Daily thread for Dec 24th CHRISTMAS EVE

bargain_babe

Good Christmas Eve morning to you all.

Just about to make those mince pies with Trex. Wish me luck. Nice lazy day apart from cleaning bathrooms, changing bedclothes and a bit more washing.

Sorry to hear about Bunny - 3 years ago on boxing day my BIL's greyhound got mine out of his cage and killed him (we had even turned cage round to protect him, but it still happened.) kids were distraught at the time - but luckily they don't associate xmas with it now. Hope yours still enjoy christmas - we've got two cats now and the dog stays put at their house!

Looking forward to tomorrow - just wish it wouldn't go so fast - enjoy it everyone - eat, drink and be merry!

Off to bake and look at Norad!

Love BB xx

Ps belated birthday wishes to Catherine - hope you had a good day xx

taplady

Morning all!

Hugs to crazychik and snowy! xxxx

Just trying to catch up with all the washing, ironing to do later:rolleyes: apart from that its all done!:j

DH wants us to pop into Kidderminster to have a walk round the shops and soak up the atmosphere!

Hope you all have a smashing Christmas eve and those feeling poorly soon feel better!

Take care all xx

iceicebaby

Morning all

Im all ready for tomorrow except for 3 pressies i have to wrap. Going to have a chilled day today ready for the excitement tomorrow.

merry xmas everyone xx

AussieLass

Cat It's nearly 9pm here. Just having a glass of cherry cheer (red wine) and I've cracked open my nuts. Smoky bbq cashews. Mmmmmmmm.

Just got on home from Mass. The ferry was late and arrived there at 7pm. It started at 7pm and we had a 10 min brisk walk ahead of us. DD wore high slinky sandals when I told her to wear sensible shoes but did she listen. :rolleyes: Anyway up and down hills we strode and when we got there it was packed and the only seats left were right in the front row. So the grand entrance we made.

I hope your DD is better tomorrow Gin Gin.

Have a Merry Christmas everyone. Byeeeee

Amanda666

Morning all :santa2:

Well just taking a quick break before I finish the preps for tomorrow.
My brother has just called round so I can predict that it will snow at some point in the next 24 hours

Gammon joint is soaking is water, and I have teh SC and coke ready to give it a try. Am going to cook the turkey this afternoon, as we are off visiting in the morning and I don't want to come home and rush around too much.

Am planning on popping to Mr T's and Waitrose later to see if there are any bargins to be had.

Am going to treat myself to a bike ride now though, as I need to get some fresh air and could do with an exercise kick start.

Well if I don't get on again today :xmassign: to you all

Would also like to wish everyone good tidings, health and happiness for the coming year :xmassmile

Have a wonderful time and try and relax, no one will reemeber the things you forget

:wave:

Crazychik

Morning All - Hope we are well

OH's birthday today!

Off to the crem in a bit, I didn't make it yesterday. Then hopefully, plan to bury bunny before kids come home.

Im not very technie when it comes to the pc/internet, what is is this norad site everyone's on about? what is the actual site to track santa? Hope I can use it later, might help the kids not to think about bunny!

Thanks DLB might try the santa's helper thing with Clover (DD) but doubt DS will fall for it! Good idea tho.

Welcome back Amiee dont let other's comments put you off, we are all entitled to our own opionions, but people dont realise there comments can hurt! Hold your head up high and ignore it, hope it wasn't me - lol

Anyway, best be off, go and get a shower then up to the crem
Have a great Christmas Eve everyone
If you dont come on before tomorrow - I wish everyone and their families a Happy & Safe Merry Christmas
Take care & Love as usual xxx

Nelski

Happy Christmas Eve everyone

Aimee I hope you are back - I think I remember what happened and I can assure you the person concerned would only ever be helpful and certainly wouldnt want to upset you - its definetly a case of the written word being misconstrued (sp!!) So get back here and join the party:j

Off to my folks for our christmas lunch today (going to my brothers tomorrow) so not been able to start on the sherry yet!! She is trying a new Delia recipe she found involving steaming a turkey crown:eek: :eek: lol my mum is a dreadful cook bless her so Ive had a couple of tea cakes for brekky and can stop at the chippy on the way back if need be:rotfl: On the other hand she is doing goose fat roasties so things wont all be bad:j

Nipped out to get petrol and a paper earlier and it was mayhem at Asda - i pity anyone who has got to face that today.

This evening will be a fairly quiet one for me as I have to drive earlyish tomorrow so got to watch the intake.

Anyway wont be posting tomorrow or boxing day for sure so hope you all have the christmas you are hoping for and that of course Santa manages to visit you all:D

Hugs Nels xxx

thriftlady_2

Just checking out the NORAD site. Father Christmas is just approaching Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, he'll be in Oz soon Aussielass, hang up your stocking:xmassmile.

The house smells really Christmassy. I've got a ham bubbling away, soon be ready to bake with a mustard and honey glaze. There's goose giblet stock on the go too. I'm half way through the sage and onion stuffing. I'm really hot because I'm cooking in a steamy kitchen, everyone else is lazing around and complaining that they're cold:rolleyes:

Going to try and keep the kids awake late this evening. Last year they all went to bed really early and then lay awake for ages complaining that they couldn't get to sleep. Then they did and by the time we were on Father Christmas duty they'd all woken up again :rolleyes: So if we keep them up they should fall asleep quickly and FC can do his thing while they're properly asleep.

Merry Christmas all:xmastree: :santa2:

twink

hi,

have just done a mountain of ironing for kyle, the brisket is cooking nicely in the slow cooker, just dil and me for dinner so a change from turkey, still got the jelly to do for the trifle and sort out the buffet for tomorrow afternoon
its still very frosty here -4oC , will have a wander to the local shop later to see if there are bargains, kyles dh just back from asda but no bargains there yet

hugs to all xx






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TKP_3

Hi all. there is such a lovely warm Christmassy feeling in the thread today - wonderful to read!

Just got some cleaning to do today (bathrooms mainly), then prep some veges for tomorrow.

I hope you all have a truly wonderful Christmas!