Christmas Countdown - 2019

[sugar142286]

Happy Saturday all. Had a rough week, wa s made redundant at work so now need to find a new job. I’d been there such a long time I’m not sure where to begin. It’s really quite hard having to think about what you’re good at so you can focus efforts when job hunting.
That’s next weeks task, I’m going to try and enjoy the rest of the weekend with the kiddos.
I think we are heading over to see my daughter tomorrow at university. She’s staying about 2 hours from home so not too bad.
It’s late here now, just before 11pm so off to bed, jack (our dog) is looking at me longingly. He tends to follow me up stairs and it’s later than normal today.

Take care all.

So sorry to hear about this, happyelf. I pray that you are able to find something that you love and fulfills you soon.

 

[sugar142286]

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Thanks for sharing, ponytramp! Looks so magical!

 

[sugar142286]

Merry Sunday MMC ~
Been busy the past few days, haven’t posted much. Just wanted to share the news, we adopted another dog that was in need of a home. She’s a 7 year old Yorkie. She is settling in really well and getting along with Rocky, Bella, Bentley, Sophia & Rosie. Her name is Chloe.

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I love her so much already!
I hope everyone is well and has a wonderful day!!!
xx

Congrats to you, HMG! Welcome to the MMC family, Chloe!

 

[sugar142286]

I decided to go join the family in Ottawa for Thanksgiving Dinner.

I will check in here over coffee in the morning and then hit the road.

I sent my regrets for a meeting I was supposed to go to on Tuesday morning and I'll get back by dinner.

O'Malley has had two days with me so he won't mind; he'll nap most of it anyway.

Glad to hear you'll be with your family. Have a great time, Auntie!

 

[sugar142286]

Michelle and I have been on vacation this past week and really enjoyed ourselves. We went to a few Fall Festivals and to the Georgia National Fair 4 times. We also completed our shopping for the Christmas shoe boxes.
Seven boxes this year. Love OCC!
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Glad to hear you and Michelle had a wonderful vacation. That's so great you guys are able to donate. You both have such kind hearts!

 

[sugar142286]

Well, the weekend has been good, but not exactly magical.

Sorry that I wasn't around yesterday like usual...but I had work to do. We had an ugly situation on Friday night at the ballgame with kids from both teams acting up. It ended with me walking out on the field and pulling our team off. I can't and won't watch kids act ugly. Our opponent was beating us so bad...tempers were flaring...and kids and adults were acting up.

It is high school sports for crying out loud.

That resulted in several phone call with officials from our state athletic agency. My plans are to suspend our football program for another week....which won't go over well with our community. The kids and parents need to be reminded it is just a game....and we are going to act accordingly.

It was quite embarrassing.

Other than that....I got to have two fires this weekend outside. Great time with coffee and just sitting and hearing the crackling of the fire. It was nice and cool. Already have plans for next Friday night for my family since we won't be playing football. We are going to watch Hocus Pocus outside while we have a fire, roast marshmallows, and have hot dogs. I'm already excited.

Y'all have a great week. See you soon!

Sorry to hear you had to endure that, Coach, but sounds like you are handling everything in the right manner and setting a great example for the kids and the community. Well done. Glad to hear the rest of the weekend was great!

 

[ponytramp]

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends!!

 

[sugar142286]

Good Morning MMC !
Thanksgiving Day here in Canada. We already had the big dinner with our family and had a really great time together.

This is a picture of the eldest, my mom at 88 years and the youngest Mira 6 months old in our family. The dress Mira is wearing is one that mom made for Miras Aunt over 30 years ago

34 family members made it to this event...only missing 8 from BC. and 2 from here in Ontario and 2 from Vermont
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This is a great picture! Hope you're enjoying the time with your family! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Star!

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning MMC ~
I just spoke with my daughter, she’s sick and stayed home today. I’m going to pick up a few things for her and stop by her apartment. I also have a chiropractor appointment this afternoon. Other than that I’ll be working on my chores and dinner will be Italian wedding soup. That’s about it. I hope everyone has a nice day and a great week ahead!!!
xx

Praying she feels better soon.

