The Thrifty Gifty Girls 'n' Guys 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions)

sarahf191979

Morning Everyone

Gotta be busy busy today, had such a lazy day yesterday, when really I shouldn't have done,

Well today

1. Finish DS2 Story scroll's before 9am to take to school

2. Dig out Lollypop ladys Xmas pressies to take to school (Just got to remember where i put it )

3. Make DS2 Cakes for school party tomorrow

4. Finish Printing OH Books (only 20 pages left on each:eek: )Then I need to make covers and bind them

5. The usual house work:o LOL

6. Get DS1 to Finish and sort out his Xmas cards and story scrolls ready to take to school tomorrow(Will do that this afternoon)

My 2 boys finish school on wednesday :eek: . So I better get moving.

Scattymam Love the idea of a xmas morning basket

Shevs Well Done on getting organised, you must be dead proud

PLM Only thing I have left to do for the kids for Xmas now is the Main Pressies (Dr Who Figures) need to put them in the large (it is enormous) box I have up stairs, fill it up with blown up small balloons, the wrapped up figure (taken out of all the packaging) and confettie then wrap it up, but will do that on Xmas Eve when they have gone to sleep.

Anyway better get on, will cacth you all up in a bit, hope your all having a nice morning.

Sarah
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natzini

Argh my last Play purchases through QCo haven't been tracked.... argh.
So missed out on a quid or so-will give it a couple of days, and then complain if we still haven't got anything. So far I've racked up £1.95 during December-better than nothing though eh?

sarahf191979

Not doing to bad so far....


[STRIKE]1. Finish DS2 Story scroll's before 9am to take to school[/STRIKE]

[STRIKE]2. Dig out Lollypop ladys Xmas pressies to take to school (Just got to remember where i put it )[/STRIKE]

3. Make DS2 Cakes for school party tomorrow

4. Finish Printing OH Books (only 20 pages left on each:eek: )Then I need to make covers and bind them

5. The usual house work:o LOL

6. Get DS1 to Finish and sort out his Xmas cards and story scrolls ready to take to school tomorrow(Will do that this afternoon)

Also managed to get recycling sorted, put one load of washing in, and cleared the stairs of all the kids junk.....

:j :j :j I feel Motivated today for a change:j :j :j

Sarah
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chocolate.orange_2

Busy day for me today

I am suppossed to be off to Birmingham to visit goddaughter and her mum. But ive had horrible earache over the weekend. So not sure how i am going to be yet. Its a 100 mile round trip Going to take DS (9) to school and pop to Argos then see how i feel. Need some more tissue paper from Wilco too.

If i go to Birmingham that will be it until later tonight.
If i dont go today. I will have to do my Saturday jobs today then go on Saturday

Right must dash, hope everyone has a great monday

wilf55

chocolate orange be careful with earache i had the same and ended up with 2 perforated ear drums just from a bad cold and still half deaf

seriously take it easy keep warm and rest as much as you can thats what docs told me

it was agony

chocolate.orange_2

wilf55 wrote: »

chocolate orange be careful with earache i had the same and ended up with 2 perforated ear drums just from a bad cold and still half deaf

seriously take it easy keep warm and rest as much as you can thats what docs told me

it was agony

Cheers wilf55. Thats what i have been trying to do but its so hard at this time of year. All my jaw has been aching too So at first i thought it was toothache. Hot water bottle seems to ease the aching..I started at first with a cold.Then ended with this awful sore ear.

On the upside not doing a 100 mile round trip today But the downside of this is i will now have another christmas :rotfl: 27th December :eek: Quite excited really. Just thought i had got out of 'doing' christmas this year since we are going to mums. But goddaughter (6) and her mum are coming to stay .
Which will be great fun really :T

sammr85

Morning all, sorry not been about this weekend had a mad Saturday visiting my OH's great granny (101!) and his grand parents who couldnt b bothered to visit us to c there Great granddaughter. Only seen DS twice and hes 19 months, last time was lasr xmas :mad: family eh!!!

