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

fedupandskint

Anglea wrote: »

I've done everything except give out local cards and last minute veg and alcohol shopping, will be sending DS to do those as very slippery and too heavy for me. Luckily weeks back got frozen veg and have some mulled wine in case it get's any worse and he can't go.

Snap - only a few drops of booze to buy and a few things like fruit juice and pop left to get now - first thing Tues or Weds I reckon

Just deciding whether to make a parsnip and swede bake for a change which can be frozen and then defrosted and cooked on the big day - recipe in the Christmas Good Food and can use up some languishing veg in the bottom of the fridge and be turned into something tasty and reheated for leftovers

fedupandskint

Note to self - still to do
Ice cakes (20th)
Nut topping for other 2 cakes (21st)
Make cupcakes for leaving do (20th)
Make biscotti and flavoured coffee (22nd)
Make fudge (22nd)
Start trifle (23rd)
Start pavlova (23rd or 24th)
Sage and onion stuffing (later on 24th)
Make gravy in advance (24th)
Take gammon out of freezer (23rd)
Cook gammon in cola (24th)
Make apple sauce (24th)
make cranberry sauce (24th)

susan42

Well thats it all wrapping done, every card made and waiting the big man coming apart from fresh veg, (got frozen in just in case) with weather, but have to be truthful, full marks to council (kirklees), spot on witht he gritters and OH and neighbour digging out to main road. Other neighbour has two 20 year old boys in and wont lift a shovel, but they the 1st to drive on it everyday. :mad: Theres some right lazy people about, they wait for us to clear it then go out, about 70 metres in total......

Hi Jenny, welcome to our slice of MSE, we`re on here and a few of us on money making, all threads are going to start over xmas keep an eye on here and mum2one and elysia will post the new links:T they`re really nice

Mary - I know how you feel with the parcel me , rufus have had trouble too. They`re not knocking doors as they`re in such an hurry. They dropping cards everywhere as they make more money that way.....

I went up the parcel depot of DHL, they are the most ignorant people i ever met, they dont serve you they total ignore you. I phoned them while i was stood in there and she answered and I said can you see the lady in the green coat, yes she said, i said well get over here and serve me....she served me in silience but i had stood there 20 minutes ringing bell , waving and calling them. There were only 3 of us in the queue, the chap in front of me had been there 10 minutes before me, but he was timid...:eek:

elysia2003

Susan - I can't beleive you did that! I wouldn't dare but I'd have thought about it.

Hi Jenny - the new thread/s will be up and running on the 24th - along with the December challenge. You can't beat starting early

I've had a horrible day - it's knocked at the christmassy stuff out of me. I'm fed up of being housebound. Im fed up as I didn't get a VIP slot in the next sale and to top it all off - had an arguement with sis. Ungrateful c*w (sis not me LOL)!!! Sorry for rant. Fedup - I need to swap names 'cause I'm FED UP!!!

JennyJewell

Aww thank you everyone with your kind welcomes
I'm really looking forward to it
Jen x

Anglea

Hi all

Fedup I noticed you put - stuffing to make on 24th - I'm using sage and onion for the first time this year, usually had different, and wondered if you are cooking it or just making it up in advance?

esmer

elysia2003 wrote: »

I've had a horrible day - it's knocked at the christmassy stuff out of me. I'm fed up of being housebound. Im fed up as I didn't get a VIP slot in the next sale and to top it all off - had an arguement with sis. Ungrateful c*w (sis not me LOL)!!! Sorry for rant. Fedup - I need to swap names 'cause I'm FED UP!!!

Familys SUCK!!!

I had it out with my brother today................. :rotfl: I have spent about 80.00 on his daughter, and he has got my dd a game (which I bought) and he has to pay me, and a pair of jammies. so a todal of 13.99!

Next - if it makes you feel better, quality of clothes made this year have been pants! I have tookmore back than I have kept!

I have also been stuck in today, watching the snow fall.

and ranting on here makes you feel better........... go and look at DAMNYOUAUTOCORRECT! :T

esmer

I made chocolates tonight. I used my new thermometer to temper the choclated, so I do hope it has set!

junior_j

Hi everyone sorry I have been missing been very busy with this and that. Plus my poor mum didn't tell me she was having funny sensations in arms and legs , numbness , tingling and dizzy spells. I knew she was spending a lot of time of bed telling me she just had vertigo felt unwell ect she told me she didnt tell me the truth because she was scared I couldn't;t cope (her mum my nan died of motor neuron disease) The doctor has been out and done test and bloods and will see her again Tuesday so please say a prayer she is my best friend! I couldn't live without her!

Anyway.. Work has been manic with doing the nativity at local church which went very well. Also went on works do yesterday but whilst out got a migraine and it ruin my evening , went back to my friends house (i was staying at) early and puked my guts up and was in bad pain until i fell asleep the early hours.. we have had quite a bit of snow we are due more but fingers cross that does not happen I am sick of the white stuff!

Done more wrapping tonight.. busy week this week but will hopefully be on soon!

hugs to all that needs them! be careful on snow/ice x

fedupandskint

elysia2003 wrote: »

I've had a horrible day - it's knocked at the christmassy stuff out of me. I'm fed up of being housebound. Im fed up as I didn't get a VIP slot in the next sale and to top it all off - had an arguement with sis. Ungrateful c*w (sis not me LOL)!!! Sorry for rant. Fedup - I need to swap names 'cause I'm FED UP!!!

Aww elysia, hope you feel better now and you can have my name no probs at all I'm not so fed up and starting to feel better now.

I never bother with next - I don't reckon much to their stuff

Anglea wrote: »

Fedup I noticed you put - stuffing to make on 24th - I'm using sage and onion for the first time this year, usually had different, and wondered if you are cooking it or just making it up in advance?

I'll be using some frozen sausagement defrosting on the 24th then putting the stuffing together and cooking within 24hrs