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***Sat/Sun 19/20 December weekend chat - 6 more sleeps to go!

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  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    LouiseJ wrote: »
    Hope you have a quiet day there Linda, I havent been to Home bargains in ages.

    Apparently there were only 19 people through yesterday!

    I love Home Bargains, sure they have a lot of tat but they get some great stuff in as well, today I got:
    some really nice gift tags - 39p
    Crayola stamp set and finger painting set £1.99 each
    Disney Wall E set of art drawers with pens, pencils etc £3.99
    :T
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Buffythedebtslayer
    Buffythedebtslayer Posts: 18,924 Forumite
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    A fairly successful day, Vet was well cute and the Gp's were well behaved. posted my parcels (at 12.27!!!). I wish we had a home bargains.

    On the down side my head is killing me. so its time for a lie down

    xxx
    Nevertheless she persisted.
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Am at my mums and dads with Pint. Had dinner out last night (which was cold, then came back reheated, then we complained and had it made fresh [which i reckon was refried and a bit skanky] then had a free pudding, then I was puking for about an hour and shivering cold before I went to sleep) And I don't feel better now.

    Took my niece and mum out shopping, now back at me mum and dads :D
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  • beanielou
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    Yah Buffy.Go you!
    Hope your head is better soon.
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  • bookseller1980
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    Sounds iffy Elfen.

    Outside lights are up - thrown on in haste. Brrr!
    Might put the christmas tree up in the dollshouse now - how sad is that!
  • bank_of_slate
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    *Sigh*

    It's quiet on here today!
    We've had 7 people through the anti-viral centre so far
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    Where'd you go to eat Elfen?

    I've been back to bed for a few hours, watching Elf and eating malteasers. :j:j

    Just got a pork and vegetable concoction in the tagine for tea - smells yums.

    DD1 is off to a friends to sleep over - one less hormonal stroppy child to deal with.....bliss.

    Bookie - We need piccies of your dolls house! My mum does minature knitting for dolls house dolls....she makes gorgeous little christening sets complete with the smallest booties you've ever seen.
    "Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.
  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
    Brr, just been out - driving through the tunnels with big icicles hanging down was a bit scary! I went to the German market before it closes tomorrow and in a fit of madness bought 300g of flavoured roast nuts (vanilla, amaretto and honey), for £9, I'm insane.

    Sister's phoned and arranged an overnight pass for me to stay with her tomorrow night, I've got to pay £2. I'm doing her a big favour going hours out of my way to pick her up, so spot the problem with that sentence. I've got a feeling that the weather's going to be too bad for me to make that journey tomorrow, what a shame I'm gutted....
    Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.
  • scaredy_cat
    scaredy_cat Posts: 7,758 Forumite
    Ames wrote: »
    Brr, just been out - driving through the tunnels with big icicles hanging down was a bit scary! I went to the German market before it closes tomorrow and in a fit of madness bought 300g of flavoured roast nuts (vanilla, amaretto and honey), for £9, I'm insane.

    Sister's phoned and arranged an overnight pass for me to stay with her tomorrow night, I've got to pay £2. I'm doing her a big favour going hours out of my way to pick her up, so spot the problem with that sentence. I've got a feeling that the weather's going to be too bad for me to make that journey tomorrow, what a shame I'm gutted....

    well Ames, the £2 you'll save and the petrol money i reckon the nuts are a good treat....
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  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
    I didn't think of it like that!

    I'm eating the vanilla ones now, no way are they worth that much! I wonder how hard it is to do roast honey nuts yourself...

    I really need to bake my xmas cake, but it needs 3 mixing bowls (I have one) and 4 1/2 hours baking time! I'll do it in a bit, I don't usually go to bed till about midnight so I'll warm up first.
    Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.
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