New Thrifty Gifty - Organised for Christmas and all ocassions 2010- Santas Challenges

mum2one

mary-op wrote: »

Hello all :j
Just got back from a week away by the sea and visiting kids and grandkids.................now totally worn out !!!
Got some charity shop bargains while I was away (2 skirts and trousers), load of paper from a craft shop for family tree scrapbooks.......yet more buttons for button necklaces, oblong shape beer mats from one of the pubs I can do something with and some foam sheets for specs cases. Just need to get on and 'do' something now.......................lol
Seems like you've all been busy while I've been away:j

That sounds some major bargains, and glad you had a gd break, amazing what the sea air does, can't wait to see these glasses case, sounds a fab idea. xx

mary-op

mum2one - had bit of a disaster with glasses case today:eek: I got the foam sheets from Poundland.......sat and stitched beads all round the edge and when I'd finished found every little mark I'd made with fingernail etc. stood out !! Not helped when OH came in and said words to the effect 'wots that??'...........not words of encouragement..................lol - possibly not helped by the fact I'd used pink foam............lol
So............Plan B..........use foam as a liner for specs case and felt as the outer casing with flower or something stuck on it. Should be able to co-ordinate the colours on some at least...........(she says hopefully...........lol)
OH can't see why I have to stick a flower on but then he's a bloke................lol:rotfl:He'll not be getting one for Christmas anyway........................lol :rotfl:

Janebo12

mary-op wrote: »

mum2one - had bit of a disaster with glasses case today:eek: I got the foam sheets from Poundland.......sat and stitched beads all round the edge and when I'd finished found every little mark I'd made with fingernail etc. stood out !! Not helped when OH came in and said words to the effect 'wots that??'...........not words of encouragement..................lol - possibly not helped by the fact I'd used pink foam............lol
So............Plan B..........use foam as a liner for specs case and felt as the outer casing with flower or something stuck on it. Should be able to co-ordinate the colours on some at least...........(she says hopefully...........lol)
OH can't see why I have to stick a flower on but then he's a bloke................lol:rotfl:He'll not be getting one for Christmas anyway........................lol :rotfl:

Aw Mary, just ignore your OH - men just don't get these things do they? My DH thinks I am mad because I have already got things stashed away for birthdays and Christmas - but who'll be laughing when he's running round at the last minute as usual?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend - I'm sure your creation will look fab as usual

mary-op

Jane -thanks for the vote of confidence...............lol
I shall sneakily do these when he's somewhere else.....its always me who sorts out christmas/birthday stuff anyway and he'll have no idea who'd having what............lol
Just now and then I show him something when I'm certain he'll give the nod of approval.
Men -what do they know..................lol:rotfl:
(must be careful -he has come up with some good ideas -sometimes...........lol)

mum2one

Janebo12 wrote: »

Aw Mary, just ignore your OH - men just don't get these things do they? My DH thinks I am mad because I have already got things stashed away for birthdays and Christmas - but who'll be laughing when he's running round at the last minute as usual?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend - I'm sure your creation will look fab as usual

Never a truer work said, in our house its my father....... moans when he carries the shopping, (the crutches prevent me), stands in Boots on 75% sale day with the I could be doing a 1001 things and tuttering everytime when I come back with another bargain..... "his words are you should buy everyone gift vouchers, save all that hassle"..... then when I say open ur wallet and cough up..... he goes deaf!! then when were sorted and how much I spent v proper price etc. his attitiude is what a bargain we got, we're have to make sure that were there for the next yrs Boots sale.....men...... says it all:cool:

Anglea

Hi girls,

Funny thing the way we are about avoiding appointments, I'm like that too not only with hospital appts e.g. was given an xray open appt and never went. And I've put off seeing my gp about something for over a month. And don't mention the optician - 5 years now. My glasses have gone a bit green on the metal and I went to get a replacement but won't give glasses unless I have an eye test. Now, I've got a phobia about that because of the air puff test, so I won't go.

Mary, glasses case - foam covered in felt - that sounds like a really good idea.

On the subject of men and pressies etc. Even though ex and I have been seperated for 5 years, I still write all the Christmas and birthday cards to this relatives as well as getting the presents :rotfl: He's always saying that I don't have to do it so when I ask him to do it he refuses and says if it was down to him, he'd never send any.

mary-op

Hello all :j
Angela - you really must have regular eye checks.......that puffer thing isn't nice but can tell a lot to the optician.
Mammograms are another 'must have'...........we have a mobile unit come round and last year I went along expecting nothing to come of it then got letter saying something showed up:eek: Panic or what ???:eek: But I went to the hospital, had another mammogram and biopsy and turned out to be nothing harmful at all -relief.......:o
Well, not doing much today............OH been touching up paintwork in spare bedroom for foster lad we've got arriving tomorrow for ten days.........been off the list for a while with illnesses and such like so think they're a bit desparate.
Really must organise my craft papers..........I seem to have them everywhere and now sons girlfriends given me a box of 'make your own christmas cards' thats another lot..........:eek: Need bigger house...............lol

hlcarroll

I am another appointment avoider, or actually I don't really avoid, just forget! I haven't had an asthma check up for at least 4/5 years, they have now stopped me from having another repeat prescription till I have one, but I always forget to use the daily inhalers, so only use the emergency ones once every so often, so I have lots of them, pointless going yet LOL. And as for the HPV injection, I had the first one, and then totally forgot to make an appointment for 2nd, they now say I need the first one again, then wait another 6 weeks for the 2nd, I will just forget again! xx

elysia2003

What a lot we are! We take care of everyone else but not ourselves!

Christening went well yesterday. My goddaughter is gorgeous, and behaved impecably (she was only 1 last week). It was a long time in the church though as the were 5 being Christened, 4 kids and their Mum.

DD2 asked if she could be Christened now (it was always the plan but never had the money for a big family party afterwards) but could she not do it in a church as it was boring. I said she was just after an excuse for a party, she said not really - she just wanted a cake!!!

mum2one

elysia2003 wrote: »

What a lot we are! We take care of everyone else but not ourselves!

Christening went well yesterday. My goddaughter is gorgeous, and behaved impecably (she was only 1 last week). It was a long time in the church though as the were 5 being Christened, 4 kids and their Mum.

DD2 asked if she could be Christened now (it was always the plan but never had the money for a big family party afterwards) but could she not do it in a church as it was boring. I said she was just after an excuse for a party, she said not really - she just wanted a cake!!!

Ah bless her, love dds excuse, I had dd christened when she was 7weeks old, bless her she looked like a porcelin doll, we had a mobile vicar, had it done at a local hotel. So funny, the vicar had brought a "lady" with him, couldn't work out if it was his wife,secetary or assistant. All through the ceremony she had this rainmac on, one of dds godparents, said has she got the venue right, as she looks like shes ready to strip the coat off and burst into a strip-ogram, couldn't look at her in the face for the rest of the afternoon! xx