Christmas Countdown - 2018

[xmastidings]

Good afternoon ... not as hot today but the Humidity... OH this humidity is just nasty and is really making me long for those fall days ... I want to do a CIJ breakfast and/or dinner next month. Not sure if it will be just us or if I want to invite the extended family. Guess I better decide soon. Well lunch break is almost over.. Have a great day!

Yea, the humidity is a killer to me too!

Nice idea Minta, I like it!!!

 

[xmastidings]

I just went to do a load of laundry and found a puddle in front of the washing machine. I hope my husband can figure out what’s wrong and fix it.

Uggghhh, that stinks. I hope it’s nothing very serious or expensive.

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Uggghhh, that stinks. I hope it’s nothing very serious or expensive.

Thank you xmastidings! It turned out to be an easy fix, my husband just had to replace a hose!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Hey there folks, I’ve been pretty darned busy for the past 5 days. We finally (officially) obtained our home. We did the final walk thru this past Friday, but, i got the keys to the place on Thursday evening. That night, I got to the house first, then I waited for my wife. She got there and I carried Her over the threshold as it was the first time she came to the house as an owner. Then inside I had a bottle of bubbly, and other things in the refrigerator waiting for her.

Since then, we’ve been packing and going over to the house in the evenings and cleaning it. And boy, do I mean cleaning it! We are both like, nope, not moving in till Mr Clean and Clorox Bleach hits everything, lol.

We have our bedroom set being delivered tomorrow, carpet to be installed and then cable hooked up.

Friday the movers will be here with two moving vans, a 28 and 17 footer. And then the big moving day will then commence. We’re super excited and have been busting our behinds to get the place all super clean.

So, if you don’t hear from me much, you’ll know what I’m up to over the next 4-5 days.

How exciting xmastidings, congratulations! Wishing you all the very best settling in and making it your own. Hope it becomes a very special place for you and your wife!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Our Disney trip was great, Father's Day was good, and yesterday I had two meals provided to me for my birthday. A co-worker is making a cake for me later this week.

Now that things have settled down for us after a busy few weeks, I'm ready for Christmas in July!

Hope you had a very Happy Birthday!!!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Goodnight MMC ~

 

[Edge612]

Morning MMC! Happy Pines Day! Work is overwhelming since my coworker said she's leaving. Friday is her last day. Taking on extra work but eventually soon they will replace her. Not sure when I can even take days off this summer now till things settle down but I was able to swing off next Wednesday to break up the 1st long week without her. Have a great Pines Day!

 

[Martine]

Hey there folks, I’ve been pretty darned busy for the past 5 days. We finally (officially) obtained our home. We did the final walk thru this past Friday, but, i got the keys to the place on Thursday evening. That night, I got to the house first, then I waited for my wife. She got there and I carried Her over the threshold as it was the first time she came to the house as an owner. Then inside I had a bottle of bubbly, and other things in the refrigerator waiting for her.

Since then, we’ve been packing and going over to the house in the evenings and cleaning it. And boy, do I mean cleaning it! We are both like, nope, not moving in till Mr Clean and Clorox Bleach hits everything, lol.

We have our bedroom set being delivered tomorrow, carpet to be installed and then cable hooked up.

Friday the movers will be here with two moving vans, a 28 and 17 footer. And then the big moving day will then commence. We’re super excited and have been busting our behinds to get the place all super clean.

So, if you don’t hear from me much, you’ll know what I’m up to over the next 4-5 days.

Great story about how you entered your new home with your wife. Definitely always lots of cleaning to do when entering a new place. Hope the move goes well on Friday and that you get to settle in quickly.

 

[Martine]

Morning MMC! Happy Pines Day! Work is overwhelming since my coworker said she's leaving. Friday is her last day. Taking on extra work but eventually soon they will replace her. Not sure when I can even take days off this summer now till things settle down but I was able to swing off next Wednesday to break up the 1st long week without her. Have a great Pines Day!

It's never easy when someone on the team is gone. Hang in there Edge and hopefully her replacement will be arriving soon so things go back to normal.

 

[Martine]

Good Wednesday morning! After the extreme heat and humidity on Monday, we had a wonderful cool down yesterday and it's just perfect this morning. Still lots to do for work even on my day off. I have to buy carnival-themed snacks for our group orientation on Saturday. I'm preparing everyone's schedule for the next 3 weeks. And I'm putting together a Powerpoint presentation on the health and safety quiz our employees will have to take on Monday. But first things first, I'm off to enjoy a nice long walk with David and Loki and enjoy the sunshine.

David got his MRI results back yesterday and there is another tear in his shoulder, as we suspected. No idea yet if the health and safety board will accept it as a relapse and will cover his salary. I just want him to be ok, money is not the issue. It's kind of scary, one of his tendons is torn 2/3 of the way through. His physiotherapist saw some improvements though. And finally his employer is offering him modified light work. If there's one thing I know about being an employer is that from day 1 you offer light work. It costs much less for a company to keep the worker on with modified work than to have him on leave.

Hope everyone will enjoy a great day once again!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Morning MMC! Happy Pines Day! Work is overwhelming since my coworker said she's leaving. Friday is her last day. Taking on extra work but eventually soon they will replace her. Not sure when I can even take days off this summer now till things settle down but I was able to swing off next Wednesday to break up the 1st long week without her. Have a great Pines Day!

Hope they find a replacement soon so can things settle down. Have a good day Edge!

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good Wednesday morning! After the extreme heat and humidity on Monday, we had a wonderful cool down yesterday and it's just perfect this morning. Still lots to do for work even on my day off. I have to buy carnival-themed snacks for our group orientation on Saturday. I'm preparing everyone's schedule for the next 3 weeks. And I'm putting together a Powerpoint presentation on the health and safety quiz our employees will have to take on Monday. But first things first, I'm off to enjoy a nice long walk with David and Loki and enjoy the sunshine.

David got his MRI results back yesterday and there is another tear in his shoulder, as we suspected. No idea yet if the health and safety board will accept it as a relapse and will cover his salary. I just want him to be ok, money is not the issue. It's kind of scary, one of his tendons is torn 2/3 of the way through. His physiotherapist saw some improvements though. And finally his employer is offering him modified light work. If there's one thing I know about being an employer is that from day 1 you offer light work. It costs much less for a company to keep the worker on with modified work than to have him on leave.

Hope everyone will enjoy a great day once again!

Keeping you and David in my thoughts and prayers, I hope everything works out. Enjoy your walk Martine. Have a nice day xo

 

[HomemakinGirl]

Good morning!
Merry Pines Day!
We’re going to have sun and clouds, highs near 78 degrees. Not too much going on. I’m going to try and take Rocky for a walk as soon as I finish my cup of coffee. The little stinker is still giving me a hard time, he just goes to the corner and then wants to go back to the house. We live on a little cross street so the corner is really close lol. I wish I could get him to go further so he would burn off some of that energy! Anyway, I’m just going to do some food shopping later this morning. Other than that I will be working on the laundry. I also need to fry meatballs and get a pot of sauce started, dinner will be spaghetti. I guess that’s about it for me. Hope everyone has a nice day. See you tonight!
xx

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning.

We will crest the week at noon and begin the downhill trip to the weekend.
And the view to the half way point to Christmas is great!
(Further details pending.)

Today's numbers:
Days to the Season: 146
Days to Christmas Day: 188

And that HALF WAY marker?
Well, it's just SIX days away, now. UNDER A WEEK off!
(Our advance is progressive and relentless, Folks.)

Hot and Humid. Enough said. The weather has been unkind the last few days to say the least. (And the less said about it, the better!)
Suffice it to say, that some relief should be forthcoming by week's end and we can at least temporarily get away from these triple-digit heat index values.
Today's installment has commenced here in central NC at 77 degrees.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Guys!
See you at the 'Pines this evening for the final open house of spring.
(Although calling this kind of weather "spring" is a bit of a stretch!)

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good afternoon ... not as hot today but the Humidity... OH this humidity is just nasty and is really making me long for those fall days ... I want to do a CIJ breakfast and/or dinner next month. Not sure if it will be just us or if I want to invite the extended family. Guess I better decide soon. Well lunch break is almost over.. Have a great day!

Dinner for CIJ sounds like a good idea...I may have to plan that too!

Hey there folks, I’ve been pretty darned busy for the past 5 days. We finally (officially) obtained our home. We did the final walk thru this past Friday, but, i got the keys to the place on Thursday evening. That night, I got to the house first, then I waited for my wife. She got there and I carried Her over the threshold as it was the first time she came to the house as an owner. Then inside I had a bottle of bubbly, and other things in the refrigerator waiting for her.

Since then, we’ve been packing and going over to the house in the evenings and cleaning it. And boy, do I mean cleaning it! We are both like, nope, not moving in till Mr Clean and Clorox Bleach hits everything, lol.

We have our bedroom set being delivered tomorrow, carpet to be installed and then cable hooked up.

Friday the movers will be here with two moving vans, a 28 and 17 footer. And then the big moving day will then commence. We’re super excited and have been busting our behinds to get the place all super clean.

So, if you don’t hear from me much, you’ll know what I’m up to over the next 4-5 days.

