Christmas Countdown - 2018

[SnowflakeMom]

Good morning MMC!! Ready or not.....I'M BACK!!!! I know I wasn't ready! (to come back to work!) How can a week off go so darn fast??
We had a great week, just hanging at the lake with friends. Lots of boat rides & cook outs! Mercy was it HOT outside though!! Whew!!! Friday & Saturday finally cooled off...but it was warm yesterday & it's heating up again today!

Family Olympics were a blast yesterday! I'm telling ya - my family 'aint right. I told my mom that yesterday & she said "It took you this long to figure that out??" Ha ha! Too fun!
Lucy had a good birthday party on Saturday! She had more fun in her pool all week ~ she was crazy in there!! I made a cake for the dogs. They gobbled it up! She's 1 year old now! Big girl! ♥

Everyone, have a great day!! Looks like I have some catching up to do!

Pics from Lucy's b-day...

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Welcome back Holiday!! Happy to hear you had a great vacation.
Happy Birthday to Lucy!
I love all Lucy's pics...Leo always puts his paws on Andre to get some "height" and be closer to the food.

 

[xmastidings]

Good Morning, MMC~

Merry Monday!!

It’s been awhile since I posted in the countdown, so I thought I’d pop in and say hello.

Hope you’re enjoying your summer so far!!

I’m loving all things CIJ!! Beating the heat with Hallmark Christmas movies, QVC, and working on getting organized early for the upcoming season.

We are doing pretty well.
Staying busy at work, with Harlowe, and traveling to visit our families often.
And trying to get as much time in outdoors as possible.

Hope all is well with you and your families, human and four-legged

Wishing you all a wonderful start to your week!! Stay cool!!


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I was pre-occupied with things for the house this morning, kind of a spill-over, from the weekend, and when I finally get a chance to log-in, what do my eyes see, but a very and wonderful surprise!

SF, it is so good to see you here once again my friend, you have been missed as well as your uplifting posts and good cheer! I hope you are having a good summer and it's so nice to see you here again.

 

[xmastidings]

Good morning MMC!! Ready or not.....I'M BACK!!!! I know I wasn't ready! (to come back to work!) How can a week off go so darn fast??
We had a great week, just hanging at the lake with friends. Lots of boat rides & cook outs! Mercy was it HOT outside though!! Whew!!! Friday & Saturday finally cooled off...but it was warm yesterday & it's heating up again today!

Family Olympics were a blast yesterday! I'm telling ya - my family 'aint right. I told my mom that yesterday & she said "It took you this long to figure that out??" Ha ha! Too fun!
Lucy had a good birthday party on Saturday! She had more fun in her pool all week ~ she was crazy in there!! I made a cake for the dogs. They gobbled it up! She's 1 year old now! Big girl! ♥

Everyone, have a great day!! Looks like I have some catching up to do!

Pics from Lucy's b-day...

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So glad you had a nice vacation Holiday. Welcome back!

 

[Holiday]

I skipped ahead to todays posts - I'm having a hard time catching up, but hoping too yet!!!

 

[Holiday]

Love the Birthday pics of Lucy!!
Glad she had a great day celebrating with all of her pals!! So cute!!

And so happy that you enjoyed your holiday vacation!!
Family Olympics sound like a hoot!!

Thank you! The pups did have a great time...and Olympics are a hoot. The games they come up with!! Too funny!!!

They look quite happy!!

 

[snowflake22]

I was pre-occupied with things for the house this morning, kind of a spill-over, from the weekend, and when I finally get a chance to log-in, what do my eyes see, but a very and wonderful surprise!

SF, it is so good to see you here once again my friend, you have been missed as well as your uplifting posts and good cheer! I hope you are having a good summer and it's so nice to see you here again.

Thank you very much, friend~

Summer is going well, thanks. Got to spend time with my BIL & nieces from Virginia yesterday. We had a big family get together

How did your weekend go? Hope you all had a nice visit.

How are Shiloh & Ariel? Hopefully they’re settling in more everyday!! Please give them hugs for me.

 

[snowflake22]

Thank you! The pups did have a great time...and Olympics are a hoot. The games they come up with!! Too funny!!!

Hope Mom had a great time, too!!
Sounds like fun was had by all!!

 

[Holiday]

Good morning MMC ~
Merry Monday!
I have some exciting news to share. Looks like we’ll be planning another wedding, my youngest daughters boyfriend proposed to her over the weekend. My “baby” is engaged! We’re very excited, lots of good stuff ahead. We’re already counting down to my oldest daughter & her fiancés wedding which will be on January 4th. My poor husband lol. It will be funny if my middle one ends up getting engaged soon as well. I hope everyone is well and has a nice day!
xx

Well that's awesome news!!! Congrats to you, your daughter & all your family!! My brother had 4 kids get married within 13 months! Fun times!! Have fun planning!

Welcome back Holiday!
Happy first birthday to Lucy, I'm glad she enjoyed her special day! The pictures are adorable!!!
xx

Thank you!

Rocky is doing good. He can be quite the wild man though, keeps me on my toes. The kitty cats are great and Rocky is finally getting along with all of them!

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Love the pics!! ♥ ♥ Too cute!

 

[Holiday]

Hope Mom had a great time, too!!
Sounds like fun was had by all!!

