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

mum2one

a miracle has happened, we managed a panic free day!!!

Had a lazy lie in, till 9.30, when got woke up by dad bashing a broom up the drainpipe - moving the ice - apparently its a common problem with combi boilers.

went to the Panto, Miss Hoodie got asked if she wanted to go on stage, she said no...... typical as when I took her 2 weeks ago she moaned she wasn't asked...... but mum and dad loved it..... then pizza for tea...... lush.

Just crashing out - tv was boring till Eastenders and benidorm, said we'd have a quiet day and do boxing day 2mor. Was it Esmer - brain like a sieve - the Paul O Grady quote summed it up perfectly.....

Miss hoodie had a bright idea!!! she's thinking of asking Santa for a netbook so she can take club penguin everywhere with her!! NO!!!!!!!!!

Been good and only looked at the sales on line, - popping into town Wed, quic flick into Evans and Ann Harvey (got some vouchers), - got my eye on a few bits on BHS site - but intend to sort out whats left, we got 2 boxes left over - but intend to narrow the list drastically. 2011 is going to be my year..... may not be having the best start - got 2 x 30mins dentist appointments, have a crown fitted, then him and the court, an end of course assisgnment for business course, and assisgnment for sports course, - then Feb start the new business course...... so its another yr of OU but it will be worth it in the end, the plan is I WILL GET MY DEGREE in 2011.....

Hope everyone had a good day today in our own ways - and heres to friendship, and support, xx

esmer

My DD is really not well. she has been coughing and i took her temperature an hour ago and its 37.5 when I was taking it and trying to administer some calpol, she was shaking and crying and not letting me give her the medicine eventually got her to sleep and gave her the dose whilst she was sleeping, woke up briefly and cried, so had to sooth her to sleep. just took her temp nearly an hour later and still the same.............. I can see this is going to be a long night. Just going to take her into my room otherwise i will be up and down like a yo yo to see her and i will worry otherwise. Looks like she has a virus and her body is trying to fight it, had this back in August but it got into her chest and she was having trouble breathing. Thats why im not in a mad panic and going to A&E. I will keep her temp monitored and hope it goes down.

Night night everyone, will update you all in the morning.

elysia2003

Esmer, keep her covered only in a light sheet, and keep the window open just enough to cool the room. Elysia had this last week. Had high temps for a week straight day and night. Be careful, keep and eye on her - I don't want to worry you but she may go into convulsions. Have you gave her BOTH nurufen and calpol, because she can have both at the same time you know?

I really hope she's ok in the morning. Little ones get poorly extremely quickly and in the morning they are right as rain, and you wonder why you worried.

Take care and give her a kiss from us. Night night xxx

Pips_Mum

Phew, thank goodness thats all over for another 364 days! Pips terrible twos have made it pretty stressful at a time when everyone was already on edge what with it being the first Christmas without ' my Grandad. I agree with all those previous that the media put too much pressure on the 'perfect' christmas, its such a relief to come on here and read about everyone elses normal, bit dodgy christmas and realise its not me doing everything wrong!
Going to have a look at the sales tomorrow for the yeard birthday presents and maybe some christmas ones too.

mum2one

Esmer - hope dd gets better soon, - def agree re calpol and paracetamol, they compliment each other. hope she goes on ok, you take care as well.

Pipsmum - glad the terrible twos are nearly over, - wait till the I wants start!!, hope everything went ok for christmas, its always the 1st one thats the hardest. We lost my nan just before my 18th, so daft now, but about a month after lost her I had to go on a training course - just a day in Manchester, and I automatically brought her an ornament, still got it now.
You take care xx

Anglea

esmer you can bring a temperature down by putting something cold - flannel wrung out in cold water - under the armpits and on forehead.

esmer

Thanks guys. Been up most of the night. Temp is still high, breathing heavy. She had this in August and got admitted to paediatric ward until steroids worked . We are just up, going to give her the inhaler and see if it helps. Just had to let the EX know, which is never a good feeling!

fedupandskint

Hope your poorlies are ok and feeling better alongside the terrible twos tantrums x

I've just ordered a few christmassy bits from Lakeland for next year - cake tins, christmas food presentation bags and jam jar caddies that have been great this year and also a mini funnel to make up to £25 to use the £5 voucher someone (sorry can't remember who it was) kindly sent me

Going to get dressed in a min and mooch up to Mr S to have a look at their sale for some gift boxes and then a walk up to town for some lightbulbs for my new lamp

esmer

I looked at lakeland as well, but not sure what the delivery charge was? was going to get cello bags as they were so cheap. Is the voucher on the grabbit board fedupandskint?

fedupandskint

No someone sent it to me and you can only use it over the phone or in store. The lg santa present bags sold out before I ordered unfortunately and the delivery charge is £4.95 so the voucher covered this as I couldn't find a code for free del on the voucher board