Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2009- Santas Challenges

mary-op

Hello all !
Well what a day.............OH woke this morning at 5am coughing up blood.........I rang nhs direct and they said get appt with gp.......may be the aftermath of his endoscopy or an infection. GP thinks infection and given him anti biotics but if he has another night like it he's to go back tomorrow and they'll ring the hospital :eek:
Needless to say I was shattered............did go back to bed but didn't sleep much so all I've done today is paint a couple of smallish plant pots (cream round the bottom and sort of copper colour at the top) and popped in a couple of fir cones that I've draped stars round............thats four I've got now..........two little ones I bought at the street fair and the ones I made.
Best I put a full stop on the pine dresser decorations now.............I've got stuff I bought from poundland last week, soft trees, these fir cone things and some other bits and bobs upstairs (can't remember what)
Needless to say top of my other desk still utter mess and cluttered up with 'stuff':eek: Couldn't face it today.
OH's gone for a lie down so I've come on here for a bit of 'sanity' :rotfl:
Was going to post couple of parcels today ..........oh well, hopefully tomorrow ?

rainmac

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all !
Well what a day.............OH woke this morning at 5am coughing up blood.........I rang nhs direct and they said get appt with gp.......may be the aftermath of his endoscopy or an infection. GP thinks infection and given him anti biotics but if he has another night like it he's to go back tomorrow and they'll ring the hospital :eek:
Needless to say I was shattered............did go back to bed but didn't sleep much so all I've done today is paint a couple of smallish plant pots (cream round the bottom and sort of copper colour at the top) and popped in a couple of fir cones that I've draped stars round............thats four I've got now..........two little ones I bought at the street fair and the ones I made.
Best I put a full stop on the pine dresser decorations now.............I've got stuff I bought from poundland last week, soft trees, these fir cone things and some other bits and bobs upstairs (can't remember what)
Needless to say top of my other desk still utter mess and cluttered up with 'stuff':eek: Couldn't face it today.
OH's gone for a lie down so I've come on here for a bit of 'sanity' :rotfl:
Was going to post couple of parcels today ..........oh well, hopefully tomorrow ?

Oh my goodness Mary, you must be so worried. You know where we are if you want a chat xxx

nannyboo1

I'm sulking as I haven't seen the Coke ad yet not fair lol.

May Hope your other half is okay (playing catch up) must be a worrying time for you

3_cheeky_princesses

Hope your DH is doing abit better now Mary and hope he has a better night. Hopefully the antibiotics should kick in tomorrow.

NickyBo_2

For everyone who hasn't seen the Coke advert yet or for anyone else who wants to feel a bit more Christmassy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogetBqMgau0

3_cheeky_princesses

I found this Christmas Countdown but cannot workout how i save it as a desktop. Is it possible if not does anyone else know of another one:

http://www.yourchristmascountdown.co.uk/

mary-op

Thanks for your concerns about OH........it is a worrying time and I sometimes wonder what I'm doing faffing about with christmas stuff but to be honest it keeps me sane and don't want to put the damper on everyones christmas spirit.:o
Glad I kept a diary this year..........never thought I'd have much to put it in but its filling up fast........definitely doing one next year.
Foster daughter says in a few years time we'll read through it all and have a chuckle............:rotfl:

nannyboo1

NickyBo wrote: »

For everyone who hasn't seen the Coke advert yet or for anyone else who wants to feel a bit more Christmassy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogetBqMgau0

Thank you thank you thank you - but hubby not happy as I am now dancing round the house singing it lol

mum2one

Made batch 2 of christmas cakes, - halfway through the hand mixer breaks!!, but I also broke the food processor when I made the tropical cake.

Have to confess we cut one of the tropical cakes - just to sample-

these are the family comments

Dad - Is it meant to be light, this one could use as a doorstop!!

Mum - Loved it, even had a 2nd piece

Me - It was unusual, the 1st bite was weird, only because it didn't look like a tradational cake, but it was gorgeous.

Bailey - he did self service and scoffed a piece down, then went and sat by the cupboard as if to ask for a 2nd piece.

Overall I'd give it a 9/10, heavy cake, but very fruity, and great tasteing.

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Been organised and did a list of all the items that I got for dds xmas fayre as prizes
inc-
the 3 money books - Big thank you to Martin + the team for donating them
Gift vouchers supermarkets
Day out passes
12 month pass Ironbridge museums

Without adding 4 sets of gifts, the value of all the items come at £400, not bad for my 1st effort on the PTA.

xx

sarahf191979

nannyboo1 wrote: »

I'm sulking as I haven't seen the Coke ad yet not fair lol.

Me too, not seen it either..... my bottom lip is sticking out and I'm stamping my feet :rotfl: