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

cornishorchid

pinknfluffy28 wrote: »

sooo pleased, dh is usually a typical xmas grinch "u spend too much" ... "why are u looking at christmas paper in july?" and, my personal favourite "we are NOT watching a christmas movie in october", however, i just casually mentioned a bargain pressie i had seen for eldest dd, and he asked me what i wanted for xmas, i reeled off the usual perfume, sexy undies, chocolates etc "oh and id love for us to do each other stockings", and to my suprise his response was "thats a lovely idea, what budget? shall i do u one of those xmas eve hampers you do me & kids too?", i thought he was taking the michael but he said i work so hard all year making xmas magical for him & kids, he really wants to do the same for me! i picked myself up off the floor in time to see him browsing the web for 'xmas stocking' and humming rudolph the red nosed reindeer! i darent tell him that his response tonight is the best xmas gift ever, i dont want my new santa husband to dissapear!

Haven't caught up yet as my Internet was down last night, but I have to say this just brought a tear to my eye! Obviously all your hard work has paid off and not been left unnoticed ::T

will-be-debt-free

pinknfluffy28 wrote: »

im sure whsmith have got 2 for £5 on at moment, only what i was told by a friend tho so not 100% sure. Most places do a similar deal at some stage, and wilkos are usually cheaper in general for single annuals!

still catching up so not sure if anyone else has posted about annuals but sainsburys had loads, from toddlers to teenagers eg skylanders, hello kitty., peppa, bands etc, they were £4 each but again usually go on offer at some point

cornishorchid

pinknfluffy28 wrote: »

i have officially finished my xmas shopping, but as usual, i have now decided it really doesnt look like much & want to get just a few more bits for dd's. thinking of a movie night hamper forr dd (12), can anyone suggest any non-xmas cheap dvds, shes got all twilight, harry potter etc, i would like something that maybe is based around a similar aged girl with similar "growing up" issues, but dont know if such things exsist. still deciding what theme hamper to do dd (5)...

I loved the goonies and the labyrinth, could probably still repeat the whole movie word for word! The princess bride is a good one too

MaggieMcQ

jHas anyone seen any nice toadstool decs? I've seen a few felt ones but am looking for red & white glass ones preferably. Absolutely love these ones from Cargo but don't love the price so much and am hoping to spot a cheaper alternative.

Homebase have some nice toadstool decs, 6 for £4.99, just type ''toadstool'' in the search box on the homebase website x

babyb06

msgigglewick wrote: »

I've designed all my own bits this year. which can be personalised for each elf. there are some sites online that do their own template but i prefered my own lol (without blowing my own trumpet there, did a graphics set for someone on fb the other day and they were very complementary about it )

Couple of sites for some ideas..

http://christmas.organizedhome.com/celebrate/magic-elf-tradition

http://magicalholidayhome.com/elves/?page_id=8

thank you for the site ideas - the elf is visiting my neice and nephew again this year!

i had a passport for the elf last year but unfortunately it was from the internet so couldnt be personalised - i am not very good with computers, but are there any easy ideas you can share?

babyb06

Money_maker wrote: »

Now here's an idea

amazing!!!! i wonder if i could make them! although my DH may gomad if he sees my ever growing list!

carlamarie_2

thank you everyone for the well wishes. i am feeling better and the bleeding DOES seem to be calming down :T:T:T
the person who said about the cervical erosion (snugglebunny i think?!) they did check for this as apparently its the main reason for bleeding in pregnancy but found no sign of me having it.

Snugglebunny8 wrote: »

Has anyone seen or bought the Christmas tree biscuit tins in M&S? Ive seen it and thought it looked nice but for £10 I left it, but I see online it's actually musical?

sorry if im repeating, havent finished reading all of todays posts yet!
apparently they are sold out everywhere :mad: i buy most of the tins everyyear from m+s (but dont tell dh as he says i have too many, pff!) i have seen this but didnt have enough money on me and the following week it was gone its just like the boxes from last year.

cornishorchid

Horah, finally caught up!
It was DS 4th birthday today, so been out on a family day, but did manage to get to primark very quickly and got DH the spiderman onside...we brought DS one for his birthday and whilst wrapping it DH made a comment about wishing they did it I his size...lucky he hate primark so didn't have a clue they do them! That's the kids pressie to daddy sorted! Also managed to get my hard to buy for brother a pair of teenage mutant ninja turtles 'lounge pants' so that's him finished now
Pear drop and black jack vodka started and doing well already, black jack ones smells just like black sambuca.
Only got my dad left to do and half of my sil to do.....very pleased as well, as I started so early this year haven't had to dip into our savings at all!
I do have to make my homemade hamper foodie items, but that can't be done till a week or so before, I've decided on the following for each couple who we don't buy for but they always get the kids bit and pieces..so technically we haven't brought anything..so they can't moan at me for getting them anything!
Pancake mix
Almond brittle
Nougat
Soap - honey and oatmeal
Candy sleigh
Strawberry jam-already made with 'gone' strawberries form my mums best friend who works at a strawberry farm
Marmalade-already made...cheated with the marmade tins, but so cheap and lush...I did pineapple and orange this year..just added a couple of tins of crushed pineapple...yummy

Just need to stop myself buying anything else I see, which won't be easy! But as long as I don't need to dip into the savings I've decided I'm going to get it!

popularfurball

dropsofjupiter wrote: »

That is so lovely it has really made me smile. :j

Me too... are you offering residential training camps?? I will pay for you to train OH :rotfl::rotfl:

popularfurball

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

My sister loved this film! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus,_Thongs_and_Perfect_Snogging
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Angus-Thongs-Perfect-Snogging-DVD/dp/B001CVAJT8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350839815&sr=8-1

This - I still love it at 25years of age!!!!!! Books are a great way to get reading too