Christmas Countdown - 2008

[Buddercup]

Yes having a problem here also, can't get to the last page.
Hope everyone is having a good day today, sunny & warm here.Hey guys, I'm having trouble getting to the last page of this countdown, is anyone else having the same problem?

[Holiday]

I'm having trouble w/ the last page too Cedar! I think someone said Jeff is working on it, & that it was because this thread is soooooo BIG!!!

Me too Cedar... I love the smell of onion & burger together, but these haven't been fried together yet. We just chopped the onions & put them in a big container. Our friends bring over their flat top grill to fry the burger on every year. It will all cook together in the kettle. Mmmmmm, can't hardly wait! :-D

I've been a cleaning fool tonight. Cleaned ALL night & I'm still not done! It's a good thing we have this party every year...good reason to give our house a good cleaning! (even though it's no fun to do, it feels good when it's done!)

I wish I could have seen that picture you wanted to take today Cedar! Love the idea of a camera in your shades!!! I think you're on to something! :hello:

[DoubleA]

Im having the problem too.
Hope everyone is having a great end to their week, bring on the weekend!

[Crown 84]

I'm having trouble w/ the last page too Cedar! I think someone said Jeff is working on it, & that it was because this thread is soooooo BIG!!!
Hey! When it comes to the Christmas Season, you gotta think big!

And speaking of Hey, I'll say Hey, Hey, Hey! It's Friday!
Yes, my friends, Friday has again come around.
And with that, we shall take a look at our count, which stands today at:
Days to the Season: 139
Days to Christmas Day: 181
Under 2 1/2 weeks now to the 2/3 Season milestone.

Seventy-Seven here in Raleigh at this hour with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Hmmm.... Better get any yard work done early!

Have Fabulous Friday, Friends.
And may your Weekend get off to a Wonderous start!

[Holiday]

Happy, Happy, Happy FRIDAY!!! :merry:

Have a GREAT weekend everybody!!! I'll be on the look out for some Christmas things at the festivals craft show! :hello:

[snowberry]

Happy, happy Friday. Okay, now I'm going to try to stay until The Day. I'm going in for surgery on July 21st. Supposed to be in there for three or four days, then to my daughter's house for a couple of weeks. I'm praying I'll be feeling up to Christmas in July. At least watching on tv.

snowberry (who thanks Jesus for a safe surgery and fast recovery)

[ReineV]

Today's my birthday!!! I just had lunch with my sister and my fiance has a surprise planned for me tonight. I'm having a nice relaxing day at home. Tomorrow morning I go to the spa and get a massage and facial!

[Minta]

Today's my birthday!!! I just had lunch with my sister and my fiance has a surprise planned for me tonight. I'm having a nice relaxing day at home. Tomorrow morning I go to the spa and get a massage and facial!
Happy Birthday. Enjoy your surprise tonight and your trip to the spa.

[Holiday]

Happy Birthday ReineV!! ENJOY your day!!! Gotta love it when your birthday falls on a Friday!! :-D Have a great time & here's to many more!!! :grin:

snowberry, it's great to "see" you again. Best wishes on your surgery. We'll keep you in our prayers. I hope everything goes well!! Looking forward to having you back with us celebrating Christmas again!

[Crown 84]

Happy Birthday, ReineV!

[Cedarfarm]

Today's my birthday!!! I just had lunch with my sister and my fiance has a surprise planned for me tonight. I'm having a nice relaxing day at home. Tomorrow morning I go to the spa and get a massage and facial!

!!Happy Birthday, Reine!! Hope you can listen to some Classical and drink some fine wine and open lots of presents!!!!

Oh yeah, lets not forget the BIG BIRTHDAY CAKE with all those candles!!!

ENJOY!!!

:snowball:

[Cedarfarm]

Friday!!!

ok, I'm alittle late...but its still....FRIDAY!!!

Hope all of you Nutter-Butters have a glorious one!!!

YABBA!!! Where is Bing right now? Hurdling towards Alaska on the ~Coffee Express~ no doubt!

[Maureen]

Today's my birthday!!! I just had lunch with my sister and my fiance has a surprise planned for me tonight. I'm having a nice relaxing day at home. Tomorrow morning I go to the spa and get a massage and facial!

Now you see, if you had added your birthday to the calendar, you could have had your own birthday thread!!!!!!! Make sure you add it for next year.

Hope you have a very lovely day!!

[ReineV]

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!!

[Wenceslaus]

(I heard Donald Trump fired Binger yesterday. Caught them taking a 10th morning coffee break and said: "You're canned!")Who is "them"?

[Maureen]

Ah, now you're trying to unravel one of life's great mysteries there!!

You see, there are 2 members on this site who are a question mark, wrapped in a conundrum, shrouded by an enigma.

Binger and Crown - these two are better than the Witness Protection Programme. They are both gender neutral (we have yet to detect any clue as to whether they are animal vegetable or mineral - indeed, ARE they bigger than a breadbox?? Enquiring minds want to know....)

We could be chatting with Old Father Time and Mrs Folger or the entire script-writing team for the Tonight show (although Binger's operas are far better than anything they could come up with)

We just don't know.............:roll:

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy Words you will never hear Binger utter ...

No non ne voglio piu di caffe grazie

or

Non, je ne desire pas un autre cafe, merci

YABBA Binger Alaska YABBA!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: Good Morning, Christmas Wackos!

Happy Belated Birthday, Reine! Hope it was excellent! http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/HappyBdaySong.gif


Think I'm going to watch the last hour of It's a Wonderful Life, I watched the first part the other night, but got too tired to finish it.

I didn't make it on the half-way mark, but I was in the Christmas groove!


Have a great weekend!

[Holiday]

Good Saturday morning! I'm hopin & praying the rain is going to hold off today/tonight...it's looking pretty "iffy" out there! I'm getting ready to start dumping the chili ingredients into the kettle...such fun!! :lol: I opened up can after can of beans, sauce, juice, tomatoes, etc. already this morning, & now the fun part....the dump!! :D BUT before I can start that, I have to run up & get me a cuppa coffee!!! YABBA!

Have a good day!!

[Crown 84]

Who is "them"?
"Them" is "They", as in "We", the gender Mystery Twins.

Good Morning, Weekend and Christmas lovers!
I hope your Saturday is off to a Stupendous Start!
If So, Sensational! If not, Sad - So Sorry.

Speaking of "S"'s, it is Seventy-Seven outside in Raleigh at this hour.
A very brief, hard rain yesterday evening. More possible today.
But the tomato plants in my father's back yard are doing great!

Days to the Season: 138
Days to Christmas Day: 180

I hope everyone has a Wonderous Weekend!
....And that our friend Bing is enjoying their 25th cup of exotic Alaskan coffee!

[Cedarfarm]

~Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries~

1. The Creation of Man

2. Shroud of Turin

3. The Taos Hum

4. Black Dahlia

5. Bermuda Triangle

6. Lost City of Atlantis

7. The Voynich Manuscript

8. Jack the Ripper

9. Bigfoot


and last...

10. Gender of Binger and Crown :-? :-?

[Cedarfarm]

(...Psst...a certain person is privy to some classified information...and I do take all bribes seriously!)

:cry:

yabbas

[Wenceslaus]

Better not scare Bing like that - they might come out of their coffee stupor like an angry Tiger.But who are "they"?

[Maureen]

"They" = "Binger" The use of "They" perpetuates the mystery - that's all; it's done just to further confuse the masses (aka us!!!)

[Wenceslaus]

OK. I had assumed from reading the thread that they are a couple of guys, but I'll play along.

[Cedarfarm]

cheesy

LOL!!!!!

Senor Wences, I think you got it!

Thanks for that!

[Maureen]

By jove, I think you've got it!!!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy My take on it is she in the B column and he in the C column, but only their mirrors know for sure.

[Crown 84]

Oooo, you never know, sweetie!
Ya got dat right, pal!

....and the mystery goes on....

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy A fitting bit o' Opera for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR3QxApmpTk


Heh, Heh.




My neck is so stiff right now from the fan blowing on it most of the day. I haven't done much except roam the Merry internet.

Gonna finish watching It's A Wonderful Life. Catch y'all tomorrow!

Keep a Christmas thought close to your heart!

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, one and all!
I hope the 2nd half of your weekend is off to a great start.

Days to the Season: 137
Days to Christmas Day: 179
Under 2 days now to July first, in which month we will reach the 2/3 Season milestone, drawing ever closer by the day.

Eighty degrees here in Raleigh at this hour. We hit 98 yesterday.
It will perhaps be a bit cooler today, but just a bit.
Storms are also a definite possibility.

Have a Super Sunday, guys!

And wherever you are, Bing, may you be enjoying your 100th cup of coffee with relish.
Well not actually WITH relish.....um.....well, you know what I mean.
(I'd better be careful or Carl might get ideas!)

[JayIsh]

What a day...Went with a good friend of mine to an airport in Pennsylvania so he could take the Aerobatic Bi-plane ride I took last year...He loved it...Then a BBQ here this afternoon...And now some downtime with my buds in Christmastown...What a day...Yesterday we went to a wedding and then to a graduation party...I'm pooped...I need to get back to work just to relax a little...The countdown is flying by again...I wish I could put it all on hold for a week so I could catch up...We've got a little vacation coming so that will sure help...I'm hoping to have internet access while we are away so I can keep up with everyone...have a great rest of your Sunday and a great week...a great SHORT week for we Americans...Independence day this Friday...Or as my fresh brother likes to call if...Incontinence Day...Brothers...Can't live with 'em and can't live without them...Actually I love them both like brothers...Hey wait...Nevermind...Best to all!!!

jay

[Cedarfarm]

HEY JAY!!!!!!!!!!

