Christmas Countdown - 2019
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My trees have been up since the first week of November but they all came down this weekend. I have to take my Nutcracker display down and then everything is packed away. So sad.
Happy Epiphany MMC! Hard to believe today is the 12th "day of Christmas." Celebrate it in any way you see fit. It still does feel like Christmas time to me. But tomorrow I almost feel like starts the 50 week journey back to Christmas Week again. Just got some errands to do today but also some relaxation. Have a Happy Sunday MMC!
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Good Morning, Sunday Super Stars.
First Sunday of the new year of Two-Thousand and Nineteen.
What's new today?
Well, the count numbers, of course.
And here they are, unedited and non-redacted:
Days to the Season: 311
Days to Christmas Day: 353
Now, do our eyes deceive us, or does that first number indicate that, as of the day after tomorrow, we will be SINGLE DIGITS away from 2019 Milestone number one, the 300-day Season Window, which in turn means we will be at the threshold of a 200's level Season count?
Nope.
Our eyes are telling us the truth this morning!
Despite getting up to 61 yesterday, it felt quite chilly, owing to the wind and lack of sun. Today is promised at 65 with plenty of sun, so it should feel much nicer.
This second morning of the first weekend of the new year has commenced here at 44 degrees.
Have a Super Play-Off Sunday, Everybody!
First Sunday of the new year of Two-Thousand and Nineteen.
What's new today?
Well, the count numbers, of course.
And here they are, unedited and non-redacted:
Days to the Season: 311
Days to Christmas Day: 353
Now, do our eyes deceive us, or does that first number indicate that, as of the day after tomorrow, we will be SINGLE DIGITS away from 2019 Milestone number one, the 300-day Season Window, which in turn means we will be at the threshold of a 200's level Season count?
Nope.
Our eyes are telling us the truth this morning!
Despite getting up to 61 yesterday, it felt quite chilly, owing to the wind and lack of sun. Today is promised at 65 with plenty of sun, so it should feel much nicer.
This second morning of the first weekend of the new year has commenced here at 44 degrees.
Have a Super Play-Off Sunday, Everybody!
Thanks Crown! Happy Epiphany!
Today, in some parts of Atlantic Canada, this is old Christmas Day!
The season of Christmas is often said to be twelve days long, and ends for some people on "Old Christmas Day," January 6th. This date is liturgically the Feast of the Epiphany. The comparatively recent name "Old Christmas" stems from the 1752 reorganization of the calendar when twelve days were dropped from the calendar; the following year, purists said that the "real" Christmas Day was not on December 25th, but January 6th, 365 days after the previous Christmas. Some Newfoundlanders observe "Old Old Christmas Day" (January 18th) as the "real" end of the season. Indeed mummering can sometimes be seen on the Southern Shore of the Avalon peninsula until the end of January.
Mummering, the practice of disguising oneself and visiting from house to house, is carried on through the Christmas season. Known in Britain as "mumming," the name "mummering" long ago became usual in Newfoundland. It usually does not start until St Stephen's Day (known nowadays as Boxing Day, and falling on December 26th).
Have a Good One!!
The season of Christmas is often said to be twelve days long, and ends for some people on "Old Christmas Day," January 6th. This date is liturgically the Feast of the Epiphany. The comparatively recent name "Old Christmas" stems from the 1752 reorganization of the calendar when twelve days were dropped from the calendar; the following year, purists said that the "real" Christmas Day was not on December 25th, but January 6th, 365 days after the previous Christmas. Some Newfoundlanders observe "Old Old Christmas Day" (January 18th) as the "real" end of the season. Indeed mummering can sometimes be seen on the Southern Shore of the Avalon peninsula until the end of January.
Mummering, the practice of disguising oneself and visiting from house to house, is carried on through the Christmas season. Known in Britain as "mumming," the name "mummering" long ago became usual in Newfoundland. It usually does not start until St Stephen's Day (known nowadays as Boxing Day, and falling on December 26th).
Have a Good One!!
Our tree was up for nearly 2 months. At least 2 of our trees. The white living room tree and the tree that faces the street went up the first weekend of November. The tree we cut down went up the day after Thanksgiving. All of the trees came down on January 1st.
My tree was up 56 days. We were just a few days short of 2 months.
Good morning! Hope the 2nd half of your weekend is going well and that your first half was amazing.
We had a great day yesterday. I got to play outside with the girls, do some cleaning up, and got to spend a few hours relaxing. Doc decided not to go to the wedding. I tried to talk her into it, I promise. We were just having problems finding someone to watch the kids and one of them had been sick for a few days. She just didn't want to go. It ended up being a nice, relaxing evening at home.
