It’s only November - but I’m dreaming about summer already! I love spending time in the pool. At ChristmasCentral.com, we have a large selection of pool and spa supplies.
When you get out of your pool or spa, you can grill up some steaks or hamburgers with our barbecue tool set. Then you can sit on your [...] [...more]
It’s only November - but I’m dreaming about summer already! I love spending time in the pool. At ChristmasCentral.com, we have a large selection of pool and spa supplies.
When you get out of your pool or spa, you can grill up some steaks or hamburgers with our barbecue tool set. Then you can sit on your Resin Wicker sofa, chaise, or chair. Put your delicious food on one of our Resin wicker tables. Doesn’t that sound good? I would be sitting on a rocking chair with a nice cushion. I could stay there and read all day!
If you want to make your patio look a little fancier - add some wall-decor. Maybe a fountain, or a bird feeder.
I love going to a new area and seeing a bird that I have never seen before. Some of them are so colorful! Blue Jays, sparrows, robins, hawks are some common birds. I’m thinking about purchasing one of our bird feeders from ChristmasCentral.com. I’m afraid our dog will go crazy, but you never know! Maybe [...] [...more]
I love going to a new area and seeing a bird that I have never seen before. Some of them are so colorful! Blue Jays, sparrows, robins, hawks are some common birds. I’m thinking about purchasing one of our bird feeders from ChristmasCentral.com. I’m afraid our dog will go crazy, but you never know! Maybe we’ll try this year.
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So I will begin by saying how fun my weekend was. A bunch of us went to the Buffalo Bills Home Opener game yesterday, and what a day it was. The weather was great, the beer was great, the crowd was great, and the Bills were great! In fact, they were awesome! They definitely played [...] [...more]
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So I will begin by saying how fun my weekend was. A bunch of us went to the Buffalo Bills Home Opener game yesterday, and what a day it was. The weather was great, the beer was great, the crowd was great, and the Bills were great! In fact, they were awesome! They definitely played a good game for all of us Bills fans. I know that we have a few Buffalo Bills items in stock, so when I came into work today, I decided to have a look and see exactly what we do sell. We had a lot more items than I thought. We have everything from Christmas ornaments, doormats, photo frames, wall clocks, lamps,watches and even Chip and Dip platters for game day, whether you’re at home watching or tailgating. I really think this could be the year folks!! Go Bills!!
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Mark and I bravely conquered the catacombs of the warehouse to place the wicker furniture in a home for the winter season. Here in the North Pole, we enjoy our patio furniture. But don’t put away the wicker for the Christmas items yet. If you are a little more south, you can enjoy tables, chairs, [...] [...more]
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Mark and I bravely conquered the catacombs of the warehouse to place the wicker furniture in a home for the winter season. Here in the North Pole, we enjoy our patio furniture. But don’t put away the wicker for the Christmas items yet. If you are a little more south, you can enjoy tables, chairs, and benches all year round!
Halloween is right around the corner…and I have been contemplating what I might dress up as. We actually have a really great selection of Halloween costumes here at www.christmascentral.com. So I went to the site to check them out, and I just wanted to point out a few of my favorites: Â
For the Women’s costumes, I [...] [...more]
Halloween is right around the corner…and I have been contemplating what I might dress up as. We actually have a really great selection of Halloween costumes here at www.christmascentral.com. So I went to the site to check them out, and I just wanted to point out a few of my favorites: Â
For the Women’s costumes, I am leaning towards the “Grease Sandy” Costume:
Come to think of it, the trophy wife and the plumber might make a good pair!!
Perhaps the one that made me laugh the most may be a bit inappropriate to post here on my blog, but if you go to www.christmascentral.com and in the Keyword area search “Tissue” It’s the only costume that comes up…very funny.
Babies/Kids:Â Super cute stuff here…could the tootsie roll costume be any cuter??Â
I am really taking this personally. It just so happens that tonight is the ONE night, that I can actually go out, and enjoy what should be a lovely evening in June. Instead the skies look like they are going to cave in. I swear the clouds look like SNOW CLOUDS. I know it is [...] [...more]
I am really taking this personally. It just so happens that tonight is the ONE night, that I can actually go out, and enjoy what should be a lovely evening in June. Instead the skies look like they are going to cave in. I swear the clouds look like SNOW CLOUDS. I know it is too warm to snow, but come on!! I can’t imagine what I did to deserve this!! It is just really unfair. So please Mother Nature, if you must proceed with this storm that you have decided to send my way, would you be so kind as to end it by 4pm. I don’t really think I am asking much! I just get it over with!! Come on rain you only have approximately 2 hours and 8 minutes to do your thing. Then please alert MR. SUN to work his magic.  Thanks Mother Nature, it has been a pleasure to do business with you.
