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Old 11-28-2012, 01:43 PM   #1
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Smile The Fourth Official Desertgrandma Countdown to Christmas Thread!
I dunno how many days are left before Christmas but I sure hope Desertgrandma tells us. Not too many, I'll bet. Unlike Mister Ed, this doggie is arithmeticly challenged and could use some help, please.
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Doughnut Day is in 5 days. Does that help?
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Old 11-28-2012, 02:14 PM   #3
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I dunno how many days are left before Christmas but I sure hope Desertgrandma tells us. Not too many, I'll bet. Unlike Mister Ed, this doggie is arithmeticly challenged and could use some help, please.
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Okay boys and girls, and doggies and chickens and squirrels........its the 4th annual DesertGrandma's Countdown to Christmas!! (And I'll take a glazed, please.)

27 more days before Christmas! Or, 26 more shopping days........are you all ready???

Something to put a smile on your faces.........(CARP!!! Someone remind me how to embed videos please???)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysIzPF3BfpQ
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Old 11-28-2012, 02:20 PM   #4
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Okay boys and girls, and doggies and chickens and squirrels........its the 4th annual DesertGrandma's Countdown to Christmas!! (And I'll take a glazed, please.)

27 more days before Christmas! Or, 26 more shopping days........are you all ready???

Something to put a smile on your faces.........(CARP!!! Someone remind me how to embed videos please???)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysIzPF3BfpQ
[*YOUTUBE]ysIzPF3BfpQ[*/YOUTUBE]

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Old 11-28-2012, 02:33 PM   #5
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Okay boys and girls, and doggies and chickens and squirrels........its the 4th annual DesertGrandma's Countdown to Christmas!! (And I'll take a glazed, please.)

27 more days before Christmas! Or, 26 more shopping days........are you all ready???

Something to put a smile on your faces.........(CARP!!! Someone remind me how to embed videos please???)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysIzPF3BfpQ
Oh, thank you, grandma! So what comes after 27? Never mind, I'll find out tomorrow.

CARP!!!

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Old 11-28-2012, 06:15 PM   #6
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Just to show I can do it.........and for Poohbear nc...........and thank you Hamlet53........

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Old 11-28-2012, 06:19 PM   #7
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Old 11-28-2012, 10:02 PM   #8
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Old 11-29-2012, 01:44 AM   #9
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Thanks DG. That's my kind of song. I don't need to know the lyrics...just the melody.

@dreams - I love Crazy Frog. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-29-2012, 08:12 AM   #11
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okay people, there are only 26 more shopping days before Christmas!

In memory of a wonderful entertainer.........
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okay people, there are only 26 more shopping days before Christmas!
Shopping is done, package will arrive tomorrow...

Christmas is again early this year!
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okay people, there are only 26 more shopping days before Christmas!....
What we need is for someone to post a bank account balance countdown graphic.

Hi there, dg! I was looking for the annual countdown thread the other day. You usually start it.
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I suppose I should be embarrassed, but I have no gift shopping to do this year, and have not for years. With no children to buy gifts for—such is the state one reaches after a certain age—the major reason for the Christmas giving season is for me past. My intimate circle is now limited to those of an age like myself that just do not need any additional “stuff.” So several years ago we decided to each make a cash contribution to a pool that will be donated to a charity. In a round robin fashion each year one person gets to pick the charity. I am not always happy with the choice people make as a prefer not giving anything to a charity with religious affiliation. That and I want as much of the money to go towards the charitable objective of the organization, as opposed to marketing and employee compensation. As a general rule the better known a charity is the worse it does with respect to the latter criteria. This year the friend who once serve in the Peace Corps got the choice and picked this;
http://www.heifer.org/
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