* It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * - It's the 2016 Christmas Chatter Thread

Helloooo I have had such a lovely holiday and although most people say 'It's nice to be back'...not here, I could of stayed on holiday for a bit longer hahaa! We only went to Yorkshire, but it was lovely and such a nice time staying with our friends in a lodge.

I haven't caught up yet, but I will have a skim through just to catch up and find out what the craft theme is for this month.

Christmas related I have brought a couple more bits and have a better list for what I am getting others. And I am very excited to say I finally have a new Christmas tree for this year When we first moved out 5 years ago we got a 5ft £10 tree from Wilko's which to be fair I make a nice job of, but I always wanted a fuller lovelier tree (you know the ones that are like £200+++ and look amazing). Well....On a sell it/swop it page a women I know who works at a fancy garden center is selling one for £50 which she has had for a couple of years and really looked after, when she purchased it was over £250 (I asked a friend who worked with her) and i'm going to collect it tomorrow, so so excited, can't wait to get it up in December!!

Anyway, hugs to those in need, hello to any newbies, congrats where appropriate, see you all soon once I have had a little read

Morning all


Peppa- hope all went OK yesterday x
Newthrift- that tree sounds lovely, glad you had a fab time away.
GTQ and Dom Ravioli- my lil Sis has a tiny kitchen too and is always saying how much she would like this or that but doesn't have the space for it. On the plus side it does mean that she doesn't get boring Christmas and birthday gifts tho so every cloud and all that.....lol.
Pinksteps- all OK?
Princess kitty - are you bursting with excitement ?
Sammy-kaye- hope all is OK xx
Free- Oh that's bad news about the electrics, never rains when it pours does it? I hope its something simple and not costly xx. I agree, the Boots catalogue is a bit measly, mines gone straight in the recycling bin- usually I keep it on one side to keep going back through but not this time.

Hi all, we had an induction meeting at our new house yesterday and got to see it finished so that was really lovely. 2 days to go! We get the keys on Friday but we aren’t actually moving in until Tuesday. We have a snagger going in on Saturday so we wanted it to be empty for that plus it costs more to move at the weekend so they’re coming in to pack Monday and we move Tuesday. This time next week we’ll be waking up in our house for the first time! I can’t wait!

I had a bonus the other day, I ordered two tops from Tesco online and when they arrived there was two of one of the tops instead of one. I actually emailed Tesco to let them know (my husband said I was crazy as it was their mistake and I’m sure lots of people would feel the same but it made me feel better) and I got a phone call to say normally they would ask that it’s dropped off at one of their stores but because we shop with them a lot I can keep it! We do an online shop with them every week so have spent a fortune with them over the years! I know this sounds a bit tight but I’m planning to give it to my friend for Christmas. It is a wrap and I think she’d really like it, does that make me sound a bit cheap? I wouldn’t give it to her if I didn’t think she’d like it.

nic I can totally understand why you feel worried and as a parent we always feel like we might not be handling things correctly! But from what you and others say he does sound like a nice boy, like you say it is probably because he doesn’t know how to handle his feelings. I think taking his games away from him for a while is a good idea.

MoneyMission if someone can’t or doesn’t like to bake we do let them off and they can buy a shop bought one – as long as there’s cake! Yes the packing helped immensely, the few boxes I did pack would keep getting unpacked by Wiggle!

Peppa we packed up some of our personal stuff that we didn't want them to see/handle and moved that ourselves, as for everything else yes you pretty much leave it as it is and they come in and pack the whole house up! Two men came to our house and packed it up in a day. It was really strange because the moving date was looming and the house was still the same so it didn’t feel like we were going anywhere! I kept having panics that we hadn’t done any packing and then remembered people were coming to do it! They pack you one day and then move you the next. They leave you with what you need overnight and come back for the rest in the morning. Bless your DGD, I love the things little ones say!

DomRavioli wow that's a lot of people! Sorry you can’t find what’s wrong but as long as you are feeling better then that’s all that matters.

newthrift glad to hear you had a good holiday, a lodge in Yorkshire sounds lovely! Yay for your new Christmas tree, it sounds great and what a bargain!

freespirit oh no that’s rubbish about your washing machine, how frustrating, especially that you now have to pay out! I hope you can get it sorted. How is the wedding planner course going? It sounds really interesting.

murie yes we are bursting with excitement here, especially after seeing the house again yesterday. The only problem is I want it how I want it NOW, but then realise I can’t do it all at once! Not to mention costing a fortune!

Morning all
Hope everyone's as well as they can be
Peppa glad chemo went well
Got my elf door yesterday, can't wait to give it to dd2 for DGS

Being at all day do I'll catch up later.