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

esmer

The books any good Scattymam? I'm looking for a light read. Thanks

Pips_Mum

Hello evryone

I am sorry for being AWOL for so long. My Grandad was very poorly in hospital and sadly has now passed away. Its kind of knocked my Christmassy'ness out of me BUT the show must go on for Pip.

I am sure it has already been posted but Buyagift have got some of their gifts for £10 until Monday. I just got a brewery tour for 2 for £10 for my Uncles gift.

I will try and catch up but not promising!!!

mum2one

Fedupandskint - R u sure you haven't been upto our Tesco, apparently as soon as they have the Thortons chocs in, there flying off the shelves.

Junior J - Isn't a pain carting the inhaluers around....... I have them all over the house, but hope you don't think I'm being cheeky, but with the symtoms you described, may be worth having a chat with your GP.

Foxy219 - Good luck with your exam.

Susan - Hope you had a good break, and am ready for the wondeful December rush.........

Angela - Those 3 in 1 coffee sticks are brilliant, we get a box for hols, more so when we get into the caravan we can have a coffee while we're unloading........ thou I'd prefer a cider!!

Esmer - Those cookies look lovely......... they wouldn't last 5 mins in our house.

We've been slightly orgainsed this afternoon, have put all the coffee mixes into smaller bags ready for the food hampers.
Done raspberries and cherries into smaller jars, thou next yr, won't bother with the raspberries - as they have lost their shape and mulched down, but trail and error as they say.

Everyone has been so busy, have to confess I'm glad I'm not the only one with xmas prezzies stored in the bedroom, mine looks like a cross between the local tip and Santas grotto.

This is where everything stored.

The old coal shed - full to the brim, literally have to hold the door shut, push it in, and lock all in one go.

The side of my bed, 3ft square of space corner of room thats full

Two bedside draws

The corner in mum and dads rm

Bottom of dads wardrobe

Daren't ask about the loft, - things disappear in there - inc the box of 800 christmas cards!!

xxxxxxxxxxx

mum2one

Don't panic Miss Hoodie hasn't been let loose, just a couple of things remembered that I didn't put on the challenges.

Smoke Alarm Batteries - Please check them, replace if necessary

Christmas - eg you have a new tv, hoover, games consolue etc, the 1st thing - boxes etc go outside and wait x days for the collection. This alerts "undesireables" that you have new, x,y,z - if possible save it to go out on the day or if you can get to the tip........ xx

sarahf191979

Morning Everyone

Sorry Ive been AWOL for sooooooooooooo Long been so busy with things at work and home. Hope everyone is well and getting organised for christmas I'm well behind compared to last year:eek:. Anyway just wanted to say Hi before I go back and catch up with the tread and see just how un-organised I really am. And catch up with the challenges.

Catch you all later after Ive caught up and been shopping.

Sarah
x

fedupandskint

nice to see you both back pipsmum and sarah.

I'm sorry to hear about your Grandad pipsmum, I hope he is at peace now. I appreciate how this is a difficult time of year x

abdonz

Pipsmum- sorry to hear about your grandad, my dad died in march this yr and its his b/day on 18th so I understand how non christmassy you will be feeling if you need to chat pm me anytime.
Mum2one- thanks for extras
Sarah- hiya

Well snow again and very icy, not looking forward to school run in morn I live on a small hill I always think I'm going to slide down.
I'm going to go through some cupboards again today and get my Christmas food stock in order, don't know what I'm going to spend my morrys stamps on I am getting all the offers now lol.
I iced my cake yesterday its not great but I have never done it before so practise makes perfect lol.
Was looking through argos cat with ds2 (he's 5) yesterday looking through toys he dosent like anything we have got him he now wants all army men and things like that. Typical.
Hope everyone has a good day will try and go through challenges later DH is at work so I can go on comp this aft.

Xx

esmer

Morning All. Im sitting here with the news on (not cbebbies) because DD is still sleeping, its snowing outside and I have a nice cup of Coffee to drink. This is a first in a long time. DD gets me up at 6-7am, so to sleep til past 8 is GREAT!

NickyBo_2

esmer wrote: »

Morning All. Im sitting here with the news on (not cbebbies) because DD is still sleeping, its snowing outside and I have a nice cup of Coffee to drink. This is a first in a long time. DD gets me up at 6-7am, so to sleep til past 8 is GREAT!

Me too! DS and DH are both still fast asleep, I think it was all the excitement of the birthday party yesterday. I'm enjoying some lovely quiet time

Pipsmum - I'm sorry to hear about your Grandad, we're all here if you need us.


I was supposed to have a driving lesson today but I'm not sure it will happen with all the snow. If it doesn't, I think I'll make the chutneys I have been planning to do for a while.

Anyone watch X-Factor last night? Matt was so good!! I taped it on Sky+ and watched him again this morning

juliejim

Hugs pipsmum

I'm going to do some more wrapping now and see how I get on. I need to do some shopping at some point - we need food at some point - I also want a new hamster cage!

Have a good day all

Hugs

Jue