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MSE Parents Club Part 14

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  • aless02
    aless02 Posts: 5,119 Forumite
    edited 6 September 2010 at 4:50PM
    weezl, I must confess to you in secret that mine went moldy before we got a chance to eat them. :o:o:o it was all the moving, I swear!
    top 2013 wins: iPad, £50 dental care, £50 sportswear, £50 Nectar GC, £300 B&Q GC; jewellery, Bumbo, 12xPringles, 2xDiesel EDT, £25 Morrisons, £50 Loch Fyne

    would like to win a holiday, please!!
    :xmassmile Mummy to Finn - 12/09; Micah - 08/12! :j
  • tarajayne
    tarajayne Posts: 7,081 Forumite
    Xmas lunch, not much more than normal, I hate the waste. I want to go away anyway!
    Too many children, too little time!!!
    :p
  • gill_81uk
    gill_81uk Posts: 2,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Name Dropper
    *feels left out coz she doesn't know what forum it is and can't stalk Sami* :cry:

    I'm another one who goes to parent for xmas dinner...we usually alternate between my parents and the ILs.....I like going to my parents best!

    As T gets older we may need to reassess! We do get smoked salmon and bucks fizz for breakfast tho :cool:
    Mummy to Thomas born April 27th 2010 8lb 5oz
  • 3onitsway
    3onitsway Posts: 4,000 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sami_Bee wrote: »
    :p:rotfl: I don't really tell you lot just how mental I am :o plus I wanted the views of people who didn't know me so well.
    SugarSpun wrote: »
    Bastages :( Can we help? We'll answer by PM if you want to pick your favourites.

    I'm sure i'm a favorite :p, and can also probably convince you that i'm more mental than you. :o


    I've ordered some books too - thanks for the link. :D


    Weezl If like the last couple of years i'm being a very lazy, naughty Mummy, it'll probably cost £70+ from Marks & Spencer, plus wine from Asda. But it'll be enough for boxing day too.
    There's every chance OH could be working this Christmas :(. If that's the case, it'll cost me nothing as I'll go and have it with Mum.
    :beer:
  • aless02
    aless02 Posts: 5,119 Forumite
    weezl, VERY GOOD QUESTION. I think, for once, we have no idea! ILs will likely put tons of pressure on us to go there, especially as we spent it at home (;)) last Christmas. I should be emotionally scarred against Christmas dinners considering how my last one wound up...not staying down, but I have no current aversion to the thought of the usual turkey, etc. As for price and stuff, I try and get everything on the cheap from Tesco or similar and buy a turkey when they're half-price.
    top 2013 wins: iPad, £50 dental care, £50 sportswear, £50 Nectar GC, £300 B&Q GC; jewellery, Bumbo, 12xPringles, 2xDiesel EDT, £25 Morrisons, £50 Loch Fyne

    would like to win a holiday, please!!
    :xmassmile Mummy to Finn - 12/09; Micah - 08/12! :j
  • tarajayne
    tarajayne Posts: 7,081 Forumite
    gill_81uk wrote: »
    *feels left out coz she doesn't know what forum it is and can't stalk Sami* :cry:


    Me too! :cool::rotfl:
    Too many children, too little time!!!
    :p
  • SugarSpun
    SugarSpun Posts: 8,559 Forumite
    Two years ago I had to go to Tesco on Christmas Eve and they had loads - loads - of turkeys reduced to £3-5 from £20-30+. I wouldn't rely on it but if you're willing to accept a quirky substitute if necessary it might be a good option.
    Organised Birthdays and Christmas: Spend So Far: £193.75; Saved from RRP £963.76
    Three gifts left to buy
  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    SugarSpun wrote: »
    Two years ago I had to go to Tesco on Christmas Eve and they had loads - loads - of turkeys reduced to £3-5 from £20-30+. I wouldn't rely on it but if you're willing to accept a quirky substitute if necessary it might be a good option.

    Christmas talk already! :eek::eek:

    Oh it wasn't our bus driver in the lycra. I asked him today :rotfl:
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • SugarSpun
    SugarSpun Posts: 8,559 Forumite
    delain wrote: »
    Christmas talk already! :eek::eek:

    Weezl started it ;)
    Organised Birthdays and Christmas: Spend So Far: £193.75; Saved from RRP £963.76
    Three gifts left to buy
  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    SugarSpun wrote: »
    Weezl started it ;)

    I've started picking bits up, I always do after DD1's birthday, but still, Turkey talk?!

    I'm not a big turkey fan, thought I'd get that out there :rotfl:
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
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