Christmas Countdown - 2008

[caseydbell]

I love my laptop too. I just want a colored one. Pink or red maybe.

mines black w/ a white swirl design

[JanaBanana]

Let the fun and games begin.

[miller4plusmore]

OH! Darn! I thought you were CST Speedy! I forgot East TN is EST!

I LOVE a laptop! We now have two in our household and a wireless network. It is a dream! SO functional and space saving!

[JanaBanana]

My Christmas clock is off.. its playing Silent Night at 9:03.

[caseydbell]

Santa baby now playing on Lite FM HD2

[Crown 84]

I'm off too. Wow! So late, so late. So much sleep. So little time.
See you all tomorrow....er....later today.

Sweet dreams of Christmas, everyone!

[caseydbell]

have a good night/ morning sleep Crown

[miller4plusmore]

Good night to those who are already blessed with the season (and those who have to wait a few more hours)!

[caseydbell]

Joy 2 the world now, love this song

[caseydbell]

Good night to those who are already blessed with the season (and those who have to wait a few more hours)!

have a good night

[caseydbell]

JanaBanana, hows the decorating coming?

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Good night all. I have to wake up my boyfriend as he fell asleep on the couch like 30 minute's to an hour ago.

[Holiday]

Happy season everyone!! I can't believe it's here!!!! :grin:

[caseydbell]

Good night all. I have to wake up my boyfriend as he fell asleep on the couch like 30 minute's to an hour ago.

have a good night

[miller4plusmore]

Still here Casey! I'm in your time zone. Looks like we're the only ones left!

50 minutes to go!

[caseydbell]

anyone else listening to Christmas music right now? .......... Man I'm getting excited

[caseydbell]

Still here Casey! I'm in your time zone. Looks like we're the only ones left!

50 minutes to go!

Ill be here till the end

[caseydbell]

Merry Christmas darling is now playing

[caseydbell]

Anyone here?

[caseydbell]

29 min. to go for me, see yall around 8:30 later this morning

[miller4plusmore]

I'm still here! Just doing a little Christmas shopping online! Are you still there?

[miller4plusmore]

Oh well--everyone left so I'm counting down by myself I guess!

27 minutes to go!

[Wenceslaus]

27 minutes to go!Until … what? What happens on November 14?

[miller4plusmore]

Until … what? What happens on November 14?

Actually it's November 13th and it's the official start of the holiday season--at least on here anyway! I only learned about it last year from other regs on this thread like Binger, Jayish, Crown, etc.

Anyway, I had to ring in the season by myself! All the central timers went to bed, I guess. I couldn't announce it on here right at midnight because my dumb computer locked up!

Happy holiday season to all at MMC!

[kelly ann]

So the season started yesterday?

[Maureen]

Nope, it's today. It obviously started earlier for us than it did the rest of the forum!!!cheesy

I'm currently having a maple spice latte in celebration!!

[trackrebel]

You and Joh always talkin bout Starbucks lattes and all that makes me jealous.....:(....the next one is some 20km away....that sucks

[JOHNOR]

Nope, it's today. It obviously started earlier for us than it did the rest of the forum!!!cheesy

I'm currently having a maple spice latte in celebration!!


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!! cheesy

did you contact your sources about the eggnog latte situation?

[kelly ann]

Do they sell eggnog coffee? Bleurghhhhh

[kerst]

We shouldn't discuss these odd food things with all these pregnant women on line !! have a dry cracker kelly !

[Maureen]

Boris

I shall advance with the utmost haste (at lunchtime!) to my source and try to establish some connection between rumour to fact about the eggnog latte. Of course, once I find out, they may kill me but it's a risk I'm prepared to take

I regret I have but one life to give for my latte...........

[christmasgranny]

This time tomorrow night I'll be counting down to my birthday. :D

Me too!

[trackrebel]

We shouldn't discuss these odd food things with all these pregnant women on line !! have a dry cracker kelly !

that one had me cracking up....:D

[JOHNOR]

Boris

I shall advance with the utmost haste (at lunchtime!) to my source and try to establish some connection between rumour to fact about the eggnog latte. Of course, once I find out, they may kill me but it's a risk I'm prepared to take

I regret I have but one life to give for my latte...........

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

i will never forget the sacrifice/risk you took for our friendship!

i wait with baited breath!

[trackrebel]

Joh..and Mo....You are hilarious fo shizzle

[JOHNOR]

Joh..and Mo....You are hilarious fo shizzle

it's mo! she cracks me up!

[trackrebel]

yeah....I hardly stay quiet when I read a post from her....she has it with words....it´s great.....we would have a great laugh if we´d ever met.......some booze and MO would be a good night...haha We´d be laughing our a+....off

[christmasgranny]

I just finished reading all your posts from last night and wish I could have been here to join you in the real-time countdown to the season.
(I fell asleep during BONES.)
I think the first Christmas forum I discovered on the www was at OrganizedChristmas.com. That was back in 2001. Then last year it was MagicalHolidayHome and this year I've added MMC to my Christmas party.
I've been told I need a 12-step meeting to get over my Christmas nut-i-ness.
Have a great day everyone!

[Holiday]

Alright you Christmas crazies that kept me up late last night...I'm tired this morning!!! :lol: But it was worth it! That was fun! Thanks! And I can't believe we are here...IT'S THE SEASON!!! :dance:

Hope you all have a great day!!!

[HolidayHoney]

I love my laptop too. I just want a colored one. Pink or red maybe.

The next one I get will be HOT PINK!! cheesy

[JayIsh]

And good morning to my favorite band of brothers and sisters...A fun night was had by all counting down to our beloved season...And here we are, day one of the Season!!! Wahoo Doray...Dahoo Foray...or whatever it is that they say...

Jay

[SparkleNana]

Good Morning Jayish! Good Morning Everyone!!! Thank you for the fabulous countdown last night! TIS THE SEASON! HIP HIP HOORAY! HIP HIP HOORAY! HIP HIP HOORAY!

[mac55]

6 weeks and counting....the time will fly by.

Our local Tim Horton's put their decorations on yesterday.
Decorations in our town are definetely becoming more and more noticeable.

Christmas is kicking into high gear now!

Yah!!

Cheers!!

ML

[JanaBanana]

Last night was a first time for me :D

[pinkini]

happy christmas season! 6 more weeks!

:treeguy:

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Me too Jana! :???:

[Crown 84]

Good Morning.

Wow! What an evening!
Participation was great and the Christmas Season was rung in in style.
(I counted 12, that's right, TWELVE posts placed precisely at midnight.
Incredible!)

A word to those in other time zones.
We in EST must apologize. There are so many of us, we tend to forget that some of our brothers and sisters are in other zones and realize you reach the big moment at another point. Thanks for being here, though! And I hope your Seasons also arrived with a flourish!

But friends, as we move into DAY ONE of our glorious 50-day-depth Season, the count goes on!!
Days to Christmas Day: 42 (Six weeks from today!)
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 14 (Two weeks from today!)

Much warmer (and cloudier) here this morning with our temp standing at 56.
Rain is a distinct possibility today.

Have a Thrilling Thursday, a Fantastic Friday Eve and a Dashing Day One of the Season!
If that Christmas song is not yet on your lips, better break our your favorite Christmas album and pump up on spirit!


(BTW, I got my 2 tree photos taken!
Will post them to the Christmas Blossoms thread shortly in honor of the start of the Season.)

[miller4plusmore]

Thanks for that Crown! I actually ended up being the last central timer still standing last night--then I missed the midnight mark because my computer froze up! But I enjoyed the time with you all before you had to head off to bed!
:nice:

[caseydbell]

Happy Holiday Season & Fantastic Friday Eve! Sorry, Miller4PlusMore, I had to log off arond 11:20 or so last night.

It was fun being on live for a few hours last night with my Christmas family, we now have 50 days of Christmas here and coming. To celebrate, latter today I'm stopping by Jack N the Box for a pumpkin milks shake, never had one, hope its good.

Anyway, happy day one and have a fantastic Friday eve, I may be MIA the next three days, going to Oklahoma for the weekend.

[miller4plusmore]

That's okay Casey! I realize people have to go to bed, unlike me who stayed up WAY too late last night....and I'm talking ridiculously late! The kids woke up at 6:30 am this morning to get ready for school (a first) so I was hurtin' !

Have a nice trip to Oklahoma!

[trackrebel]

it sounds like all of You had a great night.....how cool is that?....I wish Germans would start celebrating Christmas too....but then...thinking abouta it...they do...I`m sure to see the first outside decorations next week....the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmasmarket) will start in the last few days of November and I have already seen three different type of Christmas commercials.....I´m expecting them to become more in the next week.....so

Merry Christmas Season!!!

42 days to go

[Wenceslaus]

Can someone explain to me why November 13 was chosen to begin the season? I'm still scratching my head over that one. Why not something like the day after Thanksgiving, or the first of December?

[JayIsh]

So we have longer to celebrate the season! No other reason than that...and the fact that we've been doing this since 2002...

[miller4plusmore]

So we have longer to celebrate the season! No other reason than that...and the fact that we've been doing this since 2002...

Also, didn't I recall you all saying last year that November 13 makes it exactly 6 weeks until Christmas? A significance in my opinion...

[Crown 84]

Can someone explain to me why November 13 was chosen to begin the season? I'm still scratching my head over that one. Why not something like the day after Thanksgiving, or the first of December?
Read post #1 of this thread, Wenceslas. It should expain our feelings.
It IS arbitrary, but a date that has reached general agreement with most of us here.

