Christmas Countdown 2017

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*Back update*
My back is doing really well. Absolutely NO pain. I'm able to sleep thru the night (as long as I don't have to go to the bathroom ). I have my first post-op appointment with my back surgeon January 12. Hopefully he'll let me go back to work soon.

Thank you again for all the prayers my Christmas friends. You're the best.

Awesome news Christmas Crazy!!

[Christmas Crazy]

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We lost all WiFi and power for over an hour when I was posting earlier. A neighbor messed with the electric power lines while taking down his Christmas lights. Scary proposition...glad all are safe.

[kiwidogy_max]

Christmas Crazy, good luck with the puzzle! I love puzzles!

[kiwidogy_max]

Christmas Crazy- glad your back is feeling better! Sounds like a few of us are having a tough start to the new year. Please know that everyone is pulling for each other in here. Christmas blessings to everyone to have a happy and healthy new year!

[Noel+]

Christmas Crazy- glad your back is feeling better! Sounds like a few of us are having a tough start to the new year. Please know that everyone is pulling for each other in here. Christmas blessings to everyone to have a happy and healthy new year!

And we Cristmas friends are alll "pulling" for you kiwi!

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Merry Tinsel Tuesday Christmas!The first one of 2017!

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[bNew Year = New Do. Yesterday I had my pre-Christmas long hair cut short into a pixie style. My hair needs training in the new style, after decades of long straight hair. I used up my Christmas courage to shear my locks. Time to venture forward into 2017. ][/b]

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What was your favorite Christmas moment of 2016?

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Directv still has Christmas musi playing on their Swing station. Shhh...........let's hope they forget and leave it on this month!

[Jolly O'Leary]

Since its raining today I thought I'd use my time indoors to start taking down my Christmas decorations. It's bittersweet. While it's sad it be packing away this years stuff I'm already planning and looking forward to next ChrThistmas.

I have excuses - er, reasons - for postponing in taking down our Christmas decorations. They are:

1. I need to finish the 12 days of Cristmas first,
2. My decor is more 'winter' than Christmas: snow, ice, greens, snow families, and animals of all sorts in the snow.
3. The batteries are stil working in the wreaths, garlands and fdecorations. When the batteries die then I can take down the decorations.

I have more if you ever want to borrow one.

Here's one more: In Sweden Christmas is celebrated until 13 January-St. Knut's day. I have also read that in the middle ages the greenery was left up until Groundhog day, or Candlemass. To leave it up after Candlemass was considered bad luck. I will probably start putting little things away, but most of it will stay up until the weekend of the 14-15. My mother used to leave the nativity set out until easter.

[CandyKane]

Happy first Tuesday of a brand new year Christmas friends!

[CandyKane]

[bNew Year = New Do. Yesterday I had my pre-Christmas long hair cut short into a pixie style. My hair needs training in the new style, after decades of long straight hair. I used up my Christmas courage to shear my locks. Time to venture forward into 2017. ][/b]

New Years are wonderful for giving us the courage for change. And a little change is good for our Christmas souls. It keeps everything fresh and new. Noel I'm sure you are lovely sporting your new do.

[Jolly O'Leary]

Since its raining today I thought I'd use my time indoors to start taking down my Christmas decorations. It's bittersweet. While it's sad it be packing away this years stuff I'm already planning and looking forward to next ChrThistmas.

I have excuses - er, reasons - for postponing in taking down our Christmas decorations. They are:

1. I need to finish the 12 days of Cristmas first,
2. My decor is more 'winter' than Christmas: snow, ice, greens, snow families, and animals of all sorts in the snow.
3. The batteries are stil working in the wreaths, garlands and fdecorations. When the batteries die then I can take down the decorations.

I have more if you ever want to borrow one.

I had also considering leaving the snowmen out until Trollvinter (sports break) in February. It is almost as much fun as Christmas.

[CandyKane]

I got less Christmas cards this year than I've ever gotten. Another lost art I suppose.

[CandyKane]

One of my new favorite things.....the outdoor Christmas projection lights. I'm buying more this year. I still have mine up and turned them on last night. The lights looked really cool in the fog.

[Noel+]

I got less Christmas cards this year than I've ever gotten. Another lost art I suppose.

Yes it is a dying art. Even in my family this year. I refuge to let the Scrooge spirit touch my Christmas. Instead I bought a new box of cards for 2017.

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Jolly I vote for trollvinter before taking down the last Christmas decorations.

[Noel+]

One of my new favorite things.....the outdoor Christmas projection lights. I'm buying more this year. I still have mine up and turned them on last night. The lights looked really cool in the fog.

Last year I saw them on snow and they are beautiful. A delightful piece of Christmas magic! Good for you CandyKane.

[kiwidogy_max]

I am hoping to get some of those Christmas projection lights for a large evergreen tree in the front yard. Does anyone have any favorite brand?