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

esmer

Made Fudge



Truffles




Chocolates

lizalloareds

Esmer they look delicious

elysia2003

OOOH Esmer - They look fantastic!!!! Mmmmm my mouth is watering just thinking about them.

I found my camera in my coat pocket. However it got there, I do not know. I'll see if I can upload my pics of my monkeys - one looks like a gorilla.

Not sure if this works as I haven't done it for ages.

Nope it's not working! I've been trying for an hour or so. I've uploaded my photo to photobucket, what do I need to do next?

elysia2003

Tried again - still not working! Arghhhhh. I give up. LOL


ETA: I posted them on my homepage, if anyone would like a laugh!

esmer

In photo bucket there is a section on the right to copy for forums it puts in the IMG brackets for you.

mum2one

Esmer - they look absolutely gorgeous, looks like you've had a Nigella moment......

Do you want to swop places, I'm writing 2,500 words on fitness and facilities....... the nearest I get to the swimming pool is taking dd for her swimming lessons........ guess as I can talk for England - half way there!! xx

mum2one

just came for 2 min break......... xx

mum2one

:eek:Just done my total figures for 2010 xmas (excludes Miss Hoodie, mum and dad)

People - 131:eek:
Est Budget -900:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Spent - £436.30:T
Saved - £458.70:T:T:T:T

Actual cost of presents - £1416:cool:

Anglea

Hi all

I love the photos of the fudge - you take a good pic as well as making yummy looking sweets.

Elysia I think it was asking about the Eve. My family are Polish so we celebrate Christmas then and open presents and ex comes along, then everyone comes to me for an English Christmas and more presents.

I've completely forgotten to do something important re one of ds's presents - the collage envelopes I was doing all year, even though I was showing them to ex earlier this week and discussing what I needed to do. So must do it tomorrow or else!

Just started writing a food timeline for Saturday and will finalise it tomorrow.

Thanks for the new thread mum2one and for all your fantastic work all year - and Miss Hoodie too of course, and your mum and dad.

I've got a lot of last minute things for tomorrow. I'm doing everything a lot simpler than in previous years.

xrestrictedx

hi everyone, i'm still here elysia, i'm ok thank you , been reading and catching up on the posts,

oh i do feel for everyone having so many problems with boilers and hospital trips and all the rest. we've had our problems with our boiler earlier this year and still are, we've got to keep it on all the time and not on timer otherwise it konks out on us and its not nice having to 're-boot' it when you first get up in a freezing house, and its also out in the 'outhouse/'laundry room'/shed' lol, brrrrrrr so cold in there. we are waiting on.... a new boiler, new cooker and hob, new integral fridge, and new taps for the bathroom, all been confirmed by the landlord, just waiting for the plumber to come do it all, 'yes i'll have it all done before xmas' he said lol hmmmm still waiting! he a good bloke tho, he must have been really busy not to have come. oh well, all nice and new for the new year ahead i suppose.

ok i have now got my tree up and a few decs, moved all the furniture around for christmas which was so exhausting, daughter is home from uni now so i'm alot happier, i've missed her soo much. other daughter is coming for xmas dinner with her fella and little one, and eldest daughter is away at her in-laws for this xmas. the boys dont seem too excited yet, they are either out playing football or on their consoles, they are not the same as daughters lol eldest son (17) does a 'kevin' (kevin and perry) if i ask him to do anything and i've usually got to re-do it myself, where as the girls 'just do' things without being asked, with no complaints. i've gone wrong somewhere with the boys lol

well i'm doing all my veg's tomorrow (24th), ok i've just seen the time lol today, in prep for the big dinner, the turkey goes in last thing xmas eve and cooks overnight, its wonderful to wake up to that smell on xmas morning.
havent got much in the way of pressies but i've tried my best, this time tomorrow, it will all be over lol then maybe i'll be able to relax and enjoy the season, and start planning for next year lol

may i take this opportunity to thank everyone for their help and support over the last few weeks, i would love to join in properly and stay all year if you'll all have me, i've bookmarked the two new threads,
and wish everyone a very happy christmas
love and best wishes, Milla xxx