I'm getting ready to sing at Seattle's Westlake Center Tree Lighting Ceremony tomorrow night. Locals can look for me singing with the Seattle Women's Chorus. I think the festivities start at 4:30 pm. We're also being featured on King 5's Evening magazine tomorrow night from 7-8 pm. :musicnote:

Okay, okay. Enough plugs for SWC! Turkey Day is almost officially over and I can't wait to start decorating for the holidays! :cheerleader:

~cara

{{{{{{{{{{{Lisa}}}}}}}}}}}} Thank you for avoiding Black Friday! I'm avoiding it too; last year someone died because people trampled each other... that's not holiday spirit to me, it's just plain greed.

Gemme and Puplove, I love holiday socks too. I wore out all my old ones; need to get some new ones. :eyebat:

Break a leg, cara!

*wonders how long Mr. Bent managed to stay awake, lol*

It is officially time now. I may sing carols!! Of course now that it's okay, I cannot think of any I want to sing. *blink* lol

:cc: :thanksgiving: :xmascandle: :wreath: :xmascandle: :thanksgiving: :cc:

I'll work on that for next year,,,



:rrose::stillheart:

Glynn

Perhaps they could fly around the room?

just sayin'

sweaters...
 

Nothing says Christmas like matching sweaters...

My cheer fits in one tiny bag and yet I have spent the last 3 days
sorting through someone else's vast amounts of cheer.

I hung lights out front for the first time in my life.
The deal is no xmas music and I will help with the cheer items (of which there are many):readfineprint:

Even this one?
 

Who can resist the Muppets?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWOvHqW3Nsg"]YouTube- John Denver - Muppets Christmas - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas[/ame]

No one!!!!

....:duct:

I knew I was in trouble when jaqueline said we have a main tree.

tree tally is now up to 7 and the neighbors have a very annoying outside one that
plays music :fudd:



:rudreindeer:

Unless it's a nice holiday cake

OOoooooooooooo....matching Austinette Christmas Sweaters!!!!!!

And alcoholized egg nog.

And Dude. Without a fork. And a singing Christmas tree.

Now THAT'S Christmas.

:angel:

There is always hope,,,thinking I have a project to work on this coming year,,,

One in the front yard, one by the stairs, one by the fireplace,,not sure what is next,,just roll with it; let me know if you need help taking out the musical menace!

Dude,,you might as well surrender now. Trust me on this. Embrace it, accept it, and make it your friend, LOL. You two come visit again soon!

Pup,,I agree; After skipping Christmas last year, I'm so enjoying our first Christmas together and looking forward to many more! We still have some ornament shopping to do for the best ornament of all,,but not diamond studded,,okay?

Glynn

the dahduttahduh dahduttahduh song could lead me into cannon ownership soon ..very soon. You might could knock on their door distract them and I could watch it sink into a deep muddy slumber until the end of time.

hmm I musta put the huge cornucopia on ignore...all that s left is a huge blank spot which I did indeed notice.

There are soo many santas ..in a boat,on a moose,in a sley,etc etc
and let us not forget the xmas pillows aplenty.

I so enjoyed meeting you and we would love to.
You are more than welcome to visit here any time you get a hankering to hear cows,donkeys,roosters or my studly son (">
I have a xmas potholder with all ya'lls names on it:knit:

I'm in the middle of cards--got two lists done, started a third, am waiting for addresses on the fourth. I hoarded stamps all year, bought extra whenever I could, to get enough for this holiday season.

I bought a few Yule decorations this year at the dollar stores. Found metal--lots of jingle bells, especially--because even plastic is not safe from the "Jaws of Death" that is a year-old lab. :rolleyes:

Now I just need the energy oomph to get the tree up, and the outside lights as well.

On Sunday we got out the decorations and went to pick out a tree to be flocked. My Amy has wanted a flocked tree for several years now, but my Mom wouldn't have one in her house....so we went to pick up the tree last night; flocked and so very beautiful.

Sunday was...a mixed bag of Mommy Dearest and poor pitiful me. We got out all the Christmas decorations, but there is nowhere to put most of the stuff! Same stuff, different house, no more Mom....sigh. Thank God I have a family that loves me...LOL

I have begun baking..yumbo, but to tell you the truth it is hard to be jolly, it is going to be 78 degees by the end of this week!! Ho ho ho:|

That is one thing I do not miss about living in Los Angeles, Christmas with Palm Trees and relatively warm weather.

I have not put up Christmas decorations for a few years now. I think maybe it is time. I love the Christmas Season. The music, the smells of the tree and homemade Christmas treats; the feel of crisp cold air on my ear lobes and face.

I really want a Christmas tree and enjoy decorating the fireplace but I have three cats from hell that enjoy opening drawers, taking stuff out of there and trash then tossing it about. I dont even want to think about the havoc they would wreck on a tree or shiny tinsel draped about.

I don't buy a lot of gifts but what I do I buy before thanksgiving. I will buy a big ass prime rib and cook dinner. I'll spend Mia, my granddaughters first christmas, at her house since she'll only be 9 days old.

I might make a lot of cookies and give them away real fast!

We got our first Christmas card today!

Our tree is up and lit, presents have started arriving, recipes planned! WOOT!

princessbelle,

I am so sorry. I did not know that your brother passed away.

My father passed away this Spring and my maternal grandmother a couple of months ago.

It is going to be a tough Christmas.

My sister will not be in town this year, so it will just be me and mom. We have decided to change things up and she will come stay here at my house Xmas eve and then we will both go to my gf's for Christmas in the morning.

This way we will be doing nothing like we typically do every year. I don't want to see his empty place at the breakfast table on Christmas morning, and I don't want to notice the lack of ever present video camera in my face. I think this will help. You really might want to change some things up.

She does not want a tree and this is ok. It sounds like you guys made a good decision in putting up the tree, so that your mom had the option to decorate.

Hang in there. Know you can PM me if you want to talk.

Will be doing the cutting down the Xmas tree/decorating this weekend with the gf and her son to put up at her house. :cuttree: I tend to never decorate my house.

Has always been a family tradition to go pick out your own tree and cut it down (at a Xmas tree farm). This is something I have carried on into my own life as an adult.