Congrats!! How exciting!! If you have any questions on the area or need anything, please let me know!

Morning MMC! Happy Pines Day! Work is overwhelming since my coworker said she's leaving. Friday is her last day. Taking on extra work but eventually soon they will replace her. Not sure when I can even take days off this summer now till things settle down but I was able to swing off next Wednesday to break up the 1st long week without her. Have a great Pines Day!

Sorry to hear it is going to be stressful! Hope they replace her w/in a reasonable time. Hang in there!

Good Wednesday morning! After the extreme heat and humidity on Monday, we had a wonderful cool down yesterday and it's just perfect this morning. Still lots to do for work even on my day off. I have to buy carnival-themed snacks for our group orientation on Saturday. I'm preparing everyone's schedule for the next 3 weeks. And I'm putting together a Powerpoint presentation on the health and safety quiz our employees will have to take on Monday. But first things first, I'm off to enjoy a nice long walk with David and Loki and enjoy the sunshine.

David got his MRI results back yesterday and there is another tear in his shoulder, as we suspected. No idea yet if the health and safety board will accept it as a relapse and will cover his salary. I just want him to be ok, money is not the issue. It's kind of scary, one of his tendons is torn 2/3 of the way through. His physiotherapist saw some improvements though. And finally his employer is offering him modified light work. If there's one thing I know about being an employer is that from day 1 you offer light work. It costs much less for a company to keep the worker on with modified work than to have him on leave.

Hope everyone will enjoy a great day once again!

Sorry to hear about David's shoulder!
Have a great day, Martine!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good morning MMC!!
Typical day of work for me and then tonight I am going to try an aero-pilates class. One of my daughter's friend's mom is an instructor. We'll see how it goes..lol Hope you all have a great day!

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Good morning!
Merry Pines Day!
We’re going to have sun and clouds, highs near 78 degrees. Not too much going on. I’m going to try and take Rocky for a walk as soon as I finish my cup of coffee. The little stinker is still giving me a hard time, he just goes to the corner and then wants to go back to the house. We live on a little cross street so the corner is really close lol. I wish I could get him to go further so he would burn off some of that energy! Anyway, I’m just going to do some food shopping later this morning. Other than that I will be working on the laundry. I also need to fry meatballs and get a pot of sauce started, dinner will be spaghetti. I guess that’s about it for me. Hope everyone has a nice day. See you tonight!
xx

Rocky...that little bugger!! Have you tried walking him with treats? If he walks a bit reward him with a treat and lure him to walk with one? Have a great day!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC! Merry Pines Day!! I woke up this morning thinking it was Thursday!! What the heck!? My hubby has the day off work today, & there is a chance he will be off tomorrow...and he's off Friday/Monday for sure. The lucky duck!! So he has a honey do list to get ready for the festival...including getting my Lu dog to the groomer today!

Just work for me today, then home to get ready for our pre-party tonight. Everyone sits outside under the tent so as long as the bathroom is clean, that's the biggest thing! I have the snacks ready to roll!

Yesterday afternoon we had 1 1/4" of rain in an hour...and then it rained off & on all night after that!! We need it. BUT, I hope it doesn't do that all during the festival weekend!

Everyone, have a GREAT day!!

 

[Holiday]

Sounds like it will be a lot of fun before and during the festival!
I love snack mix...so addicting to eat!!
Have a good Tuesday, Holiday!

Thanks! I love snack mix too!! I always make a huge batch then stick some in the freezer for "surprise" visitors! My jalapeno dip has got a lot of kick...might have to add a little cream cheese yet this afternoon. Whew!!!! LOL

 

[Holiday]

Hey there folks, I’ve been pretty darned busy for the past 5 days. We finally (officially) obtained our home. We did the final walk thru this past Friday, but, i got the keys to the place on Thursday evening. That night, I got to the house first, then I waited for my wife. She got there and I carried Her over the threshold as it was the first time she came to the house as an owner. Then inside I had a bottle of bubbly, and other things in the refrigerator waiting for her.

Since then, we’ve been packing and going over to the house in the evenings and cleaning it. And boy, do I mean cleaning it! We are both like, nope, not moving in till Mr Clean and Clorox Bleach hits everything, lol.

We have our bedroom set being delivered tomorrow, carpet to be installed and then cable hooked up.

Friday the movers will be here with two moving vans, a 28 and 17 footer. And then the big moving day will then commence. We’re super excited and have been busting our behinds to get the place all super clean.

So, if you don’t hear from me much, you’ll know what I’m up to over the next 4-5 days.

How exciting!! I hope everything runs smooth for you!!! Congrats!!