Monday - December 18 - [/size]<br />
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Good Morning Crazies....Well the countdown to Christmas continues but I can finally say I AM FINISHED.<br />
I have been on the search for the allusive TMX Elmo since the day it was introduced.  On Saturday night a local store (large chain store) had a Lottery - They had received 120 of the precious toys and were going to hold a lottery and call 20 names per hour over a 6 hour period so folks could purchase one of them.  You had to be in the store to win and since I had better things to do than stand around for 6 hours I decided there would be NO Elmo this Christmas.    Well apparently others felt just like me and they had a very bad turnout for the first 2 hours and then no one for the rest.  Result:  they had Elmos all over the place and put them out for general sale - no crowds, no pushing, in fact from what I   hear they still had some when they closed last night.  To top that off while I was shopping Jim found the perfect little tree for us - it is standing in the corner waiting for the lights which we will put on today and granddaughter will help us decorate it tomorrow.  Today her Pre-School is walking to the town square to sing Christmas carols at the Nativity set up in the square.  From what we hear she will be singing Away In A Manager and her rendition contains Christmas Trees and birthday cake for baby Jesus and Frosty - She just kind of makes it up as she goes along.  <br />
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I know we will have a great day today - hope you do to.  Don&#39;t forget your smile. <img src='http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':happy:' /> 