I just wanted to send a little Hello to all of the fathers who happen to read our little blog here at www.christmascentral.com. Especially my own Dad, and to just point out how fortunate I am to have such a great Dad. I could have never made it this far without you. And I know, [...] [...more]
I just wanted to send a little Hello to all of the fathers who happen to read our little blog here at www.christmascentral.com. Especially my own Dad, and to just point out how fortunate I am to have such a great Dad. I could have never made it this far without you. And I know, that I am very fortunate to have you in my life. (even though I might always show it)
Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen (June 16), was Bloomsday. Not only was it the day that Ulysses begins, the day also commemorates Joyce’s first day with his future wife Nora. The name Bloomsday comes from the main character in Ulysses, Leopold Bloom, for all who do not know.
Even with these books, Ulysses STILL goes [...] [...more]
Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen (June 16), was Bloomsday. Not only was it the day that Ulysses begins, the day also commemorates Joyce’s first day with his future wife Nora. The name Bloomsday comes from the main character in Ulysses, Leopold Bloom, for all who do not know.
Even with these books, Ulysses STILL goes on another 200 pages
I was introduced to Joyce academically in 2005, through Dubliners, and “Two Gallants” became one of my favorite short stories ever. It took me over 4 months to read Ulysses entirely. So dense, so full of puns, sarcasm, modernism in stream of consciousness writing, that my young mind could barely wrap itself around the text. Joyce once said he wrote Ulysses to be mulled over by scholars for eternity, therefore ensuring literary immortality. Ulysses became such a triumph for me at this point in my life. My edition clocked in at nearly 800 pages, each page barely decipherable due to allusions and parody which my young and hardly academic mind could understand.
To Joyce, Bloom, Dedelus and the readers of every Joyce novel, Enjoy Bloomsday.
Sorry dear friends of the blogisphere, I have been ignoring you. Don’t worry, I am well aware that chances are I am talking to myself. But I am very sorry that I have been neglectful. I meant to write, several times, and then well there is this pressing issue of MLB merchandise, which is [...] [...more]
Sorry dear friends of the blogisphere, I have been ignoring you. Don’t worry, I am well aware that chances are I am talking to myself. But I am very sorry that I have been neglectful. I meant to write, several times, and then well there is this pressing issue of MLB merchandise, which is going rather splendidly if I may say! But I guess I have really been absent from the ol’ world o’ blog because I have really had nothing creative to blog about.
Which of course gives me an idea!
“BLOG” or these catch words that have turned themselves into verbs. It’s funny. My 80 year old grandfather has never been on a computer a day in his life. When I was at his house visiting not to long ago, we were all discussing something, and I said something about “I’ll have to Google it”. Then after I said that, I realized my poor Grandfather probably had no idea what I was talking about.. So I asked him, do you know what Google means, and he replied ”I’ve heard of it”
It really is quite funny to think that on that specific day, I was surrounded by such a generation gap. My sister’s 4 year old can probably find her way around a computer better than I can, and then Grandpa has never “googled” anything in his life. Yet of course the 4 year old has never heard the sound of a crackling fire when playing a vinyl record. Grandpa in fact still has a rotary phone…(it’s Mickey Mouse, which was my Grandma’s favorite).
So I guess my blog of the day is just about WOW, how things have changed!!! (go ahead Sabrina, Saroise, and Teena, and pick on me for being old….Go ahead, I can take it)
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So it has been back to reality this past week, and a long week at that. I have been working on our wonderful collection of Fontanini Nativities, which brings me to what I am going to say next.
So as you know I was on vacation in Florida for the past week or so. Of course [...] [...more]
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So it has been back to reality this past week, and a long week at that. I have been working on our wonderful collection of Fontanini Nativities, which brings me to what I am going to say next.
So as you know I was on vacation in Florida for the past week or so. Of course we went to Disney, my first time, and of course I had the most unbelievable time ever. It was absolutely fantastic. Indescribable. When we were there we went to Epcot and around the world. We went to most of the different countries, one of which was Italy. Whilst in Italy, I was walking around and stumbled across this huge collection of Fontanini that they carry. I got so excited and couldn’t believe that I had actually come across Fontanini somewhere outside of work, let alone Disney!!! (Needless to say, it doesn’t take much to make me excited). I thought it was pretty neat.
Even with these books, Ulysses STILL goes on another 200 pages