How and Where and WHAT and...Well, Thank Dear God...You are Here!!!!!

:snowball:

[JayIsh]

Hey Cedar baby!!! I miss you!!! Always great to get one of those Michigander welcomes...I love that word...Did I mention that? Huh? Oh...About ten times huh? Oh well...So great to see you!!! Binger out to be driving right by you by now...I miss her/him already...How's those chickens doin'???

[Cedarfarm]

You Are The Rockest. cheesy YEP, That's Jay!!!



~Hmmmm. Bad Use of Language... OK, So What...SO WHAT!! Who Cares?

YABBA!!!!

I miss that Bing something awful.

[Cedarfarm]

Geesh Jayster, I'm doing A-OK...I've been thinking of writing you, but with all that is going on around dis place, I'm lost.

ALWAYS thinking of you my dear friend and hoping you are just as cool as you are.

Funny Jay, I thought of you today...and laughed out loud. Remember when you opened your siblings Christmas presents???

I absolutely LOVE that story Jayster. Please tell it again. God, you are a marvel.

[Crown 84]

....The countdown is flying by again...I wish I could put it all on hold for a week so I could catch up...We've got a little vacation coming so that will sure help...
I don't know, Jay. Sometimes being away makes it seem to go even faster.
You get back and the count has suddenly advanced!

Good Morning, fellow friends of Christmas.
We start another week in our (not so long now) journey back to the Christmas season.

Days to the Season: 136
Days to Christmas Day: 178

....And tomorrow is next month, already - the month of our 2/3 Season milestone. Wow!

Overcast here this morning with the temp at 74. Rain a distinct possibility, but then several dry days - just in time for some outside work. My father's lawn needs mowing!

Have a Marvelous Monday, guys!

[sweetmisery]

We officialy reached the 2nd half of the year! Its July(here in the Philippines anyway)... CANT WAIT! I can feel Christmas, not the one in my heart, but the one in the air... around...

WOOOOOOOOO!!!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: Wakey-wakey Crownster!

WAKE UP!

< This message was brought to you by Binger >

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: Happy Canada Day to me! Happy Canada Day to me! Happy ...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/FireworksFlashing.gif




Hey, I had another Christmas dream lastnight. Very cool! If it comes true, I'll be five years old again and Santa will still love me best of all. Got spoiled in my dream.


Enjoy your day! Keep a festive YABBA thought in your head!

[Holiday]

Happy Canada Day to you Auntie!! :-D

Good morning Christmas nuts! I'm getting so excited for Lifetime tv's "Jolly July" celebration!! Looking forward to all those Christmas movies!! :???:

Hope you all had a great weekend. Our festival & chili party were excellent. I needed yesterday to re-coop! It's tough to get back into the swing today!!!

Have a good day!!

[Crown 84]

:hello: Wakey-wakey Crownster!

WAKE UP!

< This message was brought to you by Binger >
Oh, gee, thanks, Auntie. My ears are still ringing!
You can just tell Binger for me............. oh, never mind.

Yes, Dom, it is indeed July already and we can begin planning for our next (2/3 Season) milestone less than 2 weeks away.
And after that, we will be under a month to double digits! Can you believe it??

Days to the Season: 135
Days to Christmas Day: 177

A nice comfortable 69 outside here in Raleigh at this hour with lots of sun.
The predicted rain did not fall yesterday and now none is in the forecast until the weekend. I got some outside work done yesterday.

After 23 years, the old Crown Vic's bright trim has become all cloudy with acid rain and other contaminants. It's going to be a long project with fine grade steel wool and metal polish but the results will be worth it. Maybe I'll post a photo.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, everyone!
Keep that Christmas song in your heart.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy 177 days until Christmas! YABBA!

I like the sound of that! I'm starting to panic like I did last year around this time because I'm a tad behind on my Christmas gift readiness project.

I did pick up a cool board game called Bump & Jump for my second youngest grandson, but in the end it might go to his dad because I'm sure he'd like it too. It's a combination of checkers and chess.

Nice weather here today, saw a few rather large mosquitos a few days ago, one took a chunk outta me.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/NBMosquito.gif

Would love to see the finished product of your Crown Victoria - oh Crownster.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy Happy to hear your Chili party was a big success, Holiday!

I had chili dogs the other day in a pita-like bun. Yummy!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Crown are you still counting sheep?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/SheepSleep.gif

Wake Up, Crown so we can countdown the days remaining ...


Alaska! Java! No Sleep for Crown! YABBA!



<this message brought to you by Binger >

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy Morning Christmas chums!

I'm off to do my workout, then taking O'Malley to the Vet. then off to work.


Keep a Merry thought in your head today!

[Holiday]

Good morning!! It's been pretty quiet around here! Everybody out enjoying the nice weather??? I left work at 12:30 yesterday to enjoy the day on the lake & it was totally awesome! :-D My hubby is on vaca all week, my job is really slow b/c our big customers are closed for summer shut down (inventory) so I am hoping to leave around noon again today! :) So far it's a beautiful day!!

Who else is going to watch the Christmas movies on Lifetime this weekend???

Have a great day!!!

[KarenKringle]

Holiday,

I am with you!!! Can't wait to watch the movies!!!

Hope everyone is having an awesome start to Christmas in July.

I am so excited 175 days to go!! I also am feeling some pressure like I need to really get shopping going (I have some done) which is crazy, I know.

:snowball:

[Cedarfarm]

C'mon Crownster...with Bing gone too?!! ( I had to go back a couple pages just to see their name...sob...)

Where -O- Where are YE? Or Thou?

:?

[Crown 84]

Crown are you still counting sheep?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/SheepSleep.gif

Wake Up, Crown so we can countdown the days remaining ...


Alaska! Java! No Sleep for Crown! YABBA!



<this message brought to you by Binger >
Ah! So my good friend Binger has a confederate, have they. Hmmm...
Well now, relying on Auntie's inherent fairness, I'm sure I can count on her to return the favor vis-a-vis coffee and der Binger when I leave for a brief vacation (starting a week from tomorrow).

Good Morning, all!
Another bright, sunny, beautiful morning here in Raleigh.
We stand at 68 currrently and the humidity has left (however temporarily).
I could use a good walk!

Days to the Season: 134
Days to Christmas Day: 176
A mere 12 days to the 2/3 Season milestone!

I've been working my fingers to the bone this morning with tiny pieces of 0000-grade steel wool and "Blue Magic" metal polish. Bit by bit, the old Crown Vic's bright trim is looking like new again.
(And 1985 Crown Vic's got lots of trim!)

Well, have a Wonderful Wednesday everybody.
(And Holiday, what can you see today?)

[Crown 84]

Cedar! I was typing as you were posting.

I can't be too sad when my foil Binger is gone as long as you are around, my friend!

[Cedarfarm]

Cedar! I was typing as you were posting.

I can't be too sad when my foil Binger is gone as long as you are around, my friend!

Awwwwwwww... shucks...thanks Crownster.

cheesy


Hope you are wearing gloves when you use that abrasive polish on the ol' Crownster Vic!

We need to see some pics when you are done. cheesy

BTW, I'll be gone a week too, maybe two depending on how much fun I am having!!!..coming up soon.

[Cedarfarm]

cheesy Morning Christmas chums!

I'm off to do my workout, then taking O'Malley to the Vet. then off to work.


!

*Auntie, hope O'Malley is a good boy at the doctor's office today! cheesy

He is just going in for a routine visit I hope and nothing serious...

[Cedarfarm]

I left work at 12:30 yesterday to enjoy the day on the lake & it was totally awesome! :-D My hubby is on vaca all week, my job is really slow b/c our big customers are closed for summer shut down (inventory) so I am hoping to leave around noon again today! :) So far it's a beautiful day!!


!

*Hope you have a GREAT time at the lake Holiday!!! I so envy you, I just LOVE LAKES...any lake! Isn't is fun to be able to leave work at noon? Bet you could get used to that, huh?? YEAH!

Have fun!!!!

[Cedarfarm]

Holiday,

I am with you!!! Can't wait to watch the movies!!!

Hope everyone is having an awesome start to Christmas in July.

I am so excited 175 days to go!! I also am feeling some pressure like I need to really get shopping going (I have some done) which is crazy, I know.

:snowball:

Nice to see you here KarenKringle!

And don't fret....you have plenty of time to "get started"..!!!

:cry:

[Cedarfarm]

What?? Me AGAIN???
How sad! Where IS everybody?

Crown? Auntie? Holiday?....Anyone?...

~Well, a good Thursday morning to all (?) of you lurkers out there! :-?
I woke up fairly early (5 am.) and couldn't go back to sleep. We had a tremendous thunder storm with brilliant light show...the whole nine yards. Bix was so scared, he ended up laying next to my head! I looked out of the bedroom window and saw the wicked witch of the East ride by on a broomstick...lol!! Or was that a flying Monkey Clump? heehee!

Have a great day everyone! I'm outta here!

:treeguy:

[JayIsh]

So I gather, as I read back through the posts, that Monody Clump is not really a term of endearment...That explains alot...Anywho...Another day, another $.65. Hope everyone has a great day! We've got a dose of something in our house...even one of the cats are sick...So to the vet she goes and maybe to the Dr. we go...Such is life...And all of this right before we are on vacation...Oh well...I already have the time off so I'm going to enjoy it no matter what we do...Hard to believe that tomorrow is the forth already...Seems like Ground Hog Day was the day before yesterday...Have a great day guys!

