❄❄ Let It Snow ❄❄ :: Christmas 2012 Chatter Thread

rosalie-lavender

I didn't exactly have a wonderful day yesterday either. My DH was in a foul mood that was mostly reserved for me so his mum thinks he is the most wonderful son ever. She didn't hear all the snipy aggressive comments I was getting when she wasn't here or couldn't hear. He also upset our daughter when he announced he was going shopping today (boxing day) as he had agreed to take her to her boyfriends. He did finally back down as she has no other way of getting there and can't go earlier. No-one was allowed to open any presents until our son got up and as he went to bed at 9am you can imagine that by the time he got up at gone 5pm we were past bothering. Had DS been warned the night before he probably would have gone to bed earlier.

He also spoilt my adopt a reindeer surprise by throwing a childish strop about "how come you can adopt a reindeer but I can't have a dog? We can't afford a dog and all the costs involved but he is like a spoilt child over it.

One good thing is he isn't here this morning if he is going shopping!

My consolation is thanks to the lovely people on this thread I have enjoyed the run up to Christmas.:T:T

Linda-Lou

Hi everyone :wave:, Happy Boxing Day!

Thought I'd pop on quickly before the thread closes - when will that be OMO? Are we on here till the 31st? ( Have already joined the new thread, thanks again, but will stay here until given the orders to jump ship - sorry, the spaceship reference is catching! ).
Also OMO - how dare anyone be nasty to you! Some people just seem to enjoy upsetting others. Good thing you have us on here!

CHRISSYG - sorry your birthday didn't go to plan. Did you get Christmas presents, so at least had somethings to open?

Big hugs to all who feel a bit let down by it all. We work so hard and for so long, to make Christmas "perfect", that when others don't feel the same, it takes the shine off.

Now feel a bit guilty for saying, but we had a lovely day with my mum.( We already had our big "Christmas Day" on the 15th, with ds and ddil , as they could't be here on the 25th.). So yest it was just me, oh, dd and mum. Everything went to plan, no stress, laughed so much my sides ached, and wonderful presents all round! Everyone was delighted with their gifts, both mum and dd were amazed at the special things we found for them. OH is notoriously hard to buy for ( aren't all men ) , but I really surprised him with his main pressie - a gliding experience day! He can't wait to go.

However he did return the surprise, as my main pressie was a Sissix Big Shot! ( It's a crafting cutting machine, for any non crafters out there). He knew I'd been umming and ahhring over which one to get, so he decided for me. Can't wait to start playing with it today!

One of dd's surprises from us was theatre tickets ( just me and her, girly night), to see Romeo and Juliet. It's her favourite Shakespeare, and she loves going to the theatre - she was thrilled!

Sorry for the long post, can't stop once I've started! Going to have a pj day today ( anyone else do that? ) and just relax.
Hope everyone has a good day, take care all xxx

Own_My_Own

Linda-Lou wrote: »

Hi everyone :wave:, Happy Boxing Day!

Thought I'd pop on quickly before the thread closes - when will that be OMO? Are we on here till the 31st? ( Have already joined the new thread, thanks again, but will stay here until given the orders to jump ship - sorry, the spaceship reference is catching! ).
Also OMO - how dare anyone be nasty to you! Some people just seem to enjoy upsetting others. Good thing you have us on here!

CHRISSYG - sorry your birthday didn't go to plan. Did you get Christmas presents, so at least had somethings to open?

Big hugs to all who feel a bit let down by it all. We work so hard and for so long, to make Christmas "perfect", that when others don't feel the same, it takes the shine off.

Now feel a bit guilty for saying, but we had a lovely day with my mum.( We already had our big "Christmas Day" on the 15th, with ds and ddil , as they could't be here on the 25th.). So yest it was just me, oh, dd and mum. Everything went to plan, no stress, laughed so much my sides ached, and wonderful presents all round! Everyone was delighted with their gifts, both mum and dd were amazed at the special things we found for them. OH is notoriously hard to buy for ( aren't all men ) , but I really surprised him with his main pressie - a gliding experience day! He can't wait to go.

However he did return the surprise, as my main pressie was a Sissix Big Shot! ( It's a crafting cutting machine, for any non crafters out there). He knew I'd been umming and ahhring over which one to get, so he decided for me. Can't wait to start playing with it today!

One of dd's surprises from us was theatre tickets ( just me and her, girly night), to see Romeo and Juliet. It's her favourite Shakespeare, and she loves going to the theatre - she was thrilled!

Sorry for the long post, can't stop once I've started! Going to have a pj day today ( anyone else do that? ) and just relax.
Hope everyone has a good day, take care all xxx

We jumped ship late last night, as so many of us are hitting the sales getting paper etc for next year. Also , we are bigs kids and can't leave the shiney new toy alone.

jakesbakescakes

Ok I'm jumping too! See you all over there.... happy boxing day

Mrs_Cullen

Why is everyone talking about taking there decorations down, really bugs me, because people put them up to early and want to get on with the next big thing, chill out everyone and stop rushing everything.

scottishminnie

Mrs_Cullen wrote: »

Why is everyone talking about taking there decorations down, really bugs me, because people put them up to early and want to get on with the next big thing, chill out everyone and stop rushing everything.

as I'm leaving the country for a few weeks I'd feel pretty silly returning in mid January to take them down. I didn't set out to offend anyone by saying I was taking them down. It's purely for practical reasons not wanting to get on with "the next big thing".

mumof3plusoh

Happy Boxing day everyone, hope you all had a fantastic Christmas day. I did lunch for 9 and it went like a dream. I have to say this is the first Christmas lunch that I have cook for years that I haven;t been stressed out. I think it is all you lovelies on here that have helped. I have subscribed to next yrs thread and look forward to joining you all on there for next yr. x

Off to MIL for lunch and tea so no cooking today. Boxing day is always my day off.:T:T:T

Enjoy your day everyone x

msgigglewick

hey people! happy christmas! ours didnt' exactly go to plan.... not that we had one really lol. but dd3 came down with a sickness bug xmas eve... high temp etc. She managed to get up on xmas morning to open pressies then spent the rest of the day asleep. we made it to my parents house for an hour in the afternoon then came home and she started hallucinating :S doubled up on the calpol and ibrophen (sp) which seems to have sorted that.

Popped to town for the pressies i forgot to get :O for dd1. which she was happy with and spent a lil too much in the sales oops but 3 adults out of the 9 sorted for next year lol