Twas the countdown to Christmas! :) Christmas Time Traditions! :)

CHRISTMAS TIME SMILES! :) It's a sweet relaxing, and joyful thursday :) reflecting back upon the awesome times of the week, holiday cheer, and lots more great festivities, and traditions to look forward too :) i'm still on Christmas cloud 9, about our fun post office adventure yesterday, all of the holiday festivities that have been warming my heart, and bringing me Christmas joy :) i'm so excited, about the christmas mail we sent, and looking forward to a Christmas time baking friday adventure tomorrow :) i'm so very happy and thrilled! :) i bought some lottery tickets, and today, began to put together my mom's lottery tickets Christmas wreathe! :) my sister Lisa helped me get the lottery tickets, when she went to the gas station :) i bought 15, $1 tickets, and a $2 ticket :) i'm so excited, and very thrilled to put together the lottery tickets wreathe for my mom :) it's a very special tradition each year :) i'm going to surprise my mom, by putting the wreathe on our Christmas tree :) She loves the wreathe each year :) i've made my Christmas shopping list, for our Christmas shopping adventure on saturday :) We're also looking forward to Mikey's Christmas cookies party, and my grandma's Christmas party early next week : )Twas a week until Christmas Eve! :) here comes Santa Claus! here comes Santa Claus! :) woot! :) we're enjoying hearing about your holiday traditions, and festivities :) Tomorrow's baking friday! :) calling all cookie monsters and Santa claus! :) it's almost time to bake! bake! bake! :)
Hi angel friends! :) Season's greetings, and a warm holiday hug, from all of us here :) my family and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a great day! :) We hope everyone is enjoying all of the holiday season festivities, and traditions :) it's a week until Christmas Eve, and we have lots planned, for the big week, leading up to Christmas holiday next friday :) Tomorrow, we're going to be baking some nice christmas treats :) it's gonna be so much fun! :) i love decorating our kitchen, with our Christmas decorations :) It's been an awesome week, and so many special memories being made :) i've been enjoying some hot teas today, and also brewed a pumpkin spiced iced coffee, as i've been reflecting back upon the wonderful week of festivities, from Christmas decorating, to card writing, to all of the joys of our awesome christmas post office adventure yesterday :) it warmed my heart, to give the post office workers some Christmas gifts, and all of the Christmas mail we sent :) i'm smiling and smiling, and we have lots more to look forward too :) my family and i love hearing about the special traditions, and holiday festivities you and your family are enjoying :) During the evening yesterday, my mom and Lisa were wrapping some Christmas gifts, and gave Kayla and Taylynn 2 early gifts :) my mom and Lisa bought some awesome comforter blankets for them :) Kayla and Taylynn love their new comforters :) We were gathered around in our living room, and my sister Lisa mentioned that she was gonna go to the gas station :) i asked her if she could pick up some lottery tickets for me :) i wanted to put together my mom's lottery tickets christmas wreathe :) it's a very special tradition, i look forward too each year :) i gave Lisa some money, she picked up, 3 different $1 tickets, 5 of each :) 15 tickets, plus got a $2 ticket too :) it's so nice of my sister Lisa to pick up the tickets for me :) i'm so very happy and excited! :) i've began to put the wreathe together :) i love to surprise my mom with the wreathe :) This upcoming weekend, i'm going to put the wreathe on our Christmas tree :) i love to put the wreathe on our tree, when my mom's not looking ,and it really surprises her :) She'll be able to scratch the tickets next week, during our Christmas Eve party :) it's gonna be awesome!!! :)
Upcoming days, Christmas time traditions! :) my family and i are gearing up, for a super fun baking friday adventure :) we're going to bake some nice goodies :) We love baking friday, and sharing our adventures :) We're also going to be going Christmas shopping on saturday :) i have a list here, for my Christmas shopping ,items i want to buy for my family :) i'm really organized with the list, and gonna buy most of the items, at the dollar tree store, and i have some items i want to buy at walmart too, including some pounds of coffee packages :) we got lots of coffee fans in our family :) i'm going to be putting together Christmas gift bags, and it's gonna be so much fun! :)
On Sunday, we're going to have a football party early during the afternoon :) During the early evening, we'll be going over to my sister Jenn's home ,for Mikey's 3rd annual Christmas cookies party :) it's going to be lots of fun, and i'll take some cool pictures to share :) we'll also get a chance to see some more Christmas lights in our city :) it's gonna be so much fun, writing all about the adventures, and celebrations, and sharing pictures with everyone in my journals :) early next week, monday or tuesday, we're going to be going to my grandma's house, for her annual Christmas party :) We look forward to bringing her and my uncles some gifts, and we'll have some foods, snacks, and drinks :) next thursday is Christmas eve, wow!!! :) that's a big day! :) i'll be hooking up the video games systems in our living rooms, and we'll play some games, most likely, nintendo wii bowling, and also gonna have some foods, snacks, and drinks :) It's gonna be awesome, and a wonderful time. :) We're so thrilled, to share in, and celebrate all of these very special times with everyone :)