[JanaBanana]

Going to look for tree pics now :D

[miller4plusmore]

Yeah, I thought I remembered 6 weeks figuring in somewhere! You all should really pat yourselves on the back. It really is a brilliant concept!

:thumbsup:

[Wenceslaus]

Read post #1 of this thread, Wenceslas. It should expain our feelings.Oh, I have read post #1. And it left me puzzled what the significance was of six weeks before Christmas, and wondering why a more relevant date hadn't been chosen.

[Crown 84]

No matter what date was chosen, not everyone would agree because the start of any holiday "season" is subjective. We just felt that by about Nov 13, the public at large was starting to get into the Christmas spirit.
Plus you have the round figures of it being exactly 6 weeks before Christmas, with a "depth" of exactly 50 days (Nov 13 through Jan 1).

[Maureen]

It's like Yabba; it's because it is!! You can't really answer how long is a piece of string or how high is up, so this kind of falls into the same bracket.

Not everything comes in black and white; those shades of grey can be a bit of a b*gger at times, eh???!!!!!!!!!

Can someone explain to me why November 13 was chosen to begin the season? I'm still scratching my head over that one. Why not something like the day after Thanksgiving, or the first of December?

[SparkleNana]

Besides - Carl can't wait any longer than November 13th! I'm not sure if that was the date the camels started following the star..... but it is a very important date for Carl. Personally, if Carl is happy.... then I am happy.

[Maureen]

Be prepared to explain who Carl is and why a 3-humped camel is frequenting a Christmas forum!!

:))

[Jeff Westover]

Oh, I have read post #1. And it left me puzzled what the significance was of six weeks before Christmas, and wondering why a more relevant date hadn't been chosen.

It is just as relevant as December 25th being chosen for Christmas. It was agreed upon years ago and has become tradition.

If you're looking for some official pronouncement, here -- I'll make it:

Be it known herewith, henceforth and forever that the official start of the Christmas season begins on said date of 13 November and the countdown to such is led by the noble, righteous, and incurably merry Crown. He, and his minions, are hereby certified, notorized, authorized, dignified and hopefully not euthanized within these precincts to celebrate said season with all manner of mirth, witty reparte, wry observation, good humor and poignant repose.

This I declare by the authority vested in me as the domain proprietor of the only surviving Christmas portal dating back to the 20th Century and the owner of the largest, brightest, merriest, cheeriest and doggone Christmasiest website in the world.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Hallelujah, holy sh*t -- where's the tylenol?

[JayIsh]

Thanks for making me laugh out loud at my desk, Westover...Now the whole room knows I'm not selling metal at the moment...

Jay

[JanaBanana]

Oh my gosh. I better grab my popcorn again:D

[Jeff Westover]

Thanks for making me laugh out loud at my desk, Westover...Now the whole room knows I'm not selling metal at the moment...

Jay

My pleasure...now, can we quit straining at gnats here and get back to celebrating the season?

[JayIsh]

Good idea! Season, commence to be celebrated...

Jay

[Jeff Westover]

By the way, I'm in LA today (and the day before and the day before), where it is in the mid-70s and should be about 90 by Friday. This has got to be one of the most un-Christmasy places in the entire world. No wonder we don't have many members here from SoCal.

[JayIsh]

Nuthin' says Christmas like lights on palm trees...I lived there for two Christmases...I agree 100%...Sometimes at night you'd get a slight chill and that would make me think of the fall but it never felt like Christmas...

[Jeff Westover]

I have a bit of a head cold and have felt pretty lousy while here all week. Last night I thought I'd go out to the stores to try and find some Christmas. But there's a plastic quality, dare I say, to Christmas decor here that just seems to scream LA. Even the places here that sell Christmas can make it feel like Christmas.

[trackrebel]

Be prepared to explain who Carl is and why a 3-humped camel is frequenting a Christmas forum!!

:))

You are da bomb...did You memorize funny lines to crack me up?....:D

[miller4plusmore]

It is just as relevant as December 25th being chosen for Christmas. It was agreed upon years ago and has become tradition.

If you're looking for some official pronouncement, here -- I'll make it:

Be it known herewith, henceforth and forever that the official start of the Christmas season begins on said date of 13 November and the countdown to such is led by the noble, righteous, and incurably merry Crown. He, and his minions, are hereby certified, notorized, authorized, dignified and hopefully not euthanized within these precincts to celebrate said season with all manner of mirth, witty reparte, wry observation, good humor and poignant repose.

This I declare by the authority vested in me as the domain proprietor of the only surviving Christmas portal dating back to the 20th Century and the owner of the largest, brightest, merriest, cheeriest and doggone Christmasiest website in the world.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Hallelujah, holy sh*t -- where's the tylenol?

Now we have the official stamp--woo hoo!

So sorry about LA Jeff. I can imagine just how un-Christmasy it is! Hope you feel better, by the way!

[jollyhelperelf01]

I can not believe how behind I had gotten.

YAY!!! The Season is here!!

Challenge of today: To put up the tree, or not to put up the tree?

[Crown 84]

It is just as relevant as December 25th being chosen for Christmas. It was agreed upon years ago and has become tradition.

If you're looking for some official pronouncement, here -- I'll make it:

Be it known herewith, henceforth and forever that the official start of the Christmas season begins on said date of 13 November and the countdown to such is led by the noble, righteous, and incurably merry Crown. He, and his minions, are hereby certified, notorized, authorized, dignified and hopefully not euthanized within these precincts to celebrate said season with all manner of mirth, witty reparte, wry observation, good humor and poignant repose.

This I declare by the authority vested in me as the domain proprietor of the only surviving Christmas portal dating back to the 20th Century and the owner of the largest, brightest, merriest, cheeriest and doggone Christmasiest website in the world.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Hallelujah, holy sh*t -- where's the tylenol?
Wow, Jeff!
I am both honored and humbled.

[Crown 84]

Besides - Carl can't wait any longer than November 13th! I'm not sure if that was the date the camels started following the star..... but it is a very important date for Carl. Personally, if Carl is happy.... then I am happy.
Carl is happy, Sparkle.

(He was getting a little nervous but Jeff's pronouncemet eased his mind)

[caseydbell]

If you're looking for some official pronouncement, here -- I'll make it:

Be it known herewith, henceforth and forever that the official start of the Christmas season begins on said date of 13 November and the countdown to such is led by the noble, righteous, and incurably merry Crown. He, and his minions, are hereby certified, notorized, authorized, dignified and hopefully not euthanized within these precincts to celebrate said season with all manner of mirth, witty reparte, wry observation, good humor and poignant repose.

This I declare by the authority vested in me as the domain proprietor of the only surviving Christmas portal dating back to the 20th Century and the owner of the largest, brightest, merriest, cheeriest and doggone Christmasiest website in the world.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Hallelujah, holy sh*t -- where's the tylenol?

Wow, you should like do that for a living, write pronouncements and stuff.

BTW I mentioned earlier today I wa sgoing to try the pumpkin pie shake @ Jack N the Box, its great, next is the eggnog shake............yes all u nog lovers need to go to JNB and try the shake (before I do, so I can get expert nog lover reviews).

[Binger]

It is like YABBA... it is tradition here.. the date that we start... as is the late night merriment that brings it in.. My God was that hilarious last night.....

YABBA!!

[Binger]

I just reread last night.. we were all high on coffee or what??

YABBA!

[SilentNight08]

I did not get registered to post until this morning so I missed all of the countdown posting lastnight. However I was up watching all of your posts!

So today for the 13th I made four of my Christmas cards and got out my Christmas childrens books that I always have in a nice basket for under the tree!!!


MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:tree:

[Binger]

you mean you sat through that?? I was a part of it and even I couldnt believe it!!

YABBA

[Binger]

That has been a tradition for years and last night was one of the best! Middle age.. HAH.. who needs middle age? I can stay up and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

YABBA// ( careful Jeff- remember Crown is gender neutral... like a Volkswagen.....)

[SilentNight08]

Well since I wasn't posting it was quick for me to read through them---I got quite a few laughs--I didn't catch it though what Jay meant about Janna hitting on him-saying she was waiting for her hubby to tell her he was going to bed---I didn't get it until Jay explained it later---It was a funny time!!

[Jeff Westover]

( careful Jeff- remember Crown is gender neutral... like a Volkswagen.....)

Ooops. Sorry. The heat of the moment got the best of me, I suppose. Hope he/she will forgive me. I meant it, honestly, like the term "all men created equal" (which is especially true in really cold weather, by the way).

[Jeff Westover]

Did I just say what I think I said?

Gotta be the elixir of Nyquil, Red Bull and Kerosene I just consumed. I'm going to get on a plane now and try to avoid drilling holes in the top of my head.

[GranMaureen]

Happy Birthday, Ms. Speedy Elf!!!
We are all so glad you were born!!!! Hope all your birthday wishes come true!!!
And many more birthdays to you also!! I am not sure if it is the 14th or the 15th but the 14th is also National Teddy Bear day!! I saw that on a floral calendar once.
All the best and lots of magic!!

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Thank you Gran Maureen! cheesy

My birthdate will be in 2 hour's and 54 minute's.

I also share birthday's with Annette 1990 and we both celebrate with royalty as tomorrow is also Prince Charles birthday.

