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graciegirl

12-26-2010, 09:39 AM

Looking out on a peaceful forest with snow falling. Sweetie has a cold and I just fixed him a nice breakfast and he is reading the paper. Helene is munching on the yeast Schnecken I just took from the oven.

The grandkinder are coming by and will help us finish up the Christmas lamb later today.

Life is good.

I am grateful.

TednRobin

12-26-2010, 09:43 AM

Sitting on the couch in flannel jammies/Central Pennsylvania. Hoping the
Nor-easter storm misses us. Anxious for our TV visit next month. :pepper2:

waynet

12-26-2010, 09:59 AM

Rocky hill,CT. just changed oil on snowblower,gassed it up,started it up. Its going to get a lot of use in the next few days. Lets get it on!

villages07

12-26-2010, 10:03 AM

At home in The Villages. A good day to stay in, watch football, do laundry, read, relax, etc. ... with the comfort and knowledge that we will be back in the 60s and 70s by Wednesday and for the foreseeable future.

Stay warm and safe up North.

Hey memason, welcome home to TV!!

:beer3::wine:

2BNTV

12-26-2010, 10:03 AM

Relaxing at home in CT waiting for the blizzard of 12 to 18 inches to start. OH joy!!!!

The good news is that I live in a condo that will be plowed.

The bad news is that I will have to deal with driving in it tomorrow to go to work unless work is cancelled. I hope, I hope, I hope.

korman45

12-26-2010, 10:06 AM

At Columbus, Ohio visiting with son and family. Starting trek back home to TV tomorrow - hoping to miss the snow.

Barefoot

12-26-2010, 10:26 AM

:mornincoffee: In The Bubble ... trying to avoid the cold Canadian winter. It is 39 degrees here right now, and the golf course in back of our house is empty. A hard frost is expected for the next three nights! :cold: And we just had a lot of landscaping done, Yikes!

Hopefully we'll be warming up by Wednesday.

G&P SSSKI

12-26-2010, 10:26 AM

LOGGING IN FROM BROAD BROOK CT WAIT FOR THE SNOW:wave:

rjm1cc

12-26-2010, 10:29 AM

I am in NJ waiting for the snow to come and start shoveling. Surprising so far only one person is in TV. My snow blower broke in last years big storm and I fixed it last summer. That was suppose to ward of any storms this winter but I guess it did not work.

renrod

12-26-2010, 10:34 AM

St Louis. Will start packing later this week for arrival Saturday morning with the rest of the little birds.

ajbrown

12-26-2010, 10:47 AM

I am back in our home in The Villages after dropping my better half at Orlando Airport. She is heading to Logan Airport in Boston, MA to visit family.... what timing .....:22yikes:

I am now going to turn the heat up :cold:

golf2140

12-26-2010, 10:51 AM

Were visiting with our two sons in Swedesboro, NJ. We are also waiting for the storm. They keep changing the forecast. Not sure how much, anywhere from 0 to 20 inches. The weather service with all their up to date computers will tell us the amount after the storm is over. We fly home to TV on Friday. It will be great getting home from the frozen tundra, but great seeing our two boys and their three daughters. :cold:

F16 1UB

12-26-2010, 11:06 AM

I've managed to squeeze onto the couch with our dog Teddy next to me on his back, not a pretty sight, and his LR paw sticking in my side. Have checked all my fishing sites and am waiting for ugly e-mails from friends after I'd sent them pics from yesterdays catch and the temp shown at 68 deg. Yep Christmas Day in TV was awesome.

Life Is Good :wave:

memason

12-26-2010, 11:06 AM

Hey memason, welcome home to TV!!

:beer3::wine:

Thanks .... It's good to finally get here! Since we're not snowed in today ( hee hee), I think we'll head south to Orlando to check out the mall....plus, there's a Cheesecake Factory there...woo hoo!

chuckinca

12-26-2010, 11:30 AM

At home in Lakeport, CA. Drove home last night from Christmas Dinner at my wife's sister's ranch near Winters, CA. 2 1/2 hour drive in dark, intermittent rain and the last hour and a half thru the mountains. Could have stayed at my wife's mother's house for the second night in a row but decided our 3 cats needed some company.

