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

3_cheeky_princesses

Mum2One could we have a mini challenge for the 24th Dec ( i know we said we wasnt going to) but i was thinking what about one for the sales - to buy all reduced christmas cards and wrap, bows etc ready for Crimbo 2010 and to save money :j

Thanks Mum2One and JamTart for both threads. I will be joining you from the start for 2010 :beer:

jamtart6

:T Thanks so much to everyone and mum2one for all her hard work and to Sarahf for keeping the blog up to date :T I really appreciate it. I'm so sorry I haven't been here as much as I usually am (its probably a blessing for you all!) I have had the crappest year ever and am SOOOO looking forward to 2010 and can't wait to get started on the money making! Dooyoo is looking like a favourite site for me next year and I have a few ideas to keep you all going. I usually do many more challenges but just have not had the time this year I'll be back next year with avengence :eek::rotfl::D Thanks again to you all for making the thread what it is, a lovely friendly place to come to! Thanks folks! xox

mum2one

No probs at all, we couldn't really not do a santas challenge on his day.

Promise I'll be gentle xx

bravobeastie

Grapey wrote: »

mum2one wrote: »

Then I'd invite the 3 greatest front men ever - Gary Holton!

oooh and I thought it was just me that thought he was better than sliced bread.

A much loved actor who will be incredibly missed!

(and he was awfully cute too )

mum2one

Had a bargain this afternoon, I have finally used my Virgin voucher £50 from when the Qype offer was on last year, so thought I'd get some wine as the vouchers weren't fetching brillaint money on ebay, got that sent off + credited, but went through another link from NUS and as a student I get £20.00 free credit.... so I have got 12 bottles of mixed wine comeing for grand sum £8.77 (had to pay £6.99 postage!).

I've done my duty for the pta fayre and wrapped 60 presents for the lucky dip, and now being very good and doing - rather attempting my OU assignment, comparing the marketing strategies of a doctors surgery with Bmibaby.. "compare and contrast".......doh... one ur ill, the other you fly with.... think thats worth 100% !!
Ony got to be in by midngt, and still got half to do.........slowly disappears... to return later xx

mary-op

Hello all and huge thankyou to mum2one and jamtart for superb threads:T I've not been a poster on the Thrifty Money Making one as I dont really understand the money making part -bit of a numpty on that score but I save where and when I can.

Well, after much panic getting little grandsons card done foster daughter rang to ask if I'd mind putting off 'santa run' to grandchildren and my son to next weekend as she's been in bed with a virus. Like I'd mind ! Most important thing is that she gets well. She's feeling much better than she did but still not sleeping much and with the fog thats forecast tomorrow driving 200 miles there and back to my sons doesn't sound like a safe bet to me and I'd rather she was was well enough to enjoy the trip.
So........I can relax a bit and maybe.........just maybe.....get around to tidying up my 'den'.........lol
(Lost count how many times I've said that...........lol):rotfl:

98jdougl

Finally losing the panicky feeling that I've had the last couple of weeks about stuff not being done- got most of my dads scrapbook done, just need to print off the photos tomorrow, get a nice photoframe to round off my grans present and then dvd and popcorn (maybe a fleece too) for my cousin and her OH for their night-in kit. Have boxes ready to be carted off to the post office on monday once filled and not too much to wrap. OH's mum is going to her mums for christmas so don't need to post presents for that side of the family now.

woooo to christmas

ragz_2

OH just totally craked me up - he's trying on the long johns his mum bought him and complained that the "flap" is too far off to the side and that he'd never be able to get "himself" out of it - especially in cold weather! ROTFL

Sent off Christmas presents todaly, just need to get addresses for the cards for OH's side of family off his Mum so I can send those.

OH has seen a CD he wants so got that to get now, ordered myself two pairs of boots yesterday (hoping they fit) as my main pressie - also OH is getting us something but it's a bit naughty...

Started cooking xmas dinner yesterday cos we had no heating and the oven warms the house up a treat! So parsnips and stuffing balls now in the oven.

Wrote out the dinner menu, managed to bring myself to delegate a few dishes to my Mum...

Nearly fainted when I checked bank balance at cash machine today - +£53 !!!!!!!
So used to seeing minus several thousand lol - it's only looking so good because I just got my maternity grant through and housing benefit just went in, rent doesn't go out for another few days... but was a lovely feeling while it lasts!

mum2one

ragz wrote: »

OH just totally craked me up - he's trying on the long johns his mum bought him and complained that the "flap" is too far off to the side and that he'd never be able to get "himself" out of it - especially in cold weather! ROTFL

Thank you. I've just cracked up laughing, esp as I'm close to throwing the computer out of the window.
Sent off Christmas presents todaly, just need to get addresses for the cards for OH's side of family off his Mum so I can send those.
Very organised
OH has seen a CD he wants so got that to get now, ordered myself two pairs of boots yesterday (hoping they fit) as my main pressie - also OH is getting us something but it's a bit naughty...
batteries required???????????
Started cooking xmas dinner yesterday cos we had no heating and the oven warms the house up a treat! So parsnips and stuffing balls now in the oven.
No parsnips, but I'll have the stuffing balls!
Wrote out the dinner menu, managed to bring myself to delegate a few dishes to my Mum...
Well done
Nearly fainted when I checked bank balance at cash machine today - +£53 !!!!!!!
Thats brilliiant, evem if its for a day or so!
So used to seeing minus several thousand lol - it's only looking so good because I just got my maternity grant through and housing benefit just went in, rent doesn't go out for another few days... but was a lovely feeling while it lasts!

I'll give a laugh, just replying to ur post, heard the phone ringing, went and answered it no one there...... it was on Eastenders... back to the assisgnment x

mum2one

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.

May your sprouts be delicious
And your pudding take the prize,
And may your Christmas dinner
Stay off of your thighs!

Happy Christmas Everyone!