Jay

[Crown 84]

Ah! The Fourth of July! Always associate it with the mid-point of the year.
From then, it's a downhill coast to Christmas.

Good Morning, all!

Days to the Season: 133
Days to Christmas Day: 175
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 11
By Saturday, we will be down to single digits to the 2/3 mark.
Now that's something to shoot off fireworks for!

A pleasant 72 here in Raleigh at this hour. No rain predicted until at least Saturday. We are supposed to have a dry 4th with mid-90's for temps. At least the humidity is supposed to be a bit lower than usual.

Have a Thrilling Thursday, everyone!
And I hope you enjoy some nice Independence Day activities tomorrow.

[emski4379]

Crown-Are you going to watch the fireworks at the Fairgrounds tomorrow? I think we might go to the ones in Rolesville.

[Crown 84]

That's on our short list of possibilities, Emski.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Ah! So my good friend Binger has a confederate, have they. Hmmm...
Well now, relying on Auntie's inherent fairness, I'm sure I can count on her to return the favor vis-a-vis coffee and der Binger when I leave for a brief vacation (starting a week from tomorrow).

I've been working my fingers to the bone this morning with tiny pieces of 0000-grade steel wool and "Blue Magic" metal polish. Bit by bit, the old Crown Vic's bright trim is looking like new again.
(And 1985 Crown Vic's got lots of trim!)

Well, have a Wonderful Wednesday everybody.


cheesy You want me to harrass Binger while you're on vacation. Say no more, I'm your gal! Sure I like to have a sprig of mistletoe in my hand now and then, but there's another side to Auntie Mistletoe that isn't always so dear. HaHa.

*Auntie, hope O'Malley is a good boy at the doctor's office today!

He is just going in for a routine visit I hope and nothing serious...

Yes, it was just for his annual check up and shots. He weighed-in at a whopping 21.5 lbs. I figured 20 so I wasn't too surprised. However, the female VET was not on vacation this time (last year we saw her partner) so she gave me a meauring cup for O'Malley the cat's food and he has to lose three lbs. by next year and two the following year.

Sure glad I'm at work five days a week so I don't have to hear him cry about it. Anyone feeling sorry for my husband? He wants me to take a poll. HeeHee. I honestly don't think he's overweight, he's mostly muscle, but he is having a bit of trouble reaching a certain spot on his back when he's grooming. So, we'll attempt to get him into shape.

I told the Vet. "I've been working on my abdomina tuck and feelin' good". She said, "the instructions were for your cat." HaHa.

We've got a dose of something in our house...even one of the cats are sick...So to the vet she goes and maybe to the Dr. we go...Such is life...And all of this right before we are on vacation...Oh well...I already have the time off so I'm going to enjoy it no matter what we do...Hard to believe that tomorrow is the forth already...Seems like Ground Hog Day was the day before yesterday...Have a great day guys!

Jay

That's a downer. Hope it doesn't put a damper on your plans, Jay. Hope your kitty perks up soon.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: I had a Christmas-kinda dream before I woke up at 3:45 this morning. In my dream, my husband and I were in a new place (never would live there, but it was a dream) and we had a few friends over and were having a party when I heard the sound of my dad's car drive up. I looked out and saw my dad take a fully cooked turkey out of the back seat, he put it on the trunk of the car and proceeded to carve it right there.

I said, "everybody hide downstairs!" (not sure why, I'm an adult and I can have friends over if I want).

I went through a hall to open the door to invite my dad (and the turkey) in, but the halls never ended, it kept going on and on and on and curving round one way and another until I got really frustrated and woke up.

Never got to taste the turkey. BooHooHoo!




Guess what I had for lunch today?

A turkey sandwich. My husband made breast of turkey while I was at work and surprised me.

Am I spoiled or what?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/TurkeyYum.gif

Keep a Christmas thought in your head. Who knows, maybe you'll dream of turkey or eggnog (and get to taste it).

[Cedarfarm]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/chicks_/USA_declaration_of_independence.jpg

What this day is all about~

~Happy !! July 4th !! Everyone~

[Crown 84]

Good Morning!
And a happy Independence Day to one and all!

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DOUBLE "F" today - FRIDAY AND THE FOURTH!!


A warm 78 this morning with the promise of 90's by this afternoon along with increased humidity.
I have long associated the 4th of July with heat so it seems appropriate to me.

Days to the Season: 132
Days to Christmas Day: 174
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 10.
Single digits to the 2/3 Season mark as of tomorrow!

May your Friday, your Fourth and your Fireworks be Fantastic!

[Crown 84]

Hi, Cedar!
Again, we parallel.
I guess great minds think alike!

[Cedarfarm]

Hey Crownster!!

What a beautiful graphic...Are you going to enjoy some fireworks later?

[Cedarfarm]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/chicks_/were_in_paper_2.jpg


!Alaska celebrates it's statehood! 50 years!

Wonder if dat Bingster is there yet....drinking that Eskimo-Pie flavored java.

cheesy

[Cedarfarm]

cheesy


Yes, it was just for his annual check up and shots. He weighed-in at a whopping 21.5 lbs. I figured 20 so I wasn't too surprised. However, the female VET was not on vacation this time (last year we saw her partner) so she gave me a meauring cup for O'Malley the cat's food and he has to lose three lbs. by next year and two the following year.

.

Auntie... O'Malley is HUGE!! He weighs in at a whopping 21.5 lbs?? WOW! He must be so pretty...the pics of him you have show a much slender cat! He must photograph well...!!

I had a Maine Coon cat, "Biggie Munn" who was gigantic..weighed 23lbs. ...had a mammoth head. He was a sweetheart and the best cat who loved to get into the empty Christmas boxes while we decorated the tree.

Happy Belated Canada Day Auntie!!

:snowball:

[Crown 84]

Hey Crownster!!

What a beautiful graphic...Are you going to enjoy some fireworks later?
Yep. Plan to.

[Cedarfarm]

~Crownster, why am I getting so sentimental?...as I grow older, I appreciate July 4th more & more... when I hear those Americana songs and listen to those marches by John Phillip Sousa I feel such incredible pride. I must be getting old!!!

Hope you enjoyed those fireworks.

YABBA!

:snowball:

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Auntie... O'Malley is HUGE!! He weighs in at a whopping 21.5 lbs?? WOW! He must be so pretty...the pics of him you have show a much slender cat! He must photograph well...!!

I had a Maine Coon cat, "Biggie Munn" who was gigantic..weighed 23lbs. ...had a mammoth head. He was a sweetheart and the best cat who loved to get into the empty Christmas boxes while we decorated the tree.

Happy Belated Canada Day Auntie!!

:snowball:

Thanks for the belated Canada Day wish, Cedar! And yes, O'Malley is a big boy; I think he sucks in the excess weight when he hears the click of the camera. According to my husband, he has cut back on what he's been feeding O'Malley. Lately he's been adding a few shadflies and spiders to his menu. And I love Maine Coons, they're gorgeous cats.


Yesterday one co-worker notice I was wearing red white and blue clothes, she said, "you're looking very patriotic today, did you move across the border?" I said, "nope, this is for my friends in the States though."

Happy Belated 4th of July!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/flag014USA.gif

Alaska - Binger - Java - YABBA!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy It's a beautiful sunny 74 in my "neck of the woods".

Got another organizing project to complete today, but have to catch up on a few Merry hang-outs first.

It's all about priorities. I keep Christmas at the top of my priority list!



:cry: Where you headin' on your holidays, Crown?

[Crown 84]

~Crownster, why am I getting so sentimental?...as I grow older, I appreciate July 4th more & more... when I hear those Americana songs and listen to those marches by John Phillip Sousa I feel such incredible pride. I must be getting old!!!

Hope you enjoyed those fireworks....
Well, I would have if there had been any. We got rained out. Actually STORMED out. Mother nature put on a great "fireworks" show of her own!
....And I feel the same way about the holiday. Always play my Sousa tape for the 4th and the preceeding few days. It would be as if I were missing something if I did not observe some of the traditions.
Enjoyed the Boston Pops holiday concert on CBS at 10:00, too.

Days to the Season: 131
Days to Christmas Day: 173
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 9. (That's right - single digits!)
And the 100-DAY Season marker is one month from today.
Unbelievable!

Auntie, we are off to the mountains of Virginia (Wintergreen) for Friday, Saturday and Sunday of next week.
Which brings to mind the need for a countdown volunteer.
Any takers??

Have a Stupendous Saturday, friends!
And may your Weekend get off to a Wonderous start.

...And Binger, wherever you are, may your days be cool & humidity free and your coffee be warm!
(I would warn them not to drink to much but that would be like warning Tiger Woods not to hit too many golf balls.)

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:cry: I think I'm heading to Toronto next weekend. We're still waiting to confirm plans with one set of relatives.

Hope you have a nice time.

How is the Crown Vic looking? Guess the rain isn't helping you with your efforts.

I'm looking forward to Christmas this year. I did last year too, but this year I'm hoping for more "together time" with family and a chance to put our tree up in the Living Room. If O'Malley is willing. Maybe he's too heavy to climb it.HaHa.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/hookedSanta.gif

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: Quick grab a present before they're all land in my chimney!

Think I'll spruce the place up for Christmas in July!

[Crown 84]

Indeed, Dom, I love all the holidays. I see them as island ports of call in the ocean of our voyage back to the Christmas Season.

Now, it's time to check the log book:
Days to the Season: 130
Days to Christmas Day: 172
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 8. (Barely over a week, now!)
And UNDER a month to the 100-DAY Season marker.
Wow! The ship is making good time with the strong wind of good fellowship astern!

