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

sarahf191979

pinkladymel wrote: »

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.

Ohhhhhhhhhh I never thought of that Mel I was aiming for the lucky dip type thing, may save that one for next year leave them all on the celing for them to try and catch LOL :rotfl:

Still trying to convince DS2 (Who is 5 and a little monkey) That if he's not good father Christmas will be bringing him a barbie doll and not dr who figures .... I might have to nip to the £1 shop this week and pick him one up:rotfl: (I am so cruel sometimes) and hide all his other pressies!!

Anyway time for another coffee then I need to start making cakes.

chocolate.orange_2

sarahf191979 wrote: »

Ohhhhhhhhhh I never thought of that Mel I was aiming for the lucky dip type thing, may save that one for next year leave them all on the celing for them to try and catch LOL :rotfl:

Still trying to convince DS2 (Who is 5 and a little monkey) That if he's not good father Christmas will be bringing him a barbie doll and not dr who figures .... I might have to nip to the £1 shop this week and pick him one up:rotfl: (I am so cruel sometimes) and hide all his other pressies!!

Anyway time for another coffee then I need to start making cakes.

My Grandad kept saying one year to my son ( now 18 then 5) that he wanted a barbie and if he got one ( my son) and he didnt he would cry.;) So of course we went out and bought Grandad a barbie,which he still has in the box. My grandads face was a picture when he opened it :rotfl:

paddingtondoo

Phew - just spent ages catching up haven't really been AWOL just at my mother's :rotfl: - technology in her house is a cordless phone .

Have had day off today so I could go to DD's carol concert - reception class got me again with away in a manger. Should say at this point that it's soooo cute because there are only about 10 of them as the village school only has 90 kids up to year 6 so we all fit into the tiny methodist chapel with full pipe organ - blimey i think i the xmas bug must have rubbed off at last.

Haven't done anything off my list but have cleared the piles off the stairs, cleared the coffee table, sorted the last of the presents into bags and been shopping for the bits that won't go off including toilet rolls for unexpected visitors (that earlier post made me laugh) - have also ordered meat and stocked up on contact lens solution and headache tablets.

Might wrap up a toilet roll for DD as she has been telling everyone she wants a wii for xmas and is fed up with everyone telling her to go to the toilet :rotfl:.

I did look in the airing cupboard and think about tidying it but that was as far as it got and it's now too dark to clean the kitchen windows :j

list now looks like this:
[STRIKE]Decide what in stash is for who and[/STRIKE] update list
Tidy bottom of airing cupboard
Clean kitchen windows
Find floor in spare room (without dumping it on the bed)
[STRIKE]Wrap present that blue jacket goes in.[/STRIKE]

jamtart6

Hi Guys! Had a busy day running round after the house. I've officially done 15minutes work all day OOPS! On a happier note 95% of my xmas jobs are done so I iz well happy. Pledge for today is buy game from play.com - i keep forgetting

REMEMBER TO PM ME IF YOU HAVE DONE YOUR PLEDGE!

SugarSpun

I didn't get everything done today but I decided that the stuff on my list was really two days' worth of stuff. So tomorrow:

buy butter
make chocolates
pack them
also pack anything that is currently still laundry but will be clothes tomorrow
unload dishwasher

sarahf191979

Evening all

Well did well on my list today

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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 )

[strike]3. Make DS2 Cakes for school party tomorrow[/strike]

[strike]4. Finish Printing OH Books (only 20 pages left on each:eek: )Then I need to make covers and bind them
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[strike]5. The usual house work:o LOL
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[strike]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)
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For once I have managed to cross everything off my list :j :j Although still need some housework doing but will add them jobs on list for tomorrow.

Love it Chocolate.Orange I bet Grandad did as well, we made jars of nothing one year when ds1 was 3, he kept asking everyone what they wanted him to buy them for christmas and they all kept saying nothing, me and OH spent a whole day making 15 jars of nothing with him, that he then wrapped up LOL :rotfl: Everyone thought they were a hoot!!

Julu

Julu wrote: »

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(Almost) DONE
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 2009DONE
Recheck shopping lists for 23/24 December BAAH - FORGOT!

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

Catch you all later - jobs to do!

Juliax

My goodness, I do feel virtuous!
Tomorow - I'm going to have another go at finding that elusive Xmas Tree!!!

irchy_mum

Ok, here's my TO DO LIST for tomorrow as it's my day off:

1. go to Post Office, send Ebay goods and not going there NO MORE
2. go into town and buy 4 Christmas cards (special but cheap ones)& bits for work
3. lots of laundry- 2 loads at least
4. clean manky bathroom before health & safety come a knocking
5. do some NVQ written work -3 questions maybe
6. watch DS at his school nativity @ 2pm
7. sew on OH trouser button (who ate ALL the mince pies:rolleyes: )

Not necessarily in that order
That's plenty I think, better wrap some more pressies now

mum2one

I upset the lady in the local post office, had 3 xmas prezzies to post, never got to meeting friends in Dec, they were free I wasnt and the other way round.

I was very money saving and used stamps from the post office surveys, there was a lot of stamps.

Parcel 1 - £8.02 (pd extra 4 special delievery)
Parcel 2 - £8.28 (pd extra 4 special delievery)
Parcel 3 - £6.20 (recorded delievery)

Grand total I had to pay 89p..............and I still have 24 stamps left!! x

jamtart6

Julu, Chocolate.Orange, jamtart6, sammr85, snickers, PINKLADYMEL

Any more for any more??

mum2one your DD is SOOO the cutest! look at that little face. totally agree with you about her NOT being a hoody - how totally ridiculous!!! one for the 21st birthday party that photo i think!! It has been lovely having you to chat to on the thread, no need for thanks to me

christmas angels - have plagued quidco with emails today and not ONE response. very disappointed im so sorry i feel awful about it

PLM- How is the journal coming along? I wish to see some photos

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