Not sure what today holds, but it is warm. I really need to do a few things outside and I don't want to do it in the cold weather. Forecast says mid 50's, but it is awfully chilly, right now. Guess we will soon see.
Yall have a great day. See you soon!
We had a great day yesterday. I got to play outside with the girls, do some cleaning up, and got to spend a few hours relaxing. Doc decided not to go to the wedding. I tried to talk her into it, I promise. We were just having problems finding someone to watch the kids and one of them had been sick for a few days. She just didn't want to go. It ended up being a nice, relaxing evening at home.
Not sure what today holds, but it is warm. I really need to do a few things outside and I don't want to do it in the cold weather. Forecast says mid 50's, but it is awfully chilly, right now. Guess we will soon see.
Yall have a great day. See you soon!
Good morning all.
Not a lot going on today. Just getting ready for the school week and watching the NFL playoffs. The results were what I wanted in the games yesterday, we will see how today goes.
Our washing machine was acting up yesterday, not fully spinning the clothes. So we had to "reset" it which is a strange process of unplugging it from the outlet and then quickly opening and shutting the lid 6 times.
It seems to work though.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!
Not a lot going on today. Just getting ready for the school week and watching the NFL playoffs. The results were what I wanted in the games yesterday, we will see how today goes.
Our washing machine was acting up yesterday, not fully spinning the clothes. So we had to "reset" it which is a strange process of unplugging it from the outlet and then quickly opening and shutting the lid 6 times.
It seems to work though.I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!
Good Sunday morning, Christmas friends!
We're still having septic tank issues, and had to get it pumped out again yesterday. At $200 a pop, it's getting to be an expensive problem.
Jacob and I finally got to go fishing yesterday afternoon. We only had an hour and a half of daylight left when we got to the pond, so we didn't get to fish much. But, we had several bites, and I was able to get one in the boat. Fun!
We're off to mama's for lunch today.
I hope y'all have a great day!
We're still having septic tank issues, and had to get it pumped out again yesterday. At $200 a pop, it's getting to be an expensive problem.
Jacob and I finally got to go fishing yesterday afternoon. We only had an hour and a half of daylight left when we got to the pond, so we didn't get to fish much. But, we had several bites, and I was able to get one in the boat. Fun!
We're off to mama's for lunch today.
I hope y'all have a great day!
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Happy Old Christmas Day to everyone. This is the day the decorations come down and put away for another year. For those interested, here is some information about Old Christmas Day or Epiphany.
I've made a new batch of savoury stuffing from the turkey stock made from last week. We used to put stuffing mixed with gravy over our french fries, so that may be a treat for tonight. Whipped up a tater tot casserole for breakfast, and have enough to bring to work tomorrow.
While the season may be over, I know that I can come here and get my daily Christmas fix. Have a great Sunday all.
I've made a new batch of savoury stuffing from the turkey stock made from last week. We used to put stuffing mixed with gravy over our french fries, so that may be a treat for tonight. Whipped up a tater tot casserole for breakfast, and have enough to bring to work tomorrow.
While the season may be over, I know that I can come here and get my daily Christmas fix. Have a great Sunday all.
I emailed in to work off-site due to a severe migraine and sinus pain and walked into work an hour later with some sinus meds.
For me, it's not the same as taking the day off, but I have to be careful not to do it too often or I'll just have to take a sick day. I think I had 1.5 last year, but I took a few half days for personal time here and there to drive my husband to medical appointments and be an extra ear to hear the options, etc. In my mind I have far too much to do to take a sick day.
I can handle pain, but the ticking of my wristwatch was even bothering me this morning. Seems not too bad now.
Hope you felt better after some rest so we can have a snowball fight.
Hope you are feeling better!
We just watched the police spend over an hour trying to arrest someone across the street from us. They finally made the arrest. I really wish that family would move. We have had several issues with them since they moved in about 5 years ago. That is the second arrest we have watched. Never a dull moment. 
AuntieMistletoeDear
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Thank you; I've been paining off and on, but mostly on the last few days. Could be part migraine and part body strain from my shoulder from assisting my husband so much lately. I try to do things to take my mind off the pain, but when my footsteps hurt my head, I have a rest.
Glad you made it home.
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So to honour you and your devotion to Christmas even when it hurts a bit; I offer one of my favourite songs I wrote about 8 years ago.
If It Were Christmas! By: AuntieMistletoeDear (adapted from Topol’s - If I Were A Rich Man from: Fiddler on the Roof)
If it were closer to Christmas
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh,
Digguh, deedle, daidle, dum
All day long, I’d decorate my home
If it were closer; ho, ho, hum.