We have had several days now of off and on rain. More predicted into the foreseeable future. We currently stand at 74 degrees here in Raleigh.

Have a Super Sunday, everyone!

[Crown 84]

Would anyone else like to be our "guest counter" this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning or shall the trusty Dom again lend us his services?

(Thanks for volunteering again, Dom!)

[Cedarfarm]

Good Morning Folks...

Crown, I can help Dom out, he doesn't NEED any help but if so, I'm here to help...so "Count" me in for the three days~

Lovely day today, I am driving west to the 'big lake'...I feel the need to get my toes in the white sand and clear blue water.

Have a wonderful day!

Auntie, I have to look for a picture of my beloved Biggie Munn to show you, he is in a Christmas ornament box and he is so huge he spills out all over....you will appreciate it, I'm sure.

:rudolph:

[Annette1990]

Checkin in...Hope everyone had a great weekend=)

[Wenceslaus]

Paus Du Lux on down............

YABBA!What do "Paus Du Lux" and "YABBA" mean? I see them here a lot. I Googled "Paus Du Lux" with no luck.

[Wenceslaus]

cheesy Anyone using IE is likely experiencing problems with the loading of the last page.Also not working with a Mac using Safari as the Web browser. :-?

[Holiday]

Good morning!! :hi: Back to work for me today & boy am I dreading it! :-? My hubby was on vaca last week, so we spent the week at the lake. I had Monday, Thursday, & Friday off & I only worked 1/2 days Tuesday & Wednesday, so back to reality today! Ugh!! But boy was it nice while it lasted! Lol! I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

[Crown 84]

Days to the Season: 129
Days to Christmas Day: 171
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 7. (One week from today!)

Good Morning, Christmas hounds!

It is a bright, sunny morning here in Raleigh with the temperature standing at 73. We have been having a steady pattern of evening storms the last few days and that is supposed to continue for the week.

We are off to the mountains Thursday afternoon. Can't wait! It will be a nice break from the heat and humidity.

Have a Marvelous Monday, guys!

[JayIsh]

I'm on vacation this week! What a huge relief!!! I was gettin' darn close to climbing to the roof with a rifle...Glad I got that out of my system...So hello everyone and happy July 7th! I'm sure this week will fly by but I'm enjoying every minute of it...It's sort of a staycation as they say but we'll do some fun local things...Just glad to be off!!!

Jay

[Cedarfarm]

cheesy Oh, Jayster! GOOD for YOU!!! Vacation!!! ~Yeah baby, YEAH!!!!!

Seems every time I drive into a larger city from the farm I want to stand on the roof with a rifle! I come back here so relieved !!

IS EVERYONE on the #@*!!# phone these days? I mean EVERYONE who drives a vehicle? And driving fast, head cocked to one side, straddling the center line.

Calling all idiots: GET OFF THE PHONE!

Oh yeah and another thing, I don't want to HEAR your conversation either, go outside to yell at your kids.

Sorry. :-? Monday brings it out!!!

[Cedarfarm]

What do "Paus Du Lux" and "YABBA" mean? I see them here a lot. I Googled "Paus Du Lux" with no luck.

Paus du lux : a special ballet move usually done with great style by Jayish in all of Binger's Operas

YABBA!: "What's Happening Baby?" "YO", "You Rock".

[Cedarfarm]

~YABBA!!!

(Just cuz I miss them.)


:treeguy::treeguy:

[Maureen]

YABBA RIGHT BACK ATCHA

Because I can AND I'm on holiday from tonight too AND I have my start date for my new job AND I'm not NEARLY as overdrawn as I thought I was

Life is good..........!!!!

[Maureen]

Sorry, that was slightly bigger and louder than I'd anticipated:cry:

[Cedarfarm]

Big, Bold & Bonbon!
:snowball:
Heehee heeeee!

Good for you! When do you start?

[Maureen]

So much for clandestine!!!

September 1st. Actually had old boss phone up new boss to see if they could keep me for August, which is when new boss was angling for me to start. Turns out that I've still got 9 days of vacation to take before I leave (over and above this week I'm now off) so it's a win/win situation. I either take the time or get paid for it.

Catch!!! :snowball:

[Cedarfarm]

Yippee!!!!

Sounds like A WIN-WIN to me!! cheesy

Wow, you have the entire Summer OFF!!! Those terrible twosome will be totally spoiled!

Good for you Maureen!

:cry: I caught it....felt kind of cold!

[Holiday]

WOW Maureen....ENJOY!!!! :merry:

Cedar.... :lol: (you crack me up girl!)

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:cry: I can't believe I got on the computer reallllly early in the morning and then not again until a short time ago.

What did I do yesterday? Oh yeah, I compiled a few new CDs, took my husband out for lunch, brushed O'Malley with his new grooming brush, cleaned a little, shopped a bit (picked up one more Christmas item), watched a little Tennis, then decided to "kick back and relax". The minutes seemed to go by fast. Before I knew it the day was gone and I missed a trip around the Merry Globe.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Hey, Cedar & Mo ~
Tossing around those snowballs http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/FiresideXmasTree264x198.jpg makes me want to curl up with a good Christmas book near a fire.

It's been nice weather here - with off again on again rain - threats of storms that blow over, shadflies dead on the doorstep or snagged in spider webs I can't quite reach without a powerful hose. (Will share shad pics in the future -of live ones.)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/XmasDrummer.gif Wenceslaus - nice to have you sharing the Countdown with us.

There's plenty of lingo you aren't likely to find in your search engine, don't ever be shy in asking.

You don't have to like plaid or operas or eggnog or say YABBA - just because - you can still enjoy counting down along with us in your own unique way.

Binger took a trip to Alaska and the rest of us toss out the YABBA and such because we miss them (and them is the gender neutral Binger (or Crown) in reference. Binger also lovessssssss coffee so JAVA YABBA can also be found throughout these countdown pages.

Congrats on the job, Maureen - enjoy your time off ... you too Jay!

Thanks for coming down off the roof. Can I suggest a little less caffeine?

Should have whispered that one - just in case Binger reads it.

Bottom of the Monday to y'all, hope the rest of the week treats you kind!

One more thing ... (I feel like Columbo trying to exit)
Hey, Cedar - we have a traffic law in Ontario (just like in California) if you use a cell or mobile and your car is in "drive mode", you'll get a nasty ticket.

I can't stand it when someone is giving a dose of heavy "uggh" to someone on their cell in the checkout at the mall. Takes the pleasure out of spending money.

[Cedarfarm]

:tree:

Hi Auntie DEAR!!!!!

WOW. I'm getting overwhelmed by this large type. It feels right. Like my eyes are starting to adjust. OMG. I'm admitting that age has crept up on me.

OK, just kidding, Backs to normal here. Oh YEAH, this is MUCH BETTER!!!!! I CAN SEE JUST FINE....CAN'T YOU???? WHAT? NO ONE REPLIES? Can't you SEE THIS You Nutter Butters???


:snowball:Catch you Nutter Butter Nut Balls!

[Cedarfarm]

Time to leave!!!

One of my fav movies is on right now....TCM is playing "Tootsie". Grab the popcorn...time to chill!

Goodnight my Pals.

Oh Yeah. And.....

YABBA!! We miss you Bing.

:tree:I was on here too much today. Sorry!!!! :-?

[Holiday]

I was on here too much today. Sorry!!!! :-?

What???? Are you kidding?? NEVER!!! :D Hope you enjoyed your movie!

Good morning Christmas crew! It's looking like it's going to be another beautiful day! This darn work thing....I WANT TO GO OUTSIDE!!!!! Lol!

Is anybody catching the Christmas movies on Lifetime Movie Network? I really wish we got that channel! Darn!!!

Have a great day everyone!!

[Crown 84]

WOW! Things have sure gotten - er - LOUD here over the past day!

I guess that means everyone is starting to get excited over our dwindling count:
Days to the Season: 128
Days to Christmas Day: 170
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 6. (Less than a week, now!)

Seventy-Seven here in Raleigh at this hour.
Just as I was getting used to the late afternoon rains, it was dry yesterday.
Oh, well. More rain predicted for the next several days.
And Hurricane Bertha in the Atlantic with 120 MPH winds this early in the season! At least that one is supposed to stay far out at sea - east of Bermuda.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, folks!

I guess Bing will be toasting a whale with their 20th cup of coffee this morning.
(Watch out for swooping eagles, my friend!)

[Cedarfarm]

"Before I speak, I have something important to say!"
~Groucho Marx


Sorry 'bout the OVER ACTIVE TYPE yesterday...I was off my meds!

A dark, dreary day...but it's pretty bright around here!

:snowball:

[RadioJonD]

Before I speak, I have something important to say!"
Groucho Marx
:snowball:



“That reminds me of a story so dirty that I’m ashamed to think of it myself” - G. Marx

[Crown 84]

"Before I speak, I have something important to say!"
~Groucho Marx

I wonder if Groucho might have influenced Yogi Berra?

[Maureen]

I'm assuming we're not talking Jellystone Park and BooBoo here.......???!!!

[Cedarfarm]

No, no ~Not your average bear....Boo Boo!

"It's LIKE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN!"
~Yogi Berra

My personal favorite quote. I see a great influence there!

cheesy

[Cedarfarm]

"Women should be obscene and not heard"
~Groucho Marx

:snowball:

[Maureen]

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read"

~Groucho Marx~

[RadioJonD]

"Women should be obscene and not heard"
~Groucho Marx

:snowball:


"I'd horse whip you if I had a horse" - G Marx

"You know we can keep this up indefinitely!" J Melton

[yuletide]

that's a real nice surprise, Clark...a real nice surprise...