[Binger]

off to the mountains for a few days... carry on on on on folks..

YABBA...

[Binger]

that's a nice cocktail going there Jeff.....

YABBA....

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Would that be the Smokey Mountain's Binger?:D

[JanaBanana]

It was fun! :D Great group of people to be a part of. Thank you for accepting me :D

[JanaBanana]

I spent one Christmas in Ca. I was 13 or 14 years old and it was awful :( No snow, and just the most um-christmasy place I have ever been. There are many beautiful things about CA. but I have always sworn that is one state I would NEVER live in again.

[Annette1990]

Good evening friends. Stoppin' in to say hello to everyone. Hi winds here this evening and cold. We had an odd day weather wise here. Blue skies one minute, dark the next, rain for a second and even a little hail. Have a good one!cheesy

[JanaBanana]

Annette we had that exact weather here too. High winds, rain, sun, ect ect. It couldnt make up its mind

[scoobie]

Morning all!

Not posted as much as I would have liked this year (started off well, then slowly fizzled out!) Been so busy with work, moving and redecorating house etc I've just not had time to post here!

However, I have kept up with reading all your posts throughout the year from the email updates I receive daily..

Anyway, since my other half and I had our Halloween party, I've been asking her if we can just put up the odd Christmas ornament etc, but the boss says no! Not until the 1st December :( Anyway, I managed to get the lights up outside in our cherry tree for the 'Halloween party' so if I'm feeling like a burst of Christmas lights I just nip into the garage and switch them on ;)

Anyhoo, I cant believe the season is upon us already... this year really has flown by! I'm going to try and savour every day of this season and not just wish it away like I usually do!

Aaaanyway, thats enough waffle from me for today.... Merry Christmas all :)

Scoobie

[christmasgranny]

Thanks for making me laugh out loud at my desk, Westover...Now the whole room knows I'm not selling metal at the moment...

Jay

That's okay, Jay, I laughed out loud too. I'm not at work, but dh laying in bed must think I'm nuts. (He has a dentist appt this morning so he doesn't need to get up for work.)

[christmasgranny]

Good morning fellow lovers of Christmas!
I'm up posting in the dark so as not to disturb dh too much.
Yesterday I came home from work and he told me he was able to get half of my birthday present. I was quite confused. I'd asked for a spaghetti dinner that I didn't have to cook and a carrot cake birthday cake that I didn't have to buy and all of the kids that live in the area sitting at the the table enjoying it with me. (How does he have half of that?)
(Actually, I told him to give me cash, because he would never be able to pull it off.)
Well, folks, my husband does pay attention sometimes.
He got me a Wii. They were out of the Wii Fit at Target, should have some when the next truck comes.
We were watching tv and a commercial came on for the Wii Fit and I said that although I don't get into video games, I could get into a Wii and would enjoy a Wii Fit. (He then told me he'd get it for me but I had to use it naked. He's such a redneck.)
So, we went to our favorite hometown restaurant where I got my free chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and came home and played with the Wii. (I was clothed. LOL)
At work, I have the job of announcing everyone's birthday over the intercom and radio. I can imagine what all those seekers of revenge have planned for me today since it's now my turn. (Should I call in?????)
Anyhow, this thread is for the Christmas Season, which I am so glad is here!
I tried to go to this website at work but "access denied". I can only go to websites for boring doors, and metal roofing, and silly stuff like that.....
:op

[mac55]

Happy friday to all!!
Another week come and almost gone....now into the Christmas season as well...what a plus!!
Shopping has begun.....let the good times continue.

Cheers!!

ML

[SparkleNana]

What a nice greeting, mac55, "let the good times continue!" And to you, friend!

And - indeed - Happy Friday To All!

[Crown 84]

Have a safe trip to the Mountains, Bing! (It gets slippery up there this time of year with all the frozen ice, snow and spilled coffee.)

We did have fun here Wednesday night, didn't we? And with the largest, merriest group we have ever had.
If you missed it, do not fear! We usually try to gather again late on Christmas Eve to ring in the Day.

And just how far away are we? Our count will tell:
Days to Christmas Day: 41 (Under 6 weeks, now. Start getting those lists ready! )
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 13 (Wow! Less than 2 weeks! Can you taste the cranberries, yet?)

Not cold today (57) but very wet. Lots of rain yesteday with more predicted for today. Then dry and cold for Sunday.

Have a Fabulous Friday, Friends!
I hope everyone is enjoying DAY 2 of our Christmas Season!

[JanaBanana]

Good Morning everyone :D

[JayIsh]

Good morning Jana, and everyone! It was a fun night on Wednesday...although I paid for it yesterday with being sleepy and grumpy...as well as the usual Dopey...

[JanaBanana]

:D

[Crown 84]

.....It was a fun night on Wednesday...although I paid for it yesterday with being sleepy and grumpy...as well as the usual Dopey...
(No doubt the Bingster paid for it with their ususal coffee)

[Crown 84]

Ooops. Sorry. The heat of the moment got the best of me, I suppose. Hope he/she will forgive me. I meant it, honestly, like the term "all men created equal" (which is especially true in really cold weather, by the way).

Quite allright, Jeff.
I answer to many genders.

[JanaBanana]

I still say that night I guessed the genders correct :D I can just tell these things.

[JOHNOR]

good evening christmas friends!

i am laying in bed watching four weddings and a funeral, eating crispy chicken bites and spicy wedges with some bbq sauce and garlic mayo - bliss!

hope everyone has a nice weekend!

[miller4plusmore]

Good evening all! It's the weekend--yay! I'm looking forward to going to the Christmas Village tomorrow!

[GranMaureen]

Dear Scoobie,
Well here comes your chance for a much better Christmas!! Are you taking your vitimin pill and drinking lots of OJ so you stay well? Wishing you your best Christmas ever!!

[JanaBanana]

Tgif

[GranMaureen]

Me too!
Happy Birthday, Christmas Granny and Ms. Speedy Elf, And Many Moooooore!!!!!!
Did you have great times? Hope you have your greatest years ever!!!
Hugs and magic, Gran Maureen

[GranMaureen]

Good evening all! It's the weekend--yay! I'm looking forward to going to the Christmas Village tomorrow!
Merry Everything, Miller 4,
Where is the Christmas Village? What's the scoop on it? Thanks!!!

[GranMaureen]

Thank you for addressing this!! It is why I sought out a Christmas website in the first place because the last 2 Christmases have come and gone without my feeling all the way into Christmas. Without snow or even fost in the air it is really difficult!!
This year I have the fun of MMC and already I can feel the difference (and smell the evergreens!) Thanks everybody!!!!

[Holiday]

:hi: I hope you all had a good Friday!!! Just wanted to pop in & say "hey!" :smile:

[miller4plusmore]

Merry Everything, Miller 4,
Where is the Christmas Village? What's the scoop on it? Thanks!!!

It's basically a Christmas Bazaar that is held annually at the fairgrounds here. It's a ton of merchants with all sorts of stuff. Handmade items, ALOT of Christmas related items, etc. It has been several years since I last went to it and I just decided this year, "Darn it! I'm going!"

[RadioJonD]

Well, we hit another milestone so soon after entering the Season! This one is largely overlooked.

On November 15, 2001 a forum came along where a few of us would meet for the first time! Christmas.com was certainly the first Christmas forum for me! Now, I have found evidence suggesting that the C.com forums were around as far back as December 1998. However, the archive links are all dead. These forums or discussion newsgroups looked to be seasonal only. One could subscribe to updates http://tinyurl.com/5fq8q3 From the web site in 1998:

Christmas Interactive
Christmas.com has created a place for you to share your thoughts about Christmas with others from around the world. In participating, please be respectful while keeping in mind the family nature of this site. We reserve the right to cancel any posting in our groups for any reason. Everything is logged. There will be children who will read this as well as adults, so please be mindful of your comments. Enjoy!!

In 2000 there were places to post Christmas messages as articles without the benefit of a reply. http://tinyurl.com/68y6wu

Beginning in 2001 the forums again were brought back in the format of which we would become familiar. Since November 15, 2001 is the earliest date shown with zero posts, I would say that that was the starting point from which some of us began to join. - http://tinyurl.com/5cqbxt

There was a countdown started for the 2002 Season by a member named wishman35. Our own sgrover started a countdown for 2003 - http://tinyurl.com/5zsur7 and our own savingstar (more active at ChristmasTalk) started the 2004 countdown - http://tinyurl.com/64j7on

In 2005 savingstar started another countdown as did Crown 84 shortly thereafter - http://tinyurl.com/6xr7gr Of the two Crown’s survived to the end of the year. This is the format we follow today!

Our last look at Christmas.com before the rug was yanked out from under us is from August 14, 2006 with Crown again taking the helm of the 2006 Countdown Thread – http://tinyurl.com/5brdsv

So, Happy Anniversary you Christmas.comers! Here’s the jumping off point to comb the archives for yourselves! - http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.christmas.com Don’t forget to share what you find!

Of those of us still around, snowberry holds the distinction of being the longest continuous poster! – http://tinyurl.com/3akkha She was there almost from the start!