There were about 20 adult relatives and 6 great nephews and nieces ages 7 to 1. Adults all brought one $20 gift each for the annual white elephant gift exchange where all the gifts are put on a table and numbers are drawn to determine order that the gifts are taken. Gift can be taken from the table or can be stolen from an already opened gift that someone has. Only two steals allowed for any one gift. I was #4 to pick and got a pair of women's vibrating slippers that I was stuck with because nobody wanted to steal them; my wife was #14 and she made the second and final steal of a set of screw drivers, wrenches and flashlights from our nephews wife. She wanted to take the $20 Lowe's gift card from our niece's hubby but she couldn't keep it quiet and he told our niece to do the second steal of it from him before my wife had her turn.

Then came gifts for the kids and the boxes and paper started flying; each kid got about ten presents from their aunts, uncles, grandmas and grandpas.

.

iaudit

12-26-2010, 11:33 AM

Sitting on my son's couch in Bethlehem, Pa, looking forward to traveling to Caroline village later this week. Since he is out in Pittsburgh with his in-laws, looks like I will be doing the shoveling around here later today and tomorrow. Just sold my home up here in August and thought I would never have to shovel again.

However, I did get to spend Christmas with my other two children and my first granddaughter (and her first Christmas). Like is truly good.

JAKES2173

12-26-2010, 11:42 AM

Sitting at home in northern New Jersey watching the start of the blizzard they are calling for. Wishing we were in our home in St. Charles.

Cynbod

12-26-2010, 11:48 AM

Watching the snow fall on Park Slope, always pretty. :pepper2:

We'll be at home in TV on Tuesday. :beer3::bowdown:

duffysmom

12-26-2010, 11:49 AM

I'm sitting on my cozy lanai in TV with Duffy snuggled in my lap. I'm reading the Sunday papers and watching the birds fighting for room on the feeder. The Camelias are blooming and looking cheerful despite the cold weather. We're trying to decide which movie to see, True Grit or The King's Speech. No comlaints, life is good.:pepper2:

fraurauch

12-26-2010, 11:53 AM

Wisp Ski Resort in Deep Creek, MD with husband, three daughters, their husbands, all six grandchildren, and one boyfriend......all in one house. Total mayhem!

tpop1

12-26-2010, 11:53 AM

Rocky hill,CT. just changed oil on snowblower,gassed it up,started it up. Its going to get a lot of use in the next few days. Lets get it on!

Sitting here in Clinton CT ... no plans for next 2 days awaiting the storm ...just football and getting out & seeing the grandkids!!!

Hey Wayne,

When you're done, swing down here with the snowblower...I may need it.

Sounds like the storm will be a nor'easter which dumps more snow on the shoreline..... last year's December storm left 2 FEET!!!

Pictures to follow later today....us to follow ... leaving Wed.

Best Wishes to all...and stay warm.
_

paulandjean

12-26-2010, 11:59 AM

Watching the light snowfall, in Grosse Ile Michigan

CherNJ

12-26-2010, 12:12 PM

At home, by the ocean, watching the snow. Have 2 inches now and expecting 20 inches BUT come Saturday they are calling for 53 degrees and that is the day we leave for The Villages for two months. Yeah!!

barb1191

12-26-2010, 12:19 PM

Sitting in recliner in jammies in a warm cozy abode here in TV and just finished reading the sunday paper.

Life is good.

barb

Challenger

12-26-2010, 12:25 PM

At my sons condo in Hong Kong playing with the grandkids and reading about the storms on the East Coast. Hope we can dig our car out at Dulles upon our return and before our planned move to TV next fall. We think about our CYV and TV every day and the current blizzard confirms the wisdom of our decision. Keep them posts comming ,we love to read them.

