Me and my 27 red and green Rubbermaid bins and two Christmas trees applaud you. I am starting to get tired of the decorating. My mom, on the other hand is a snowbird to Arizona from Minnesota who leaves in October but comes back for the month of December to decorate and host Christmas. I came by it honestly. At least I don't have 68 Santa statues...yet.
Woohoo Caroleway to get the most out of Tom's retirement...you are living the dream
Cold rainy day here, perfect for lounging around and catching up with everyone.
Have a great day...time for another cup of coffee
Thanks Lynne.......he is definitely earning some extra bonus hugs this weather.........
Thanks Vicki........yep.......we have the time so why not........very excited! My mum thinks we’ve lost the plot......lol........
Sounds like an ideal day for lounging around....cold but dry here today, very grey and dull. Enjoy your day off
Our Christmas Tree has just been delivered.........we needed a new tree for our main room......this looks like it’ll be a nice fit for the room.......Will be putting it up early this year, maybe do that the last week in November before we go.......silver, white and purple theme this year........we do keep all our special Christmas ornaments as well for the tree too........can’t wait to see it all done up now!
Hope everyone is having a great Thursday..........time for coffee.........
Good evening everyone. I realized today that I have never really properly introduced myself. I don’t really like sharing too much personal information on a public message board, so I will give an abbreviated version. I am “T” an almost 50 year old receptionist at a mental health counseling office. My husband is “C”. He is an almost 55 year old college professor. (He also has a December birthday.) Our daughter is “B”. She is a junior in high school and will be. 17 in a few days. My screen name, Charade, comes from my second favorite movie. (I love Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.) I would have used my most favorite movie, but Singin’ in the Rain was a bit too long.
Lynne - I love my purple Mickey bag, but after 2 years it’s starting to look worn. Maybe I can find something at Universal to replace it with.
Keisha - I tried googling kool aid dye horror stories and didn’t see anything. I didn’t look very long, so I may have just overlooked it. B just wants to dye the ends of her hair. If there is a problem she can just cut it off She has plenty to spare.
Wagman - Good luck tomorrow. Hope your son is able to play. My husband has been wanting a bigger TV for years. I finally agreed that he can have one for Christmas.
Schumi - Cool, another trip. I am a bit envious. We are tied to the school year, so we never get to go to Orlando during the less crowded times.
Squirlz - I am not going to google your diagnosis. I’ll just send speedy get well wishes.
Tomorrow is going to be attempt 2 at getting the cat to the vet for a nail trim. I think his claws are starting to catch on the carpet. I also have a much needed haircut scheduled. I haven’t had my hair cut since December, so I am long overdue.
Morning all! Nice to hear all are well & the vacation countdowns keep on ticking
I'm slightly ahead of schedule here, good thing as yesterday when clearing off a tall shelf with one of those grabber things vs step stool (my short homies will understand lol) a 2 gallon full Tupperware container slipped & corked me in back of head. Still have headache, eye turning in, feel like shrek. Priorities, the first thing i thought of was OMG i need stitches, can't get my hair dyed on Thursday. Just a brush burn though, phew lol. Probably will sting but I'll man up.
No lounging around on BF I'm sure. Any idea when they open? Hoping to snag one of those battery 40 volt kolbalt least blowers for the mr. The big one is a production to fire up all the time.
Never had a real tree, too much of a commitment for me lol. Who is going to water the tree while you are gone?
Yikes, my mom got that in nursing home, 10 days antibiotics & she was fine. What's weird is they said she 'caught' it from taking another antibiotic.
Beautiful head of hair
PS nice to meet you. I dub you "T"
Sounds like fun stuffs. Any drag queens participate? A few of my parents' friends did the rounds, complete with the women in the crinoline skirts & guys in full blown cowboy attire.
If your hair has been processed to a lighter color even via highlights, it's been bleached...no matter what the box or stylist says.
The way it was explained to me Locks of love will accept such hair, but not utilize for their needs as to wigs for children, etc. Processed is not as strong as virgin hair, would be a waste of $ to make the wig if strands will break/not be viable. I'd still donate it, assume they are able to 'flip' the hair in some fashion to make $ to support their cause & that's what's really important in the end.
Sick bay alert, Chuckers, hope you are feeling better. Keisha, bump on head, oh my. Hope all is well and that bump does nothing more than a homer duh.
Schumi, hope all is well. Yep, fake trees for us. See, older one does not do well with pollen, that even indoor plants still put in the air, so no live plants of any kind for us.
Short one here too. Yeah, been known to use a step ladder or chair, and always think it won't be that hard. LOL
and a big Happy Birthday to B.
Believe it or not...this is what I miss about living in Virginia...the cold temps around holiday time. I still have a hard time with the old Christmas spirit when it's 86 degrees and sunny and Thanksgiving is almost as bad. I would much rather run around in a sweater and heavy coat than shorts and a t-shirt for holiday time. The rest of the winter it can be warm and sunny but only after New Years Day.
