Christmas is coming! 2007 - merged thread

sammy_kaye18

shelovestobuystuff wrote: »

and the fighting for the last Nintendog on the planet ,or whatever the current years understocked fad happens to be.....

...............too bloody true! Last year we had the task of pokemon toys for my oldest nephew as that was our gift his parents had left for us to get him!! damn things me and bf literally left my son with his grand mother and did all the kids shoppign in one day last year - we have our son, my step son, he has 2 nephews and 1 niece and i have 1 neice (soon to be 2 this year) and i can remember one shop watching bf sprint to the other end fo the shop past everyone just to get the last pack of pokemon trumps cards - ive never laughed so much in my life!*****************************************>

shelovestobuystuff wrote: »

You get to stop and enjoy the choirs and the brass bands,drink some mulled wine and hot doughnuts or chestnuts while you watch street performers and generally be glad,and probably a bit smug too that you are not one of the stressed out mob this year .

I am determined not to be so stressed that i end up screamign in the middle of the local market again - horrible last year and i had to cart a 5 ft teddy bear through the streets of swansea in mid day - damn thing was nearly bigger than me (im 5'4) because his mum is a teddy fan and loves big teddies.I am certain i will get all my christmas shopping done by the end of November so then i cna enjoy this festive season with my little boy this year

MrsTinks

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

i had to cart a 5 ft teddy bear through the streets of swansea in mid day - damn thing was nearly bigger than me (im 5'4) because his mum is a teddy fan and loves big teddies.

I love teddies too... but little ones probably more expensive though lol as the pride of my collection is a handmade mohair teddy - one of a kind! Cayenne Cottage and his name is Henry All my teddies have a story on how they came to live with me so they're very special - but I'd never have a huge teddy! I'd have nowhere to put it!

This year get her an inflatable one!

savvy

sammy_kaye18 wrote: »

I am certain i will get all my christmas shopping done by the end of November so then i cna enjoy this festive season with my little boy this year

Good god yes Sammy, it's not fair is it, pandering to everyone else and not getting time with your own :rolleyes::rolleyes:

sammy_kaye18

I know savvyI seem to spend my whole christmas looking after other peoples kids so they can go and do their shopping or just have 10 minutes to themselves but it gets to the point where i feel like im neglecting mine in the christmas sense.He starts nursery this year too which im dreading after finding out there are at least 9 'people who do nasty things to kiddies' living in my local area. I only live in a little town but the nursery hes going to is fenced off and the nurserys fenced off grounds are within a primary schools fenced off grounds (if that makes any sense) and he will only be in it for 2 hours a day and his play time outside is at a different time to the main school so the teachers can see if any of the kids have gotten out. good god can you tell im dreading september coming!!!! im gonna be a wreck

rchddap1

Xmas this year will be special...as last year I spent it in hospital with my little girl as she recovered from meningitis. Essentially this will be her first Christmas. There are so many more important things than gifts and food. I am so looking forward to it.

rosieben

rchddap1 wrote: »

... There are so many more important things than gifts and food. I am so looking forward to it.

How true!! I hope you have a wonderful christmas with your lo

maow425

The one thing more important than the food and goodies at Christmas is to have done all the shopping early so that you can sit down and enjoy it all with your loved ones. So to me they're all equally important because the success of one depends on the wellbeing of the other... or something like that. That's just my pseudo-philosofical take on Christmas anyway.

This Christmas is going to be very special. It'll be our first in our new house, and we now have a big garden and big front steps and paths we can put those giant tea-light type torches out on, and a great big bay window for which I have grand plans, none of which include the use of coloured lights.

sammy_kaye18

Maow425 - I would love to have a house with a bay window - alot of houses in the local town have big bay windows in the front and i love walking to town in the winter all cuddled up in my coat and scarf with little one (yeah 3 years old) snuggled up in his buggy, and walking past all the hosues with big bay windows and they have the tree in all done up and beautiful. I love it.

susan1

well
have bought my first xmas present, the cannon photo printer as mentioned on this site today. reduced to £19.99. :T

MrsTinks

Also Boots have a sale on at the moment with 1000 points if you spend over £50 and triple points too... SO I have gotten over £100 of goods (the buy one get one half price still works on discount goods) and 1600 points, free delivery, 3.5% cashback on Quidco AND Tesco points as I used my Tesco credit card And it's cost me £50 (real price would work out at about £32 - so 70% of original price... ) Bargain! (and free delivery!)
So that's loads of pressies AND a perfume I have been wanting to spoil myself with for ages (12 months) but couldn't bring myself to pay nearly £40 for...