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Monday, December 14, 2009

11 DAYS 'TIL CHRISTMAS ... !

The nativity scene is displayed, the tree is up, the shopping has begun ...

'tis the season to be stressed ...

63 comments:

ROSE said...

Any suggestions on what to buy a man who has everything?

My general rule is to give gifts I like so if the recipient doesn't like it, they can feel free to give it back. Unfortunately, that hasn't actually happened yet.

Anonymous said...

Buy him a star, its something even he can't give back. They name it after him and then he can honestly say he owns a piece of heaven...lol
Lisa H

sherlock said...

see that Miller is up for indichtment for the Flanagan murders. odd that things were stolen from the crime scene but no one was seen. same thing when the Burnsville police cruiser was robbed. do you suppose it ewas an inside job. a police officer maybe both times. and, and then the stolen articles were found at murder mt. associated with the YOUNGS, OF COURSE THEY KNOW WHO DID IT. bet the FBI finds out much from PHILLIP BURNSIDE, should he decide to sing for XMAS CHARITY. expect they could shed light on many burgarleries. be fun to hear them bugle about burgelllling.

Anonymous said...

HARK the BURNSIDE angels sing, we's innocent, we never done one dum thing.

Anonymous said...

Ms Rose the perfect gift for a man is something he can actually use if he wants to. Most men get gifts they don't like, need or want but get them something that fits those three things they will never forget it. Blonde hair blue eyes don't fit into that category as they are killers.

Anonymous said...

3 band-aid's should do just fine.

Anonymous said...

Twas the month before Christmas*



*When all through our land,*



*Not a Christian was praying*



*Nor taking a stand.*



*See the PC Police had taken away,*



*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*

*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*

*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*

* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,

not Happy Holiday !*

Please, all Christians join together and

wish everyone you meet during the

holidays a

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christ is The Reason for the Christ-mas Season!

If you agree please forward, if not, simply delete.

Anonymous said...

HO HO HO They need to outlaw Christmas. Just another scam to rip people off at Wal Mart anyway. No wonder people are sick of Christmas they get beat over the head with it from Halloween with decorations flashing the year round.
Came from Summersville the other night and when I got down to Swiss the Idiots had every tree, rock, eves and windows lit up.

ROSE said...

I wonder if all those people who go so overboard with their lights & whatnot are also among the ones who protest the electricity rate increases & harp about global warming.

Anonymous said...

When I grew up sometimes we had a Christmas tree if we could find one in the woods. Gifts were limited overall but we always got something special to eat, bon bons or chocolate drops were plentiful around our house that time of year. If we were lucky dad would get some oranges also.
We were taught right from wrong and gave thanks for what we had. We had no idea about goofy stuff or wasting anything. Never knew they made things that were thrown away after using. Broken glass was thrown down the two seater out back and buried so there was no use for a trash truck to run to gather up what we didn't have use for. The only thing thrown away was a broken jar, after using what glass that was big enough to hone down a handle for some tool. I don't think it is far from going back to depression days again either. As soon as they get the rest of the jobs closed down in Wv it will filter down to every home around as without tax money to waste our government is collasping. Socialism is knocking and we are about to let it in.

Anonymous said...

Thats right.

When $50,000+ a year jobs are sacrificed for the sake of some backwoods "crick" or some less-than-bait-grade "minner", it's time for a reality check.

How in Hell did we get to this?

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Anonymous said...

Hey, I have some real estate in Florida I'd like to sell you in the meantime. I mean as soon as you get rich!

Anonymous said...

Oh swell then you can buy my waterfront property in Arizona.

Anonymous said...

Beach front property is nice this time of the year in clay.

Anonymous said...

I hear there are people in Clay co. who have been on workmans compensation for years who spend 2/3 winter months at Myrtle beach.

Anonymous said...

so?

Anonymous said...

undeserving politically obtained workmans compensation.

Anonymous said...

for sale, workmans compensation, service connected disabilities, SSI payments, health care insurance, pensions pensions, medicaid, etc.

Anonymous said...

I'll take some!!

Anonymous said...

some, what? CRJ here I come just a singin', dum de dum Merry Xmas

Anonymous said...

I hear Mel Gibson was in town looking for a standin, lookalike. The only thing he came up with was a lookalike for Benjamin Franklin. Watch for the opening.

ROSE said...

Once again, I've lost track of the conversation...

Happy Thursday, one & all!

Anonymous said...

It is called Meandering riddles Ms Rose. Its like Dementia on this blog most the time. Altzhiemer comes in alot also so you just wonder around hoping something intelligent will happen.

Anonymous said...

I wonder where the BURNSIDES boys were getting their income from. Betcha it was from the welfare. foodstamps, utility reduction, SSI, medicaid, probably paying rent to their mother for furnishing them a home, live in girlfriends, Our trouble makers deserve the best.

Anonymous said...

Around clay co most of the welfare leaches peddle dope and drink beer and its all funded with taxpayer money. They should have to take a test for that check just like people working does for theirs. No test on the school teachers because most of them would not pass.

