud before our very eyes!

 

[JollyHeather]

@JollyHeather, keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. {{{hugs}}}

Thank you Meceka. Sadly my uncle died this afternoon, so thursday the next funaral...

 

[JollyHeather]

Wishing you all a great weekend and hope that Florence has past with little and preferably non damage to you all.
Enjoy the double didgets and lets get in the moord for all the fun!

 

[Meceka]

Thank you Meceka. Sadly my uncle died this afternoon, so thursday the next funaral...

I'm so sorry for your loss, JollyHeather. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. Sending love and big {{{HUGS}}} your way.

 

[snowflake22]

Thank you, snowflake! I hope you have a fabulous weekend, too!

Thanks, Brent!!

 

[xmas365]

Good evening,

Hope your weekend is going well.
My demons of anxiety and depression have been
giving me a rough go the last few days, I am still healing from the breakdown I had last November. I struggle with panic attacks but this is the first time it has hit me this hard in a long time.
Goodnight, everyone

 

[snowflake22]

Thank you Meceka. Sadly my uncle died this afternoon, so thursday the next funaral...

You and your family are in my thoughts & prayers, JollyHeather. So sorry for your loss. {{{hugs}}}

 

[snowflake22]

Good evening,

Hope your weekend is going well.
My demons of anxiety and depression have been
giving me a rough go the last few days, I am still healing from the breakdown I had last November. I struggle with panic attacks but this is the first time it has hit me this hard in a long time.
Goodnight, everyone

Thinking of you, friend. Sending love and hugs, praying for peace & better days ahead.

 

[nmc42088]

@snowflake22 thank you!

 

[nmc42088]

Mike and I went out to dinner tonight at Chilis. We usually don't go out to dinner on Saturdays because everything is mobbed. I work tomorrow so now we are relaxing. Monday am I will take Carolina to get the staples taken out. I haven't decided if I should give her Tylenol before we go or not. I hope everyone is having a great weekend

 

[snowflake22]

@snowflake22 thank you!

Of course, nmc Hope you guys are having a nice weekend!!

 

[nmc42088]

Poor Carolina!! Hope she is ok..so scary when accidents happen!

Thank you! I don't know how but I missed your post the other day. I am hoping this is the only er trip we have to make.

 

[nmc42088]

Of course, nmc Hope you guys are having a nice weekend!!

Thank you! We are but with it being nice and the sun finally being out makes it hard to go to work.I hope your weekend is going well too

 

[MerryCarey]

Good evening,

Hope your weekend is going well.
My demons of anxiety and depression have been
giving me a rough go the last few days, I am still healing from the breakdown I had last November. I struggle with panic attacks but this is the first time it has hit me this hard in a long time.
Goodnight, everyone

Thinking of you ... you have many friends here. I hope some joy finds you very soon.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good Morning, HmG~
So happy to hear that, dear friend. Prayers continue for him!
And thank you so much, they are appreciated! <3
xo



Happy Saturday, SFM!
Hope you guys enjoy a relaxing weekend!
We may go to a movie later, and then out for drinks overlooking the river. It's so humid, the latter may change.



I'm so sorry for your losses, sending hugs and prayers Heather. xx



Happy Saturday, Brad~
Elizabeth's The Addams Family Musical sounds amazing!! Congrats to her!!
Hope you and your family have a great weekend!!



Good Morning, lady~
Hope that Site Superintendent Lucy is keeping watch on all of the action!!
I bet Jim was having a blast driving the truck!
Have fun watching the game tonight!! And I hope that you & Mom enjoy your Sunday together <3
Have a great weekend!!
xx



Happy Saturday, SnowDog! Stay cool this weekend!!
Hugs to Gandalf from Harlowe!!



That is a bummer, I will keep her in my thoughts a bit extra when she goes there. At least she bargained a bit & is getting some good treats!

Hope you guys have a wonderful family dinner!!
Enjoy your weekend!! <3



Happy Saturday, Martine!!
Hope that you, David, and Loki have a fun & memorable weekend!!
I'll be thinking of you, sending hugs!