I don't know girl falls in a well - eyes go crossed, she gets kicked by a mule - they go back again..

Ahh, I wouldn't get too close - he's got a lip fungus we ain't quite identified yet...
tee-hee
Yuletide

[Holiday]

Good morning!! Happy Hump Day!! Check out that view to the weekend!!! :???:

Dom...you are so right about slowing the time down to enjoy the season! Always goes too fast. I guess that means we are having fun!!!

We had movie night at the lake last night. My mom, 1 of my sisters, 3 nieces & a nieces friend came. We watched Over Her Dead Body....very cute & funny movie if any of you are looking for a good movie to watch! :)

Have a great day all!!

[Crown 84]

Ah! Holiday has reached the Peak of the Week ahead of me today and has already checked out the view to the weekend. I agree - it's great!

Days to the Season: 127
Days to Christmas Day: 169
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 5.

Mid-70's and a bit overcast this morning here in Raleigh.
We had another nice rain last night, continuing to eat away at our drought.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, my Christmas friends!

[Cedarfarm]

"I'd horse whip you if I had a horse" - G Marx

"You know we can keep this up indefinitely!" J Melton


"Who in Tarnation is J Melton?"
~Cedarfarm

[RadioJonD]

"Who in Tarnation is J Melton?"
~Cedarfarm

Just a happy resident of Tarnation, Alabama!

[Cedarfarm]

:rudolph:!!!!

[Cedarfarm]

~Ok...I'll try this again (got bumped off for no good reason).

I went to beautiful Lake Michigan today. Up early, low humidity...promise of low 70's and lots of blue sky. Packed the cooler, maps (I know this route backwards and front, but every girl needs to pack maps.) A stop at a McDonalds for a large java and on my way. Took a little over an hour and I pulled into Oval Beach in Saugatuck around 9:30.

WHAT THE!??? The place was swarming with people...MY nightmare! (the less people the better for me...but that's just me. )Turns out our leader Governor Granholm was signing "The Great Lakes Compact" right there on a brown picnic table with cameras and vans and tons of suits. This was one VERY important day for Michigan. We are protecting our lakes from those water deprived states that keep asking for it. These pristine lakes remain ours...for awhile at least.

I took my sheet down to the beach, watched some anxious dogs swimming out to their owners and felt proud to be from this wonderful state.

Also, glad I can come here with all of you...anyone who cares...and write what I feel.

:treeguy: You guys rock.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Yes, we do Cedar! If I do say so myself and I just did.

About Groucho. Thanks for the memories. When I was twelve, my parents took us to Second City Review - at the old Firehall in Toronto (this is where the future Second City and some Saturday Night Live personalities got their start) - anyway ... my Irish twin brother (born eleven months apart) was a huge Groucho fan. We watched all the movies growing up. One of the sketches included several "best scenes" and my brother continued to whisper Groucho's lines in my ear word for word along with the performer.
He sure dished out some Whoppers.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/whoppers.jpg

See how happy you are with life, when you first reached the beach you were not thrilled about the crowds, but once you investigated it, you were able to enjoy the day and put a positive "State" spin on the whole thing.

I wear my mask and snorkel (no tank) when I go to the lake so I don't want too many witnesses myself - but the mask and snorkel are like Dumbo's Magic Feather - without them I'd sink like a stone.

Happy Hump Day! Speaking of humps - howdy hi Carl the Camel. Hope you are leaving a few blends at the Shispering Pines for Crown to enjoy upon their return.

WAKE UP CROWN! No Sleep for you!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Yes, we do Cedar! If I do say so myself and I just did.

About Groucho. We watched all the movies growing up. One of the sketches included several "best scenes" and my brother continued to whisper Groucho's lines in my ear word for word along with the performer.



cheesy Okay, in case you read that wrong - the performer was not whispering lines in my ear.



WAKE UP CROWN! No Sleep for you!

As for the Wake Up note:
<This message was brought to you by BINGER>

[JayIsh]

Sounds like a great day to me Cedar!!! Glad you got a little r&r and alone time in...Some days the best medicine for me is an hour or so on my own...I mean I love my family and my wife but solitude has it's own rewards too!!! To watch the world and actually have a moment to formulate a thought or opinion about it is such a gift...As opposed to the run from thing to thing daily life with no focus on what is truly important...You have reminded me that I'm due for my hour!!!

Jay

[RadioJonD]

Heads up Cedar & Gracie! - http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dmb/ChristmasTree08_234456_7.pdf

[Holiday]

Good morning! It's almost FRIDAY now!! :D

Cedar ~ sounds like you had an awesome day! I'm about due for a quiet day at the lake myself...though our lake is far from *pristine* I like to go there through the week when I have the landing to myself...before the weekend when all the "trunk slammers" come in! :lol: Don't get me wrong...I love my trunk slamming neighbors, it's just so peaceful to go out there by yourself through the week & watch the sunset!

Well, I better finish getting ready for work. You all have a great day!!

[Crown 84]

I'm up, Auntie.

Well, Cedar, I simply must visit Lake Michigan, someday! So far, I have only seen it from the air. It's BIG!

Good Morning all!
Straight to the count:
Days to the Season: 126
Days to Christmas Day: 168
Days to the 2/3 Season milestone: 4. (That's right - only FOUR!)

A pleasant 74 outside here in Raleigh at this hour.
Very overcast with the promise of more rain.

Well, we are off to the mountains of Virginia, guys!
See you here Monday morning.
(Can't wait to see how far the count has advanced!)

[Holiday]

Have a GREAT time Crown! ENJOY!!!! :merry:

[Holiday]

Good morning Christmas crew!!! Happy, Happy, HAPPY FRIDAY!!! :D

It's been quiet in here! Everybody missing our Binger? :sad:

It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day & a beautiful weekend! My family is taking a convertable ride (4 convertables) to Brookville lake in Indiana on Sunday, so hopefully the weather holds out!! I'm looking forward to it!!

Have a super great weekend!!!

[Binger]

... and in the words of the Commodores..... everyone...

" We can BOOGIE ALL DOWN....."

YABBA!!!!!!

[Binger]

I am back...... ( horns blare,,,, Starbucks rejoices.. Crown shudders... jay paus duluxes...."

had an awesome trip everyone but sadly did not make it all the wayto Alaska.... two factors coming into play- gas prices were killing us and the fact that a storm came upa nd dropped a tree on the RV while we were enroute...( we were in the middle of the violent strom that hit Omaha if anyone saw where the Olympic swim trials were temporarily halted...) but we made it to Wyoming and Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons... and Jackson Hole.. and Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee and oMG what a wonderful part of the countrya nd yes... Binger is back with something else wonderful...... so let me jump right into it...

WAKE UP CROWN.. the Mountains of Virginia- great place to sleep!

Hey lady in Michigan........ a great day at the lake...... wonderful for you! Hope you were inspired bythe calming waters....... bet the crowds were wowed by the Dusty Wig

Ohhh Jayish..... how was that week off get some serious Paus Du Luxing in?

Auntie... stop lusting after those Candian Mounties.....

Maureen... the seat covers in the RV were plaid.. I thought of you each day when I sat down....

Dom....no more playing second banana to Crown withthe countdown....... ( send them a banana inthe mail...)

Radio Jon.. please go to the mountains of Virginia and play classic disco over a loud speaker all night ( disrupts sleep)

Holiday...... I think of you when I hear madonna sing that song... " Holiday...... Holiday..." ( Radio Jon.. begin the blaring with that song please....)

I'm BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.... YABBA YABBA YABBA.....

Everone.. Boogie on down.....

[Holiday]

I am back...... ( horns blare,,,, Starbucks rejoices.. Crown shudders... jay paus duluxes...."

had an awesome trip everyone but sadly did not make it all the wayto Alaska.... two factors coming into play- gas prices were killing us and the fact that a storm came upa nd dropped a tree on the RV while we were enroute...( we were in the middle of the violent strom that hit Omaha if anyone saw where the Olympic swim trials were temporarily halted...) but we made it to Wyoming and Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons... and Jackson Hole.. and Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee and oMG what a wonderful part of the countrya nd yes... Binger is back with something else wonderful...... so let me jump right into it...

I'm BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.... YABBA YABBA YABBA.....

WELCOME BACK!!!! :merry: Sounds like you had a great trip...minus a few "technical difficulties!" Bummer you didn't make it to Alaska, but it sounds like you got to see some amazing sites!!! We're glad to have you back! :grin:

[Cedarfarm]

cheesy OH!! Good God Almighty!!! The Bingster is BACK!!! YESSSSSS!!!!

My friend, you were gone way, way, way, WAY to long...so glad you are back home safely...omg...is it REALLY you?

~ I am too excited to write anymore. This songs for you Bingster~


http://www.imeem.com/yeawhat3v3r/music/oT43R95s/prince_kiss/

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

[clarebear]

Hiya all!! I hope you all have a great weekend ahead!!! :D

[Annette1990]

Hi friends! Hope everyone is doing good. Haven't dropped in here for a bit. Still having problems accessing certain threads here on MMC. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[Binger]

His weekend? carfeul.. Crown is gender neutral just like Jayish!

YABBA.. YABBA .. YABBA......... Hi ya Michigan!

[Binger]

Ohhhh glorious Saturday folks.......... weather here is beautiful sorta like a Michigan lake ya know? or a stream in Wyoming..... or a view of little Big Horn.. ohhhh Yabba!!!