Some of the others (in no particular order):

snowberry Registered Since Nov 17, 2001 8:01 AM - http://tinyurl.com/67s5lg

Binger Registered Since Dec 15, 2002 7:47 PM - http://tinyurl.com/68ddet

Crown 84 Registered Since Dec 18, 2003 8:07 PM – http://tinyurl.com/6qrjfm

savingstar Registered Since Sep 2, 2002 8:12 AM - http://tinyurl.com/5m4sox

sgrover Registered Since Aug 6, 2002 1:55 PM - http://tinyurl.com/58k2ks

cedarfarm Registered Since Aug, 2005 7:36 AM - http://tinyurl.com/6foy9s

susie_johnnylee Registered Since Aug 1, 2004 11:51 AM - http://tinyurl.com/6qjrne

chillywilly Registered Since Jul 15, 2004 10:54 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6rnaa7

gustavobastos Registered Since Dec 14, 2004 5:52 PM - http://tinyurl.com/69fgu7

gracie Registered Since Feb 11, 2002 7:33 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6zhje9

cherie Registered Since Jan 10, 2004 3:50 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6znyw3

Holiday Registered Since Jul 17, 2002 11:21 AM - http://tinyurl.com/5tqtn3

JayIsh Registered Since Feb 26, 2004 5:28 PM - http://tinyurl.com/5o27wd

lightitup Registered Since Sep 11, 2004 8:09 AM - http://tinyurl.com/5qk48k

Auntie Mistletoe Registered Since Nov 21, 2004 11:44 AM - http://tinyurl.com/6q3e2w

RadioJonD Registered Since Apr 19, 2004 9:05 PM - http://tinyurl.com/297aph

I know I have left some out! I apologize! I didn’t think there was that many of us still here, but there is. To add your Christmas.com profile, find a thread/post with your name on it and click on your name. Add yours to the list!

Some of you I have known four and a half years now! Others I have met there, in between, and here. Thanks for being a great group to hang out with in our corner of the internet World! Ya’ll are the best!

[miller4plusmore]

That is so cool! I know all the "antique" members will be thrilled to see it. I hope that I will be able to look back here someday and see the longevity of my membership. The nostalgia will be wonderful!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:)) I'm back ... and all caught up in the excitement.

Thanks for a wonderful Day 1 post, Jay!

Thanks for all the cheer and participation reaching the start of the season and yes I noticed 12 users had all posted with a time stamp of 12:00 a.m. too, Crown!

It was great to have my pillow with me at the conference, still found myself suffering at least five hours of sleep debt.

Great to have an official proclamation for the start of the season, Mr. Westover.

Thanks for the stroll RJD. I have a confession to make.

When I first posted at Christmas.com, I had no idea I was joining a forum. I didn't even know what forum was. I only had a computer for a year prior to that and mainly used it to type my stories out and do searches for various things of interest. When I discovered Christmas.com, I wanted to share my father's Christmas Miracle story and had to go through a quick registration process in order to do so. I was amazed and delighted to discover that there were people who thought about Christmas during the year - I wasn't alone in that. A special relationship emerged.

My father received his five year clean bill of health (in October) after we nearly lost him to cancer back in 2003 and is happy he doesn't have to go back for anymore follow up visits.

I guess I have my father to thank for unintentionally helping me find a wonderful group of Christmas wackos from all over the world. My family thanks y'all too! Without you, they'd have to listen to me chat about it all year.

I want y'all to know, although I couldn't be here with you as you welcomed the season's arrival here in this very special thread, I was thinking of you at ...

4:36 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 8:42 p.m. 11:15 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. 1:11 a.m.

So, I was with you in spirit!

I enjoyed catching up on the posts while eating two tiny Clementine oranges. My husband surprised me with my very own box when I came home. He and O'Malley missed me. It was only two and a half days, but hey we're still best friends after all these years and being away from each other is never easy. (Moreso for my husband than for the cat.)

Cheers Christmas lovers! http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/AuntieMistletoe/ani-elf-104x172happy.gif
Happy posting, Happy reading!



Now I'm off to slumper land. It's not slumber for me, this sleep will be soooooo deep I have to rename it slumper.

Good Morning - and Good Night!

[mac55]

Speaking of Christmas Village, in Montreal there is a store called Ogilvy's and every year, they launches a huge Christmas display window. It's the start of the Christmas season for Montreal really. In case you are interested, here are few links with some previous' years pictures. I will try and go this year and post some pictures.
The unvailling of this year's display is this morning. It draws a huge crowd, so I will wait a week or two before going.

http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/05nov_ogilvy0.html

Someone even posted a 2min youtube video from 2 years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEW0trn_zpE

Cheers!!

ML

[Maureen]

Are you in Montreal itself??? I lived for 7 years in St Eustache and we go over every 2nd year for Christmas - which techincally should have been this year but with house repairs and the car repairs, we'll be staying here eating toast on Christmas day!!!

[christmasgranny]

Good morning, everyone.
I work every third Saturday, and this is it. Things are starting to slow down as the building season is ending.
Nothing longer than slow days at work!!
Fortunately, I only work until 2.
Afterward, I'll watch 2 of my grand-daughters while their parents Christmas shop.
Yesterday, dh had some teeth pulled and slept all day (which is why we mostly celebrated my birthday on Thursday.)
He goes back in a couple weeks and gets the rest pulled and then he'll be able to get his bottom plates.
He'll be a happy camper.
Have a great weekend.

[Crown 84]

Nice bit of research, Radio!

I was at C.com earlier than that, though. If you could check under my original name of Crown 85, you can get the date I joined. I remember the board went down for a long time and when it came back up, I could no longer get in as "Crown 85". Tried to re-register using that name but it said they already had such a member and would not allow it. So I had to lower the number by one to get back in.
(BTW, if you could find my original "Crown 85" registration date, I would be curious to know it! Thanks.)

OK, Good Morning, friends!
Welcome to to DAY 3 of our wonderful, incredible 2008 Christmas Season!

How did you mark your entry into the Season?
I always start by switching over to Christmas music and Christma movies full time - I don't listen to or watch anything else!
Started the music with the Glenn Miller orchestra's "In the Christmas Mood II", and watched the classic "Holiday Inn" to start a string of Christmas movies.

But the count goes on!:
Days to Christmas Day: 40
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 12

A surprisingly warm one here in Raleigh at this hour with the thermometer standing at 66.
Won't last, though. The weather service says we will be down into the 20's by some time next week. BRRRRRR!!

Have a Stupendous Saturday, everyone!
And I hope your Weekend is off to a Wonderous start.
(You know we only have one more weekend until Thanksgiving!)

[Crown 84]

:hi: I hope you all had a good Friday!!! Just wanted to pop in & say "hey!" :smile:

Carl appreciates that, Holiday, and says "Hay" back.
(That camel!)

[RadioJonD]

Nice bit of research, Radio!
I was at C.com earlier than that, though. If you could check under my original name of Crown 85, you can get the date I joined. I remember the board went down for a long time and when it came back up, I could no longer get in as "Crown 85". Tried to re-register using that name but it said they already had such a member and would not allow it. So I had to lower the number by one to get back in.
(BTW, if you could find my original "Crown 85" registration date, I would be curious to know it! Thanks.)Sometime when you have a lot of time to kill help me dig! - http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.christmas.com I am still looking for any earlier forums that may be archived.

I remember there being a period when the board was down. I wasn't there but everyone talked about not being able to log in. That was because before 2001, the forums were probably seasonal. At least it seems that way. I don’t think the owners of the name back then ever intended them to be all year round. In fact, the forums were only a way to get people to come in and look at the advertising. Christmas.com was a commercial venture through and through. They just didn’t know how to handle a bunch of people for which Christmas isn’t confined to a short season!

I’ll keep digging to see what I can find!

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

RJD ,what is it your digging for and I'll gladly help you dig? :D

[RadioJonD]

RJD ,what is it your digging for and I'll gladly help you dig?Christmas.com forum threads prior to 2001. They were there, maybe as far back as 1998. Although I wasn't there, I am interested in finding some of the earliest posts by some of our current members!

[SparkleNana]

Crown_84 -- you marked the beginning of the Season with very elegant selections of Christmas music and Christmas video. It is good to celebrate!

[SparkleNana]

HEY ---0 MALFUNCTION -- MALFUNCTION

I just tried to welcome new member snowgirl68 and the board wouldn't let me welcome her. She has zero welcomes. I don't think anyone can welcome her. She will feel horrible! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SparkleNana]

OH ----- NEVER MIND!!!!!!

A little further on, I saw that there was another thread for Snowgirl68 with lots of welcome messages!

[Crown 84]

Wow, Radio!
You won't believe it, but (inspired by your post) I checked out the web archive site. After just a few clicks, I found the original post (Jan 2, 2004) I made proposing the idea of a season count!
Two posts later, Binger seconded it, and the idea just slowly caught on from there.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040811204358/forums.christmas.com/jive/thread.jsp?forum=16&thread=1105&start=15&msRange=15

[clarebear]

Hello all, hope you are all having a great weekend so far :dance:

[bhenson]

not doing much this weekend but it is going good so far! :tree:

[pinkini]

today has been so busy! i cannot wait for tomorrow... i will be making some christmas presents, baking some bread, and going for a walk in the gardens.
:tree:

[clarebear]

I have had a lazy day today, because I have a head cold. I've been cuddled up on the couch most of the day watching dvds, and drinking hot chocolate and hot tea not at the same time of course lol!! Hope I feel better tomoz! :D

[RadioJonD]

Wow, Radio!
You won't believe it, but (inspired by your post) I checked out the web archive site. After just a few clicks, I found the original post (Jan 2, 2004) I made proposing the idea of a season count!
Two posts later, Binger seconded it, and the idea just slowly caught on from there.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040811204358/forums.christmas.com/jive/thread.jsp?forum=16&thread=1105&start=15&msRange=15Careful Crown! Archive digging is addictive! I'd hate for you to loose sleep over it!

