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

shellyx

hi there i have been lurking and reading your posts and thought id just jump straight in, im 38 mum to 3 and i like to be crafty have loads of unfinished stuff i have a great ideas but never finish them lol im into knitting,card making,baking and needlecarft, currently am making a neck sock for hubby

pinkladymel

WoW Rusty I am so inspired by your creation for your OH that I want to make something right now!! I would love a big box of allsorts like you have made. I am really embarassed you told your OH the story.. LOL!!

Furrypig.. WOW!! That castle is absolutely WOW! Well done on capturing such a beautiful pic! I bet seeing the kids have so much fun is the best part of the holiday. Sounds like another world

Jammy.. sorry you are feeling poorly hun!! I hope that you get better for tomorrow xxx



Hellooooo everyone else and thank you very much for your well wishes and love.. it instantly makes me have the most pathetic smile on the planet.

I do have something to tell you in relation to the sickness.. there is a TERRIBLE bug going about!!

I was relaxing last night reading Twilight when Lee decided he wanted to put his arm on my side of the bed and was literally fighting me in his sleep. I have wanted to read Twilight for so long now and I was so disappointed because I didn't think the author was any good but by the time I got to chapter 6 I was competely gripped.

I have got to go to Lees nans today and catch food poisoning from her cooking. Last time, she made me a pie and you know those plastic tags things that hold labels on.. there was one of them in it I can't craft there because everyone watches me like I am performing magic so I may have to take the old book and be anti social.

How is everyone today

pinkladymel

Hello Shelly, Welcome!! What is a neck sock? Does your husband have feet growing out of his neck? Sounds awesome!! You have so got to stay and be addicted.. We love to craft and love to chat.. and erm.. some of us have more than a few unfinished projects

orchid-96

Hi all

Furry - I am soo jelous of you on your fantastic holiday, I really want to go (have never been) so think I might make it a goal for 2 years time, my girls will be 5 by then so should appreciate it...

plm - Sorry to hear you will be poorly again tomorrow maybe you could say you aren't hungry lol!!

I got my pack of crafty bits today that I ordered from an ebay seller and am soooo giddy and can't wait to start a project, I am really pleased with everything I got, the only thing is I ordered 2 x mini scrapbooks - they come with a front and back cover in a colour and then some white inserts, they are really really small, (well they were only £1.25 each!!) have any of you done these mini scrapbooks? and if so how!! and what!! am at a bit of a loss...

I too have got buggy stuff going on, have had ds off school for the past 2 days, he is really weird though, fine one minute then complaining of tummy ache the next :rolleyes: going to pick up my girls soon from nursery, they were really grouchy this morning so hope they are in a better mood!!

Scattyman that trampoline sounds great, my kids love the trampoline, my garden is too small for one, but my neighbours have one and in the summer I struggle to keep them from running over there at every oportunity!

sylphraven

Hi all, I shall post pics later of the things I've made for OH, when I've finished everything, lol. I was soooooo exhausted yesterday that though I came in here for my coffee as usual I was a wall flower, quietly watching from the edges.

Almost as exhausted today but have decided to take some time out to rest, reflect on the jobs I've done, & catch up on here, thankfully the holidays start tommorow, I have the chance for a lie in (only a CHANCE, lol).

Hoping everyones feeling better, including the kiddie winkles, & you dont end up being too ill PLM.

Hi Shelly, I know how you feel, sometimes I have to be very strict with myself to get some projects finished.

Goochie I've been too busy to notice its friday 13th! Just getting general jobs at home & at my moms, maybe thats my bad luck :eek:

Aurora, that sounds YUMMY, can I come to yours for dinner?

WOW, gorgeous photo furrypig.

PLM, lol, bless mini PLM, DS1 was so used to following me into the bathroom when he was little that he thought it very strange that, when he say my friend changing her new baby girl she had no hair down. DS2 actually runs to the toilet if he hears someone go in there, he puts the seat down & flushes the chain for them, its funny to hear OH yelling "noooooooooooo" when DS2 tries to put the seat down mid flow, lol.

While shopping yesterday I picked up 2 of these in boots, its been mentioned on the boots threads before but if anyone missed, if you can find them they're going for about £3.xx each (were about £10-£14), buy one, get 2nd half price, so in total coming to below £6 - have put them aside to go towards each of my brothers xmas pressies.

sylphraven

pinkladymel wrote: »

Scattymam, is it you who does cokezone? No codes from me.. I only drink rola cola sowwy but I just saw this post about DOUBLE your points!!

http://hotukdeals.com/item/338291/double-points-on-coke-zone-this-val/

I always keep a lookout for you

Ooooooooo, I knew there was a reason I've got a dozen coke bottles sitting in the kitchen, it wasnt laziness, it was waiting for a dbl points day, or at least thats what I'll tell OH

Rusty, I want your OHs valentines pressie
looks really nice, mmmmmmmm, fancy sweeties now, lol

mhagster

Have just spoken on webcam to my OH in Australia.........so it's really valentines day there already!
Asked him if I need to stay in tomorrow to wait for my roses.( as if)..............I don't!
So just as i thought, tesco for reductions on Sunday!!
To all those lucky enough to have your loved ones with you........enjoy!!
My 12 year old has just came in with a huge card, chocolates and a cuddly toy from a boy in her class! She was quite matter of fact about it.'yeah, he fancies me'
Oh my!!

RustyFlange

Afternoon everyone *stands flapping arms round waving manically* no I am not drunk ... just in a good mood!

Thankyou for the kind comments about my hamper for OH ... fraid it is not all sweet it has complete random things in there like red shower gel, red bubble bath and also tabasco sauce lol aswell as sweet things

Hope everyone is feeling better soon

We went out this morning down to the beach ... kids were dressed up warm and ready to go ... son was in the sea not bothering if he got soaked (which he did all the way upto his waist) and was walking round with wellies full of water!!! My daughter wasn't best impressed with any of it and proceeded to walk along the beach screaming and shouting at everyone and if you dared to look at her she would just throw herself to the floor lol .... kids!! ... we were going to fly my sons kite he had for his birthday in sept for the first time ... took it out the bag and there are bits missing ... important bits like a string and a handle!!! ... bang went that idea!!

Now I am sat relaxing with a nice cuppa and I might have an afternoon nap whilst one is sleeping, one is playing in his room and OH is on his xbox again!

Hope you all have a good day

bunbun2

glad you had a good day rusty. it has been bright sunshine here today. have spent most of the day making stuff for OH for valentines - for someone who never cooks it is quite an achievement:rotfl: here is what I have made:

a framed scrapbook page from our hols last summer:



heart biscuits and chocs (with ds2's help):

shellyx

bun bun love all of your things you have made, i havnt a clue what to do for valentines day pressie wise, having a romantic meal i will have to look in the shops tommorow i couldnt thing of anything to make hubbys so fussy!:rolleyes:

pinkladymel lol nah a neck sock is basically a wide scarf joined at the seam so it goes right up to your ears, good for hubby when he has to go out in the cold to work at 5.30am, i will post a piccie when its finished got to get some more wool tommorow to finish it