Boxford

12-26-2010, 12:26 PM

Home here in TV having just returned from a 4 mile walk, a brisk walk I might add. Two different couples stopped their cars to ask if I needed s ride, they were a little surprised when I said I was walking outside on purpose, gave me funny looks and then drove off. I'm in for the day now tho, will catch up onm some reading and watch football. Relatives are all waiting patiently in Massachusetts for the snow, glad I'm not there to help shovel !

Skip2MySue

12-26-2010, 01:08 PM

At Columbus, Ohio visiting with son and family. Starting trek back home to TV tomorrow - hoping to miss the snow.

Sitting in my computer room in NJ watching the snow fall heavily. Should be lots of fun tomorrow. But that's O.K. cause we'll be back down on Jan 6th for 11 days to thaw out and can't wait.
Skip 2

faithfulfrank

12-26-2010, 01:25 PM

At my home here outside of Buffalo NY. 21 degrees and light flurries. Nice to know we are going to totally miss the big storm everyone is talking about.
This time next year we will be full time Floridians...can't wait!!

Frank

Dirigo

12-26-2010, 01:32 PM

...to take us to The Village of Mallory Square on New Year's Day for our first winter's stay in The Villages (Jan-Feb_Mar):pepper2:. And waiting for the blizzard to strike. It's gonna be a long week:grumpy: .

njbchbum

12-26-2010, 01:41 PM

holed up in the solarium watching the snow fall all 'round; christmas dinner ready to reheat; dear husband off to get gas for the snowblower we might not need since one of our local firemen stopped by to plow off the few inches that have already fallen - 'cause he is bored; husband will also swing past his firehouse to meet up with the guys for a post-christmas cigar; got the jets game on television; and best of all - there is no reason to ruch to get out of my jammies! :024: of course, by tuesday i might be going crazy waiting to get out of this haven! :loco:

Irish Rover

12-26-2010, 03:06 PM

Sitting in my office (St Charles, MO) watching the Rams get beat by the Niners. I'm having dreams of packing my car and leaving for New Orleans, then TV at the end of January. I am hoping for record high temps in TV during February. Happy New Year to all.
Irish:thumbup:

batman911

12-26-2010, 03:07 PM

Sitting on my patio in Waipio near Honolulu watching the birds in the rain. Went for an early morning 1 hour run in the rain and dark. Lived here for 43 years and have never had an AC or heater in the house. Moving to TV next year will be a real adventure for us. Better buy a jacket next year.

tpop1

12-26-2010, 03:09 PM

For you TV'ers who think it's cold there...........here's the beginning of a BLIZZARD!!!!

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae163/tpop1nunu/2010-12-26Snow_0004sm.jpg

...and here is a potential solution.........

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae163/tpop1nunu/2010-12-25Fireplace-1.jpg

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

nkrifats

12-26-2010, 03:20 PM

Sitting here in LR in North Kingstown, RI. 28 outside and snow is falling. In the villages Jan 11th. Can't wait

2newyorkers

12-26-2010, 03:54 PM

In my computer room on LI, listening to the Jets game and watching the snow fall.

another Linda

12-26-2010, 04:18 PM

Back inside now, all warm and toasty but wondering how my sister is handling the snow in NJ. This blizzard is missing Syracuse this time so now I get a chance to call her and say "I don't know how you can live with all that snow!" Maybe this is what they need to buy a place in TV.

tpop1

12-26-2010, 04:34 PM

sitting on my patio in waipio near honolulu watching the birds in the rain. Went for an early morning 1 hour run in the rain and dark. Lived here for 43 years and have never had an ac or heater in the house. Moving to tv next year will be a real adventure for us. Better buy a jacket next year.

you win!!!

pooh

12-26-2010, 04:50 PM

Sitting on the sofa with a throw on my lap and my computer by my side, here in TV, watching out the slider to my back yard. Palm trees and other trees near the cart path have fronds and leaves being really moved by the gusty winds. It's in the high 30's :cold:.....but there is NO SNOW!

Those of you dealing with the nasty weather, stay safe, stay warm.

