Christmas Countdown - 2019

[SnowflakeMom]

Thank you all so very much for the kind words, thoughts and prayers. Today was difficult and trying. I awoke to worsening rash and alerted my nurse. I called my husband, because they wanted to give me the same medicine that caused me to have a seizure the other night, but the nurse promised he would stay by side and if something happened, he would have other medicine to give me. I awoke a few hours later to my husband, which I could tell he had been crying. He's very protective and worries greatly about me. He's been very worked up about the whole situation and we talked about having me transferred to Pittsburgh. 3 different doctors have different plans of care and no one can seem to get on the same page. I didn't even get to see a doctor today until 2 pm. Once we did see the docs though and they did better explain things to us, we are happier and are ok with what they have planned. I went through 3 different IV sites though today, because of the swelling and now all of my medication is by mouth, except for my blood thinner. If I end up needing IV again, they'll have to do a PICC line or central line and I don't want that! Hopefully I'll get to go home tomorrow and be off for a few weeks to recuperate.

I thank you all again for the thought and prayers. I'm gonna hit the hay soon, but will keep you all updated!

Continued prayers for you...

 

[SnowflakeMom]

Happy Friday! I am feeling a bit better today and got a good night's sleep so I am sure that helped. I am just having coffee and going through emails. Not much planned for the weekend. My daughter has a basketball game and I need to do some cleaning around the house. Hope you all have a great day!!

 

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Folks.

First Weekend Eve of the new year.
And the first day of the rest of our 2019 count!

The latest:
Days to the Season: 313
Days to Christmas Day: 355
And these figures tell us right off the bat that we have now passed under the two week mark to the 300-day Season Milestone!

We had rain yesterday morning, then it was clear for the rest of the day. But this morning has seen the precipitation return and it's raining lightly at this hour.
Our current back yard thermometer reading is 50 degrees here in the capital city.

Have a 2019 Fabulous First Friday, Friends!

 

[sugar142286]

Continuing to pray! I hope they can get the meds straightened out

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers Sugar ((Hugs))

Continued prayers are going up for you, your family, and the doctors treating you. I’m so very sorry you are going through this. May today bring some better news.

Continued prayers for you...

Thank you all. Hopefully once all the doctors round today, they will give me god news and I can get out of here.

 

[Christmasstar]

Hey Everyone! I haven't been around too much on this forum the last couple of seasons, but I hope I'm still welcome. I feel like I should post at least once before the 2018 season gets wished away completely.

I'm at that point where the days feel really weird and off now that the holidays are over. I swear, early January is always the toughest. Always. And just when you think you've finally got a hold of it, it still doesn't get any easier. I can't help it. Months go by, from as far back as mid-August, where you can rely on it being "the season" (or at least rely on knowing what's ahead). And then come early January, it just isn't there anymore. It really does take getting used to and having to re-learn what life is like without it. I even have to remind myself throughout the day that it's okay for it not to be the holidays. Admittedly, it's the only time of year where I feel truly alone. Everyone seems to have completely moved on from it, everyone seems like they've been completely moved on from it. Yet here I am, still feeling like it's within my grasp and trying to hold onto it, being that it was here just a few days ago.

I know we can all drum up the 12 Days excuse to keep it going. I know it's nice to see who keeps up their decorations in the neighborhood the longest. You can even stretch it as far as Candlemas if you so choose. Everyone's always suggesting to keep it going in your own way throughout the year. We all have our own little ways. And I do all of those things, with different factors each year kind of determining just how much.

But for me, it's that stark shift from January 1st to January 2nd that is always the definitive moment where it's no longer the season, and where the reality of it being over sets in.

By the middle of the month all of these emotions will have passed. I'll even laugh at myself over it. But like I said, it just amazes me each year that it never does get any easier.

Anyways, I have some things coming up in my life that are going to bring about some major changes. I want to thank everyone here for letting me be a part of this forum. This is the only place that I'm able to fully express my love for the holidays. As well as my missing it when it's over. And the only place where I know that the people I'm telling it to also understand it. So thank you all for that.

Happy New Year Everyone!

so glad you are back to help in celebrating year round !

 

[NovaMan]

It is the 11th Day of Christmas. Have a Happy one!!

 

[Christmasstar]

Afternoon MMC. Its back to school here today for the kiddos. Its been a rather dreary day outside with just a few random snow showers. We are still enjoying all our Christmas decor and no plans of putting anything away yet. Hope everyone has a great day.

the kids here are back too. We actually have some lovely sunshine this morning !

 

[Christmasstar]

Good late afternoon MMC!! Another work day in the books! And a crazy one it was!!! I would up working the morning at my new job & the afternoon at the old. The new job was mind boggling!!! The girls who have been there for - 1 @ 15 years, 1 @ 3 1/2 years are confused...how in the world am I supposed to make sense of it all. LOL!!! Glad to be home.

Lula bug had a grooming appointment today so she's all pretty & clean again. Not much up for tonight. I might snooze early - I'm worn out! (been up since 4:30 & couldn't go back to sleep....until it was time for the alarm to go off!!

Everyone, have a great evening!

sounds like they hired you for your superior intelligence in hopes that someone can finally figure things out and make it all work !

 

[Christmasstar]

Well I just took the last tree down. So Christmas is officially done for the season here.

Well at least the taking it down part. Most of the boxes are still sitting at the end of my bed waiting for the regular decor to go back out so they go can back in there spots. I’m thinking about painting first though.