Any way on a better note my list for getting ready for xmas is doing well although as i cross stuff out i add to it :rolleyes:

• [STRIKE]Make reindeer food [/STRIKE]
• Wrap Hampers
• Wrap presents - Started [STRIKE]
  
• Buy xmas cards
• Write xmas cards
• Help DD1 write xmas cards to friends
• Find an xmas meal outfit [/STRIKE]
• Buy scratch cards [STRIKE]
  
• Make bath salts
• Buy chocolate for teachers presents
• Put xmas tree up [/STRIKE]
• Take pic of kids for xmas presents
• Print off pics [STRIKE]
  
• Buy family guy season 7
• Log purchases into consumer pulse
• Order £10 argos from consumer pulse for OH's cousin
  
• Buy 2 money wallets
• [/STRIKE]Print letter to Amy from santa [STRIKE]
  
• Buy chocs for family friend
  
• Buy pack of xmas cards
• Finish xmas eve hamper[/STRIKE]
• Make biscuits for DD1's friends at school for Friday

My list for today is

General daily housework
pay rent
sort dinner

and my pledge for the day is to wrap at least one present

sylphraven

:hello:
& I thought it was mainly Emo's in Shrewsbury, mum2one! I remember hearing about that story & thinking how daft it was at the time.

Spent this morning finishing getting LOs room clean, all ready to become wrapping central tomorrow - luckily its only me who goes in there as LO's cot is in our room & most of his toys in the lounge. This afternoon I'm going to clean stairs, landing & bathroom, including any little repairs I keep putting off. then write up shopping list for tomorrow, I use the fridge as a whiteboard so have already started on that. Oooo & I've got to go bake some Gingerbread men on World of Warcraft, lol.

Julu

Morning Ladies

Sorry have been MIA over the weekend - as stated, Christmas weekend with rellies - had a great (if exhausting) weekend, now on countdown to real thing! Am still in my nightie (its' lunchtime), think it may turn into a 'Jama day' (yes, another one!).

Todays List:
Take DH to station at 05:45 DONE (Although somewhat bleary eyed)
Clear Dining room
Take watch in for repair (broke strap over weekend) DONE
Prepare Tax Return DONE
Raise complaint with Scottish Power (Acc in credit by over £500, and they've increased my payment??? Crazy!) DONE
Prepare Payroll for business DONE
Deal with caravan bookings for 2009
Recheck shopping lists for 23/24 December

And my pledge for today:Wrap remaining present (Feeble I know, but its' a Monday)

Catch you all later - jobs to do!

Juliax

pinkladymel

I'm still in my jamas Julu so don't worry about it

Welcome to the newcomers.. I salute you if you read any of our rubbish LOL If you really want to get through a tin of roses though.. read our original thread.. its only about 3000 posts long

I was looking at this thread on my phone the other night and noticed it had something like 11,000 views.. HOW many?!!!

Sarah, I love your Dr Who idea. Are you going to tie the figures to the balloons so they all float off in the air when the box is opened lol.

mum2one do you not know how to raise your daughter.. we all know purple is the colour of peril!! LOL She looks so beautiful I love her little miffed off face

Jordanshannon I am so pleased you got your christmas spirit back. Put some songs on.. keep energised and smiley and don't let it go Elf is just such a good film I LOVE it. Make work your new favourite. hehhe

SylphRaven Good luck with the errr WoW Gingerbread men That is a game I haven't ventured into yet as I used to be well addicted to Star Wars online.. Don't tell anyone though.

Sammr85 You don't need family like that.. Just put a smile on your face and be greatful you have got more time for people who DO deserve it. My in laws are the same as that but they love my nephew and see him all the time GRR! So I can imagine how you felt.

Chocolate Orange Birmingham!! that is by meeee!! The beautiful german market is on don't forget If you have an ear ache press across your jaw line and see if there is anything that feels like bruising. You could have a bad tooth. Next.. on your neck feel the lymph nodes. Is the one on the bad side swollen? You could have a throat infection. Do you have any deafness.. Have you cleaned your ears out lately? you could have an ear infection and I would really recommend popping to the doctors for some antibiotics to clear it up before it develops. HTH x