Jezebel's Surprise Advent Package Train

[cowgirlmama04]

Well the shopping is done..... I think..... and the presents are all wrapped.. (unless I find more).... now to finish the last project and then search for a bigger box or a couple to put them all in. I used up 5 rolls of paper and my cats are having a blast playing in the paper reminants and the kids are having light saber fights with the rolls

Now to wait till my oldest's birthday and then I can start decorating for Christmas

This has been so much fun, thank you Jez for this awesome train.

[Jezebel]

Ha! I know what you mean, I'm not sure my box is big enough lol. I might have to use two boxes.

I had to upsize my box and kleptos box also !

I have nothing really intelligent to say today..... I do however love shopping for my buddy, who is a beautiful woman inside and out. Shopping for her brings a smile to me all the time and I love it

You are so kind Coyote !!

I don't really have much to say either....well maybe I do LOL My bro won Gold at another chess tournament ( he won gold a few weeks ago) so he is now in the top 20 chess players in our province !! ( I hate chess )
I was out shopping today and found some goodies for both my buddies and kleptos buddy also I also snuck another pic of him and Zoey will post it tomorrow

Zoey gave me a tiny kiss....melted my heart
on another note I bought her some squeaky toys and she was having so much fun playing ! I went out briefly and when I came back she was all waggy tail and wouldn't stop til I picked her up for a hug .....everytime I go out when I come back I pick her up and hug her ect if I don't she wimpers boy she has me trained !!!


Okay I am counting something again
Prize is a $5 gift card ........what am I counting.....????

HINT...it has only be posted once....hope to see more....

[Jody22002]

My shopping is almost done. Did the count tonight. I lost a bag somewhere though......either that or I am imagining I bought something that I did not.

Can we mail early or would you prefer we waited?

[juliejolie]

And of course after wrapping everything up and putting aside the gifts into a box...I realize I forgot to wrap an important item... Ahhh darnit! I will wrap it up tomorrow and attach it to gift #25 So the last gift will be extra special!

[dlee]

Are you counting the number of Christmas carols sung?

[garbagepicker]

Almost done! Loved catching up! bring on the chatter! Love the pics! Which one is mine??

Yay! LIL BRO! Another gold!!!!


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[PammieD]

Counting the people that are done and wrapped?

Well, life with a newborn can't be just 'life with a newborn'. First her health, then mine, all leading to millions of follow up appointments and hospital visits. Now, we've been driven out of our home!

We live on the 10th floor, and yesterday morning I noticed water sheeting down the outside of our building, and seeping in through our windows, walls etc. went downstairs to the security desk, and turns out everyone on the same line as me was having this problem. After about 3 hours (the super was out of town & the assistant super was pretty useless), I called a guy that lives in the bldg that does a lot of renos in the bldg (privately ) and was the acting super for a while. He figured out where the problem was coming from and managed to shut it off. The water feed to a toilet in the unit above us on the 17th floor had broken. Their place was flooded a bit, but somehow the water found its way outside down through all of the walls etc. Our unit is now friggin' chaos with industrial fans he micaels & dehumidifiers to try and prevent mould growth. All the furniture is moved to the living room, the carpets pulled back, closets emptied etc. hELL! So Don exiled Alexa and I to my parents. Totally fine, but seriously. Wtf. Water's already been discussed here, I know . But it really does do the most damage eh? Insanity. The funny (?) thing is that Don works for an environmental consulting company so he deals with asbestos, mould, lead testing all day, and manages the projects for major government and hospitals, major companies etc when they need to remove this crap. So he went down to the car and got an infrared camera (so cool!) so he could take pics of the moisture in the walls...it's alllll over the bedrooms. Crappy thing is, we rent, and although we love living there, the building's older and our 2nd bathroom has already been ripped apart 3 times in the last year for water issues. Sooo over it all! End of rant. Sorry! Closest thing I get to 2 way conversation is on here
lol

[Armygirl76]

Contest- Jez are you counting the number of times you are thanked for running this train?

If so

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!For running this train!

[YellowTamborine]

Counting the people that are done and wrapped?

Well, life with a newborn can't be just 'life with a newborn'. First her health, then mine, all leading to millions of follow up appointments and hospital visits. Now, we've been driven out of our home!