[Crown 84]

Oh, Lord!

[mac55]

Just off the island to the west. But I drive most days downtown near the old Port for work.

ML


Are you in Montreal itself??? I lived for 7 years in St Eustache and we go over every 2nd year for Christmas - which techincally should have been this year but with house repairs and the car repairs, we'll be staying here eating toast on Christmas day!!!

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

Careful Crown! Archive digging is addictive! I'd hate for you to loose sleep over it!

Digging in my free time provides an uplifting stroll down Christmas.com lane.

Note to self: you haven't dug for a few months. And yes, it is addictive.

***

:-) I went shopping yesterday. I found something that takes longer than picking out special occasion cards - it's called looking for books.

I found myself in the book store at the mall looking for a few Christmas gifts for the younger grandchildren and a special book or two to add to a baby shower gift for a co-worker. What a pleasure it was to come across a little girl of about 2 1/2 years of age filled with the same wonderment for books I had as a child. She and her daddy were beautiful together.

I saw and heard beautiful conversations and interactions with other parent/child relationships. It gladdens my heart to see the love and gentleness. Has anyone else noticed a shift in the way parents and children are interacting these days? I don't see conflicts and negativity as much as I used to when I ventured out to look for Christmas gifts. I take it as a good sign that adults get it. Children are important and they are a gift.

I just had to share my "yes!" moment with you.

:playing: Oh yeah, one more thing ... it's snowing outside.

[Sparkling Star]

:tree: Hi everyone. Hope you are enjoying your weekend, they are
passing all too quickly now as we get closer too Christmas aren't they?

RadioJonD, loved the trip down memory lane and I almost got teary
eyed with nostalgia when you mentioned all the different times we almost
got broken up without a place to call our own. I registered shortly before
Cedar did and hard to believe that much time as passed and I know many
have been around much longer. Just glad we all found a way of connecting back up each time. (Hint....We were Determined!!!).

Auntie, loved the account of your trip to the book store. It is
good to see positive interaction between parents and children these
days. Whenever someone apologizes for bragging about their child I
reassure them that I am VERY happy to hear that rather than to see
someone put down or yell at their child. I too have always had a love
of books and that is one of the most wonderful gifts we can give our
children. My daughter laughed when she got older cause she thought
every child had their own "library" at home like she did.
Sorry I've been missing in action here lately but I went through a
week of pain with a tooth and just got help with the start of a root
canal earlier this week. I pray someday we will all have better dental
coverage included with regular health care. Right now it pays peanuts!

[miller4plusmore]

It's basically a Christmas Bazaar that is held annually at the fairgrounds here. It's a ton of merchants with all sorts of stuff. Handmade items, ALOT of Christmas related items, etc. It has been several years since I last went to it and I just decided this year, "Darn it! I'm going!"

I went to this yesterday and it was great! I was able to find a great ornament for my exchange partner (I know, I know--I'm late!). I'm sending it out on Monday.

I also bought a cute Christmas collar for Alice (my cat). It's red and white plush (it sort of looks like a hair scrunchy) and it has four jingle bells on it. I'm going to officially put it on her when I get the house decorated. I'll be sure to post a pic!

Finally, I bought this wonderful packet of gourmet mulling spices. I love to mix it with hot apple juice or cider--yum!

So all in all, it was a great time. A little crowded, but it really felt like Christmas--especially smells--every good smell of Christmas was there!

:merry:

[JOHNOR]

well hello everyone!

hope you all have a nice sunday.

i'm having a lazy one, going to make some real comfort food tonight for dinner - steak pie, mashed potatoes and green beans, yum!

[SparkleNana]

There are such beautiful, thoughtful, encouraging post written here.

Good morning friends.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:hello: That sounds like heaps of fun, Miller4+. Nice to see you again, Sparkling Star.

Last year I added four new gift receivers to my list (they come with the oldest son) and this year I'm adding another one (oldest grandson's girlfriend).
It's a bit of a challenge to pick out things for people I hardly know, but I'm a good shopper. I know I'll pull it off.

I bought a few Christmas books and for my co-worker whose baby shower is coming up next Sunday, I found a beautiful large hard cover lullaby book with a CD and although the baby won't be born until early January, I am sure I'm the first person to give the baby a Christmas book. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas should be a must in every child's home. Hey, I still have my copy.

We have an inch and a half of snow. Not much, but it's clinging to the trees and covering the ground like someone dumped sugar from above.

:snowball: Festive Cheers,
A.M.D.

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Auntie Mistletoe Dear ,in regards to having a hard time knowing what to buy for those that you hardly know ,maybe you could ask the person what kind of thing's they like to do(hobbies/interest's) type of book's they like to read(fiction/non fiction/romance..etc)movies they like .

Not actually ask what they want ,but just ask what they like so you get a general idea .

[Holiday]

Well, we hit another milestone so soon after entering the Season! This one is largely overlooked.

On November 15, 2001 a forum came along where a few of us would meet for the first time! Christmas.com was certainly the first Christmas forum for me! Now, I have found evidence suggesting that the C.com forums were around as far back as December 1998. However, the archive links are all dead. These forums or discussion newsgroups looked to be seasonal only. One could subscribe to updates http://tinyurl.com/5fq8q3 From the web site in 1998:

Christmas Interactive
Christmas.com has created a place for you to share your thoughts about Christmas with others from around the world. In participating, please be respectful while keeping in mind the family nature of this site. We reserve the right to cancel any posting in our groups for any reason. Everything is logged. There will be children who will read this as well as adults, so please be mindful of your comments. Enjoy!!

In 2000 there were places to post Christmas messages as articles without the benefit of a reply. http://tinyurl.com/68y6wu

Beginning in 2001 the forums again were brought back in the format of which we would become familiar. Since November 15, 2001 is the earliest date shown with zero posts, I would say that that was the starting point from which some of us began to join. - http://tinyurl.com/5cqbxt

There was a countdown started for the 2002 Season by a member named wishman35. Our own sgrover started a countdown for 2003 - http://tinyurl.com/5zsur7 and our own savingstar (more active at ChristmasTalk) started the 2004 countdown - http://tinyurl.com/64j7on

In 2005 savingstar started another countdown as did Crown 84 shortly thereafter - http://tinyurl.com/6xr7gr Of the two Crown’s survived to the end of the year. This is the format we follow today!

Our last look at Christmas.com before the rug was yanked out from under us is from August 14, 2006 with Crown again taking the helm of the 2006 Countdown Thread – http://tinyurl.com/5brdsv

So, Happy Anniversary you Christmas.comers! Here’s the jumping off point to comb the archives for yourselves! - http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.christmas.com Don’t forget to share what you find!

Of those of us still around, snowberry holds the distinction of being the longest continuous poster! – http://tinyurl.com/3akkha She was there almost from the start!

Some of the others (in no particular order):

snowberry Registered Since Nov 17, 2001 8:01 AM - http://tinyurl.com/67s5lg

Binger Registered Since Dec 15, 2002 7:47 PM - http://tinyurl.com/68ddet

Crown 84 Registered Since Dec 18, 2003 8:07 PM – http://tinyurl.com/6qrjfm

savingstar Registered Since Sep 2, 2002 8:12 AM - http://tinyurl.com/5m4sox

sgrover Registered Since Aug 6, 2002 1:55 PM - http://tinyurl.com/58k2ks

cedarfarm Registered Since Aug, 2005 7:36 AM - http://tinyurl.com/6foy9s

susie_johnnylee Registered Since Aug 1, 2004 11:51 AM - http://tinyurl.com/6qjrne

chillywilly Registered Since Jul 15, 2004 10:54 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6rnaa7

gustavobastos Registered Since Dec 14, 2004 5:52 PM - http://tinyurl.com/69fgu7

gracie Registered Since Feb 11, 2002 7:33 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6zhje9

cherie Registered Since Jan 10, 2004 3:50 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6znyw3

Holiday Registered Since Jul 17, 2002 11:21 AM - http://tinyurl.com/5tqtn3

JayIsh Registered Since Feb 26, 2004 5:28 PM - http://tinyurl.com/5o27wd

lightitup Registered Since Sep 11, 2004 8:09 AM - http://tinyurl.com/5qk48k

Auntie Mistletoe Registered Since Nov 21, 2004 11:44 AM - http://tinyurl.com/6q3e2w

RadioJonD Registered Since Apr 19, 2004 9:05 PM - http://tinyurl.com/297aph

I know I have left some out! I apologize! I didn’t think there was that many of us still here, but there is. To add your Christmas.com profile, find a thread/post with your name on it and click on your name. Add yours to the list!

Some of you I have known four and a half years now! Others I have met there, in between, and here. Thanks for being a great group to hang out with in our corner of the internet World! Ya’ll are the best!


OMG! Thanks RadioJon for taking the time to look all this up! Very interesting! I wish I would have read this yesterday so I would have known to celebrate our anniversary! :smile: Fun stuff!!! Thanks!

