OS Monday 18th December

Penny_Watcher

Morning OSers :santa2:

Happy Birthday Quasar :bdaycake: (My birthday is about a week after Christmas. Did you suffer from joint Christmas and birthday presents as a kid like I did? Rotten parents )

And Crazychick I hope your Bunny perks up a bit.

The kids are on school holidays now, which means DD2 can sleep for as long as she wants. We may not see her until Wednesday! DS1 is poorly. I can't work out if he has winter vomiting virus or tonsilitus (sp?) Anyhoo.... we're going to go through the farce of trying to get a doctor's appointment. Ring at 8.30 - won't be able to get through - then you do - then there are no appointments left. Told to ring again at 2.30 - won't be able to get through - then you do - then there are no appointments. Told to ring tomorrow. Repeat for days on end. :mad:

Christmas lunch in our house is beginning to run out of control. Four of us live here - me, OH, DS1(12) and DD2(9). DD1(24) lives in London, but comes home for the holidays. My father invited himself to sleepover for 2 days over Christmas (he lives about a mile away ) so DD1 is on a put-u-up bed in DD2's room. So that's 6 so far.

DstepS(17) wants to come too, so he's on a put-u-up in DS1's room. FIL wants to join in (his partner has just passed away and he doesn't want to be by himself - perfectly understandable) so he's on a camp bed in the dining room. We're up to eight now.

Now DstepD(17) want to come for lunch and bring her boyfriend too - making it 10 for lunch. Most of me thinks it will be a wonderful family Christmas, the kind the kids will remember all their lives, but part of me thinks it will turn into a Mike Leigh farce. And my credit card is still in two pieces (that's a whole other thread :rolleyes: )

So have a good day everyone. Hugs to all (especially the poorly bunny).

PW
xx

dlb

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUASER
1000 post well done KAZONLINE!!

Morning everyone! Hope we are all well.

Only a week to go really excited now!! Lots still to do, need to food shop for a few more bits today, im trying not to do a big shop but split it through the week, that way the kids dont eat everything before next week!!!

Have to finish off my last few hampers today so need to buy tinsel to fill out MIL+FIL food hamper.And a bottle of wine to finish it off.

We are planning on going deliverying everything on friday night.

Right off now to have another coffee and get ready for school, ill be glad when they break up, i love them being at home at this time off year, have loads of christmas films sorted out ready to watch and plan on widing them up till they are so excitied they nearly pop!!!LOL

Catch u all later
donna
xx

Dumyat

very frosty outside. will need to leave early for work to give car time to defrost.
must post christmas cards this morning.

nothing OS today. will not get home again until 6:30 or later as I think I will need to pick up some bread and milk. So by time I feed the hoards and chill watching a bit of tv the day will be gone.

Queenie

:hello: Gooooooood Morning fellow OS'ers

Many Happy Returns, Quasar! :bdaycake:

Congrats on your first 1000 Kas :T :T :T Looking forward to many, many more :beer:


Off shopping today to get some last minute bits and bobs. Got out the boxes from the gift cupboard and rummaged around some "secret places" (ok, the "I-just-stuff-it-in-here-outa-the-way-until-the-coast-is-clear" places ) and last night my lounge is covered in gifts to be wrapped, gifts I have wrapped, lists of who's getting what, what is still to be got, paper, tissue paper, bows, ribbons and boxes!! There they will stay too until I return later today and finish off what I started :laugh:

I've still got a couple of fleece blankets to complete before the big day too, but I'm getting faster the more I do.

Food is very much grab-it-when-you-can style and I have some soup in the fridge and rolls for dunking, so no worries on that front (some grated cheese will make it more substantial )

I'm pleased with how it's all falling into place actually because there was a point where I thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew!

On the "Must Do" list is to put in a repeat prescription form; change up some euro's for France (Thursday! :j :j ) and ... hide all those boxes that are littering the lounge as soon as I'm home later and have wrapped todays purchases.

Had a great shop yesterday when Sainsbury's paid *me* 50p to take the 'free' bags of oranges :rotfl: (ok, they were reduced to 50p a bag but buy 2 and the multibuy offer still flagged up so I bought two for £1 and the till auatomatically reimbursed me the £1.50 off ) Now *that's* a real bargain :rotfl:

Off for my bath shortly and I'll give the bathroom a quick spritz with my zoflora mix - only takes a minute or two.