Anonymous said...

Can't you just feel the LOVE?

ROSE said...

But if the welfare leeches didn't peddle dope and drink beer, who would everybody else buy their dope from & who'd keep GoMart in business?

ROSE said...

Depending on which local channel you watch, we're up to 6-10" of snow by the end of the weekend. YIKES!!

Another storm system's supposed to be on its way to hit us on Christmas Eve ... bets are on as to whether or not we'll have a white Christmas. My children are betting on rain - "It always rains on Christmas."

Anonymous said...

maybe we should call them snow deer instead of reindeer.

Anonymous said...

10 inches sounds more like what we will get. Its supposed to start this evening and I would bet the weather is just right for a good one. I would like to have 80's for Christmas myself with lots of sunshine and forget that rain and snow stuff.

Does WVU ever play in any bowl games except the one in Florida every year? You would think they would get tired of going down there, get the stuffings beat out of them, party for days and come back. BORING BORING BORING

If first you don't succeed tyr try again and its getting ridicilous

Anonymous said...

I cant wait for the next Coal Bowl with Doc bringin all the WV playbook to Marshall.

ROSE said...

Um ... WVU players are college kids - what red-blooded American college kid wouldn't want to go to Florida (all expenses paid), party for days (paid for by somebody else) and come back?? Getting the stuffing beat out of them? Pfffft. Woulda been worth it to me when I was a college kid!! LOL

ROSE said...

... heck, if I could still party without showing my age, it'd be worth it to me NOW! LOL

Anonymous said...

Thats all they have on their mind and its why they always lose and come back crying their alligator tears.

ls said...

just checked the outside. got about 4 inches of snow here as of the present.

ROSE said...

I don't know what we've got beyond A LOT! but the power just went. I'd just gone out to brush off the dish so I could tune in & see the latest forecast & all of a sudden, I was all by myself in the dark, cold wilderness. LOL

Anonymous said...

1/2 a yard stick more like it at this time on the northern end of the county, ain't it purty?

Anonymous said...

I'd like to have the 80s back for Christmas too. What a great decade that was!

Anonymous said...

Rose, let us know when your power comes back on.
Thanks

Anonymous said...

Sunshine& blue skies up Ivydale Way.
Snow up to the TooToo!

Anonymous said...

Anyone want to buy a good generator?

Anonymous said...

The ones that need a "good generator" don't have any electric or phone service to read your offer.

Anonymous said...

I hope you arent the one who stole RT Sizemores generator. The sheriff is HIGHLY upset with whoever took it.

Anonymous said...

Mine was stolen last year and he didn't lose any sleep over it.

Anonymous said...

You aren't a Sizemore are you? See, now that is what makes the difference. I'm hoping maybe it's because RT is old and feeble but more than likely it's because of his name than anything.

Also heard the sheriff tell Belt to leave RT with some 006 if he didn't have any, for tonight if they came back to steal something else. hmmm, is that legal for everyone??

Anonymous said...

The electric is back in Bomont.

Anonymous said...

AW must have been a bad boy this year. All his neighborhood got their juice back on Tuesday. Only the Mel Gibson reporter is without electric. Pay back is hell

Anonymous said...

We here ar Wallback have no power

Anonymous said...

No power on the river ar Duck.
Across the VillaNova bridge is on though.

Anonymous said...

No power to the people since the last election, national an local.

Anonymous said...

Question? "What do you like most about Christmas".

Answer; That the next day isn't.

ls said...

hey folks, just got back up. Power been off since last Sat. motn 3 AM. GOT BACK YESTERDAY ROUND BOUT 3 pm. tree fell on transformer, Blew all circuits. plus power supply for computer modem. had to switch modems. got hot water for coffee yesterday and hot breaded chicken from home caretaker. LIVING HIGH AGAIN.

ls said...

where is you'll. got my troubles much reduced. had to add area code 304 to citlink dialup no. 587 6009, before I could access the internet. much slower than the ethernet broadband.
electric surge seems to have blown my microwave also. but my home maker brought a plated loaded with food yesterday.

got a notice my st. Francis hospital bill had been reduced 3,000 dollars. life is not all bad and a happy NEW YEAR.

ls said...

where is you'll. got my troubles much reduced. had to add area code 304 to citlink dialup no. 587 6009, before I could access the internet. much slower than the ethernet broadband.
electric surge seems to have blown my microwave also. but my home maker brought a plated loaded with food yesterday.

got a notice my st. Francis hospital bill had been reduced 3,000 dollars. life is not all bad and a happy NEW YEAR.

ls said...

sorry, don't know why it doubled up.

LS said...

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Anonymous said...

well I see we still got the no brainers hanging round.

Anonymous said...

Ya just proved it.

Anonymous said...

I just announced it. You proved it

Anonymous said...

When you call up to see when the ******* phone is coming back on press 5 (cancel my service)

Anonymous said...

Q-how is ls and Susan Boyle alike?

A- they both can sing well.

fred said...

Yep, but she is better looking.