[Holiday]

It snowed like crazy here yesterday :dance: but it's all gone now! :-( Good thing our friends kids built a snowman in our yard, b/c it's still there ~ Evidence it really did snow yesterday! They are calling for snow all week this week! YAY!!! Bring it on!! :-D

[RadioJonD]

OMG! Thanks RadioJon for taking the time to look all this up! Very interesting! I wish I would have read this yesterday so I would have known to celebrate our anniversary! :smile: Fun stuff!!! Thanks!The anniversary date is subject to change when we locate the "missing" forums! Looks like the forums were completely revamped and put on a dedicated server beginning in 2001; hence the November 21 date.

I've noticed that the deeper I go into the forum archives before 2001, I end up on the current Christmas.com web page.

[SparkleNana]

Holiday and RadioJonD -- thanks for the sweet history notes. It helps us newer members appreciate some of what has gone into building this wonderful Christmas place!

[RadioJonD]

Holiday and RadioJonD -- thanks for the sweet history notes. It helps us newer members appreciate some of what has gone into building this wonderful Christmas place!To be sure, the basis for all the Merry Network Christmas forums has been around a long time as well! Jeff's history with Christmas communiqués, first by fax, goes back to the mid to late Nineties! It was kinda like Mr. Westover was just waiting in the wings, tweaking his sites and getting ready for us to land!

Most assuredly Jeff has welcomed us with open arms and made our home(s) the best place to be for the year round Christmas Spirit! He has graciously given space for four other Christmas webmasters to open forums that are part of the Merry Network. Each site has its own unique feel and contains Christmas.com members.

Some of us here travel around to some or all the forums and some of us just stay here. That’s okay! Like Jeff says, the Christmas Spirit is not limited to MMC! I like to keep up with all the sites because of the Christmas.com-ers that landed elsewhere and seldom, if ever, come in here. Even though I wasn’t an early member there, I will always have a special feeling for the first Christmas forum I joined. The members there that welcomed me and the ones I helped welcome before the forums folded are special as well!

Jeff, we are grateful for your insight and foresight in creating/managing our current digs!

[niktsak]

almost a month till christmas and here in greece there is no snow at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just read the post about snowing all day yesterday and i am really jealous of you guys!!!!nevermind i am planning to decorate my christmas tree next week!!!what about you?have you already decorated your tree or your house?:tree:

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Hello Niktsak,by this time next weekend my tree will be up . :D

[niktsak]

hello!!nice to meet you!!!!i am happy that you will have a cold winter !!!!i would love if you could sent me some pictures when the snow arrives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i guess this year here in greece we wont enjoy snow !!!never mind my wishes!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS TO TENNESSEEcheesy:treeguy:!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crown 84]

Hi, Folks!
Sleepy Crown dragging in late this morning.
(I guess I need Binger and their coffee odor wafting down from Virginia to wake me up!)

Anyhoo, Welcome to Season Day 4.
And it's a bright, sunny one here in Raleigh, now that the rain has passed.

We had tornados to the SE of us yesterday and unfortunately there were 2 fatalities with lots of lost homes.
I recall tornados that struck Raleigh about 25 years ago just a few miles north of my condo which destroyed an entire K-Mart buiding and tore through a neighborhood just to the north of it.
It's just all about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. There's really nothing you can do about it but try to get to a safe area - no way to protect your home and possessions.

Our count continues!:
Days to Christmas Day: 39
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 11 (Wow! So close to single digits!)

Have a Super Sunday, everyone!
Tomorrow starts the last week before Thanksgiving, when we will really move into the heart of the Season.

[JanaBanana]

39 days! Its coming too fast!!! I actullay enjoy the time before, its just over too soon.... then I have to wait another year.

[Annette1990]

Good Morning Everyone. I've had a nice weekend. Family and I took a long drive into the mountains yesterday. We were so high up we actually ran into quite a bit of snow. I was excited to say the least. Lots of beautiful "Christmas Trees" all around and you could smell the pine (definitely aromatherapy there). I am now considering a real tree this year instead of my artificial trees I have. Hope everyone has a relaxing Sunday.

[Annette1990]

39 days! Its coming too fast!!! I actullay enjoy the time before, its just over too soon.... then I have to wait another year.
I have to agree with you there Jana. Seems like I no sooner get everything out and up and it's time to take it all down. I also wanted to congratulate you on your 2,000th post. I must have missed the thread. That was quick but then again it doesn't take long once you hit 1,000. cheesy

[trackrebel]

38 days to go fellas!!!

[mac55]

38 for me.....Went Christmas shopping today, in the mild drizzle turning which turned into wet snow by night fall. Also went and checked out the new Bond film.

A nice weekend for sure, just too short as always.

Cheers!!

ML

[trackrebel]

37 for me....I´m in Germany....and it´s midnight....:D....so 37 days to Christmas....

[SparkleNana]

This is really going fast! We are in the thick of it now! I hope the rest of the world catches up with us fast -- so they can have as much enjoyment as possible!

[Sparkling Star]

To be sure, the basis for all the Merry Network Christmas forums has been around a long time as well! Jeff's history with Christmas communiqués, first by fax, goes back to the mid to late Nineties! It was kinda like Mr. Westover was just waiting in the wings, tweaking his sites and getting ready for us to land!

Most assuredly Jeff has welcomed us with open arms and made our home(s) the best place to be for the year round Christmas Spirit! He has graciously given space for four other Christmas webmasters to open forums that are part of the Merry Network. Each site has its own unique feel and contains Christmas.com members.

Some of us here travel around to some or all the forums and some of us just stay here. That’s okay! Like Jeff says, the Christmas Spirit is not limited to MMC! I like to keep up with all the sites because of the Christmas.com-ers that landed elsewhere and seldom, if ever, come in here. Even though I wasn’t an early member there, I will always have a special feeling for the first Christmas forum I joined. The members there that welcomed me and the ones I helped welcome before the forums folded are special as well!

Jeff, we are grateful for your insight and foresight in creating/managing our current digs!

Amen to that RadioJonD ! Thanks Jeff cheesy

Holiday, I'm jealous of the snow you got even if it was short lived.
Hi Auntie, good to see you too.
PS I owe an apology about the Jeff Dunham ventroliquist show, we could not watch it due to language, etc. sorry if anyone was offended. It was NOT a
family show as we had anticipated.

[sila]

morning all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Holiday]

Good morning!! Our ground is covered in white this morning!!! :dance: I was so darn excited when I opened up the blinds...but of course now that it is light out, it's not snowing anymore!!! Ah well...it's supposed to snow some more this afternoon!! :snowball:

You all have a great day!! :wiggy:

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Friends!
Ready to begin moving into the final week before Thanksgiving and another week closer to Christmas?

Today is Day 5 of our Fantastic Christmas Season, and I'm listening to Mitch Miller and the Gang singing Winter Wonderland arrow-straight.

That's just the way I like to hear Christmas songs - none of these wailing, screaming, quavering, lyric-changing modern "funeral rock" versions, please!
Give me Mitch, Sinatra, the Ray Coniff Singers, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Percy Faith, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Anne Murray, Karen Carpenter and Andy Williams.
(I know, I'm old-fashioned, but that's just the way I like it!)

Days to Christmas Day: 38
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 10 (Single digits tomorrow!)

A ch-ch-ch-cilly 35 degrees here in Raleigh at this hour.
Thank goodness there is no wind!
The sun is shining on nearly leafless trees (except for those darn willow oaks. They won't be fininshed punishing my car until early January!)

Have a Marvelous Monday, Comrades!

[JayIsh]

Hi guys!!! Another busy weekend that precluded my visiting the forums...I really miss you guys when I'm away...I have the site open all day at work and check it all the time but during the weekend I'm away from the computer most of the time...

Anyway...Hellow again all!!!

Jay

[caseydbell]

Magnificent Monday morning! got back from OK. last night @ 8:30. Today a local radio station turned into the Christmas station, and we are going to start decorating today, the season is here! Thanksgiving is next week! & I'm ready for stuffing and everything, have a great day all!

[SparkleNana]

Happy Day Five of the Season, Friends! I am loving the season!!!

Jayish - glad you're back on site, catching up! Caseydbell -- I am with you! I'm getting ready for delicious Thanksgiving! Lots of Thanksgiving cooking shows -- giving everyone great ideas!

Bet wishes for a lovely day!

[jollyhelperelf01]

38 days, when did that happen?? It's really sneaking up on us. I thought I was ready earlier this year!!

[miller4plusmore]

Good day to everyone! It's Monday :-? , but at least we are in the season!

[SparkleNana]

Good Morning Everyone!!! Up and At 'EM!!!

[kelly ann]

Good afternoon!!

[HolidayHoney]

Good Morning, It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas :rudolph:

[Crown 84]

Indeed it does, HolidayH, as we move into Day 6 of our glorious Christmas Season.
I have the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on the CD player next to me. Beautiful, straight Christmas Music.
I love hearing the individual singers like Bing Crosby and Karen Carpenter, but there is just something special about the blending of voices in a choir!

Days to Christmas Day: 37
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 9 (Single digits at last. Really getting close, now!)

Another cold one here in Raleigh, with our temp standing at 37.
Snow flurries were actually mentioned as a possibility for this morning, but I have not seen any. Our high is only supposed to be 44 today and tomorrow.

A string of holiday performances by school groups begins in the mall today.
I love to hear the student choruses and orchestras!
Makes me feel as if the love of Christmas and its music is safe for another generation.