Pturner

12-26-2010, 04:51 PM

In St. Charles, standing at the kitchen bar, typing this post on the iPad.

Life is good .....

Happy Holidays!

Oh, did I miss a post that you've finally moved here? :2excited:

Pturner

12-26-2010, 04:58 PM

In TV, yea! On the sofa with laptop, reading and listening to the howling wind, sending WARM wishes to all my TOTV friends up north. Stay warm and safe and dry, ok?

jojo

12-26-2010, 05:37 PM

We moved here from Upper Arlington two years ago and live in Amelia. Where are you from in Columbus?

JAV0108

12-26-2010, 05:43 PM

Me and mine prefer Christmas in July. No snow, no crowds, lots of sunshine and warmth and swimming pools...........................awwwww can not wait! Oh yeah, no colds or flu either!!!!!!

The Great Fumar

12-26-2010, 06:11 PM

Right now I'm driving around the villages trying to find a dumpster to throw all these lumps of coal I got for Christmas.............

Bah humbug ......fumar :cryin2:

memason

12-26-2010, 06:16 PM

Right now I'm driving around the villages trying to find a dumpster to throw all these lumps of coal I got for Christmas.............

Bah humbug ......fumar :cryin2:
You might want to hang on to a couple of those lumps to throw on the fire tonight.... Brrrrrrr.... :thumbup:

The Great Fumar

12-26-2010, 06:21 PM

You might want to hang on to a couple of those lumps to throw on the fire tonight.... Brrrrrrr.... :thumbup:

Good thinking MeMason I bow to a better idea....
I'm waiting with bated breath for a phone call that says I don't have to play golf in the morning..............

Fumar..........:thumbup:

chuckster

12-26-2010, 06:28 PM

watching green bay beat the giants....yea....... and keeping warm in the windy cold night here in tv. might pick up fumar's t-time if he cancels in the am.............kidding, only kidding. Won't golf if it's under 50.

raynan

12-26-2010, 06:45 PM

Sitting in our den here in Pennecamp, husband watching football (Patriots #1 yeah), dog playing with Xmas toy and I've spent the first relaxing day since we moved here in Sept. just reading the papers, reheating leftovers and playing on the computer. We love it here and we're enjoying watching the Weather Channel about the storm back in MA. All the relatives are calling to find out how warm it is here. Wish it was 70-80 instead of frost and freeze warnings but I'll take it over snow anyday. Had a wonderful holiday with our neighbors here. What a great bunch of people live here!!
Nancy

Yoda

12-26-2010, 08:26 PM

freezing my butt off in Boston.

Yoda

MelZ

12-26-2010, 08:48 PM

In the Den of our home in Hadley sipping Bailey's on the Rocks, Listen to "The Rock and Roll Revival Show" over the internet (it originates from NY).

And contemplating calling all my friends in NY in the morning :evil6:

nkrifats

12-26-2010, 09:43 PM

pauld315

12-26-2010, 10:07 PM

I am in my house in Cary, NC looking out the window at about 8 inches of snow and 25 degree weather. So unusual for us to have a snowfall in December and we have had 3 snowfalls so far this December. Very pretty and will be gone soon so I don't mind too much.

Jack&Pam

12-26-2010, 10:10 PM

:smiley:In Nashville from Crest Hill, Il; We will be arriving to our new home in Pennecamp tomrrow. We have sold our Illinois home and will be in Pennecamp permanently.
We can't wait to meet our new neighbors and you great people on the web site.

Thanks for all past help and encouragement.

Happy New Year to All!!!!

getdul981

12-26-2010, 10:30 PM

Do you have a link?

http://www.therocknrollrevivalshow.com/

natickdan

12-26-2010, 11:11 PM

Sitting in my living room just west of Boston, stuck in a blizzard, watching the snow fall and listening to the constant roar of the snow plows.

I'm also thinking about how difficult it's going to be tomorrow clearing the driveway. Knowing, however, that my winters are numbered and that I'll be in TV in a few short weeks, makes it all a bit more tolerable.