Everone.. meet at the shispering pines where we can boogie on down.....

[Cedarfarm]

~Hey! Good Morning All!~

A lovely Michigan summer day....we have alot planned so I can't stay long...but want to wish you a great Saturday!

Hope that Crownster is enjoying a nice vacation...The CrownDom Countdown continues......

Glad you are back, Bing!

cheesy

[Cedarfarm]

His weekend? carfeul.. Crown is gender neutral just like Jayish!
!

Our Jayster? Gender Neutral? Say it ain't so!

:snowball:

[RadioJonD]

http://tinyurl.com/6rynur

.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

WELCOME BACK, BINGER!


My holidays started at 5:20 pm yesterday. YABBA!

Surprise! We arent' going away this week, just some day trips and photo opportunities. Might spend a night at my brother's cottage to relax around the water.

Check this out ...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB016.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB010.jpg

I have heaps more where those came from. Not as sunny as I'd hoped, but that might have worked to my advantage for snapping photos at Duschesney Falls.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

I could feel the spray taking that shot.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB007.jpg

Great hiking spot - signs posted everywhere not to swim in it because it's too dangerous.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB009.jpg

You should have seen me sprawled over a large rock like a genuine nature nut not worrying about the moss on the gigantic rock I made my way to in order to capture some of those close-ups.

Only left with one misquito bite. Y'all are worth it. HaHa.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Morning Merry Countdown Chums!

I've talked on and off for a few years about the wonderful carousels and heritage train down by our waterfront.

Alas, I have some photos to share.

Our Winter Wonderland Carousel is my favourite, yule see why ...


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB065.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB064.jpg

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

The carousels were built and painted by local artisans. They're wonderful. There's so much detail.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB063.jpg

I rode Dasher last year.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB066.jpg

They are having a Christmas in July party on the 25th of July, Santa will be there I hope I can make it there too.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Here's a look at two of many images from the Horse Carousel

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB042.jpg

Look up high, there's a painting of the Cathedral Church (our largest and oldest church in the city).

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/NB%20Tour%20Spots/TourNB038.jpg

Look at the tongue sticking out on one of the horses.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy Hey, RJD - I'll be tossing a surprise in the mail for you this week.

Stay Cool! Think Christmas! Think Iced Tea or Iced Coffee ... just don't stop thinking.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Gonna run away soon, but I'll be back late tonight or in the wee hours of the morning.

Before I go, here's a link to O'Malley the Cat's Lair (latest slidshow).

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Lair%20of%20O%20Malley/th_OMalleytheCat.jpg (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Lair%20of%20O%20Malley/?action=view&current=18c43992.pbw)

Just click on his pic and you'll be whisked away to view his latest shots.

RJD - there are even a few "mug shots" of him in there.

And for those curious about his diet, we've actually cut back on his food, but it's been a bit muggy around here so he didn't seem to mind. He was too hot to eat anyway.

Cheery-HoHo!

It's reallllllllllly good to have you home again, Binger!

[Cedarfarm]

Love those pics Auntie!

Thanks!
:rudolph:

[Binger]

I hear snoring coming from the mountains of Virginia.......

YABBA!

[Binger]

Everyone call Wintergreen resorta nd complain about the excessive sleeping going on there.... and then everyone....

boogie on down........ down............. YABBA!

[Maureen]

I hear snoring coming from the mountains of Virginia.......

YABBA!

"In the blue plaid mountains of Virginia, on the trail of the shispering pine..."

Eat your hearts out, Laurel and Hardy!!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy Good afternoon, Christmas Wackos around the Globe!

Went trekking in the bush to the gorge for more photos today. Met a black bear, he was oblivious to us. I don't think black bears are the best at fishing. I'm snapping away, took a quick video too and then one of the rocks or logs moved and I realized it was a bear. At first, I thought "retreat slowly", then I said to myself, "photo op" and I started clicking. I couldn't bring my zoom in close enough to get a great shot of the bear. Nice photos of the rapids in the river, plenty of blackfly bites, one deerfly tried, but didn't succeed.

Photos haven't been uploaded to Photobucket yet. You can't make out the bear too well, he wasn't as close as he appeared through my viewfinder.

I had a dream I was playing with a Slinky down my aunt's old stairs in her old home like I did when we were kids.

Enjoy your evening we're headin' out and about again. Wonder what kind of adventure we'll have next.

Stay tuned to the same festive channel to learn more about the adventures of Auntie Tarzan Mistletoe.

HaHa. :hello: Did I mention it was nice to have you back, Binger. I forgot I was supposed to harrass you in Crown's absence.

Stay tuned for some harrassing later something about drinking too much Java and cheating at cards with Carl the Camel.

[MrElf20]

merry christmas everyone, im so burnt out enjoyed a good weekend at atlantic city and wildwood, just gettin ready for a not looking forward to week of school, im excited half way to christmas, i personally cant wait to get to fall, im so tired of the heat

[Holiday]

Good morning! I can't believe it's Monday already! We had a great weekend though. Yesterday we went on a convertable cruise to Brookville Indiana & when we got back we took the pontoon across the lake to watch my brothers friends band play...I am sunburned today! Tired & sunburned...wish I could have stayed in bed awhile longer! Ah well...back to the grind!!

Have a great Monday everybody!!

[Binger]

Thanks Auntie.. Good to be home, though I regret not seeing Alaska.... hey where is Mr. Isherwood... he's a no show.. bet he is getting a fired twinkie at the shispering pines.....

YABBA!

[Binger]

Hey Maureen.. any new plaid out for the fall fashions?

YABBA! hey Michigan..............................

[Crown 84]

Hmmm..... I wonder which one it could be, Dom? Hmmm....
OH, YEAH! It's, It's...... 2/3!

Wow! Step away for a long weekend and just look! Two-Thirds of the way back to our fantastic Christmas Season!
The full count:
Days to the Season: 122
Days to Christmas Day: 164
And thanks to the magnificent Dom for bringing us through the last 3 steps.
Another great job, my friend.
(Hey! How would you like to take over for next year?)

Had a great trip to the mountains of Wintergreen, VA. (Just west of Binger country - I could smell all the coffee blowing in from Norfolk whenever there was a strong east wind.)
Beautiful scenery, with lots of wildlife - squirrels, chipmunks, deer, woodchucks...... and hummingbirds - those hummingbirds! Got a photo you'll love. Will post it as soon as it it downloaded.

But it's great to be back! You can alway count on (and count to) your friends!

Have a Marvelous Monday, everybody!

[Cedarfarm]

cheesy


`Welcome Back Crownster!

Glad you enjoyed those precious days off!!!
Speaking of days off...Where is that JAY??

*Holiday, so sorry about that sunburn. I have a remedy that always works! ~Put some Cider Vinegar on a paper towel and gently dab it on the burn..the acidity stops the burn. You'll feel some relief my friend, but unfortunately will smell like a pickle!

*Bingster, you WILL get to Alaska!

:treeguy:

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

I heard a rumour that JayIsh was taking a few lessons in performing the Paux du Lux while speaking into the microphone in his DJ booth so he won't hurt himself. So far, I have not been able to confirm this rumour.

Will pay for photos. cheesy HaHa.


Welcome back, Crown! What a lovely count to start off the week.

And look at that no work for me - I've done so much in the last two days, I'll have to think up something special for the rest of my week off from work.

Shortly, I'm picking up my niece whose visiting with my parents, she wants to see WALL-E. Movie prices are ridiculous these days. Stop talking gas hikes and let's talk ticket prices. Uggh!

Catch up with y'all at the shispering pines later.

Speaking of pines, did you know that the White Pine is Ontario's provincial tree. Oh yeah!

[Holiday]

Welcome back Crown!!! :hello:

I'll smell like a pickle huh???? Hmmmm....maybe I'll wait until AFTER work to try it! Lol!! Thanks for the tip!!! :grin:

[Binger]

wellllllll look who is back........ bouttime you woke up and returned......

YABBA! Boogie on down.......

[Binger]

Good Q..w here is Jay? Where art thou Paus Du Luxer?

YABBA.. boogie on paus du luxing down...........

[Sweet_Pea1992]

I know that the season is gettting closer, because I just got done canning applesauce, with June apples. Got 15 quarts done today!! Yipppeee. Am whipped, though. I think I will be dreaming of apples tonight! The weekend was nice and warm....not too hot, and the week is suppose to be the same. Hope everyone has a good week!!

[Annette1990]

Hi Friends

[Holiday]

Home canned apple sauce...now that woke me up! Yummy!!!! :smile:

Good morning Christmas nuts! We are now OVER 2/3 of the way back to Christmas! Times a flyin! We are having perfect weather here...low 80's w/ not much humidity, it's hard to believe for July! Sounds like it's going to come to an end though by the end of the week...back up to the 90's & humid, so I better enjoy it while I can! :grin:

You all have a great day!!

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Friends!

Rise and shine to another Terrific Tuesday.
Why "Terrific"? Why not? It brings us another day closer to our Christmas Season!

Days to the Season: 121
Days to Christmas Day: 163

Sunny and calm today with our temp standing at 70.
The high is supposed to remain below 90 today with lower humidity.
No rain for the next few days.
(Let's get that outside work done!)

OK, here is the photo I snapped in Wintergreen last Saturday.
Was waiting with my trusty Kodak camera close to the hummingbird feeder (they will let you get within about 2-3 feet of them!) when I saw the chance to take this one.
The hummingbird had been feeding when the bumble bee moved in. The hummingbird backed off and hovered, waiting for another opportunity.
(I was lucky and snapped the photo when the bird's wings were fully back. Otherwise, they would have just been a blur!)

