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

fedupandskint

Thanks for all the get well wishes. I feel better now because I have taken it easy today pottering around on a day off rather than at work. Think I needed a day to recuperate plus when the heating broke for 6 days and I don't think that helped. Now it is repaired and working phew!

Today's Christmas prep:
Bought some brazil nuts to top the Christmas cake with and put with the rest of the topping.
Bought 2 gift boxes for marron glace gifts
Collect photos for scrap book/album
Wiped down the stairs and downstairs doors and frames

I decided to make some mince pies for the first time and they are now freezing away ready to bake another time.

Deep breath required as I attempt some sausage rolls this week! Then onto the marron glace in the next week or so.

One more feed for the cake then I'll top it with a glazed nut topping in a week or so too.

Then I think it is just the last minute baking left to do which I might have a go at on Christmas Eve depending upon what I decide to do.

Presents more or less done apart from putting the final touches to the hamper wrapping, better write the cards soon! Keep putting this off!

mum2one

a good selection of wii and ds games buy one get one free at game

(haven't tried on line - def in store)

includes

ben10
lego
hannah montana
monsters v aliens

theres about 20 on offer

mary-op

fedupandskint and cdsmiler............just read on the Health Board that milk chocolate is good for a sore throat. Normal bar of milk chocolate, break a square off and its supposed to ease it.
(I'd give it a try......any excuse to have some choccy..............lol) :rotfl:

3_cheeky_princesses - sorry, forgot to say in last post what fabulous coaster calendars you've made. :T

cdsmiler

mary-op wrote: »

cdsmiler and fedupandskint -know the feeling with the cough thingy.............mine lingers on so OH got yet more cough linctus, soothers, strepsils etc. and today I've been ok...............:rolleyes: Typical............but doesn't mean it's totally gone. Lemon and honey won't get rid of it but can be a nice soothing drink.............thats what I do -trouble is, too much of it and I get the most chronic acid indegestion:eek: Sort of 'no-win' situation at times. Fingers crossed so far today I've had no soothers or cough linctus...........:j
Had one course of anti-biotics that finished at the weekend and don't want anymore but if its on your chest maybe GP can give you something ?
Hope you both feel better soon:rolleyes:

Thanks mary, but being pregnant I'm really restricted as to what I can take!! And I'm the same with the honey and lemon. The steam really helped earlier today when I had one, but gave me awful indegestion - which I've suffered with throughout this pregnancy! Infact, anything likely to help the cold is likely to make the indegestion worse, and anything to help the indegestion makes the cold worse!!!! ARGGGGHHHH!

mary-op wrote: »

fedupandskint and cdsmiler............just read on the Health Board that milk chocolate is good for a sore throat. Normal bar of milk chocolate, break a square off and its supposed to ease it.
(I'd give it a try......any excuse to have some choccy..............lol) :rotfl:

Lol never heard of that!! Will have to give it a little try later. :T

Clare x

jamtart6

Thanks for all of your fabulous suggestions. The one I ended up going with was 2 nights away in a 5 star hotel for both mum and dad (joint gift), includes full english breakfast both days, and a three course meal each at night, and either a round of golf or a spa treatment for £85 per person for the entire weekend. All of that set me back £170 which I think is amazing !

mum2one

jamtart6 wrote: »

Thanks for all of your fabulous suggestions. The one I ended up going with was 2 nights away in a 5 star hotel for both mum and dad (joint gift), includes full english breakfast both days, and a three course meal each at night, and either a round of golf or a spa treatment for £85 per person for the entire weekend. All of that set me back £170 which I think is amazing !

That is an amazing bargain, any room in the suitcase, could do with some papmering....... x

mum2one

Don't worry this is very gentle...... with xmas round the corner, quick xmas question?

1.IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY CHEF TO COOK YOUR DINNER WHO WOULD YOU HAVE ANY WHY?

2. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE 3 PEOPLE TO HAVE XMAS LUNCH WITH, (DEAD OR ALIVE, CELEBRITIY ONLYS) WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?.

1. I'd have Brian Turner - he's down to earth, good old fashioned cook, you'd get a good meal.

2. I'd have
Gordon Ramsey, (he is lush, bit of rough and ready),

Sid James, (think he was brilliant on Carry On Movies, - that seems to be whats hes rememebered for, yet he's done a lot more)

Ruth Ellis (she was the last woman to be hanged in the UK) curious as how true to life the film was,

xx

sarahf191979

1.IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY CHEF TO COOK YOUR DINNER WHO WOULD YOU HAVE ANY WHY?

Would have to be gordon ramsey to as the kids and Oh think he's fab, and his food always looks nice


2. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE 3 PEOPLE TO HAVE XMAS LUNCH WITH, (DEAD OR ALIVE, CELEBRITIY ONLYS) WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?.

1. Jack Dee (cause he is so funny and lush lol)

2. Martin Lewis (to get tips and thank him for all his money saving tips)

3. David Tennant (for the kids of cause )

sarahf191979

Well I have been up since 4 with DS1 who woke us up wanting his birthday presents lol:rolleyes: He is happy as larry now he has his new camera's should have some peice and quite now he has them, he is taking photos of his Dr Who figers at the mo.

Got another busy day today, need to go into ashton and do a bit of shopping and pay some bills and the rent, have loads of washing to do then off out tonight for a meal for DS birthday.

Hope everyone is feeling better today and feeling christmassy....

15 Days to go.....:j:j:j

jamtart6

1.IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY CHEF TO COOK YOUR DINNER WHO WOULD YOU HAVE ANY WHY?

Gordon Ramsey - hes old enough to be my Dad but he is a bit of a dish haha!


2. IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE 3 PEOPLE TO HAVE XMAS LUNCH WITH, (DEAD OR ALIVE, CELEBRITIY ONLYS) WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?.

Apart from the family which I'm not allowed to say, I'd say Winston Churchill as I'd be fascinated to see what he said about the war, Anne Frank (or Otto Frank - ditto about the war) and Johnny Depp so I could swoon at him over the turkey!


I know fab bargain hey - it was a Macdonald Hotel too!