Vinny

12-26-2010, 11:18 PM

I am here where there is no snow or chance of snow. This is exactly why i moved here. No more worrying about snow or the chance or snow. I wore a short sleeved shirt on xmas and even though it is cold today it is no big deal as it felt good to be cold around xmas time. :)

K9-Lovers

12-26-2010, 11:36 PM

Here I am in The Villages, on my little netbook that I've put in the master bedroom on a makeshift desk because we have houseguests visiting from Canada and our computer is in the guestroom. Yesterday we had friends visit from Alabama, and today a surprise visit from a Virginia friend I've known since my teens. We feel lucky to be here in TV even though it is cold today, and blessed to have such wonderful friends come to visit. (The folks from Virginia are considering retirement in TV!)

Looking forward to warm weather in the 70's by the end of the week, so I can get out to take some photos with my Canadian girlfriend.

erictarleton

12-27-2010, 12:23 AM

Sitting on our balcony in Koh Samui Thailand with a temperature of 85. Perfect!:laugh:

chuckinca

12-27-2010, 01:14 AM

Lucky Dog!

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dpingram

12-27-2010, 08:52 AM

I'm in my pj's, drinking coffee, listening to the howling wind, and hoping temps will get to the 20's sometime today. Had a white Christmas here in Virginia but looking forward to leaving on Sunday for a short visit to my cousin's in TV. Need to gather more sand from our lot in Buttonwood and bring back here. Hopefully, to bring some luck to sell this house.

MelZ

12-27-2010, 09:00 AM

Do you have a link?

http://www.therocknrollrevivalshow.com/
Sunday nights 7pm-11pm only

nkrifats

12-27-2010, 09:07 AM

http://www.therocknrollrevivalshow.com/
Sunday nights 7pm-11pm only
Thanks

skyguy79

12-27-2010, 09:39 AM

Not in TV, sitting on a pile of snow somewhere north of the sun belt... way way north of the sun belt! :ohdear:

Tripngirl

12-27-2010, 12:00 PM

Gracie, no matter what post I read of yours it is always so positive. I hope to meet you one day.....right now the snow is falling. My husband and I are just outside of Boston and
we had our first big snow fall. Can't wait to live in Florida...still working so will be awhile.
Enjoy your family! Best to you and your family in the New Year!

laryb

12-27-2010, 12:01 PM

I am here.........
http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab12/lbrownl/003.jpg

Just finished my 130ft driveway.......

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab12/lbrownl/001.jpg

But I should have been there, at my Buttonwood home..... Well maybe next year:swear:

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab12/lbrownl/DSC04326.jpg

Pturner

12-27-2010, 12:04 PM

mrfixit

01-01-2011, 03:46 AM

The Woodlands, Texas.... Awesome community ...much like The Villages........But for ALL ages.....I believe this is PARTY CENTRAL for all the "oil trash" of South Texas. 40 miles north of Houston. I think ALL the EXOTIC Cars and most Mercedes And Bentleys winter here.......................... Dognabbit...we just ran out of fireworks and wine. Time to find our way back to the house...yup there it is at the end of the cul-de-sac...Ooopps ..I left my shoes at the neighbors......Oh well it is almost 4 am Central...and we are headed back home to The villages FL-----in our cheap-o car at NOON......At least the kid won be embarrassed to have our car in his neighborhood any longer......

redwitch

01-01-2011, 07:13 AM

graciegirl

01-01-2011, 08:57 AM

Awww Redwitch. If you are still feeling lousy the end of the week, I will make you my Chicken soup 'cause we are heading to Hadley!

I am in my basement, and see that everything is all clean and tidy, all of the decorations are put away, Sweetie spent the whole afternoon testing lights and storing them, just to test them again when he takes them out again, and the three of us had our little New Years celebration but didn't stay awake until midnight.

This house feels empty and lonely after all of the people who have been in it this month: our two grandchildren and their friends, our Austrian houseguest, our oldest daughter and her friends, our Helene and her friends. Our friends and relatives. We had four big parties and cooked for a lot of people and buried two long time friends and celebrated Christmas and lived every treasured moment.