Have a great day, everyone.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2154/hummingbirdwm6.jpg

[Binger]

How on earth did you get that shot? I mean... how did you stay awake so long?

YABBA!! Boogie on down... down.......

[Binger]

"..Get outside...? HAH! I have had coffee.. read the newspaper.. finished a PhD.. written a best seller.... brought about world peace.... taught spanish to squirrels... ALL before Crown even hit the snooze button....

YABBA... boogie boogie boogie....... Dance Mr. Isherwrood.....

[Cedarfarm]

A late "Good Morning" to you all!

Crown, that is a wonderful picture! Such clarity! It should be entered in your local county fair, you would win a blue for sure!!!
WOW!!! Look at those gossamer wings...and the little bumblebee too!

You done good Crownster!

YABBA YABBA!!

[JayIsh]

I'm dancing as fast as I can!!! and based on the number of donuts I've had this year...You can probably hear my feet hit the ground all the way to Virginny!!!

And you Ms. cedar, always a pleasure to see your smiling face around town!!! I agree with you on Crown's photo!!! Really great...I saw the one of the Cat in the pumpkins that you took fly by on my screen saver about an about an hour ago...You and Crown can put together the MMC.com coffee table book...A book with photos of nothing but coffee tables...Or nature...that's probably good too...

jay

[Cedarfarm]

Great to see you Mr. Ish!!!!

Book on Coffee Tables, about Coffee Tables! Now that's an idea!!

:hello: Another beautiful summer day...got to soak it all in...for next winter when I get those closed-in-down-in-the-dumps blues!!!!! (You know, after Christmas is gone and January is dragging on!)

Have a GREAT ONE!!!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy Great shot, Crown.

Had to thank Binger for making me laugh - out loud with their comment.

The best kind of laughter isn't softly kept to yourself, you know - the best sounds wild and wacky perhaps a bit sinister, but with a happy ending.

<Laughter words of wisdom brought to you by JAVA JOLTING AUNTIE>

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Feng%20Shui%20Stuff/mz_4708413_bodyshot_175x233.gif

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Good afternoon, Cedar and Jay!

Mr. O'Malley says, "merawwwwwwwwwl".

Crispness, crispness - jolly, jolly crispness ... oh I mean Christmas.


O'Malley is giggling at his easy life.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/XmasPicAlbum/OrangeKitty.gif

[Crown 84]

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

(But be careful about discussing coffee tables with Binger in the house!)

[JayIsh]

Hello Auntie!!! By the by-by...I loved your photos too!!!

When I come back in my next life it's going to be as someone who loves cats, cat...Talk about the good life...T.S. Eliot had it right...And Michaelangelo and Mark Twain and many of the other famous folks who worshipped the feline...And look at the Egyptians!!!

walk like an egyptian...da da da da da da da da da...

[Holiday]

Awesome picture Crown...what a shot! :-D

I had to go back & look at Auntie's pics too... must have missed them over the weekend. Incredible pics!! :grin:

[DoubleA]

Hey everyone, hope everyone is having a great week so far. Christmas is in the air, Im watching HSNs Christmas in July and listening to some Christmas tunes, woohoo!

[Holiday]

Good morning!!! HAPPY HUMP DAY!!! Be sure to notice the smell in the air & the sight down the road...if I'm not mistaken, I think I'm getting a hint of the WEEKEND!!!! :???:

Have a great ya'll!!
:merry:

[Crown 84]

Carl always appreciates "Happy Hump Day" for obvious reasons.
He asked me to tell you, Holiday, that if you want an even better view toward the weekend, he is offering his back as a stand.

Good Morning, fellow Christmasoholics!

Days to the Season: 120
Days to Christmas Day: 162
(Gee! Under 3 weeks to double digits. Incredible!)

A pleasant 68 here in Raleigh with calm winds and lots of sun. What a great walking morning! (Maybe I should be out there instead of in here.)

Well, it's free coffee, tea and fired twinkies day at the Shispering Pines.
Meet you all there to chat, say "Hi" to Carl, and learn more about how to stalk wild eggnog!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, Everyone!

[Binger]

Is anyone else having rpoblems reading the previous day posts? I can only get to the current day? It is so so not yabba.....

not Yabba.. though everyone still can boogie on down..........

[Binger]

Anyone heard from Jay? dude.......

YABBA........

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/Holidays/xmasignlantern.gif


Free coffee and tea - I'll have one of each, someone else can have my fired twinkie and if I'm not mistaken I saw wild eggnog hiding behind the shispering pines Playhouse - back off people, it's mine!

Not that I'm stalking it.

Great Statler & Waldorf Sketch, where Fozzy tries to get one over them with the help of guest star Bruce Forsyth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjakglxCHWw&feature=related

Why am I sharing that ... well Crown and Binger's playful banter reminds me of Statler and Waldorf, not sure if they have the best seats in the house though.

The view is great from where I'm sitting. HaHa.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Is anyone else having rpoblems reading the previous day posts? I can only get to the current day? It is so so not yabba.....

not Yabba.. though everyone still can boogie on down..........

:hello: No trouble with previous posts from the Great White North.


Forgot to mention when I took my niece to the Galaxy to see Wall-E and was calling my husband after to pick us up, he answered the phone and I said, "boogie on down, we're ready to travel".

cheesy Nutster-budster, Jay replied on the previous day's thread.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

I'm dancing as fast as I can!!! and based on the number of donuts I've had this year...You can probably hear my feet hit the ground all the way to Virginny!!!

And you Ms. cedar, always a pleasure to see your smiling face around town!!! I agree with you on Crown's photo!!! Really great...I saw the one of the Cat in the pumpkins that you took fly by on my screen saver about an about an hour ago...You and Crown can put together the MMC.com coffee table book...A book with photos of nothing but coffee tables...Or nature...that's probably good too...

jay

Here's what he had to say, Binger!

[Holiday]

Carl always appreciates "Happy Hump Day" for obvious reasons.
He asked me to tell you, Holiday, that if you want an even better view toward the weekend, he is offering his back as a stand.

That Carl....he's the BEST!!! :grin: What a pal!!! :D

[Crown 84]

Awww! Have you ever seen a camel blush? Carl can, and is.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

cheesy The dance of the Blushing Camel - sounds like it has Opera written all over it, what say you oh Binger of OperaLand?

[Holiday]

Good morning...it has been a good one! I want the clock to stop right now!! I'm sitting here crocheting, the house is all quiet, I'm surfing MMC...what a way to start the day! :) I want it to be 7 am all day! Lol!!! Ah well...gotta go get ready for work! It's supposed to be a HOT one today! I'm glad I'll be in the AC!!

Have a good day!!! And remember...It's almost FRIDAY!!!! :D

[Crown 84]

Speaking of our dangerously low count:
Days to the Season: 119
Days to Christmas Day: 161
(We are certainly dangerously close to double-digits to the Season!)

Sunny again here in Raleigh at this hour with our temp standing at 69.
Last day for no rain. Several days of the wet stuff are predicted, starting tomorrow.
(The mosquitoes are teeming!)

Have a Thrilling Thursday,guys!

'Twas the eve before Friday and all 'cross the board,
not a member was frowning cuz they all got the word.

(Sorry - best I could do - I'm a bean counter, not a poet.
I'll bet Auntie could add some better lines!)

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Duty Calls. Let's see ...

‘Twas the eve before Friday and all ‘cross the board,
Members were posting, while Crown only snored.

Binger arrived with Java in hand
As JayIsh took to the airwaves in merry radio land.

And Cedar in her yard with pup running ‘round
Waiting for the last call ‘til Friday was found.

Holiday tossed more grub on the grill
And Dom stopped by with a merry count thrill.

There’s no member called Mrs. Plaid Christmas here
If you’re seeing plaid, it’s Maureen my dear.

While Jonathon offered a link to a quench our mood
To draw a laugh or nostalgia to go with our food.

Annette pops by for a quick little “hi”
And we wait for Iron Eagle to fly by.

When from high above the Countdown thread
Members still hear Crown snoozing in bed.

That’s the best I can do on short notice.


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/CelebrityApplause.gif

Thanks, no applause - really - just send eggnog!

[Crown 84]

I knew you wouldn't let us down, Auntie.
(You and Bing should collaborate and write the next opera as a poem!)

[Binger]

Here's what he had to say, Binger!

thanx auntie...... I hadn't seen any posts from him and was worried thathe was again at a Pussycat Dolls concert.....\\YABBA...

Paus Du Lux... boogie on down..

[Binger]

what a glorious day here... low humidity...... great coffee.. cool breeze... think I'll have a fried twinkie for lunch........

[Maureen]

Why, were they all out of fired ones???!!!

:cry:

cheesy

[Cedarfarm]

Well Done Auntie! cheesy


It is so unbearably HOT HOT HOT and humid here today...I was stuck in traffic, getting low on gas, air-conditioner running full blast...listening to our local NPR affiliate WKAR. My favorite announcer came on and announced that due to the heat, he thought he would play us some classical music that would remind us of Christmas & Winter!!!! How lucky was I? YEP, the first song he played was, Die Musikalische Schlittenfahrt. Know that one by any chance?? lol!! "The Musical Sleigh Ride" by Leopold Mozart, of course!!

Then he played "The Nutcracker" and some Leroy Anderson thrown in for good measure!! All of a sudden, the traffic didn't make me mad and the heat wasn't so bad...and I actually stayed in my car when I arrived to my destination so I wouldn't miss Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride". Sigh...it made my day!!!

Just had to tell all of you!!

