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MrsMoo2U

Which day?

lisawaters

MrsMoo2U wrote: »

Which day?

Christmas Day.

MrsMoo2U

Oh, that day.

Well, we are still pondering it. Outlaws have hinted that they want us to go there, Mr Snr doesnt like dogs so wont let us take the big Moo, I refuse to board him just to spend a few miserable days with the outlaws (cant stand Mr Snr) and my OH doesn't particularly want to go but feels between a rock and a hard place (ooer) I think. So I am ignoring it as best I can at the moment in the hope that the day just happens without having to actually make a decision. Not good I know but dont feel like I can cope with it otherwise. Really, really peed off about that though because I absolutely love the build up to Christmas but this year I cant even be bothered to think about it.

Oops - sorry for the rant. Ideally I would like to wake up late, have a special breakfast of croissants, bucks fizz, and some nice cheese. Then go off to the beach and have warm mince pies and hot chocolate whilst watching the surfers. Then back home, lovely dinner and curl up on the sofa and watch some christmassy films. I prefer Christmas Eve to be honest.

What do you have planned?

lisawaters

MrsMoo2U wrote: »

Oh, that day.

Well, we are still pondering it. Outlaws have hinted that they want us to go there, Mr Snr doesnt like dogs so wont let us take the big Moo, I refuse to board him just to spend a few miserable days with the outlaws (cant stand Mr Snr) and my OH doesn't particularly want to go but feels between a rock and a hard place (ooer) I think. So I am ignoring it as best I can at the moment in the hope that the day just happens without having to actually make a decision. Not good I know but dont feel like I can cope with it otherwise. Really, really peed off about that though because I absolutely love the build up to Christmas but this year I cant even be bothered to think about it.

Oops - sorry for the rant. Ideally I would like to wake up late, have a special breakfast of croissants, bucks fizz, and some nice cheese. Then go off to the beach and have warm mince pies and hot chocolate whilst watching the surfers. Then back home, lovely dinner and curl up on the sofa and watch some christmassy films. I prefer Christmas Eve to be honest.

What do you have planned?

Well unless I get a better offer (and time's running out) I will wake up late, have a special breakfast of croissants, bucks fizz, (but no cheese). Then go off to the beach and have warm mince pies and hot chocolate whilst watching the surfers. Then back home, whole tin of Quality Street and curl up on the sofa and watch something with me in it.

I like the bit on Christmas Eve when the shops have closed and if you forgot someone's present, they're getting jump leads or a can of oil. Which is partly why I'm divorced as it happens. Long story.

MrsMoo2U

lisawaters wrote: »

Well unless I get a better offer (and time's running out) I will wake up late, have a special breakfast of croissants, bucks fizz, (but no cheese). No adventure! Then go off to the beach and have warm mince pies and hot chocolate whilst watching the surfers. Oh, that would be fun thinking about you on the South Coast doing the same as me on the Welsh coastThen back home, whole tin of Quality Street You can keep the coffee creams but I would love the orange creams and curl up on the sofa and watch something with me in it. Hmmmm wonder what that could be

I like the bit on Christmas Eve when the shops have closed and if you forgot someone's present, they're getting jump leads or a can of oil. Which is partly why I'm divorced as it happens. Long story.

Ahh..... yes, I used to work with a fella who, every Christmas Eve, set off to do his shopping at 10 in the morning. After the pubs threw him out at 3 in the afternoon he would do a mad dash round the shops in a drunken haze and buy whatever he could find. His wife threw him out on Boxing Day and he still wonders if it was anything to do with the fact that when she opened her present it was a wondermop and plastic mop bucket!!:rotfl::rotfl:

My ex MIL once got a set of concrete fence panels for her birthday because her partner forgot it was her birthday, remembered the day before (Sunday) and went to the local garden centre to find something. Why on earth he found fence panels appealing we never worked out.

Will the boys not be with you on Christmas Day then Mike? Are they over at all over Christmas or do they both have girlfriends now who expect them to spend all their time together?

lisawaters

MrsMoo2U wrote: »

Ahh..... yes, I used to work with a fella who, every Christmas Eve, set off to do his shopping at 10 in the morning. After the pubs threw him out at 3 in the afternoon he would do a mad dash round the shops in a drunken haze and buy whatever he could find. His wife threw him out on Boxing Day and he still wonders if it was anything to do with the fact that when she opened her present it was a wondermop and plastic mop bucket!!:rotfl::rotfl:

My ex MIL once got a set of concrete fence panels for her birthday because her partner forgot it was her birthday, remembered the day before (Sunday) and went to the local garden centre to find something. Why on earth he found fence panels appealing we never worked out.

Will the boys not be with you on Christmas Day then Mike? Are they over at all over Christmas or do they both have girlfriends now who expect them to spend all their time together?

We are having a boys' Christmas sometime. 50% of them have girlfriends but 0% of them would have a GF who expected that level of togetherness!

Brewerspride

lisawaters wrote: »

So what's everyone doing On The Day?

Well, I won't be able to beat last year (camping in the Lake District in the snow ) so, start off by kicking OH out of bed as he has to work for a couple of hours.

Then I will stare longingly at the smoked salmon, eggs and bubbly (saving them for a late lunch when OH will be home).

Pub opens 11am - 1pm so will pop in for a swift glassette or 3 of vino (it would be rude not to). Lunch (as above).

Relaxing afternoon followed by us trying to cook Christmas dinner whilst under the influence. Hic hic.

Butti

lisawaters wrote: »

Then back home, whole tin of Quality Street and curl up on the sofa and watch something with me in it.

Have you taken up presenting then?

I shall be sorting out my red cabbage and choc desert over a glass of something nice. Then about midday going up to my brother's. Before then I have to make his waistcoat and my neice's bag.

Will be staying at his on Christmas evening.

B x

miggy

I will be eating the abandoned coffee creams...

MrsMoo2U

Hmmmm wonder what a "boys christmas" entails...... then again.

Miggy I will lob them over to you with pleasure. Brewer I love the sound of your day.