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

moneysavingmumofone

jeningers-So sorry to hear your sad news. Made me very angry the way you have been treated. Take care of yoursel. xxxx

chirpychick-Well done on your fab christmas shop. I find all of your preparations interesting.


Pinksteps-Huge well done to your DS, you must be very proud.

Nanamia-I did indeed recommend a sign, its from CardFactory and has a teddy bear on it and says either This House believes or We Believe. It was £1.49. I must admit I did cave in last year and bought this one as its sooo lovely. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/this-house-believes-christmas-plaque-hanging-wooden-sign-red-cream-chic-shabby-/230861206776?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Dressing_Tables&hash=item35c06674f8

Hamish222-Bet of luck with the adoption next year. xxx

MrsDrink

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

Nanamia-I did indeed recommend a sign, its from CardFactory and has a teddy bear on it and says either This House believes or We Believe. It was £1.49. I must admit I did cave in last year and bought this one as its sooo lovely. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/this-house-believes-christmas-plaque-hanging-wooden-sign-red-cream-chic-shabby-/230861206776?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Dressing_Tables&hash=item35c06674f8

I really want a 'we believe' sign but am debating whether to make one... using an offcut of wood and old paint I've got kicking about the house...http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/weathered-wooden-sign-diy.html

*Louise*

chirpychick wrote: »

everywhere is sold out of Peppermint candy canes :-O
Tesco, Asda & Morrisons have been tried now and no candy canes!!!


Is there anywhere else I can look for them?

I got mine from B&M - 89p per pack

moneysavingmumofone

Chirpychick-If you need me to get you some candycanes and post them I will happily. Theres loads of peppermint ones round here! I remember my friend couldnt get hold of any last year either! Ive seen them in Asda, Tesco, B&M, HB, Sainsburys, 99p store and Poundland so far.

MrsDrink-Im sure a home-made one would look lovely, go for it!

Well yesterdays trip to see the Coca-Cola truck was a mixed bag really. Journey there was ok, 45 mins but sat nav was behaving for once! I was a teeny bit disappointed when we got there but I dont know why, I dont know what I was expecting lol. It was lovely and we had our pic taken and got a free mini can of coke but nothing to do after that so decided to go to Home Bargains which was apparently 25 mins away but once the sat nav kicked in was actually 45 mins! Had time to kill (DS wanted to go back when the snow machine was on at 8 so 5 hours ish away!!) so went anyway. Rather happily went past IKEA on the way so went in as we'd never been before but I didnt like it, nothing I really liked (except hotdogs hehe) and I hated the layout. After a Matalan detour to use their toilet and getting lost we finally went into HB only for them to turn the lights off as they were shutting! Gutted! This was at 7, after the sat nav being a pain in the butt we finally arrived back in Watford at 10 to 9!! and the snow machine was over and it was all packed up so just took a pic of it in the dark and went. Didnt end there though as the sat nav somehow ended up taking us waaay into London and we finally got home at half 11! So fed up as DS was not in a good frame of mind shall we say and I was frazzled, OH was getting more irate by the second, we wasted half a tank of petrol and had to get dinner out which wasnt planned. So now all peed off and skint. Sorry for moaning, will hopefully restore festive spirit soon! x

moneysavingmumofone

Oh also to add to that we were too late for Nativity at the cinema yesterday and today lol but we did see The Lorax which was good and I got a Bella and Jacob cup to add to my Edward one so that cheered me up a bit lol. x

System

im so jealous of all who have seen Twilight i sooooo need to see it !
ive done a bit more wrapping but dd heard the paper and came to investigate so Ive had to stop .Ive got a list of things i need for the Christmas eve hamper and hopefully by the end of next week it will all be sorted . im starting my Christmas clean up starting with the fridge and freezer [joyous !]

System

chirpychick wrote: »

I hang candcanes on my Christmas tree and I am also the only one that eats them lol but I will be so disappointed if I don't manage to find any.

Last year I ended up with mini ones from poundland and it just wasn't the same.

Is there anywhere else I can look for them?

one year when dd was small i spent christmas eve threading individually the sweets from a tin of roses to hang on the tree it looked very pretty but omg never again !

fatblackandwhite

chirpychick wrote: »

I got my festive friends from Morrisons (99p each) after they were sold out in Tesco, but everywhere is sold out of Peppermint candy canes :-O
Tesco, Asda & Morrisons have been tried now and no candy canes!!!

I hang candcanes on my Christmas tree and I am also the only one that eats them lol but I will be so disappointed if I don't manage to find any.

Last year I ended up with mini ones from poundland and it just wasn't the same.

Is there anywhere else I can look for them?

Iceland have them!

System

FeistyFidget wrote: »

Sadly NHS care for first tri pregnancies is appalling Take comfort in your LO and let it be known, we are all thinking of you.

I think the idea of a memory stick with photos and video messages from friends and family is fantastic. It will be the next best thing to having you all there and I am sure it will mean an awful lot to him. For the CD/USB stick cover you could do some cute 'Subway' art that is tailored to your marriage and family

More Crafty shares for you all. Please tell me if I'm going over-board with photo's, I do get a bit snap happy

how did you make the pendant in the black box its absolutely gorgeous.
my new years resolution is to learn how to multi quote lol

Betsie2010

A productive day today, went to Aldi for cello wrap and was beginning to think you'd all got there 1st. But found it in Lidl (not the 1st time I have mixed those 2 up, and have been known to moan when they haven't got the things advertised, ooops!!) Anyway I digress..... Got the rest of the chocolates for chocolate sleighs and the glued candy canes are drying as I type.
Bought 2 small toys for boys I look after with the Mr T club card exchange so effectively half price. Am adding those to their tins I've made up with marbles and toy soldiers. Will add some snowman soup too.
Had a voucher for money off in Mr T too so bought some food for Christmas with the savings.
Got some long handled spoons from poundshop to go with the snowman soup. Going to dip them in the chocolate
I'm getting so excited - I'm worse than the kids!! Xx