Christmas Countdown - 2018

[Holiday]

Oh my goodness, lol! Yes, 2019! Sorry, I’ve been quite the scatterbrain lately. I blame Rocky for the lack of sleep
I remember all of those family weddings! I was just telling my daughter about the wine bottle centerpieces you shared a picture of, they were so beautiful!

Ha ha ha! Very good excuse!!! ♥ I almost forgot about the wine bottle centerpieces! Those were fun & pretty! Good luck with all the prep. How exciting!

 

[Bradmac]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

As of late last night, I wasn't notified of any change in my SIL's condition, so I'll take that as a good sign. Jim came home long enough to give his employees some direction, pay some bills, take a shower, and see his daughter at mom's house, then he went back to Savannah. I hope he's getting some rest.

Our director is here at our plant, interviewing more candidates for the general manager's position. It's so strange that any one of the 11 people coming through this week might wind up being my boss. I have to be super nice to all of them LOL!

I hope y'all have a great day!

 

[Bradmac]

Good morning MMC! Merry Tuesday! At least we made it through Monday! So far this morning we have a sunny but chilly day!! We had some flurries overnight. Just enough that you could see snow on rooftops & around the mulch in landscaping this morning. I'm sure it will be gone soon. We're supposed to hit 47º this afternoon with rain moving in & changing to or mixing with snow tonight. I guess we shall see!

Just work for me today. Planning taco's for supper tonight. I might get tomato seeds planted this evening - I'll see once! I have pepper seeds soaking. So exciting!

Everyone, have a great day!!

Wow, you start tomatoes from seeds? That's dedication! I buy the started plants...much less hassle.

 

[Holiday]

Good evening.
Today was certainly a Monday. Not a bad day, just exhausting at school. An assignment I have my American history students complete is a short research paper. Well, every year I both look forward to the paper and dread it. It take a lot of time when I could cover more material, but they need the practice in writing. The issue is trying to teach them how to develop a thesis statement. One would think that they would have that down since they work on the same stuff in English classes... but no, they struggle.... A LOT! It is tiring going from student to student and trying to fix thesis statements and outlines. In the end it is worth it. By the end the vast majority get it and I know they understand it, because when I have them again the next year, they are able to complete papers with little guidance on thesis statements. Oh well, sorry for the venting about such a random topic.

This is also just a busy week. Wednesday is a scholarship fundraising dinner that I have to work, followed by a band and choir concert my oldest son is performing in. Then on Thursday, the High School girl's basketball team is playing in the regional championship game, so I plan on going to that. Saturday is the high school band's district contest. Oh, and Wednesday we are getting new carpet in our house. Oh yeah, and I started my last Master's class today and have about 300 pages of reading to get done and write a forum post about. Yeah... busy! Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.

Holy guacamole! You have a few things on your plate!
I'm sure the game on Thursday will be a good one! Enjoy!!
Have a good week!

 

[Holiday]

Just getting settled in now. We didn’t get home till late because we were house hunting. We looked at a couple of them this evening with a realtor (was our 2nd viewings of them). So, we will see what happens next.

I also just saw that they issued a winter storm watch and raised the predicted snowfall amounts to 8-12 inches for our area. I’m liking that!!!! I hope the amount keeps going up!

Good luck with house hunting.
I hope you get all the snow you want!!
Have a good day!

 

[Holiday]

Morning MMC. Well it's turning out to be a weird week due to the weather. With the power outages we had around here at work they had no heat. We put up with it till 2PM and then went home. Today if there's no heat we will stay half a day and go home. Wednesday we're forecast to get up to a foot of snow and will stay home. I guess this is turning into a shorter week. Anyway, have a good Tuesday!

Wow! Sounds like a pretty good work week. LOL! Enjoy a shorter week if you get one!!!

 

[Holiday]

Morning everyone, I've got some time before I have to go to my lectures today so thought I'd come say hi as I think It's been a couple days since I last posted. Feeling really positive today, the suns shining which always makes me feel great. Looking forward to when it starts to warm up. As much as I love christmas sometimes I think nothing can beat the feeling I get during summer. Going home this weekend for mothers day. I can tell my mum is missing me a lot more than usual so will be good to see her. Going to throw her a nice lunch with lots of treats and prosecco lol, going to invite my nan over as well which should be fun. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Have a safe trip & nice time back home!! Enjoy!!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC, Happy Tuesday!
It’s going to be partly sunny today, temps 40-45. Another storm is heading our way tomorrow, we’re expecting several inches of snow. I’m going to do my mid week food shopping today to get it over with. Other than that I will be working on my daily chores. I’m taking a ride to Hallmark this afternoon for a couple of cards. My mothers birthday is next week so I need to start thinking about a gift, I’ll probably browse online for ideas. Dinner will be tacos. That’s about it for me. I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!
xx

Hope you find a nice gift for your mom! (I'm so glad we don't do the birthday gift thing...LOL)
We'll join you with taco's tonight.
Have a great day HMG!

