Something About Nothing..........# 10

[Kogo Shuko]

Oooooh she played you well!! hehe

I finally posted my review of Le Cellier over on my extremely quiet Trip Report. One of my favourite things to write, even if it wasn't the best review.

I went out and bought a new Christmas tree. Black, again, but with fiber optic lights that change colour and aren't crazy glaring like the lights on my old black tree. It's also better quality.

But it's still too early to put it up.

 

[macraven]

Daughter "#3", just called me from Kansas, (900 miles NORTH of me), to inform me her car wouldn't start. I informed her that there are tow trucks, mechanics, and auto parts houses up there.
She then"informed" ME that there are also DEALERSHIPS up there, one is right down the street from her college!
I started making calls, after she hung up....

good choice!
did youse find a mechanic?

Oooooh she played you well!! hehe

I finally posted my review of Le Cellier over on my extremely quiet Trip Report. One of my favourite things to write, even if it wasn't the best review.

I went out and bought a new Christmas tree. Black, again, but with fiber optic lights that change colour and aren't crazy glaring like the lights on my old black tree. It's also better quality.

But it's still too early to put it up.

i've been reading that thread of yours.
i find it interesting.



it is never too early to put up the tree.


i'm having trouble posting tonight.
each time i try to type out a reply, there is a long lag and hesitation while i am writing.

ugh...

 

[Kogo Shuko]

So what sort of trees to people prefer to put up here?

Real? Fake? Odd colours?

And when?

Last year I put mine up mid-November because my Christmas party had to be mid-November in order to accommodate some people. This year, it'll probably go up on December 1.

We've always had fake trees. I remember this frumpy white one growing up. My mother now has another white tree, but it's more expensive; a Martha Stewart tree. It's more time consuming to put up, but it's very pretty.

 

[macraven]

i go with plastic.

it goes well with cats in the tree.
they don't break down as quick.

i find them cheaper and easier to care for than the real trees.

 

[goofyfigment]

I go with fake trees when we do have them. I'm not good with keeping plants alive. I'm still not sure how I managed to keep my kid alive for almost 20 years lol

 

[keishashadow]

a fauxtree will soon grow in my living room

kogo linky to the TR?

 

[Mrs bluer101]

We have the fake tree as well. When there are cats in the house fake is good. We normally put ours up Thanksgiving weekend. DH and I put it together and DS helps decorate....sometimes. I think DS just likes the tree for what goes under it.

 

[Lynne G]

I've had both types of trees, fake and fresh, though fresh lately. Cats? Well, I had dog issues. I had a male lab that liked to climb into the tree. So, we put large bolts into our tree stand, and bolted the stand to a very thick square of wood. Then we put a large hook in the wall near the tree and tied a rope from the top of the tree to the hook in the wall. It was the only way we kept the tree upright. Then, his sister decided she liked eating glass Christmas balls, so we had no ornaments except for the top third of our tree for years, until both were to old to care. Sadly, both are long gone now, and now the kids and the current dog don't care about the ornaments or tree. However, the current dog has been known to try to drink out of the stand.

It's way too early for me to think about putting any tree up yet.

 

[Kogo Shuko]

Awwww... All I've got is a bird. He lands in the tree from time to time, but that's only natural, right? lol

My trip report is here:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3195674

There are links to the non-Disney report on the thread and also one in my signature.


I'm finding it so hard to get the posts up while writing this novel. NaNoWriMo is seriously kicking my butt this year.

 

[mrsabbott]

We do a fake tree as well. We did a real one once but the needles drove me crazy. Our current tree is second hand but was expensive when new. It is tall and skinny and fits perfectly in our living room. I used to like fat trees, but I find this one looks elegant, even with our mishmash of ornaments and stuff.
How about lights on a tree? Do you like clear or colored? Blinking or not? Do you use LED? We have a mix of both kinds and now use all LED. I recently saw shaped lights that I think are so cool!! Stars and snowflakes and other cool shapes.. If I had the space and money it would be a christmasy winter wonderland around here!!

 

[kittengal13]

Just popping in to say hi to the homies

So excited... I put my Christmas tree up 2 weeks on Sunday and go to Disneyland Paris 2 weeks on Monday

But then when I get back I have university exams Oh well, life can't be all play and no work!!!