Now we are eager to join our dear ones in TV. Perhaps by the end of this year we will be year 'round residents.

eremite06

01-01-2011, 09:00 AM

Home in TV, in bed, nursing a cold (my first in 5 years). Don't grandkids just give you the most wonderful presents? rofl In the meantime, hope everyone had wonderful holidays and that the New Year brings us all peace, health, prosperity and happiness (with just enough pain to let us know how good life and this world is).

Same here, witch. Have my cold three days now, I think, caught from my grandson. It's New Years day. No hangover. Waiting on Fl. vs. Penn State game. Temp. supposed to hit 77 today in TV.:clap2:

faithfulfrank

01-01-2011, 09:31 AM

I am here in NY......although today it is WARM up here..50 degrees!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/faithfulFrank/100_6711.jpg

I wish I was down in our Florida home just south of you guys!....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/faithfulFrank/Florida%20home/DCP_6625.jpg

Love posting pics!! I love to see all of your Florida pics....!!!

Happy New Year!! Frank

graciegirl

01-01-2011, 10:30 AM

TednRobin

01-01-2011, 10:50 AM

Home in Pennsylvania. Put on the Sauerkraut and Pork this morning, using Gracie's recipe. Smells wonderful. TV next week, :2excited:

faithfulfrank

01-01-2011, 11:11 AM

Oh Frank, both of your homes are lovely, LOVELY! I knew you would be one who took excellent care of his property. How hard it must be to think of your leaving your beautiful Northern home for the whole year.

I am having a bit of trouble with that.

Yes Gracie, I understand. But life is in chapters, and one ends, another starts. I designed and built my northern home myself....hopefully we will have a buyer soon after it goes on the market......someone will be getting a nice well built house with many extras.

As retirement gets closer I am eager to start our new Florida life. I have many big projects planned for the Florida house...garage addition, re-hardscape the back yard with new patio, Pergola, etc, new kitchen, etc. I'm also a licensed Home Inspector, so I look forward to starting my new business down there. I don't relax well, always got to stay busy. It will be a bit hard to move away from our grown boys, but between visits, skype, facebook, etc it will be ok.

This new year is exciting for us......I'm hoping 2011 will be the year of transition for us. One of my resolutions is to come to a Chrispers meet-up.....hopefully this April.....!! Right now we are taking down our tree. We always cut our own nice Douglas Fir...I hope we can cut our own real trees down in Florida also....we'll see.

Frank

graciegirl

01-01-2011, 12:51 PM

skyguy79

01-01-2011, 01:27 PM

Where am I now? Not where I want to be! However, I'll be there very soon even if it is for a relatively short time! :clap2:

faithfulfrank

01-01-2011, 01:43 PM

The part about Christmas and snow and the big house with room for all our Christmas traditions is bothering me a lot right now.

You are right about chapters.

I certainly hope you and Mrs. Frank will come and visit us G's.

We would love to.....hopefully this April when we are back down there..
We are big on family and traditions.....but we are looking forward to making more new friends and making new traditions. We have always encouraged our kids to start their own traditions so when we were gone they would not be left with voids. I think they could come down in the winter months, and we could visit up north perhaps in the summer.

Live is full of trade offs. I'll miss my apple trees, but I like my orange trees, etc.
I do not want to hijack this thread...perhaps we should start a new one about how we coped with that "Big Move".....

Frank

Challenger

01-01-2011, 04:51 PM

Sitting in the LR of our son's condo in Hong Kong on the 29th floor looking over the harbor at Discovery Bay. Tomorrow off to Stanley on Hong Kong island for some outdoor market shopping -Disney Land HK with the grand children next week- and off to Macau the following week before returning to our Western Md home.Getting anxious to get on with our fall 2011 move to our new CYV. A new and greatly anticipated new chapter for us. Our kids and grand children in VA and HK are looking forward to visiting----oops we may need a bigger unit'