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

rufusdog52

98jdougl wrote: »

thanks, that's what I thought about certificates.
Have got up to my great grandfather on my dad's paternal side and my gran (dad's mum) is doing her side now which she says can go further back than that.
Am trying to get a hold of my step grandparents' address so that I can try for their side as I know very little about them.

Its always best to get information from relatives as once they are gone some of the stories are lost forever. Just remember though that they can get it wrong, my Mum told us for years that her Mum's family were half Irish and her Dad's family were half Welsh and I spent years looking for them only to find out that she was nearly right with her Dad's family as they came from Shropshire but her Mum's family were Londoners from right back as far as I can go. Good luck, sounds like your'e off to a good start already.

mary-op

There are a lot of family tree sites that are free and full of people who are willing to find out info for you.
Rootschat is one, www.familytreeforum.com and
www.ancestryaid.co.uk

There are others I'm sure but I've had a lot of friendly help from the ones above.
If there's a family history society in the area you're looking into they can be very helpful.

Good luck

cyclingyorkie

sarahf191979 wrote: »

Welcome on board RedRose, hope you get super organised I thought my Kiddies birthdays were bad on Halloween and 10th of Dec but 2 days before Xmas. Hope you enjoy the Chocolate;)

gosh that's just like mine - dd1 is 27th Oct and dd2 is 9th December!:beer:

skintsaver_2

evening all, i was just wondering how much do you budget for your child/children for xmas, i got a dd who is 3 and every year me and my oh have different opinions as to how much to spend on her.

soblivion

Hi everyone, welcome to all our lovely new ladies.

I've been writing ideas down of presents I want to do and make this year. Mmmmm! maybe should have started in Dec last year.LOL
I want to do some advent presents - any ideas on adult age presents that would fit in those crimper treat pouches I showed would be great.(men ideas particularly).
I'm also going to do some winter warmer movie night in christmas eve hampers. I also have a list of things to make. Oh! I think that means I'm getting organised:j Thanks ladies for keeping me on my toes:T

mum2one

skintsaver wrote: »

evening all, i was just wondering how much do you budget for your child/children for xmas, i got a dd who is 3 and every year me and my oh have different opinions as to how much to spend on her.

It really depends, I never think I get my dd enough as last yr she didnt need anything big, so her main was a X-factor guitar, but as I was getting bits here, bits there, added up.

Maybe set a budget of £50. But dont beat urself up if you feel thats not enough as theres one thing that finally sunk in (nearly 7 years later), dont forget that ur the ones who buy everything throughout the year.

For dds bday, she'll be 7, admitaddly shes haveing a laptop, parents have gone half, got a really gd deal, and put some money towards it from our supermarket tin (if we hand any money off vouchers at the checkout, say we had £10 of vouchers, when we get home we put £10 in a tin), course I felt quilty thats shes only got one present....... like the devil and the angel on my shoulder.... angel saying thats enough, the devil going shes only got 1 present.

So we (mum, dad, me and Bailey!!), said she could have couple presents
£20 worth off mum + dad - hit Argos sale leaflet got Playboy stuff
£20 off me - again Argos sale - more Playboy

Bailey (who we dont get yet!!) hes got a £5 allowance.

x

sarahf191979

Morning Ladies

It's absolutley chucking buckets here today:rolleyes:, so a good excuse to stay in and do some jobs. Really must get stuck in, kids finish school a week today and I need to get organised.

Wow a Laptop for her birthday, I bet she will love it, DS1 has one and he loves his to bits just a nightmare trying to pry him off DR Who and Movie maker when It's time to go to bed LOL:rotfl: I have to be really strickt with him on school days;)

Not thought really what I'm getting mine, DS1 wants all the old DR Who DVDs so saving any amazon/ CD Wow vouchers for them and any new DR Who figures that come out, and DS2 just keeps chaning his mind LOL he's wanted a bike, trampoline, Dr who figures, spongebob dvd's the list goes on and on..... Really must get my thinking cap on for him as his birthday is coming up quick.

Right Well It's time for another Coffee for me, catch you all later

Sarah
x

sarahf191979

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

gosh that's just like mine - dd1 is 27th Oct and dd2 is 9th December!:beer:

Wow, not much in it, mine will be 9 and 6 this year, still babies to me it really doesn't seem that long ago.

cyclingyorkie

and you've got a 3 year gap too! Mine'll be 19 and 16 this year!

Between them is their 17 1/2 yearold brother....hence the grey hairs....

sarahf191979

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

and you've got a 3 year gap too! Mine'll be 19 and 16 this year!

Between them is their 17 1/2 yearold brother....hence the grey hairs....

Oooo I have lots of them too:o so does OH, keep telling the kids everytime they are really naughty we get another grey LOL:rotfl: I don't think they believe us though.