Merry Christmas Wishes, sent with lots and lots of love, from California! :) awww! :) This is so very beautifully heart warming, and very special :) Christmas time joys :) Across the miles, sharing holiday spirit, and heart-felt smiles :) We're with eachother in spirit :) my family and i are so very happy, and delighted :) our dear, and lovely friends, Elizabeth (Horsebackrider123), and her family sent us, some lovely Christmas gifts :) awww! :) This is so nice, and sweet :) Elizabeth, and her family sent us, a cute, and adorable Merry Christmas card :) on the front of the card, there's a cute puppy, wearing a santa claus hat :) awww! :) so sweet! :) inside the card, Elizabeth wrote us a lovely note, wishing us a Merry Christmas, and a happy new year :) awww! :) We love these heart-felt holiday wishes :) Elizabeth, and her family also sent us, a lovely red cardinalds decorative :) this is so cool, and reminds me of the red cardinal i saw visiting our yard :) i'm displaying our nice red cardinals decorative, and card in my Christmas town, and on Christmas eve, my family and i will display all of our cards on our living room wall :) Elizabeth, and her family also sent me, some nice packets of tea :) there's green tea, and oolong tea :) i love teas, it's so nice, and relaxing, enjoying teas :) CHEERS!!! to friendship :) i look forward to enjoying some teas :) This is so wonderful :) my family and i love our sweet christmas gifts, and treasures, and will always cherish them :) Elizabeth, family, my family and i thank you so very much! :) Sending Merry Christmas wishes, and smiles :)
Merry Christmas Wishes, sent with lots and lots of love, from Australia! :) awww! :) This is so very wonderfully heart warming, and very special :) my family and i are so very happy and excited! :) We recieved a sweet Merry Christmas card, from our dear, and lovely friends, my lovely ds mum (Bloss), Christine, and their family :) awww! :) it's so nice, and a special joy, getting to celebrate the holidays with eachother, across the miles :) We're with eachother in spirit :) You all always warm our hearts, and touch our hearts in many special ways :) on the front of the card, there's a festive Christmas scene, with Santa Claus, and Christmas trees :) inside the card, mum wrote us a lovely note, wishing us a Merry Christmas, and a happy new year :) awww! :) this is wonderful! :) Mum, Christine, and family also sent me, a cool dragon themed decorative :) it's so cool! :) We love our wonderful gifts, and treasures, and will always treasure them :) i'm having a very special time, displaying our lovely Christmas cards in my Christmas town, and my family and i have a very special tradition, on Christmas Eve, we're going to display all of our cards on our living room wall :) Mum, Christine, family, my family and i thank you so very much! :) Sending Merry Christmas wishes and smiles :) i'm so excited to write a new letter to my ds mum and family soon :)
Merry Christmas wishes, sent with lots and lots of love, from California! :) awww! :) This is so very wonderfully nice, sweet, and heart warming :) my family and i are so happy and delighted :) we recieved a lovely Merry Christmas card, from our dear, and lovely friends, Karen (kmhll447), Lou, and their family : )awww! :) This is so very wonderfully nice, and sweet :) We're having a wonderful time, opening our Christmas mail :) on the front of the card, there's a beautiful festive scene, with a glowing Christmas tree, and winter wonderland :) inside the card, Karen wrote us a lovely note, wishing us a Merry Christmas, and a happy new year :) awww! :) We love our card, and will always cherish it :) it's going to be so much fun, displaying our cards in our living room, on Christmas Eve, and i'm currently enjoying a special time displaying them in my Christmas town :) Karen, Lou, family, thank you so very much! :) Sending Merry Christmas wishes, and smiles :)
We're enjoying a great day! :) Christmas season spirit! :) my family and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) it's been an awesome week, and so much more, to look forward too :) i enjoyed some hot tea this morning, and around mid-morning, i brewed a pumpkin spiced iced coffee, and i also prepared a nice lunch :) i had 2 baked sweet potatoes, and some salsa/tortilla wraps :) lunch was delicious! :) Holly and i are going to watch some videos on youtube tonight :) we sometimes watch some cool, "the walking dead" themed videos, some holiday videos, and we love to browse around on there for free movies too :) Tomorrow's baking friday :) it's gonna be lots of fun, enjoying a fun baking friday adventure :) i've been enjoying some nice time here on ds today, writing to friends, and also putting together my mom's Christmas lottery tickets wreathe :) organizing my computer room a bit, and i also put some movies on :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us :) You all are wonderfully nice, and sweet :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) BIG GROUP WARM COZY FRIENDSHIP HUG :) There's many more wonderful times to look forward too, with family, friends, nature, and the beautiful spirit of the holiday season :)
-never lose hope :) To Wildthing, it's a nice day, reflecting back upon the week, and so excited, about baking friday tomorrow :) enjoying some writings, and movies today :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)
my mom says hi :) She says, "i hope everyone had a nice day" :) She says, "enjoy the evening" :) awww! :) we love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a great day, and all of the holiday season festivities, and traditions :) We're so excited about a fun baking friday adventure tomorrow, and all of the excitement of a festive weekend too :)
Merry Christmas Wishes, sent with lots and lots of love, from California and Australia! :) awww! :) This is so very wonderfully heart warming, and very special :) my family and i are so happy and excited! :) We love our beautfiul Christmas gifts, and treasures :) We're looking forward to putting our Christmas cards on our living room wall, on Christmas Eve :) We're having so much fun, celebrating the spirit of the holiday season with everyone :) there's lots of special memories being made, to always cherish, and treasure :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :)
Thank you so very much, Elizabeth (Horsebackrider123) and family! :)
Thank you so very much, mum (Bloss), Christine, and family! :)
Thank you so very much, Karen (kmhll447), Lou, and family! :)
Lottery Tickets christmas wreathe! :) i'm putting together a lottery tickets christmas wreathe for my mom :) i'm so happy and excited! :) it's a very special tradition each year :) i bought the lottery tickets, and i'm putting the wreathe together :) it's gonna be such a fun surprise for my mom :) i'll be putting the wreathe on our tree, and my mom will discover it! :) hehe! :) This is awesome holiday fun :) my mom loves the wreathe each year, she scratches the lottery tickets on Christmas eve, during our annual Christmas eve party :) i'm going to put a red ribbon bow on the wreathe, and will sneak it into our living room, to put it on our tree, to surprise my mom! :)

Christmas time :) i'm enjoying my christmas town, and found some nice christmas pictures online :) i love the spirit of the holidays, and all the joys that makes the season warm, memorable, and heart warming :) watching christmas movies in my jingle bells theatre :)

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CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family are having a nice day.It\'s raining here tonight hope the sun returns tomorrow. Happy to hear all of you are having such a nice week and have lots of Christmas fun ahead.I enjoyed seeing your cards and fun Christmas pictures.Your Christmas town is looking great.Thanks for all my nice hugs today.Have a good night hugs to all-Stephanie
Love4you
Love4you

Hi Chris, I am glad you had a good day... It\'s raining here and
very windy! Tomorrow will be a cold day and tomorrow night
we will get only 28 degrees! FreeZing!!! The entire weekend,
but only at night! During the days we will be in upper 50\'s.....
I have an appointment with my Pain Specialist tomorrow...
Lionel and I went to Walmart today and got a BD Gift for Kerstin.
It\'s her BD, tomorrow, Friday 8 Dec :-) :-)
love all your pictures....:-) I hope you like our card...:-)
Lionel says Hi :-) Thank you so much for all your Hug! :-)
Sending best wishes your way,always! :-)

Love&Hugs,
Maria
KneeDeep
KneeDeep

Hello Chris, Nice looking lottery ticket wreath for your Mom. Enjoyed all the pretty cards you received and graphics. Your baking Friday sounds fun and your weekend with your family and celebrations is going to be fun.
I enjoy tea too.Say hello to all from us. Much blessings and greenies
ZenEm
ZenEm

I love those animated Christmas pictures :)