My sister's family is coming over for supper tonight. Always great to have them, especially as we move further along into the Christmas Season.

Have a Terrific Tuesday, friends!

[JanaBanana]

Good morning everyone! :D I hope you all have a wonderful christmas-filled day! :D

[Maureen]

I have - I bought a car and found a long lost relative.

And all before lunch!!!

:tree:

[miller4plusmore]

Happy Tuesday! It's COLD here in Nashville, but it sure feels like Christmas! Yay!

[caseydbell]

Good late morning everyone, the house is decorated, all that is left is the tree, which will be done tonight. have a wonderful day!

[MerryCarey]

Good day to all!

I won two CDs in the Rudolph trivia contest on the forum! More Christmas music!

[Binger]

WOW Maureen... the FBI here could use you.....

YABBA

[Binger]

snow flurries here today Crown.. good day for java.. think I'll go and have a barrel right now...

YABBA/YADDA

[Maureen]

WOW Maureen... the FBI here could use you.....

YABBA

It's in the genes; my dad was vice-president of Pinkertons!!!

[miller4plusmore]

Good day to all!

I won two CDs in the Rudolph trivia contest on the forum! More Christmas music!

I won 2 CDs as well! YAY! Can't hardly wait!!!

[Crown 84]

snow flurries here today Crown.. good day for java.. think I'll go and have a barrel right now.....
They were predicted as a possibility here this morning too, but I did not see any.
(Must have slept through them)

[SparkleNana]

Hello and Happy Day Everyone.

Talking about detectives -- the US CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) is ADVERTISING on one of my cable TV channels for people "interested in the clandestine service of the United States Government." Gosh! I also thought the CIA snuck up on people and whispered to them that the CIA wanted them to work as a covert agent.

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

SparkleNana - I didn't know they asked. I thought they just whisked you off in a black car with tainted windows and took you for a ride and suddenly you were in a training class a Quantico.

Snow-snow ... yup, I have snow! It's on the rooftops, on the grass, a bit on the sidewalks, none on the streets and today it was about 36F. Brrrr!

I knew the "fake summer" weather we had two weeks ago wasn't going to last. It snowed a bit just in time for our local Santa Claus Parade on Sunday.

I nearly forgot about it until I was posting away and realized I had to quicken my pace if I was going to catch any of it. I managed to get there about five minutes after it started so I didn't miss too many floats.

It was a Christmas Movie theme. And the popular movies presented via Christmas floats were:
The Grinch
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
ELF

There were other floats, but those were the common themes. I almost missed snapping a photo of Santa as my batteries died on my camera. Thankfully, I managed to get one shot before my lens closed. I also carry extra batteries, but I wouldn't have had time to replace them before he disappeared from view.

We're decorating at work this Friday! I think it's more than a week earlier than last year. I've heard several people talking about putting their trees and outdoor lights up so the Christmas spirit is catching on.

cheesy That's why we say we're "in the season". Right Crown, et al?

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

:cry: I almost forgot ... another milestone reached me on Saturday, did you mark your special milestone too RJD? Huh, didya?

That's right folks, it's time to change your toothbrush(es) again!

I change them four times a year. I would have changed it in time to mark the first day "in the season", but I wasn't near a store to buy one because I was at a conference.


:rudolph: Okay - feel free to disregard this post. I'm just doing a little "yadda" thing.

[RadioJonD]

:cry: I almost forgot ... another milestone reached me on Saturday, did you mark your special milestone too RJD? Huh, didya?

That's right folks, it's time to change your toothbrush(es) again!

I change them four times a year. I would have changed it in time to mark the first day "in the season", but I wasn't near a store to buy one because I was at a conference.


:rudolph: Okay - feel free to disregard this post. I'm just doing a little "yadda" thing.Lol! Yes Ma'am. I sure did; on October 1! Current color is red! Know what? Only four more toothbrushes to Christmas 2009!

[Crown 84]

.....
We're decorating at work this Friday! I think it's more than a week earlier than last year. I've heard several people talking about putting their trees and outdoor lights up so the Christmas spirit is catching on.

cheesy That's why we say we're "in the season". Right Crown, et al?
Right-O, Auntie!

[cherie]

Hi folks! It's been awhile! Life has had some interesting twists and turns that have kept me away, but I'm a bit more freed up and would love to join in for the countdown to this Christmas. Nice to see familiar names, hi to Crown (still at the countdown I see!!), Binger, Jay, Auntie, RadioJon (thanks for the email) and I'm sure I'll recognize more as I browse around. Nice to be back!! :snowball:

[RadioJonD]

Great to see you!

cherie Registered Since Jan 10, 2004 3:50 PM - http://tinyurl.com/6znyw3

[cherie]

Hi Jon!!! How fun, the old Christmas.com sign up!!

[Iron Eagle]

Greeting and Merry Christmas to Everyone !

The old Christmas.com, now that takes me back. Nice going JonD.


Wow it's been a long time. My work schedule, and a few family illnesses have kept me busy ALL summer. Now things are just begining to get back to what I call normal. Unfortunatly work is still on one day off every 7 or 8 days. But the good part is that go on leave (vacation) the 4th of December. And . . . . it gets even better. My son Matthew (Cpl. USMC) comes back from Iraq on the 24th of November, and he'll be back her in Chicago,on the 4th of December. What a great way to start my leave. Needless to say, Christmas will be great this year.


Hope to see you all later !

[Iron Eagle]

PS - Yes, I've started putting my Christmas lights up outside. This year it's multi-colored. I'm trying those LED lights. They maybe cheap to run, but they sure aren't cheap to buy.

[miller4plusmore]

Welcome back and Happy Season to you!

Congratulations on your son coming home. That's the best Christmas present I can think of!

:hello:

[christmasgranny]

I hope everyone is well.
I haven't been online so much, because we've been playing with the Wii in the evenings.
Tomorrow night is w/i and I wonder if the extra activity from the Wii will make a difference. cheesy
A coworker issued a challenge to me. Beginning Dec 1 he and his family read a Christmas book a night. I only have my grand daughters on the weekend, but we will read books each weekend to accept his challenge.
(I started last weekend, though, because of the fact that we have less time.)
I need to buy more Christmas books.

[SparkleNana]

Good Morning Friends!

One of my off-line friends invited me to drive by her house and see the Christmas wreath she had put up to begin the season of cheer. Of course, I thought it was a wreath on her door. Wrong. She ha a cute one-story house with a pointed roof that slopes down on both sides. Somehow - she had gotten a HUGE wreath (with a big beautiful red bow) right in the middle of the highest point on the front face of her house. It was a really WOW statement of Christmas cheer!

[kelly ann]

Good Morning Friends!

One of my off-line friends invited me to drive by her house and see the Christmas wreath she had put up to begin the season of cheer. Of course, I thought it was a wreath on her door. Wrong. She ha a cute one-story house with a pointed roof that slopes down on both sides. Somehow - she had gotten a HUGE wreath (with a big beautiful red bow) right in the middle of the highest point on the front face of her house. It was a really WOW statement of Christmas cheer!
Oh wow, you have to take a picture for us!!:)

[JayIsh]

Hi Cherie!!! It's been way too long!!! Hope things are well with you!!! Any of those fires get near you?

jay

[Crown 84]

Cherie!! I remember you! Welcome!
And Iron - welcome back! Good to see you here with us again.
You are both here just in time as we have already moved into Day 7 of our Season.
(Incredible! After today, we will already have completed a full week of our Fantastic Christmas Season. Where does the time go??)

Speaking of the count:
Days to Christmas Day: 36
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 8 (Wow! A week from tomorrow. Gee!)

Even c-c-colder this morning, and we currently s-s-stand at 29. A bit nippy for the South in mid-November.
At least we again have the sun and no wind.

Have a Wonderful Wednesday, folks.
(Hey, Holiday! That peak-of-the-week view to the weekend has cleared again. We better enjoy it while we can, because next week at this time, the golden glow from Thanksgiving will be blocking it out!)

[Holiday]

Happy Hump Day!! Here we are at the peak of the week again! Hard to believe that NEXT week at this time it will be my last day of work for the week!!! YEEEE HAW!!!!! And an even bigger YEEEE HAW!!! for putting up my Christmas tree NEXT week!!!! :D I bought more lights last night at the hardware store cuz I know there will be some non working ones...always is. They were on sale & I was going to wait when it hit me that I put up my treeNEXT week!!!! I bought the cutest little 30" Christmas tree last night too. It was just too cute to not buy!! It looks so real! I'm not sure where I'm going to put it yet, but I will find a spot! :grin:

Have a great hump day!!!

[miller4plusmore]

Good morning and happy Wednesday to all!

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg113/RedRocker13000/Christmas.jpg

[caseydbell]

Wonderful Wednesday! Today is supposed to be our last warm day here in FTW (not holding my breath), I'm ready for the cold, and for turkey, stuffing, and more next week.

[SparkleNana]

Hooray for today and Hooray for next week!

[cherie]

Checking in again today for the countdown to Christmas 2008! Hello Crown and Jay!! No big fires in San Diego this year. Los Angeles is having a bad time of it right now though. I'm ready for some cooler weather too. It's been hotter then heck here.

[mac55]

We've had high's of -2 Cel. or around 30 F all week here.
So definetely on the chilly side but it will get much worse in the coming months.
No snow on the ground yet here. Our neighbors to the west are in for some snow(west of Toronto area)....5 + Centimeters.