Thanks! Yep she did. Except when she thought for a minute she was going to be the target of water balloons!
Sounds like you had a great time at your family gathering too!

 

[xmastidings]

Hobby Lobby is already trying to get my money-

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Nice!!! I like it that they are putting up Christmas decorations already. Looks like I'm going to have to head over there and check it out.

 

[snowflake22]

Thanks! Yep she did. Except when she thought for a minute she was going to be the target of water balloons!
Sounds like you had a great time at your family gathering too!

Love it

Thank you, we did!! Perfect weather for it, not a cloud in the sky. We got out on the lake, too-took the kids tubing.

 

[Holiday]

Merry Monday MMC ~
My husband is on vacation this week so I’m completely off schedule. We don’t have any big plans, he’s just working on some projects around the house. We’ll be grilling out and hanging by the pool in between.
I hope everyone has a nice day and a great week ahead!

Hope you guys had a great week!!!

 

[Holiday]

I just can’t stop myself anymore. Lol!!!

A message to Chad

You and your blue shirt are synonymous
While wearing anything else, you’re anonymous

So when I turned on QVC yesterday, imagine my surprise
You had a light blue polo on, I didn’t believe my eyes

Everything had fallen apart, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing
I wanted to rush to Pennsylvania and check on your well being

It’s been over a decade now, I thought we had a bond
Why didn’t you ask on Facebook and wait for me to respond

I’m not going to lie, seeing you in that, it just didn’t feel right
I know it was hot out for long sleeves, I feel for your plight

Valerie wore her red shirt though, Jim Shore wore his purple
You were the only one, who went and broke the circle

Sometimes you have to face the heat, you do it for tradition
You weren’t on screen for long, you wouldn’t need a physician

Think of the dreams you ruined, the jokes that went untold
If you ever again start to consider, a fashion choice that bold

So the next time that you’re on air, I hope to see that button up blue wonder
Wearing something else may prove to be, your biggest tv blunder

Love it!!

 

[Holiday]

Welcome back Holiday!! Happy to hear you had a great vacation.
Happy Birthday to Lucy!
I love all Lucy's pics...Leo always puts his paws on Andre to get some "height" and be closer to the food.

Thank you! How cute about Leo & Andre! ♥ ♥

 

[Holiday]

So glad you had a nice vacation Holiday. Welcome back!

Thanks xmas!

 

[Holiday]

Love it

Thank you, we did!! Perfect weather for it, not a cloud in the sky. We got out on the lake, too-took the kids tubing.

How fun!!!

 

[Holiday]

Have a good Monday evening MMC!!!!

 

[prancer]

Good morning MMC!! Ready or not.....I'M BACK!!!! I know I wasn't ready! (to come back to work!) How can a week off go so darn fast??
We had a great week, just hanging at the lake with friends. Lots of boat rides & cook outs! Mercy was it HOT outside though!! Whew!!! Friday & Saturday finally cooled off...but it was warm yesterday & it's heating up again today!

Family Olympics were a blast yesterday! I'm telling ya - my family 'aint right. I told my mom that yesterday & she said "It took you this long to figure that out??" Ha ha! Too fun!
Lucy had a good birthday party on Saturday! She had more fun in her pool all week ~ she was crazy in there!! I made a cake for the dogs. They gobbled it up! She's 1 year old now! Big girl! ♥

Everyone, have a great day!! Looks like I have some catching up to do!

Pics from Lucy's b-day...



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Welcome back Holiday...glad you guys had loadsa fun on vacation at the lake...Happy birthday too your little girl Lucy...

 

[xmastidings]

This morning sure was a

Thank you very much, friend~

Summer is going well, thanks. Got to spend time with my BIL & nieces from Virginia yesterday. We had a big family get together

How did your weekend go? Hope you all had a nice visit.

How are Shiloh & Ariel? Hopefully they’re settling in more everyday!! Please give them hugs for me.

The weekend went really well with Jill's sister and the 2 little ones, visiting us from DC. Everybodyne except for the kitties. They have been so stressed out with the moving, contractors, deliveries and family visits. Shiloh wont come out from underneath the bed and Ariel, who's usually as curious as a cat about everything, was no where's to be found with the kids running around in the house.

It did take us several hours to go behind the little ones after they left and clean-up the cookie crumbs, crayon shavings, and other items on our floors. little handprints everywhere and we cannot figure out, how on earth did they get chocolate stains on the ottoman, when they didn't have any chocolate. Now that I think of it, maybe it's not chocolate after all!

However, we did find the candy canes, and un-stuck them from in the carpet in several places...LOL!!!

Hopefully, after a day or so of peace and quiet, they will feel more at ease and will have some forthcoming quiet days ahead.

 

[xmastidings]

Good morning MMC ~
Merry Monday!
I have some exciting news to share. Looks like we’ll be planning another wedding, my youngest daughters boyfriend proposed to her over the weekend. My “baby” is engaged! We’re very excited, lots of good stuff ahead. We’re already counting down to my oldest daughter & her fiancés wedding which will be on January 4th. My poor husband lol. It will be funny if my middle one ends up getting engaged soon as well. I hope everyone is well and has a nice day!
xx

Wow, both daughters getting married. Yup, my heart is going out to pop, seeing his girls getting married.