Advent Calendar

16011996

Stuffed my re-usable Advent Canlendar with choccy coins this morning and hung it with a big notice on it saying that if anyone is found eating the chocs before Dec 1st the TV will be set to the History Channel and the remote will be hidden! ;D

rotflmao. ;D think that may be a good idea.

has anyone got there tree up yet?

MATH

Not yet, going to do it on Saturday. Spent a cold morning stringing up the outside lights etc this morning ready for the weekend big switch on. Gave them a quick test at lunch time and it looked like Las Vegas.

16011996

see lights don't impress round here cos we have illuminations. ;D mine going up weekend after noext cos we out all next weekend.

catznine

My youngest is now 20 years old but still expects a choccy advent calender! (and a stocking!!) The 27 year old expects that as well!! Does this mean I went wrong somewhere or does it mean that they have great memories of Christmas past and want them to continue?

Now I must get up into the loft and find the cloth one I got from Barnardos some years ago and where did I put all those choccy coins? Oh dear, oh dear ::)

16011996

thats so nice. really must mean they loved xmases with you when they were little, so much so they don't want them to end.

catznine

Thanks 160 Just brought a lump to my throat thinking of that! they grow up so quickly you have to make the most of it don't you!

They still expect me to play old Bing Crosby records on Christmas Eve as well while we open up the tins of sweets and pretend to open up the big quality street tin for the first time ( cos really my daughter and I opened it up weeks before, scoffed most of the soft centres and resealed tin with cellotape!! :-[) we then complain loudly that quality street tins don't contain as many soft centres as they use to!! lol

16011996

these are the things your kids always remember, and pass on to there kids. enjoy every moment i say, they grow far too fast.

Lucie_2

The house across the road from us put their lights up at the weekend.
OMG
Talk about overkill. Amusingly some "merry revellers" had tipped over the christmas tree on their way home from the pub on Sat night! ;D
I'm not in favour of vandalism as a whole, but I think their point was more "it's a bit early" than malicious violence

16011996

there has been a blow up santa/homer simpson sice early nov over off license, he been popped twice now, makes me laugh everytime. but he keeps coming back up. ;D far too early, tomorrow earliest they should be up.

Lucie_2

there has been a blow up santa/homer simpson sice early nov over off license, he been popped twice now, makes me laugh everytime. but he keeps coming back up.  ;D far too early, tomorrow earliest they should be up.

LOL
I have visions of this very patched up santa by christmas eve - covered in bits of insulation tape & sticking plaster & looking decidedly worse for wear!