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

fedupandskint

More present wrapping for me today

Wrapped 3 hampers last night in cello which look lovely. Kitchen one to sort out today and Christmas Eve hampers. Still need to take things slowly due to this bloomin virus cold and cough mutation

Have a lovely cosy Sunday everyone

abdonz

Morning guys,
I have woke up feeling rubbish, my voice has nearly gone, stuffed nose and banging headache. So I'm sat on seatee with quilt, kids are been so good thou.
I made my Christmas gravey yesterday but I don't think there is enough for 7 of us, if I put it back in a pan add water stock cube and flour do you think it will be ok? I did Jamie olivers recipe. Then i will freeze it til next week.
I have delivered all present but 1 but my friend calling this aft for that.
We where meant to be getting loads of snow worse than last week but we have nearly any it is very very cold and icy thou.
Me and my friend are going to a child swap day on thurs so we can both do our fresh food shop, I'm so pleased I was dreading taking my 3 boys as it will be super busy.
All of us at dentist on tues morn, the tooth a had an infection in is playing up again my gum has sweled up, not got toothache thou (thank god).then eldest at hair dresser.
It's just my cleaning I need to motivate myself for, done oven and fridge and vaxed all carpets. Oh I forgot someone is coming to clean seattee and chair tomorrow, it has had 5yrs of baby wear and tear so I need it cleaning right I tried with vax but it didn't really work, DH knows the bloke so its only costing $35 not too bad.

Xxx

elysia2003

I hope you feel better soon Abandoz. DD has a cold too - poor thing, when she gets one she really suffers.

Fedup - you do sound fedup lately - I hope you feel better very soon too. It's been one thing after another hasn't it?

Rufus - keep warm inside.

Esmer - I watched Bridget Jones too. Went to bed dreaming of Mr D'Arcy. Nope not really - I wish I did though

Gemini - sorry to hear about your flowers being left outside - but at least they are ok

House needs a good blitz but i'll just have a quick run around today and do it properly closer to the weekend, or it'll look like I haven't done it by then.

ETA - Mary - Look at this bargain tree on homebase was £49.99 now only £9.99

abdonz

I jinxed the snow its really coming down now.

susan42

Elysia - thxs for comments

Esmer - I watch bridget jones every week it always seems to be on one channel or another;)

lizard - thank you for your comments

gemini - I know what you mean about parcels, flowers should be fine as they are kept in cold storage before hitting the shops but like rufus I too dont think they knock. I opened the door yesterday and found two on the doorstep, with two different sets of footprints in the snow. OH was sat about 5 metres from door and the dog was there as well. They seem to be dropping them and running....

fedup - get well soon and that goes for all of you who`ve picked up bugs and viruses. Wrap up warm and dose your selves up

rufus - hope OH gets home ok...

wd abonz on your organising - top marks:j

OoOGazOoO

I am hoping to make, so would appreciate help and input with -

Some flannels with soap and things in them - can please advise on what things i can place inside the flannels other than soap please?
Some of the jars with the sweets in them - where do you get those jars with the clip fasteners on them?
The sweet bags in the cello wrapping - where can i get cello bags and wrapping from on the high street?

Thanks again.

esmer

abdonz wrote: »

I jinxed the snow its really coming down now.

Same here, we had little flurrys and me a dd were lying on the couch watching a dvd and I looked up and its chucking it down

so much for dd's party at my office I wont be trapsing in with her in that weather. :mad:

esmer

OoOGazOoO wrote: »

Some of the jars with the sweets in them - where do you get those jars with the clip fasteners on them?

My poundland had some quite good sized ones, the jar is in a box. IKEA as well for the kilner jars.

OoOGazOoO wrote: »

The sweet bags in the cello wrapping - where can i get cello bags and wrapping from on the high street?

Kind lady on thorntons gave my mum some, but have a look at my blog and others you can make some really simple boxes for sweets, and put them in a freezer bag.

OoOGazOoO wrote: »

Some flannels with soap and things in them - can please advise on what things i can place inside the flannels other than soap please?

HAve you seen the reindeer and doggie flannels?

HTH

fedupandskint

Tomorrow
Christmas eve hampers to sort
[STRIKE]Kitchen hamper
Pamper hamper[/STRIKE]
rest of brother's hamper

[STRIKE]Clean bathroom [/STRIKE]and attempt to clean the kitchen and make cranberry sauce

Getting there slowly with the present sorting.

Yes I am fedup as I am fed up of getting a virus every 4-8 weeks and they're knocking me off my feet.

How can I go from running 3x10k runs one week then can't hardly walk anywhere the next with this. Plus I'm sick of being off work sick! Wish this would go away and it had better before next weekend!

esmer

You might just be totally run down, are you taking vitamins? and has the doctor given you antibiotics, you might have to get a double dose?

hope you feel better soon. x