Cheryl's Tree in Toronto, ON

Hi once more:

Here's a photo of Cheryl's tree in Toronto, ON. She passes along her Christmas wishes to one and all.

She is home right now and will be here until Jan. 2 when she goes back to St. John's and flies out to Toronto on the 3rd.

Her boyfriend, Greg, is coming for a visit tomorrow, Dec. 28. It's his first trip to NL so we will have to do a screech-in while he's here. Will post some photos later.



Take care.

Barry

Christmas in Medicine Hat, AB

Hey Again:

Merry Christmas FROM THE HYNES FAMILY in Medicine Hat, AB, namely Tracey, Leo, Josh and Emma. Do not notice Leo in the photos though.
Do enjoy the photos. We have to get those Hynes's a little more photo literate, eh! The photos are a little small but we hope to get the full size ones later on.

Thanks Leo.
Enjoy.

Barry

Nora and Junior's tree in Mississauga, ON

Hey there:
Thanks Nora for the photos. As you can see below we have a couple of photos of Nora and Junior's tree in Mississauga. As well Nora included photos of flowers complements of Jr and her sister. Very nice! As well she sent along a self photo showing of her new "do" and her new dog named Chewy. We love the "do" Nora but Gladys takes a pass on your dog. She still hasn't gotten over that fear of them yet - no matter how small.
Nora and Jr sends along Christmas greetings to one and all.
Enjoy and thanks for sending them along.

Cheers
Barry

Kevin and Diane's Tree, Moncton, NB

Hi gang:
Below are some photos of Kevin and Diane's tree in Moncton as well as a couple of photos of someone trying to get in out of the winter weather. As well there is one of Dad which Kevin had done a few years ago plus a photo of their Christmas Eve dinner table. Kevin, I apologize for thinking that this was your Christmas dinner table. I am a little jealous of the lobster but it still doesn't beat jiggs dinner and turkey!
Enjoy the photos.
Cheers,
Barry

NB: Note from Diane

Christmas at the 'Moncton Stacey's'! Matt and Christina arrived home from Ottawa on Thursday, December 23rd. We all went over to Mom's for Christmas Eve to watch her open her gifts. My sister, Wanda, surprised us with a pillow case made (quilted) with Dad's shirts and Mom's blouses. They are all beautiful!

Christmas morning it was apparent that Santa arrived. Of course by the time everyone got here it was around 11:00 when we started opening our gifts! Everyone was happy.

We heard that we were getting a big storm tomorrow (Monday 27th) so Matt and Christina decided to get ahead of it and left Boxing day morning. Matt called me at 4:00 p.m. and they arrived in Quebec City safe and sound. No bad weather yet but we're supposed to have some overnight and a lot on the 27th.

The annual 'Richard Yankee Swap" was held at our home with 44 people attending. There were 34 adults that took part in the Yankee Swap. We all had a wonderful time. Not too much fighting (ha ha).

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and we want to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! 2011 is going to be a great year!!! Kevin and I can both retire in 2011 - yahoo!

Aaron & Ryan's tree in Victoria, BC

From Aaron in beautiful Victoria, BC which stands for British Columbia and not as we say in NL, behind Carbonear!!

Merry Christmas from Victoria! Here's our West Coast Christmas tree

Thanks
Barry

Gerard & Kathy's tree, Dartmouth, NS

Hi there:

Below are pictures of Gerard and Kathy's tree which is 9 ft but you don't get an
appreciation for the size unless you are standing near it.

It is a fake(not real Lamaline) tree that came with the lights attached, unfortunately the replacement piece for the top did not arrive in time for Christmas.

From our home to yours, we wish you a wonderful Christmas and a very great
New Year!!

Gerard & Kathy

Marystown Christmas Trees

Hi
Below are photos of trees from Marystown, NL. The first is of Joan's, the second of Bernadette, Boyd and Therese's while the third one is of our tree. As you can see that is a typical Lamaline tree which was cut in the area of Piercey's Brook.

Enjoy!
Barry

Janice's Tree in Red Lake, ON

Hey all:

Below are photos of Janice's tree in Red Lake, ON. Also included in the photos is Millie, her cat who likes to climb the tree..

I'd like to send along Merry Christmas greetings from Gladys, Cheryl and I from Marystown and we hope you all have a great holiday season as well as a prosperous new year in 2011.

As well just a little reminder to those of you that check this out, please take out your camera and send me a shot of your tree. Please feel free to send me photos of you, your family and others. Pretty Please!!!!

HO!HO!HO!

Cheers,
Barry

Stacey Christmas Trees

Hey again:

The following is a list of places of people on my address list for this little blog. Let's see how many Christmas tree photos we can get from this list.

1. Marystown, NL
2. St. John's, NL
3. Upper Gullies, NL
4. Dartmouth, NS
5. Moncton, NB
6. Bolton, ON
7. Brampton, ON
8. Bradford, ON
9. Etobicoke, ON
10. Mississauga, ON
11. Red Lake, ON
12. Orangeville, ON
13. Toronto, ON
14. Medicine Hat, AB
15. Victoria, BC

If I have left out anyone, please let me know as you know I am getting a little older and a little forgetful too.

Enjoy.
Barry

Merry Christmas from Marystown, NL

Hello everyone:

I do hope everyone is in the Christmas spirit and have things pretty much in control for the Holiday season. Times flies by fairly quickly these days and it seems like only a blink since Christmas 2009.

There is not much news to report on this area of the Rock. We are still up to our normal things - work and more work it seems. Well for Gladys at least as she is working all the time. I didn't get called back this fall as there isn't much winter and business is slow. We'll see what happens after Christmas. So I go for a walk for an hour or so each day to try to stay in shape. So far the fall the weather has been great with temperatures a lot warmer than normal. We haven't had any snow here yet - knock on wood - and there isn't any in the forecast for the next couple of weeks. So it's looking like a green Christmas in Marystown this year.

Cheryl is coming home for Christmas on December 23 and flies back to Toronto on January 3. She has never missed a Christmas at home so we always look forward to her coming. As well her boyfriend Greg is coming for a few days on December 28. He is from the Toronto area (Ottawa originally, I believe) and since this is his first trip to Newfoundlad there is a screech-in planned for sometime during his visit. He may be a bit overwhelmed with all the Staceys and Brennans, eh!

Mom is doing fairly well, I suppose. She was diagnosed with diabetes a little while ago as her sugar levels were up a fair bit. Dr. Roberts put her on a pill to help control it and in about three weeks her sugars have gone from the 12's and 13's to the 7's. Hopefully those pills will keep it under control. Diet would probably control it but it's hard to get her to eat the right things. Add to that her not being willing to do what has been asked of her sure has made the last while very difficult for those around her. She doesn't appreciate how good she has it. And she doesn't have much good to say about Joan and Bernadette - the two people who are always there for her. If you are talking to her please make mention of that and hopefully we can make her see that. Everybody has a life of their own and she can be very demanding and unappreciative of the efforts being made on her behalf.

On a more positive note let's see if we can make Christmas for the Stacey clan a little closer. I would like to do an entry on Christmas trees we have up this year and include those from everyone on my list from Marystown, NL to Victoria, BC and all points in between. So I am asking you all to take out your cell phones or digital cameras and send me a photo of your Christmas tree to post here. Let's see how many we can get there! I will check out a list of places on my list and see if we can fill them all in.

Thanks for doing this and I look forward to getting some photos of family and pets to post here as well. You know I will be posting some photos.

So to one and all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year 2011.

Cheers
Barry