Happy Saturday, coach!
Enjoy your weekend and time on the deck~
We had coffee on ours this morning, too =)
Hope that you and your family are well!



Good Morning, friend!
Your morning sounds so peaceful! Glad you're enjoying your new home so much.
How are Ariel and Shiloh? Sending hugs to them!
Have a great day!!

Thank you so much Snowflake ~
You guys have been in my thoughts, I hope things are going well. Continued prayers
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!
xo

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good Friday morning!
Sounds like a great get-together HMG. Enjoy your day and have fun tonight!

Thank you so much Martine, we had a really nice time tonight!!!
xx

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Thank you Meceka. Sadly my uncle died this afternoon, so thursday the next funaral...

I’m so sorry JollyHeather, sending hugs and prayers your way.
xx

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good evening,

Hope your weekend is going well.
My demons of anxiety and depression have been
giving me a rough go the last few days, I am still healing from the breakdown I had last November. I struggle with panic attacks but this is the first time it has hit me this hard in a long time.
Goodnight, everyone

You’ve been in my thoughts Xmas, I’m praying for you. I hope you feel better.
xx

 

[JollyHeather]

Thank you all for the prayers and huggs!
They sure help!

 

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Greetings my merry chums; swinging by on this special day with the joyful arrival of our double digits. Thought I'd share my Yule Oral Ability with you to mark this special day.

Yule Oral Ability …
After many years of observations, participation and chat experience, I have concluded that there are a large number of individuals suffering (or not) from the same Yule Oral Ability that I have discovered in myself.

The symptoms include:
~Reading Christmas books, novels, comics, letters, cards, etc. after January 31st and prior to Nov.1st.
~Re-reading those same books (etc.) year after year or month after month.
~Keeping a festive journal of plans, gift & decorating ideas along with recipes.
~Counting down the days until Christmas Day arrives (this includes, for many, a new countdown on Boxing Day).
~Talking about Christmas all year long.
~Thinking about Christmas in your head (dwelling in that Christmas closet afraid to tell those around you what you are thinking).
~Recalling Christmases of the past - brought about by someone else’s words, sounds or the smells you encounter during the day.
~Music - of a Yule nature - plays in your head or emits from your CD, MP3, iPod, turntable, etc. in the “off season”.
~Others see a pine tree - you see a tree transformed into a Christmas display of lights, ornaments, beads, garland, tinsel or cranberry and popcorn strings.
~ You create scrapbooks, pictoral journals, elaborate yard and/or indoor displays.
~You dream of a white Christmas in June and again in December (even if you live in a climate that never receives snow).
~You nod your head knowingly when you hear a child in a school yard yell “ouch!” after freeing his/her tongue from the frosty flagpole, fence or railing.
~You wear Christmas socks or bells that jingle on your shoes - just because.
~You crave eggnog, hot cocoa and wish you had a fire nearby to roast marshmallows or chestnuts (even if they don’t taste good - bleh).
~You start your letter to Santa early to avoid the Christmas rush.
~The Merry jargon you use is not understood by your family, the general public, and co-workers.
~You have difficulty finding the humour in a joke if it isn’t followed by a jolly HoHoHo.
~You make up festive operas and perform at the Shispering Pines Playhouse where you are served by a three-humped camel named Carl that carries eggnog (during the season) or special coffee/tea blends in that middle hump (during the off season).
~You dream of going to the North Pole, meeting Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Elves and Reindeer or helping Santa deliver presents all around the world.

If you have checked off more than five of the above criteria, face it - you are a Christmas Wacko and have Yule Oral Ability. Oh sure, there are those who might call it a Yule Oral Disability, but as long as it’s keeping you jolly all year long, why would you want to look for a cure. So, that’s why this is called Yule Oral Ability rather than Yule Oral Disability.

Feel free to join me in my Yule Oral Ability Support Group - and share your Festive Yulable Moments with us anytime because we get it.

Stay jolly!