:rudolph:

[Cedarfarm]

Hey! Where are all my Friday friends?

Wake-Up, Wake-Up! You sleepy heads!

FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

:treeguy:ENJOY~

[Crown 84]

Looks like you and I are the only ones up this morning, Dom.
(And they call me lazy!)

Days to the Season: 118
Days to Christmas Day: 160
Barely 2 1/2 weeks to double-digits. Then time will REALY move fast!

A bright, sunny 71 degrees here in Raleigh at this hour.
The weather folks have decide to give us one more day of dry weather so I had best make the most of it.

Have a Fabulous Friday, Friends.
(Ah! Friday. The GOOD "F" word!)

[Crown 84]

Cedar, Cedar, Cedar! Here we go again. Our worlds parallel once more.
Good to see you.

[MammaElf]

can i join?

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

can i join?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/XmasPicAlbum/TumblingSnowball.gif Sure you can.

Watch out for that icy patch. (said in my best Fozzie the bear voice -ever)


All are welcome!

cheesy Got any eggnog, hot cocoa or baked goodies with you?

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: Thanks, Cedar!

And I've been awake for hours upon hours, just took a bit of time to journey this way.



Where's that Binger hiding today? Starbucks again? Shispering Pines perhaps scooping the last of the Fired Twinkies and Java before Jay stops by? I wonder.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/CountryBearJig.gif Boogie on Down!

[Holiday]

It is so unbearably HOT HOT HOT and humid here today...I was stuck in traffic, getting low on gas, air-conditioner running full blast...listening to our local NPR affiliate WKAR. My favorite announcer came on and announced that due to the heat, he thought he would play us some classical music that would remind us of Christmas & Winter!!!! How lucky was I? YEP, the first song he played was, Die Musikalische Schlittenfahrt. Know that one by any chance?? lol!! "The Musical Sleigh Ride" by Leopold Mozart, of course!!

Then he played "The Nutcracker" and some Leroy Anderson thrown in for good measure!! All of a sudden, the traffic didn't make me mad and the heat wasn't so bad...and I actually stayed in my car when I arrived to my destination so I wouldn't miss Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride". Sigh...it made my day!!!

Just had to tell all of you!!


Now why can't I ever get that lucky??? Lol!!! It's been a HOT few days here too! Holy smokes! I am thankful I work in the AC!!

AWESOME job on the poem Auntie!! :lol:

Here we are...it's FRIDAY!!! again!! :???:

Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!!

[SparkleNana]

It is good to realize that we will indeed be down to double digit numbers on the countdown to the season.

I went by a "junk" store that had one table full of cute Christmas things. I looked at and appreciated each and every one of them. Did I buy any to take home? Nope. I left them there so every other passing Christmas-lover could enjkoy them too!

[Binger]

Why, were they all out of fired ones???!!!

:cry:

cheesy

good point ohhh plaid one...... a fired twinkie indeed,,,,,

YABBA...

[Binger]

It is good to realize that we will indeed be down to double digit numbers on the countdown to the season.

I went by a "junk" store that had one table full of cute Christmas things. I looked at and appreciated each and every one of them. Did I buy any to take home? Nope. I left them there so every other passing Christmas-lover could enjkoy them too!

OHHHH BOY,,,, another piece of vocab for us all to ravage,,,,,

let's all enjkoy it!! ( I love to enjkoy fired twinkies at the shispering pines......."\

YABBA... boogie on down....................

[Annette1990]

Good evening! I hope everyone had a good day. Mine wasn't bad....Did some digging in the back yard to get things ready for the forms and concrete for our basement. Yesterday I did a little hiking in the mountains. Took a few pics. that I will add to an album if anyone would like to view the area I live near. It was a lovely day and I had a great time. Yesterday evening after hiking I came home and ate dinner and then headed to Chico Hot Springs for a little R&R and a few blended margaritas. Had a nice time and slept well for a change. I swear the water there is so healing. I hope everyone has a great weekend. I hope to get up and hit a few garage sales in the morning.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

First one up and at it! Merry Greetings, y'all!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/coffeebrewingkitchen.gif Get it while it's hot!

The weekend is here. Wrapping up the end of my holidays. Back to work on Monday. So, I told my husband I wanted to spend the afternoon watching a movie or two and treat myself to a few snacks instead of having lunch. I picked four movies I wanted to see that I knew he would watch and let him pick which one we'd watch first with one more as a backup. (A Beautiful Mind and Malice) Then I asked him which one from a selection of three would he not pay attention to, but wouldn't mind having it on in the background so I could watch one of my Christmas flicks. He chose the animated Grinch. (Shortest one I've got.)

I’m going to pop The Grinch Who Stole Christmas video into my VCR and join in the Fah Who For-Aze song!
You know the one . . . “Fah who for-aze! Dah who dor-aze! Welcome Christmas, Come this way! Fah who for-aze! Dah who dor-aze! Welcome Christmas, Christmas Day.”

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/PopcornPop.gif Wish you could join me.

[Maureen]

Scoot over on that couch - I'm heading over.......!! I'll bring a plaid blanket to keep us all warm if you can keep that coffee topped up

[Crown 84]

Careful, Dom. Der Binger is gender-neutral, like yours truly. They might throw coffee on you.
(No! Wait! What am I saying?? They would NEVER throw coffee. An empty pot, maybe, but NEVER coffee!)

Good Morning, Friends of Christmas!
Rise, shine, and smell the tea!

Days to the Season: 117
Days to Christmas Day: 159
Moving ever closer to double-digits to the Season!
("lo, the days are hast'ning on....")

Overcast here too, Dom. The temp stands at 74.
Storms possible this afternoon.

Have a Stupendous Saturday, my friends.
And may your Weekend get off to a Wonderous start.
Keep that Christmas song in your heart and the spirit of the Season with you.

[Binger]

Careful, Dom. Der Binger is gender-neutral, like yours truly. They might throw coffee on you.
(No! Wait! What am I saying?? They would NEVER throw coffee. An empty pot, maybe, but NEVER coffee!)

Good Morning, Friends of Christmas!
Rise, shine, and smell the tea!

Days to the Season: 117
Days to Christmas Day: 159
Moving ever closer to double-digits to the Season!
("lo, the day are hast'ning on....")

Overcast here too, Dom. The temp stands at 74.
Storms possible this afternoon.

Have a Stupendous Saturday, my friends.
And may your Weekend get off to a Wonderous start.
Keep that Christmas song in your heart and the spirit of the Season with you.

Good point ohhh sleepy one.... Binger is der gender neutral.. sorta like Jay is paus du lux crazy!!

YABBA.. Boogie on gender neutral down......

[Binger]

speaking of plaid... I just had my morning java in a plaid coffee urn! I rather enjoyked it!

YABBA YABBA YABBA Michigan YABBA>>>>>>

[SparkleNana]

OK - it's the middle of July....it's hot.... I am going to treat Maureen1990 to a bunch of margaritas and maybe dinner at Outback and we will enjkoy ourselves! As to the rest of you -- I suggest you start acting serious and do some work!!!

Oh - Gingerbug - please join us!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

I'll get serious right after a little Muppet sketch.

Shields and Yarnell Make ‘Em Laugh on the Muppet Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgiDWj9Lr4A&feature=related


Okay, now I find Margaritas too sweet, but I can go for some Outback grills stuff. I'm done watching my movies, can I catch up with you?

[clarebear]

Have a lovely weekend everyone :D

[MammaElf]

72 and cloudy/rainy here in WI
Mt. Laundry is ever looming and I really don't feel like cooking.

[Annette1990]

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend=)

[Maureen]

:? You DID just take the tree down in January......!!

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, all!

Days to the Season: 116
Days to Christmas Day: 158
We are but 2 weeks and 2 days away from the next milestone, the 100-day window. And once we reach that point, we will only be 9 days away from the 3/4 mark. WOW!

A humid and getting-hot 80 degrees outside in Raleigh at this hour.
Nineties predicted for this afternoon, then near 100 by Tuesday. Our typical summertime pattern.
And if that isn't enough, our coast is being menaced by Tropical Storm Cristobal. At least it is supposed to remain offshore and not reach hurricane status.

Have a Super Sunday, everybody.
Rest up to start moving another week closer to our fantastic Christmas Season!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Cooler with overcast on my last day of holidays. Already got a few chores done. Oh well, guess I'll just have to stay in and play around a bit instead of going out.

Here's a special Sunday treat for y'all - Garfield Christmas Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48vR8m35IA

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/BlinkySnowman.gif Have a great day!

[Binger]

It's 109 here with 400% humidity... I haven't sweated this much since rumors abounded that coffee was going to be outlawed in the lower 48...

[Binger]

Hey Paus Du Lux boy... boogie on down... Michigan gal..... party on.... Plaid girl...... strat weaving... and NC foil... hows that storm building?

[Binger]

ohh yeah and Canada gal.... rock on!!

[Binger]

and Alabama guy--- tune that radio dial.

[Binger]

yeahhhhhh you down south... WAKE UP.......\

YABBA>.. up and at em and everyone boogie on down....

[Binger]

isn't there the QVC Christmas in July this week? I think it begins Thursday.....

YABBA..

[Binger]

Crown.. maybe you could get some discount sheets......

YABBA...

[Crown 84]

....Looks like Binger was talking to ones self yesterday on here......
Well, that's what happens when one drinks too much coffee in 400% humidity.

Good Morning, Friends of everything Christmas!

Rise, shine and smell the tea!
(Ignor that coffee. You won't get any of it anyway with Bing in the house. In fact, it's probably already gone.)
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