Have a great moneysaving Monday everyone :wave:

twink

morning all
HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUASER :beer:

morning kaz x very frosty here, hope to get to tesco later then have the two dgs play in the afternoon, looking forward to that, then back to cleaning the house, we dont break up for the hols here till friday
hope you get the steak sorted out penny-pincher no excuse for selling stuff like that

love to all xx

anniebooklover

Hi everyone :santa2:

Happy birthday Quasar and Congratulations Kaz on getting to 1000 posts.

Tru I know exactly what you mean about some people at the supermarket. It is almost as if they have some twisted radar that makes them drift towards you or just in front of you as you try to pass them. Christmas seems to bring them all out in force at once. :mad:

Work today but my lovely boss is paying me early (and secretly I am hoping that he gives me a nice Christmas bonus too. I could really do with the extra money now.) Busy afternoon though as DS has an orthodontist appointment at 2 so I have to finish work, pick him up from school then drive through the centre of Preston to get to the surgery then drive back through the city centre to get to the bank before 3.30 so I can bank my cheque then pick DD up from school. I hate having to rush about especially at this time of year (see above - wandering shoppers aren't just confined to the supermarkets. :mad: ). Moan over.

Breakfast today will be boiled egg and toast, methinks. Lunch is turkey salad on wholemeal bread and fruit salad with yoghurt. Dinner is chicken curry with rice.

Have a great day everyone. X

hilstep2000

Mornin all!

Happy Birthday Quasar! :bdaycake:

I'm sitting here dressed in a Mrs Santa Claus outfit! Why? Because at our school today it is CHRISTMAS DAY! Everyone, Teachers and kids have to come dressed as something christmassy, and donate a pound to our local hospice, so I'm Mrs Claus.

Parties tomorrow, break up Weds, YEAH:beer:

Out on Thurs for my Xmas bash with collegues.

Have a good day everyone!

comping_cat

(My birthday is about a week after Christmas. Did you suffer from joint Christmas and birthday presents as a kid like I did? Rotten parents )

My birthday is near christmas too, and it was always horrible, joint presents, christmas/birthday cards in one, people forgetting because they had so much to think about over christmas and no one coming to parties because it was too close to christmas and they were away!!!! (im not scarred by my childhood at all!!!!) Other prob, was wanting something halfway through the year, having to wait til birthday when i no longer wanted it.

Anyway - HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUASAR :beer:

WELL DONE KAZ ON 1000 POSTS!!!!!:j

Had a lovely relaxing day yesterday, stayed in our jim jams all day (until i had a lovely long bath and changed into fresh ones!!!) had a delicious piece of lamb and then DD and i made lots of chocolate brownies and scones. That with a helping of Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean 2) sandwiched inbetween - lovely!!!!
Still working this week (no work, no pay:o ) but just 2 little ones here. We have a little christmas party to goto so might pop along to that for an hour. Also need to do a little cleaning and want to make a stew in the SC with the left over lamb.
Right, better get moving, neither of my children are up (they are also at school until Wednesday) so need to get them moving.
Oh, we also have Christingle tonight, i love that service!!!!
Hope everyone has a lovely day,
Take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

mrs_mix

congats to Kaz on reaching 1000 post's

well all good plans and that only ds2 at school today dd has got up with chicken pox and tonsilitis but I'm not going to try and get her to the doctors today as she's so used to it I can get away with just calpol today and perhaps try the doc's tomorrow I have the same problem as pen pen with getting through to them on a monday
may as well get on with some job's

pam xx

tired_mum

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUASAR:bdaycake:
morning all from foggy freezing essex dog walked WM DW on just got to take the kids to school DD2 breaks up on wed but DS and DD1 dont break up till fri same borough so how does that work out it is such a nightmare to try to organise holidays etc and things to do i wish all schools broke up on the same day and went back together
off to post office this am then need to get my nails done in town
DD2 has her nativity tonite it will be her last one as she goes to seniors in sept so need to get the tissues ready she is a king
hugs to all who need them and hope everyone has a good day