I am still looking at mine all up with no real desire to take them down....of course i have a bit of a cold or the flu maybe, either way, I don't feel good so took today off work.

 

[Christmasstar]

Merry Thursday!

Working on a bit of research for the store and then I need to catch up on some paperwork.

Hoping to get up early, just before dawn in fact, to do a bit of meteor shower watching. Supposedly could see upwards of 100 an hour!

did you get to see it ?

 

[Christmasstar]

Taking decs down isn't on my radar yet. I'm still enjoying!
I hope you are having a great day!!!

 

[Christmasstar]

I'm so excited tomorrow we reach the 4th!! Ok, so not July 4th, but January 4th. Hey they both have a 4 and begin with J and end with a Y. More importantly it's our first weekend of 2019 and that's got to be a little something to be happy about. 51 more and the journey will be over so gotta enjoy them one at a time.

 

[Christmasstar]

Christmas, Weddings, babies, new jobs, new families, new cars, new homes, joy and sorrow; we gather here to celebrate Christmas and wind up celebrating so much more with each other.

Time for an Auntie original ...

Yule Oral Ability … by AuntieMistletoeDear

After nearly fifteen 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 smells you encounter during the day.
~Music - of a Yule nature - plays in your head or emits from your CD, MP3, iPod, turntable, bluetooth, 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 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 here anytime.

Have yourself a cool yule-ish kinda day!

Keep Merry All Day Long!

YES ! I checked them all off, that must make me an extreme Christmas wacko, and loving every minute of it !

 

[RadioJonD]

A quick Howdy and 2019 Well Wishes MMC Countdowners!

Thank you @Crown 84 for what has to be the longest internet gathering place for an enumeration gravitating toward the most wonderful time of the year!

 

[Christmasstar]

Tomorrow I have a super long day at work. No one alerted us that our delivery would not come on Thursday this week. It is coming tomorrow morning, so I left early today and will work longer tomorrow to balance it out. I hope everyone has a great night. My aunt also wishes to express thank you for all of the thoughts and prayers

hope your day at work goes well

 

[Christmasstar]

Thank you all so very much for the kind words, thoughts and prayers. Today was difficult and trying. I awoke to worsening rash and alerted my nurse. I called my husband, because they wanted to give me the same medicine that caused me to have a seizure the other night, but the nurse promised he would stay by side and if something happened, he would have other medicine to give me. I awoke a few hours later to my husband, which I could tell he had been crying. He's very protective and worries greatly about me. He's been very worked up about the whole situation and we talked about having me transferred to Pittsburgh. 3 different doctors have different plans of care and no one can seem to get on the same page. I didn't even get to see a doctor today until 2 pm. Once we did see the docs though and they did better explain things to us, we are happier and are ok with what they have planned. I went through 3 different IV sites though today, because of the swelling and now all of my medication is by mouth, except for my blood thinner. If I end up needing IV again, they'll have to do a PICC line or central line and I don't want that! Hopefully I'll get to go home tomorrow and be off for a few weeks to recuperate.

I thank you all again for the thought and prayers. I'm gonna hit the hay soon, but will keep you all updated!

((((HUGS))))) to you and your hubby. Praying this all gets worked out quickly and you are better again.

 

[Christmasstar]

Good middle-of-the-night Friday everyone! My sleep maintenance insomnia has returned, when I sleep for about 4-5 hours and then wake up and can't fall back asleep until about 2 hours later. I also keep having very vivid dreams about work. We're in inventory mode and it's a stressful time, no doubt that plays into this. At least Loki joins me on the couch when I get up in the middle of the night and HE actually falls right back asleep on my lap.

So we learned that David's shoulder surgery is scheduled for the 31st. We were surprised, we thought it would come more around March. I'll be taking a week off to make sure I can assist him until he gets used to having his right arm immobilized. This surgery brings both hope and anxiousness. It's a 30-minute athroscopic surgery and he will supposedly be awake during the procedure, so it's not an invasive surgery. But there's always a concern about how the recovery process will go. I'm just hoping he will handle the pain well and that after months of physio, he'll be able to use his right arm normally again.

Hope everyone will enjoy a great day ahead!

sucks when sleep will not come. Praying it will get better for you.
Also praying for David.

 

[Bradmac]

A quick Howdy and 2019 Well Wishes MMC Countdowners!

Thank you @Crown 84 for what has to be the longest internet gathering place for an enumeration gravitating toward the most wonderful time of the year!

Hey, hey! RJD is in da houz!!

 

[Christmasstar]

Good TGIF MMC! Nice to reach the 1st Friday of the year isn't it? I will tell you though that working these past 2 days and making today the 3rd seemed long enough. What is a 5 day week going to feel like? lol...got spoiled during the holidays. But I do like my job so it helps. And now I'll appreciate Fridays and weekends more through the winter and into the spring. Have a great 1st TGIF of 2019!

yes it is !

 

[Christmasstar]

Good Morning, Folks.

First Weekend Eve of the new year.
And the first day of the rest of our 2019 count!

The latest:
Days to the Season: 313
Days to Christmas Day: 355
And these figures tell us right off the bat that we have now passed under the two week mark to the 300-day Season Milestone!

We had rain yesterday morning, then it was clear for the rest of the day. But this morning has seen the precipitation return and it's raining lightly at this hour.
Our current back yard thermometer reading is 50 degrees here in the capital city.

Have a 2019 Fabulous First Friday, Friends!