ML

[GranMaureen]

Wow! Impressive, Maureen! Nancy Drew would be proud, not to mention your Dad!
Lol, Auntie MistletoeDear!! Thanks for sharing! It is so much easier to get in the mood since finding MMC!

[GranMaureen]

Dear Miller4plusmore and MerryCarey,
What were the questions and answers that won you your CD's and which ones did you win? Do I win the nosiest granny award?

[miller4plusmore]

GranMaureen, no problem! The 1st question was who turned down recording the song Rudolph before Gene Autry recorded it because he thought the song too juvenile. The answer was Bing Crosby.

The bonus question was what store introduced Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer as a marketing campaign. Answer: Montgomery Ward

They may do another contest. Check the Merry Christmas Radio section--that's where this one was!

[Crown 84]

Geting real close to 4,500 posts.
(Is 5,000 in the realm of possibility by the end of the year??)

[Binger]

WOW jon.. looking at the old Christmas.com site is almost painful....

Hi Cherie.. we're ( mostly) still all here .... Crown is alseep...

YABBA

[Binger]

Omg We Are Both Here In Real Time..
Yabba

[Binger]

my my my........ twice in just a few weeks...

[Binger]

sure,... we can do 5,000..let's start pitching in right now...


YABBA

[Binger]

where's Jay and radio.. let's get the partttttyyy started.....

YADDA

[Binger]

Crown.. hmmm bet you went back to bed... Oh well..off to Starbucks...

YABBA...

[RadioJonD]

where's Jay and radio.. let's get the partttttyyy started.....

YADDAI'm never further than a fifth of Conecuh Ridge away!

[Iron Eagle]

As I start this message it's 2344hrs, sooooo Goodevening to all.
I suppose I shouldn't be so smug, at the pace I type it will be morning before I actially post this. Soooo Goodmorning everyone (that should cover all bases).

Peak of the week ???? I wouldn't know, my day off changes each week. Today (Wed) is my thursday. Tomorrow is my FRIDAY !!!! Next week I get Wed, Thur, and Fri. (For which I requested off in May. And with a seniority number of 12, I really don't think I have to worry about getting "bumped".) So bring on the turkey, turkey, turkey.

It's always hard to decide if I should have Thanksgiving wallpaper or Christmas wallpaper on my computer at this time of the year. The answer was simple, Thankgiving on the family computer, and Christmas on my laptop (and screen saver too).

On my ride home I spotted one house with partial Christmas lights on, and one house with a Christmas tree in the front window.



Rack time, talk to you all later.

[sila]

i feel a rant coming on
i do my asda shop online every week and usually spend around £50
on tuesday it shouldve came to £48.66 but they changed £122 to my bank card!!!!!
i have some direct debits to come out and now i have no money in that account so i will have to put some in at some point today in case i end up with bank charges
i called them last night and totally lost the plot when wilbur in their south african call centre tried to tell me it was the delivery charge!!!!!! he said it would take 7 to10 days to give me my money back and any bank charges incurred would not be pAID BY Asda
i called the local branch and the manager should call me back at work today
the manager himself said never use the call centre ,which is the only number on the delivery slip, its in south africa , always call the local branch!!!!!!!

[miller4plusmore]

That sure is a pain! I've had it happen SO many times! I hope it all works out for you.

By the way, what is ASDA? I'm in the U.S. so I have no idea!

[trackrebel]

34 days to Christmas....I´m happy, cos Christmas commercials are mountin up now...all the shops are decked out.....the Christmas Market starts on Monday and the iceskating place is already going....with a fake Santa Claus standing there and them selling foods and Glühwein...:D....

[christmasgranny]

I just wanted to stop by and say good morning to everyone.
I'm sitting here sipping my cup of tea (I had to give up coffee last week. I was getting such heartburn and indigestion all the time. A week w/o coffe and it's been a week w/o indigestion. I did have a 3-day headache at first, though. LOL)
It's chilly outside, but warm inside.
I have next Tue and Wed off (along with Thursday) and am looking forward to it. It'll be a busy weekend and week, but it's a good kind of busy.
On Black Friday I'll start wearing my Christmas-y jewelry and my socks with bells on them.
Chirstmas is sooooooo close!!!
Have a great day everyone.

[SparkleNana]

Good Morning Friends!

After TrackRebel mentioned seeing Christmas commercials -- I just realized -- I'm not seeing ANY Christmas commercials on television! Oh - I guess I HAVE seen some ToyrRUs and WalMart about Christmas toys. But for the last several days - nothing. Wow!

[SparkleNana]

That wasn't a very cheerful post! IronEagle -- I'm glad you have seen some Christmas lights AND a Christmas tree on your drive home.

I am having a delicious (decaf) cup of coffee every afternoon with either Tiramisu or Pumpkin Spice creamer from the dairy case. But "Italian Sweet Cream" is still the best flavor!!!!!

[JOHNOR]

hi everyone!

i am soooo busy for this next week, too much to do and so little time! roll on 1st december so i can chill and enjoy the season a little more!

i have a date with movies 24 tomorrow at 10:30am, i will be watching the christmas visitor, i hope it's nice and festive!

[trackrebel]

cool You goin to the movies....I haven´t been to a cinema since last year....watching Harry Potter IV or whatever it was.....Tell us bout it

[kelly ann]

hi everyone!

i am soooo busy for this next week, too much to do and so little time! roll on 1st december so i can chill and enjoy the season a little more!

i have a date with movies 24 tomorrow at 10:30am, i will be watching the christmas visitor, i hope it's nice and festive!
Ive never seen that film...whats it about?

[Crown 84]

Good Morning, Friends!

Yet another cold one here in Raleigh, although 33 sounds alot warmer to me than yesterday's 29. Moving up a starting digit and getting past the freezing mark has a positive psychological effect.

Speaking of digits, let's see what ones come up today in our count:
Well, to start off, this is Day 8 of our wonderfully fantastic 2008 Christmas Season. In addition:
Days to Christmas Day: 35 (That's five weeks, guys!)
Days to Thanksgiving Day: 7 (One week from today!!)

I'm posting earlier than usual this morning, since I have an all-day class.
(The state of NC requires 12 hours of insurance-related training each year to keep your adjuster's license.)

Have a Thrilling Thursday/Fantastic Friday Eve!
Keep that Christmas song, and the spirit of the Season, with you.


(Sorry I missed you so close yesterday, Bing.
Guess I must have posted and moved on to anther thread.
Was not trying to avoid you, my coffee-saturated friend!)

[jollyhelperelf01]

Five weeks. Five weeks to shop. I am not going to feel the rush today. I am going to drink my cappuccino listen to my Christmas music and wrap presents. I am feeling quite festive this morning.

[kelly ann]

I couldnt leave my shopping until the last minute! Imagiine a store running out of a certain something and you have to go look for an alternative....NO THANKS!!

[SparkleNana]

I saw a Hallmark commercial on television this morning and it was very Christmassy!

[caseydbell]

Morning, so very close now, and closer everyday (obviously). Remember to watch the Christmas shows nightly on ABC Family, tonight will be A Carol Christmas @ 8 PM CST followed by a Christmas Caper.

[JOHNOR]

cool You goin to the movies....I haven´t been to a cinema since last year....watching Harry Potter IV or whatever it was.....Tell us bout it

no, i'm not going to the movies, i am watching it on the sky channel movies 24!

Ive never seen that film...whats it about?

not too sure just yet, supposedly about a visitor who visits a grief stricken family on christmas eve and renews their faith in the holidays!

[trackrebel]

sounds great.....watching a movie at home is nice too.....I´m just a bit tired of it...:D

[cherie]

Checking in again on the 35th day before Christmas! It's a lovely foggy morning in San Diego. Got my Christmas mojo on listening to my IPOD while walking the dog. My favorite song of the day is Mariah Carey's, Joy to The World. Breath taking!

[sila]

That sure is a pain! I've had it happen SO many times! I hope it all works out for you.

By the way, what is ASDA? I'm in the U.S. so I have no idea!
its a big supermarket in the uk i think wallmart own it xx

[miller4plusmore]

Good evening all! Speaking of movies, I'm going to see Twilight Saturday! I know it's not a Christmas movie, but I've been waiting for it--so excited!

Also can't wait for Four Christmases next week!

Tomorrow's Friday--yay!!!

:dance:

[Binger]

Decaf coffee?? OMG banned...banned.... OMG...

YABBA

[Binger]

almost done with my shopping.. now time to enjoy some coffee....

Coffee: you can sleep when youre dead!

YABBA

[Iron Eagle]

Good morning everyone !!!

Another long day at work. But I'm off today !!!! No new decorations on the way home, except some thanksgiving stuff. (but that doesn't count.)

I have to turn in early, so I can get up early. Grandma Eagle called and informed me that she would like her tree up today . . . . . . that was a week ago. Today is the earliest I can get there. She wants to be the first in her condo to have her tree up. Way to go Mom.

Cherie - My son is based at Fort Pendleton. Mrs. Eagle and I have had a few visits to your city. Very very nice. We are looking forward to visiting in March or April. My son is getting back from Iraq on the 24th of the month, and will be in Chicago for December. (and that's the best Christmas gift I could ask for)

Sugested listening for today: John Tesh Project - Carol of the Bells

23 degrees here - nice and brisk

Time to turn in, Goodnight (or morning, as the case