 

[Holiday]

Good Morning, Guys!

We continue to move forward at a steady pace through the week, the month, the year.....and our count.

The latest numbers tell all:
Days to the Season: 252
Days to Christmas Day: 294

The ONE-THIRD Milestone marker to the Season.
Getting very near, now.
In fact, as of this date, we are down to SINGLE DIGITS to that point.
9 days from today.
(Wowzers!)

It remains coolish but fully acceptable for early March here in NC.
Today is supposed to see us reach only 46 however, with a 90 percent chance of rain. Sounds like a less than stellar day and it has commenced here in the capital city cloudy, at 37 degrees.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, Everyone!

Thanks crown! Stay dry!!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Tuesday!
Work is going to be stressful this week and working some extra hours. We are starting to get into our busy season but it is ok...I'll get through it.
Looks like we have another storm coming our way...they are saying 6-12 inches.
We are having homemade Mac and cheese for dinner tonight with a salad.
Hope you all have a great day!

Hope your stressful time at work goes better than expected!
Stay safe in the storm - enjoy!!

 

[MerryCarey]

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Local news is full of the nor'easter that's headed this way tomorrow and tomorrow night. We're in an area where they can't quite determine yet whether we'll be getting rain and snow or all snow. Areas that are expecting all snow are expecting up to a foot of it. I'm hoping the forecast is severe enough to let me work at home tomorrow. I don't want to be out in it at all!

 

[Holiday]

Good Tuesday morning, Christmas friends!

As of late last night, I wasn't notified of any change in my SIL's condition, so I'll take that as a good sign. Jim came home long enough to give his employees some direction, pay some bills, take a shower, and see his daughter at mom's house, then he went back to Savannah. I hope he's getting some rest.

Our director is here at our plant, interviewing more candidates for the general manager's position. It's so strange that any one of the 11 people coming through this week might wind up being my boss. I have to be super nice to all of them LOL!

I hope y'all have a great day!

Continued prayers heading your way! I'm sure Jim feels torn about where he should be. Nice that he was able to get away for a bit.
So your nose is brown this week, huh?
Have a good day Brad!

 

[Holiday]

Wow, you start tomatoes from seeds? That's dedication! I buy the started plants...much less hassle.

I only have a few varieties I start from seed b/c they are my favorites & not always available as plants! Some years they work out & some years they don't!

 

[Holiday]

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Local news is full of the nor'easter that's headed this way tomorrow and tomorrow night. We're in an area where they can't quite determine yet whether we'll be getting rain and snow or all snow. Areas that are expecting all snow are expecting up to a foot of it. I'm hoping the forecast is severe enough to let me work at home tomorrow. I don't want to be out in it at all!

I hope you are able to stay home & enjoy!!!
Have a good day Merry!

 

[MerryCarey]

I hope you are able to stay home & enjoy!!!
Have a good day Merry!

Thank you!
It wouldn't be "enjoy" because I'd have to constantly monitor my office email and jump on any jobs that come in, but I prefer that to worrying about driving conditions. One nice perk, though: I can crochet between jobs!

 

[Holiday]

Thank you!
It wouldn't be "enjoy" because I'd have to constantly monitor my office email and jump on any jobs that come in, but I prefer that to worrying about driving conditions. One nice perk, though: I can crochet between jobs!

Nice if you are able to crochet between jobs - AND watch it snow!!

 

[made582]

I hope everyone has a great day!!!

 

[xmastidings]

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Local news is full of the nor'easter that's headed this way tomorrow and tomorrow night. We're in an area where they can't quite determine yet whether we'll be getting rain and snow or all snow. Areas that are expecting all snow are expecting up to a foot of it. I'm hoping the forecast is severe enough to let me work at home tomorrow. I don't want to be out in it at all!

Yes, me too! I'd like to have a couple of days off, just to do.......nothing, but watch the snowflakes fall!

 

[Holiday]

I hope everyone has a great day!!!

Hope you're having a great day too made! Are you supposed to get any snow tonight/tomorrow?

 

[Bradmac]

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Local news is full of the nor'easter that's headed this way tomorrow and tomorrow night. We're in an area where they can't quite determine yet whether we'll be getting rain and snow or all snow. Areas that are expecting all snow are expecting up to a foot of it. I'm hoping the forecast is severe enough to let me work at home tomorrow. I don't want to be out in it at all!

Please be careful in that bad weather!