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

Real_Toothfairy

Well the hamper idea went off the boil as quickly as I thought about tackling it!!! DD's mobile up for upgrade so she had me on phone to T-Mob to sort it out and see what deals I could get.......Sorted the phone out but they did not have in stock until Friday.....Would she wait.....Hell no!!! Asked if nearest store had it in stock...Yes....So guess who had to go out in rain to get it!!! (Cos she has DD flu!!)
She is one happy bunny now......Blackberry grrrrrr!!!!

piglet27

fedupandskint - enjoy your holiday, it's the company that makes it not the weather!

mum2one - congrats on your assignment, don't know how you do it all.

Qaphsiel - thanks for heads upon radio times, that's me sorted.

going through christmas recipies tonight so i can make a list of all food i need to get in.
My OH family coming to mine boxing day, his dad is vegetarian any ideas for foods would be great, don't just want salad stuff and jacket pots (I like to do buffet type thing on boxing day so not spending all time in kitchen!) Any make ahead and freeze ideas would be excellent as space in fridge will be tight, as always lol

Qaphsiel

I am wanting to make a spy kit / hamper or kit for a child. Any ideas what to put in it etc etc....

piglet27

Qaphsiel wrote: »

I am wanting to make a spy kit / hamper or kit for a child. Any ideas what to put in it etc etc....

Maybe a magnifying glass, note book and pen, binoculars all i can think at minute. hth

lizalloareds

Happy birthday miss hoodie

foxy219

Firstly (and most importantly) Happy Birthday Miss Hoodie, hope you have had a lovely day!

I had my economics exam this morning - failed it by 5 marks so really disappointed. Also lost my voice - believe this to be laryngitis - had a sore throat over the weekend, now no longer sore but have no voice!

Christmas presents are coming along nicely though - I went to Argos yesterday having ordered quite a lot of things on 342, and got the fisher price camera's for DS and DD and the new all singing all dancing Baby Annabell free! Also got a wicked Harry Potter lego Hogwarts castle which is a game (even the dice is made from lego!) and I really can't wait to play it! The best thing is that my parents are buying the camera's so it will cost me even less. Shopping for DD is now complete barring her stocking!
I have also sorted out the freezer during the last couple of days, and have my recipe cards and books at the ready to make some goods in preparation for the big day.

Have had a right action packed couple of weeks with allsorts going wrong - firstly the telephone line is not working, well it works on the test socket but not on the master socket - calling BT out to sort may cost £125 (money I really haven't got) Secondly, one of the kids turned the hob on whilst making their breakfast, there was half an apple pie in a metal tray on the top of the hob - this started smoking at which point I realised I could smell burning, I quickly moved the metal tray onto the worktop - and went to check the kids were ok. When I went back to move the tray, I realised there was a ten pence piece underneath the pie and this had melted the resin on the laminate worktop. To cut a long story short now waiting on our insurance company to replace the worktops in the kitchen. OH has decided we need to buy a dishwasher as well and replace some of the kitchen doors to make it look new, I have no idea where the money is coming from..... well the savings account actually but that was earmarked for something else...Then the HD remote broke (only had a month - they have replaced this with no quibble within 3 working days too!)

On a high note, I have made my £10 for Secret Santa - won the bonus ball at work last week so I'm definitely in!!! It was lovely last year, and I wear my "present" virtually every day!

I am in shock now - OH has just announced what he would like for Christmas and its not even October!

elysia2003

Qaphsiel - Here's some Night vision goggles for the spy hamper. They're great - I got my nephew some.

Spy sleeve here - 7 in 1 toy.

Phone Listening toy here.

Lie detector test here

Finger printing kit?

Spy recording kit

Security camera.

I know they're getting increasingly more expensive, but just add one toy and the magnifying glass, notebook etc that someone suggested further up to keep the cost down.

HTH

queenb1981

Qaphsiel wrote: »

I am wanting to make a spy kit / hamper or kit for a child. Any ideas what to put in it etc etc....

one of those secret pens with the light to reveal writing,voice recorder,earpiece listening device,torch,compass.

If_My_Pennies_Were_Pounds

abdonz wrote: »

thanks mary will go ask tomorrow :A
yes i did get post for some reason mine post twice sometimes. i have been and got 1mtr of fabric today £1 its lovely very christmassy and a bargin.:D
i need to be getting on with getting the tv i want for 2 youngest i only got half of money so far ooppps,:eek:
BAILEYS FUDGE
500G golden granulated sugar
500G whipping cream
150G white chocolate
50ML baileys

butter and line 22cm x22cm tin
add sugar,cream,and baileys to pan
stir slowly simmering til sugar dissolved
turn up heat until rapid boil than rolling boil (bubbles smal and all over place)
turn down add stir in chocolate until boiling again
pour into tin and allow to set

i must let u know thou the first time i made this it would not set even after 2 days.but todays seems to be setting well so fingers crossed.

just got red onion chutney in pan at mo it makes house smells lovely but it took me ages to cut onions they where making my eyes sting so badly.

Thanks for this abdonz, I've just made this tonight, currently waiting on it setting...

How long does it roughly take and do you put it in the fridge or just leave it out?

mum2one

Another massive thank you for Miss Hoodies good wishes, we went to the pub for tea, so she was very happy. Very mse 2 for £10....
Nice ngt, our nice neighbour facing us, came across, bless her she got her car wrote off Mon - and they'd seen a car they want, but the ins was a ngtmare, we thought the internet might be cheaper!!!
The ins quotes ranged from £518 to £1333.33 (where the 33p comes from anyones guess) - so that was a bottle of wine and a gos. I won't moan at my insurance, around £200 / £220 mark....

Susan - Massive massive thank you

Mummyslittleboy - love the hampers, and the pots of gold they look fab

Fedup- Sorry got to ask how did the Blackberry and apple gin, sounds gorgeous

Mary - hope the lad less fidgtey tomorrow, are you sure you can't tempt into crafting - keep him out of trouble!!
Fresh bread that sounds lovely, - thou if I had a breadmaker, be forever on the go.
Yes I'm mad with the OU courses, got 2 finishing, another 2 starting Oct, and new one in Feb - intend to slow down after that!

Realtoothfairy - Glad DD got her blueberry, the things we do for love!!

Foxy - Sorry about the exam, hope u can retake it.
Well done on the bonus ball win
You must have hubby well trained, to get his xmas list ready and its not even October.
The kitchen - the answer to hubbys I want list - surely the money tree is at the bottom of the garden!!!

xxxxxx
Clare - Massive thank you