We live on the 10th floor, and yesterday morning I noticed water sheeting down the outside of our building, and seeping in through our windows, walls etc. went downstairs to the security desk, and turns out everyone on the same line as me was having this problem. After about 3 hours (the super was out of town & the assistant super was pretty useless), I called a guy that lives in the bldg that does a lot of renos in the bldg (privately ) and was the acting super for a while. He figured out where the problem was coming from and managed to shut it off. The water feed to a toilet in the unit above us on the 17th floor had broken. Their place was flooded a bit, but somehow the water found its way outside down through all of the walls etc. Our unit is now friggin' chaos with industrial fans he micaels & dehumidifiers to try and prevent mould growth. All the furniture is moved to the living room, the carpets pulled back, closets emptied etc. hELL! So Don exiled Alexa and I to my parents. Totally fine, but seriously. Wtf. Water's already been discussed here, I know . But it really does do the most damage eh? Insanity. The funny (?) thing is that Don works for an environmental consulting company so he deals with asbestos, mould, lead testing all day, and manages the projects for major government and hospitals, major companies etc when they need to remove this crap. So he went down to the car and got an infrared camera (so cool!) so he could take pics of the moisture in the walls...it's alllll over the bedrooms. Crappy thing is, we rent, and although we love living there, the building's older and our 2nd bathroom has already been ripped apart 3 times in the last year for water issues. Sooo over it all! End of rant. Sorry! Closest thing I get to 2 way conversation is on here
lol

holy welcome to the world alexa! Oh man that sucks! I remember when my first son was born, he and i both had complications and lots of irritating doctors appointments my husbands car was broken into the day after we brought him home from the hospital AND our furnace died a week later too! (it was summer though so no huge loss at the time.) Kids bring such drama! hahahaha All worked out for us and will for you too. At least you'll get some good stories out of it?

Also what is with water issues these days? I am also waiting for a plumber this morning. BOTH of my tubs are leaking hot water - and by leaking i mean the hot water is pretty much running on full ALL the time no matter what we do - so we've had to completely turn off the hot water until the plumber comes to save me. Apparently some part needs replacing and it's been discontinued (YAY) so no doubt this will hurt our bank account At least i've already done most of my christmas shopping so no big purchases needed for a while....until i see our water bill anyway hahaha oh dear


Jezz are you counting Christmas tree pics?

[juliejolie]

Jez, are you counting the number of photos posted of ourselves or our kids dressed up for Christmas? (ie, Christmas photos!)

or

The number of photos of our homes decorated for Christmas?

or

I know! The number of photos posted with fallen snow!

[YellowTamborine]

Jez, are you counting the number of photos posted of ourselves or our kids dressed up for Christmas? (ie, Christmas photos!)

or

The number of photos of our homes decorated for Christmas?

or

I know! The number of photos posted with fallen snow!

YES! I was just about to post the fallen snow one! Great Minds Julie! haha

[Momto2Ks]

I was hoping this thread would keep me entertained for a bit, however it is still really quiet. Where is everyone? I am hoping to get some more shopping done this week. I am probably the only one that is closer to the start then the end (Am I making you nervous yet Jezze? ) Darn holidays getting in the way of shopping .

I am usually done my Christmas shopping by now, but I haven't even started. Almost need something to get me in the Christmas spirit...???

[Ceren]

I'm heading to ikea now, hope to pick up couple of more items for my buddy & junior buddy

[MrsSunshine]

AH take me with you Ceren!!!!!!!! LOL

OMG Pammie SO very sorry to hear of your water troubles. my gracious girl. your life needs to settle down NOW so you can enjoy that little sweet precious baby and take care of yourself. praying hard for you my dear.

hmm Jeze your counting how many bows ppl put on their gifts.?? don't want to repeat gets confusing.

im heading out today one last time to pick up a few more items. we stopped at a store on the way home yesterday so i could check the situation out. i said 'i'll be right back'. do you know how hard it was to leave the store.. once i done today. im wrapping. sorting and hopefully packing. finished my last project this morning and quite proud of my handy work.

[PammieD]

Haha FFs! Our super just called. He needs to come check out our unit's heating/cooling system cause apparently the unit below had previously complained about a drip coming into theirs. I told him whatever, justdowhatyou need todo! Lol. Anyone know of a3+ bdrm unit for rent in the Toronto/mississauga area? I will NOT make it through another session of drywall dust. 3x in 1 bathroom in a year is enough. 2 bedrooms of a 2 bedroom condo? F that noise!

In other news, it's snowing herein Cobourg t my parents house! I reckon I should buy my little girl some pants! I was hoping we'd be able to hold out for the 3-6 month pants everyone's bought her! Lol. There's a Walmart and Zellers here! Woohoo! Too bad dum-dum mommy forgot her coupons in the chaos at home! Baah!