 

[sugar142286]

Happy Thanksgiving to all those north of the border! (And to anyone in the States who feels like celebrating!)

My office is closed today for Columbus Day, and I'm grateful for that!

Get some rest Merry and enjoy the day off! Continued prayers for you!

 

[sugar142286]

Good Monday morning, Christmas friends!

It rained last night! Thank you, Lord!

I worked all weekend at my brother's house, helping him put together the swing set/tunnel slide/fort he bought for his daughter's 2nd birthday...and we're not finished yet. I have to go back this afternoon.

Elizabeth's college debut performance of The Importance of Being Earnest is Tuesday night, and will run 6 times (every other night for two weeks). She's playing Cecily, Jack's beautiful young ward. Of course!

I just got a text that I have to pickup some pine straw for Mama's shrubbery today, too. Busy, busy.

I hope y'all have a great day!

Best of luck to Elizabeth!

 

[sugar142286]

Good morning friends! Hope you're all having a great day so far. Today is my day off, so that means my niece is here. I have a headache, but not one that I can't handle. I have another test I have take for work on Thursday, so I at some point today, need to try and take that pre-test, as well as look at some of the material. DH is working, but when he gets home at 5, we're planning on taking the kids and going fall/winter clothes shopping. I'll check back in here later!

 

[sugar142286]

To my friends up north -

 

[He_Is_Born]

Good morning friends! Hope you're all having a great day so far. Today is my day off, so that means my niece is here. I have a headache, but not one that I can't handle. I have another test I have take for work on Thursday, so I at some point today, need to try and take that pre-test, as well as look at some of the material. DH is working, but when he gets home at 5, we're planning on taking the kids and going fall/winter clothes shopping. I'll check back in here later!

Good luck on your test. I hope you ace it.

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

I stalked Christmas electronic toys at Walmart and heard, "Security scan aisle 7"; I had a few of them going off at the same time and even tested a few out on the floor.

Causing a ruckus at Wally World...Really, dear Auntie, you're flirting with Santa's naughty list.

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

Happy Saturday all. Had a rough week, was made redundant at work so now need to find a new job. I’d been there such a long time I’m not sure where to begin. It’s really quite hard having to think about what you’re good at so you can focus efforts when job hunting.
That’s next weeks task, I’m going to try and enjoy the rest of the weekend with the kiddos.
I think we are heading over to see my daughter tomorrow at university. She’s staying about 2 hours from home so not too bad.
It’s late here now, just before 11pm so off to bed, jack (our dog) is looking at me longingly. He tends to follow me up stairs and it’s later than normal today.

Take care all.

Prayers for securing a new post speedy quick in progress...

 

[sugar142286]

Good luck on your test. I hope you ace it.

Thanks, HIS!

 

[Yuletide Junkie]

The grandvarmints' Christmas gifts were all purchased in a two stop adventure, Saturday. They still need stocking stuffers, but that's the easy part.

We didn't get to see the house my son is checking out, as someone stole the key box, and sheared off the door knob in the process. the realtor had to call the police and file a report...

 

[sugar142286]

The grandvarmints' Christmas gifts were all purchased in a two stop adventure, Saturday. They still need stocking stuffers, but that's the easy part.

We didn't get to see the house my son is checking out, as someone stole the key box, and sheared off the door knob in the process. the realtor had to call the police and file a report...

Look at you getting the gifts done already. That’s awesome!

How horrible about the key box though - hopefully they get a lead and figure out who did it.

 

[Rich]

Good morning friends! Hope you're all having a great day so far. Today is my day off, so that means my niece is here. I have a headache, but not one that I can't handle. I have another test I have take for work on Thursday, so I at some point today, need to try and take that pre-test, as well as look at some of the material. DH is working, but when he gets home at 5, we're planning on taking the kids and going fall/winter clothes shopping. I'll check back in here later!

I hope you feel better quickly. I remember going fall/winter clothes shopping with my mom and brother as a child. I didn't know people still did that. I guess we still did that with our kids up to a point (probably high school). Then we just bought them what they needed when they needed it. Good luck on your test!!!