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

junior_j

:beer: Hello girls , hope you all are well and having a easy December,

I am so tired done a 12.5 hour shift with the kids from nursery today. We rented out a whole play centre for them and of course me being a big kid got right in there on the slides and climbing (now have a burnt elbow )

I got in was tempted to just fall asleep but choose to go through what presents i have but not yet wrapped. I managed to wrap 5 Christmas presents and also found the ribbon/bows/tags i brought in January greatly reduced so that helped!

I am trying not to panic to much. Every one in my family who lives in my house has at least one present each so far.. My mums will be the most expensive because i love her so much and she deserves to be Spoilt

I got 4 xmas cards from some kids at work (nursery) today which was lovely!

Will be back after my bath , trying to keep myself awake so i get a decent night sleep , have horrid cough and bad asthma and no appitite

Never mind! The fun never ends , taking Godson to see Alladin panto in thearte on sunday! X

mum2one

junior_j wrote: »

:beer: Hello girls , hope you all are well and having a easy December,

I am so tired done a 12.5 hour shift with the kids from nursery today. We rented out a whole play centre for them and of course me being a big kid got right in there on the slides and climbing (now have a burnt elbow )
I was tired just reading it....


I got in was tempted to just fall asleep but choose to go through what presents i have but not yet wrapped. I managed to wrap 5 Christmas presents and also found the ribbon/bows/tags i brought in January greatly reduced so that helped!
Good start
I am trying not to panic to much. Every one in my family who lives in my house has at least one present each so far.. My mums will be the most expensive because i love her so much and she deserves to be Spoilt

ah bless,
I got 4 xmas cards from some kids at work (nursery) today which was lovely!

Will be back after my bath , trying to keep myself awake so i get a decent night sleep , have horrid cough and bad asthma and no appitite

Never mind! The fun never ends , taking Godson to see Alladin panto in thearte on sunday! X

You make sure you take care, esp with this cold weather, don't know if ur asthma plays up in cold weather. Hope u have a gd time sunday xx

sarahf191979

Have updated the blog with the new challenges and a few recipies, sorry its took me so long, what with having the laptop out of action and all the running about with kids plays and trips etc... just never seem to have a spare 5 min

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Sarah
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sarahf191979

Busy day today again...:eek: dont seem to have stopped for weeks, but it will be worth it. DS1 is at his Christmas Production today so off to see that this afternoon, got a bit of shopping todo this morning and need to potter about and get everything ready for the party tomorrow. Managed to get DS 1 to write his school cards out yesterday just need to get DS2 to do his now... Pressie for school are ready to take in on monday so that will be another job of the list it is eventually getting smaller and I can look forward to when the kids finish school next week.

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Sarah
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98jdougl

Well am off to work for 11 to hopefully smash some more till records and earn some gift vouchers. About to head into town just now though, have a couple of little things to pick up and then that will be me finished with my gran, aunt, uncle and cousins ready to post on Monday

junior_j

I sat in bed last night from 11:30 till 11:45 just writing cards for the kids at work lol.

But got to tired and lazy with the writing hehe.

Hoping to finish of my friends 4 year old he has a mini dumper truck and a chub chub flash light lolly , was thinking of getting a hot wheels car , book or top or jammas or some thing?

Only have a few pounds but just to finish some one off for Xmas is good for me! x

junior_j

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You know how i was stressed about not getting my mum a decent Xmas present yet ... well today i went into gamstation saw a game (puzzle thingy) for her nintendo ds and thought she will like that (was 19.99) so thought well when i get paid i guess i could get it , went into asdas and they had the same game reduced to 10.00 which i had so i brought it can not wait to wrap it up now lol.

I also brought my mum dad and brother nice cards and 3 rolls of wrapping paper for 1.00 at card factory. cards came to under 2 pound for the 3 but they are lovely.

Superdrug have half price on the 3 for 2 stuff and my friend brought one i brought one then i choose another one she gave me the 1.99 for what she choose so basically i paid for one present and got the other one free for 2.45 total so thats another 2 for my mum
one is a lovely silk bag with lip gloss hand bag mirror nail file and the other is a lovely make up bag with vitamin e hand/nail lotion and nail filer. x

mary-op

Hello all :j
Well, seeings as I'm not at my sons today as was planned I've had a right lazy day........bit of a lie in, made some post it note key rings and pegs for neighbours two daughters and little gift bags to put them in and thats about it..............oh.........did make a start on clearing the debris on my other desk then got phone call from mums friends niece. I always send her a christmas pressie as she was so good to mum doing all the things I couldn't do due to living so far away. Nice long chat...........gone off the idea of 'tidying' now...................lol:rotfl:
Christmas Fair in town tomorrow so hope the weathers fine............:j

98jdougl

argh! have tried searching but there isnt anything on the ditties board- have a night in hamper for my cousin and her oh and a pampery/girly hamper for my auntie- anyone have any ideas for the verses?

mum2one

Everyones had a productive day, hopefully u got some vouchers 98jdougl, junior j I'm def off to Superdrug for a look, uve had some brilliant bargains, and Mary u've had a busy day with all the crafts, you do realise we're all be asking for instructions, and a massive thank you to Sarah for updateing the thread, and keeping us all in order.

Slight change of plan today, was meant to go to Wolverhampton for a tutorial, but the weather this morning was forcast was freezing fog, and based on yesterdays weather, there'd been a couple of accidents.

so it was early to the pta xmas fete / table top sale, but they forgot to put the time in the paper!! great to get my stall set up without everyone clambering to get to the stuff, got the choice of tables..... picked one in the main hall.

I made £65, bit £5 was dds, and I was very nice and gave dad £15, he'd come to help me with the stall, and poor man ended up covering the hoola hoop stall.

Best bit, we won a prize from the main raffle, a family pass to a farm near us, put the cat among the pigeons as the woman who got the prizes won one, (40 prizes) and I wasn't even picking them.

Been very organised tonight and sorted out the next 2 parcels to post, go off Tues, my friend who I was due to post, her + her hubby are coming across to see me + dd, (there 2 hrs away), saves postage!!! that just leaves one more to post, so we've agreed to post a couple and meet up in new yr, and swop the rest then.

sorted out a wack of spares and extras into kids, ladies + adults, so just got to grab them, as next week the dining room is now called Christmas central.

Not bad got hairdressers x 2, (my normal hairdresser charges £50 for highlights, but another hairdresser 2 mins away £25, so have cut with mine, highlights with the other, dentist, foot people, the school disco, I'm on toilet duty, to make sure all the 11 yrs old don't loiter to long in the loos, and dds got her school play Monday, shes got the part of the narrator, but shes dressing up as a scarecrow.

Taking dd, and her friend to Attingham Park 2mor they've got a georgian xmas, and were using the last of the walkers crisps points, 2 adults, 2 kids, free entry worth £30.

Got my assisgnment in last night by the skin of my teeth at 11.45, cut off was midnight.......

xx