Wouldn’t have to trim the tree much
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh,
Digguh, deedle, daidle, dum
I’d bake some cookies and pies
Hang the lights for the evening skies.
I’d build a big tall snowman with a top hat
And all sorts of frills and things like that
A fine broomstick and perhaps a friend
Who knows where the mistletoe be at?
I’d fill my yard with Ferris wheels, festive wooden soldiers,
A Christmas village and a Nativity - perhaps
I’d build one snow fort for the Grandkids to play in
It’d be warm with hot cocoa to serve and some gingersnaps.
I wouldn’t have to wait much
Santa would be arriving soon
I would wrap gifts by the dozen
Right in the middle of the living room
With ribbons and bows and pretty paper
And special festive tags to match.
The people in the town would come to me and wonder
Where’d she get the Christmas spirit from - ours seem under wrap
And how’d she manage to play music from her computer
Piping it out in the streets for all to hear, while trying to nap
And amazingly they’d gaze at the revolving Merry-Go-Round
Taking them back to childhood joys and awe.
I would watch Christmas movies all night
Daidle, deedle, daidle, digguh
Digguh, deedle, daidle, dum
This would be the sweetest thing of all
If it were closer to Christmas;
Sing along y'all!
Keep it jolly!
MerryCarey
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Both indoor trees (the only decoration I got around to this year) are de-ornamented. The main tree is packed safely away with the lights on; I bought a special storage bag to allow this. I'm hoping it'll save me a bit of work next season. It's an unlit tree that I string lights on myself because I'm particular about my tree lights.
The second tree, in our TV room, is still up, but the only thing on it now is white bulbs. I like to light that up at night until the daylight begins to lengthen. It's sort of a winter/Alpine tree.
Don't you find that it feels like it takes more effort to pack everything away than to put it up? Happily, though, I found that I had more empty space in my ornament boxes than I thought, so I consolidated some stuff and wrote myself a brief list of what is now in each storage box.
My spirits have been pretty low between packing Christmas away and being moved to a less desirable seating arrangement at the office. Everybody was moved around, and I'm now next to a window that's clouded by condensation and mineral deposits trapped between double panes. If the window were clear, my view would be a brick wall. They tell me I should be happy to have a window and a desk, but I haven't been able to work up much cheer over that so far. I hope I can think of some way to cheer up the area, and also find some way to break this funk soon.
The second tree, in our TV room, is still up, but the only thing on it now is white bulbs. I like to light that up at night until the daylight begins to lengthen. It's sort of a winter/Alpine tree.
Don't you find that it feels like it takes more effort to pack everything away than to put it up? Happily, though, I found that I had more empty space in my ornament boxes than I thought, so I consolidated some stuff and wrote myself a brief list of what is now in each storage box.
My spirits have been pretty low between packing Christmas away and being moved to a less desirable seating arrangement at the office. Everybody was moved around, and I'm now next to a window that's clouded by condensation and mineral deposits trapped between double panes. If the window were clear, my view would be a brick wall. They tell me I should be happy to have a window and a desk, but I haven't been able to work up much cheer over that so far. I hope I can think of some way to cheer up the area, and also find some way to break this funk soon.
AuntieMistletoeDear
MMC Hostess of Christmas Online
MMC Lifer
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Today, in some parts of Atlantic Canada, this is old Christmas Day!
The season of Christmas is often said to be twelve days long, and ends for some people on "Old Christmas Day," January 6th. This date is liturgically the Feast of the Epiphany. The comparatively recent name "Old Christmas" stems from the 1752 reorganization of the calendar when twelve days were dropped from the calendar; the following year, purists said that the "real" Christmas Day was not on December 25th, but January 6th, 365 days after the previous Christmas. Some Newfoundlanders observe "Old Old Christmas Day" (January 18th) as the "real" end of the season. Indeed mummering can sometimes be seen on the Southern Shore of the Avalon peninsula until the end of January.
Mummering, the practice of disguising oneself and visiting from house to house, is carried on through the Christmas season. Known in Britain as "mumming," the name "mummering" long ago became usual in Newfoundland. It usually does not start until St Stephen's Day (known nowadays as Boxing Day, and falling on December 26th).
Have a Good One!!
When we were younger we called it, "Little Christmas".
AuntieMistletoeDear
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A year ago Friday, I did the same thing with one of my brothers and four of his friends who came to my dads to help go through photos. We had a great time sharing memories and choosing photos to share at her celebration of life. It was a great bonding time.
Thinking of you and your relatives.
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