Hope you all have a nice weekend

 

[buckeev]

Car issues addressed....Kansas winter + Texas battery = DOA CAR.

(1.21 GIGAWATT HD battery purchased and installed...all is good with the collage student.)..now, back to our regularly scheduled vacation planning activities!... it's a coming TOOOO fast!!!

 

[Lynne G]

Going to the Darkside, well, not until August. 11 months and counting. Wahoo!

Enjoying a restful Friday night. Hope all have a great week- end!!

 

[tink1957]

Where are all the homies?

I guess everyone was busy this weekend... we had a Walking Dead marathon at our house since I have never watched the show and wanted to see what the fuss was all about...now I'm hooked. I just started to watch season 3 tonight and it's cool that the show is filmed about 30 miles down the road near Newnan, GA. They are always looking for extras ...maybe I'll volunteer to be a walker

Hope everyone has a great week

 

[damo]

Hope our Chicago homies are okay!

 

[macraven]

i have a note from mom to explain my absence.



my computor is going on 9 years old and i hate using my ipod.
had so many issues with getting it to load the past few days.

and then i got it running and a big storm came through my area.
bad rain, lightening and that type of horrible weather.
was trying to post and our power went out.
had wind gusts of 58 mph.....

thankfully it came back on and was able to watch walking dead.....

and get back here now.


you know i am never away that long from the homie thread...

so, can i come out of the corner now?


was thinking about goofy figment and how she was having fun in the Big O...

did read this evening that it rained at dhs on saturday and some peeps remarked about all the rain that day.

do hope that gf is having a great vacation!



i think kittengal wins the prize of having her tree up first.
one of my sons is whining about getting our tree up now.
i keep making excuses.
don't want the cats in the tree just yet.

 

[macraven]

Hope our Chicago homies are okay!

thanx homie!
i'm good to go now that our power is back on.

horrible storm today.

the temps were about 55 and poured rain sideways at times.
i went out to walmart for groceries around 2:15 today and about got blown away.

tornado sitings just south of me.
think the one that touched down killed 5 people.

wind is picking up again off and on tonight but no tornados in my area now.

the Bears game was suspended for 2 hours due to the storm.
but, it continued and Da Bears won.
(which surprised me as they have 5 men out on medical)

 

[Lynne G]

Mac,
So glad you are ok. Heard about all the tornado damage in the midwest, mostly in Illinois. Scary. We had a line of thunderstorms roll by last night. High winds and heavy rain. As of 6am, it was almost out to sea. It's a balmy 67 degrees today. With all the moisture from the rain last night, it's almost too warm. Leaves and some branches all over the place.

Hoping there will be an AP rate the third week in August. The current SMSM rate for my stay is not at the rate I'd like it to be. I know it's going to be alot busier than it was last year at that time.

And Mac, resist. No tree up yet! I can't believe the local Walmart and others are already selling trees. All the stores now have holiday music playing and decorations up. It's not even the end of November yet. The week after Thanksgiving is when I start to get into the holiday spirit.

Oh, and Mac, it's time to get a Mac to replace the PC. You'd be amazed at how fast the new computers are.

Hope all are well, safe, and enjoying the day. Off to drink my tea.

 

[Bluer101]

Good morning everyone. Just stopping by for a run by posting.

 

[keishashadow]

Good moaning campers, stayed up late to catch TWD I had DVRd...it was worth it

Where are all the homies?

I guess everyone was busy this weekend... we had a Walking Dead marathon at our house since I have never watched the show and wanted to see what the fuss was all about...now I'm hooked. I just started to watch season 3 tonight and it's cool that the show is filmed about 30 miles down the road near Newnan, GA. They are always looking for extras ...maybe I'll volunteer to be a walker

Hope everyone has a great week

I could live with that career move! Find it fascinating how all those 'brits have grasped the accents so well.

mac - we got the side-ways rain late last night...keep telling you there is no need to share! lol The wind blowing so hard the windows in house were shaking but didn't lose our power or satellite

i'm sick of shopping/cleaning for thanksgiving invasion, cooking way more fun.