Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2012

mum2one

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Santa's Challenge August

Birthdays- OH 50 in October :eek: thinking cap on though we have agreed to be mse about this

Christmas cake - hmmm never made one so perhaps i should ad it to my list of 50 fun things i've never done before my 50th

The Chat - good idea

My Time - started with a personal trainer today. I have weak knees (they run in our family -or not :rotfl:) and damaged rotor cuffs so she's doing m a plan to strengthen those. :j

Miss Hoodies Corner - the cleaning challenge :beer:

Back to School/College - my baby is probs starting uni next month :eek: results out this week :eek::eek::eek:

Thanks for the challenges

go for it with th 50 list, thou we need to know (ok, really be nosey!!) at what they are!!

Fingers crossed for the results, then it be mum can I bring my washing home!!

xxxx

mrs-moneypenny

Santa's Challenge July


Birthdays-
picked up loads of cards and wrapping paper from carboot during season, got a digital photo frame for my mums 70th so am putting lots of my photos on a memory card for her then passing car on to sis and bro to add theirs so she has a nice family selection.
MIL is 85 not sure what to get her thinking of a windmill for the garden. a few small birthdays that only require cards

Christmas
once were back from holiday ill start gathering ingredients up for cake

The Chat
DD3 and partner plus mil for christmas and new year dinner. open house (and larder) to DDs anytime they want to visit
My Time
got my cross stitch books and knitting to occupy me for this one, need to sort out some little pieces to take on holiday

Miss Hoodies Corner - the cleaning challenge
Thank you miss Hoodie:T. i am trying to keep on top of HW and cleared our room by putting some of the stashed pressies in the attic

Back to School/College
need to go through DS bag and kit, hes ok for uniform and shoes but need to cull his pencilcases and restock those but plenty in the house to do that with

SugarSpun

Oh! And birthday cards!

I need to write these cards when I wrap the parcels. I already have the posting dates on the calendar.

mrs-moneypenny

oh and overseas cards dont forget to do them early so you can go for the cheaper seaversion rather than airmail, cant remember off top of head when they were last year but it was early

rufusdog52

Birthdays-
Next birthday for me is my Dads in September but will probs get him something from Amazon. Then its ED's in November and have made her the bag from paper. EDGS's is November too and have got him a set of books. Thats all the gifts I need to do, just need to get some cards for them and some others.

Christmas
Not doing Christmas cake.

The Chat
I dont usually have a problem with this as we always go to my Dad's either Boxing day or the day after that. Not sure if OH is home this Christmas or working so will have to ask him.

My Time
I have been buying loads of books (well getting the free ones) on my kindle so have loads to read when I want to have some me time.

Miss Hoodies Corner - the cleaning challenge
Nice one, although one freezer needs defrosting

Back to School/College
Not sure if YD needs other things for college when she goes back

xxx

Just asked OH and he is working all over Christmas on nights, working 24th 25th 26th and 27th so thats the end of our Christmas for this year. Wont be able to go anywhere without him driving and wont be able to make a noise at home or have the grand kids round as he will be asleep. Brilliant!!

SugarSpun

All birthday gifts and cards are now wrapped and written

I think I am a little over-enthusiastic.

mum2one

Miss Hoodie finally got her ballon flight, thou it was touch and go the night before the recorded message said yes, be there at 6.30am, - her and dad got there, but was really misty, so they had to drive about 30 miles to another launch site.

She absolutly loved it, they flew mainly over countryside, and a historic house, they had champagne when they landed, thou bless her she the orange juice. She only wants to go up in one again!! and dad go again with her, he jumped at that.
Told her shes got to wait!!
The smile on her face, was just amazing, I guess it was an amazing experience, - I like my flights in comfort!!!

Started operation tidy up, gutted the one garage, we emptied the loft in 2005, and moved the boxes down there, a lot of bottom draw stuff!!. We brought 2 boxes worth of stuff up to the house, got 5 boxes worth for car boot, and rest is there for as and when!

Even found some Christmas presents, - set of boxed candles, - they were origianally £20, and there was a £2 price tag, so was even money saving before I knew of the site. Found 3 boxes, using 2 for bday presents, putting the other up for friends daughter wedding, its a saga, if it happens small family affair, but token jesture present.

Tomorrow - Photo wack of stuff for ebay, wrap some presents, off out sat 4 day, and need some.......


Have just checked my xmas list and just have 8 people to get - allowing myself a budget of £50 for the remaining items

1- Uncle - small present - £5
2 - friend - budget £5 - off mum (as changed her bday prezzies around thinking of using them for xmas) will be free
3 - friends hubby - 6 bottles real ale £10
4 - eldery neighbour - usually do food hamper £5 maximum budget
5 - cafe we use on hols - Box of biscuits or tin chocs £5
6 - neighbour - bottle Jack Daniels (blown the budget - there a godsend) £15
7 - older male friend - thinking engraved bookmark £7 on ebay, already got tie and cuff links designer!! (from Tunisia)
8 - good friend - (need to post) thinking engraved compact mirror



Think Miss Hoodie getting Kindle from mum and dad, she has mentioned the 3DSiXL, moment won't be heldto ransom over the price.

Mum -- £20 off Miss Hoodie (in odds and sods) £30 off me (hard to buy for she would rather have knickers than anything else)
Dad - £20 off Miss Hoodie - Hit the beer aisle £30 off me Bottle whisky, some beer, few nick nacks

£10 each for stocking, - me, mum, dad and Miss Hoodie - I put £20 and mum gives me £20 sort that out.

The most important bit the money!! (excluding the four of us)

Budget £445
Spent £194.70
Saved £235.30
RRP £ 802.00

mum2one

Thought be good and uodate where we are with this months challenge.

Santa's Challenge July

(mini one as we're late, sorry. xxx)

Birthdays-
All birthdays brought
Aug x 1
Sept x 2
Oct x 3
Dec x 1

Christmas
Hunting recipie, going to make the cake the 1st week DD back at school

The Chat
Just the four of us, the schools don't break up till fri as Xmas eve on Mon. Just be the four of us at home.

My Time
I've got the kindle to hand half way through new story, and have done some knitting.
Have put a bottle of my posh shower gel in the shower. Thats my treat.

Miss Hoodies Corner - the cleaning challenge
Gutted the one garage so far!.

Back to School/College
Brought some in sales - just need spare skirt, then be Winters coat nearer the time.
Pencils, pens etc - well stocked, not allowed to take their own stuff into school.

xx

rufusdog52

Glad Miss Hoodie had a nice time in the hot air balloon xx

mum2one

Not christmas but we had the most weird experience this afternoon, took some flowers upto the Crematorium, and when we were in chapel a Red Admiral butterfly flew in and landed on mums skirt, she freaked a bit, so took it off her and flew onto Miss Hoodies hand, it stayed there, Miss Hoodie walked around with it, dad took her to where my sisters ashes were buried, and the butterfly jumped off her hand and went on the ground, but wouldn't move off the spot, then as Miss hoodie walked away the butterfly came back to her, we sat on the bench for 15mins, the butterfly was there, we tried lining it up with flower bushes, no, it even stayed whislt Karen got in the car, we opened the windows so it would fly out, stayed put, drove off, but the minute we got to the exit gate the butterfly flew away, and went back into the crem.
Peaceful, lovely but a weird experience, sods law hadn't got camera or phone to take the pic. x