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  • Bananababe
    Bananababe Posts: 7,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    That's who is missing too amongst others is Mrs bartolozzi. Or am I talking mince ? :)
  • Bananababe
    Bananababe Posts: 7,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    TrulyMadly wrote: »
    Does your mother know you are swapping her for vodka:eek:

    :rotfl: Freudian slip there ha ha although my pops did try once to swap her for camels in turkey :rotfl:
  • locarr
    locarr Posts: 8,298 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning All!:D

    Locarr has a severe bout of Manflu:eek:

    Glad I sorted all my Xmas shopping in January!!;)
    "He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas" Benjamin Franklin

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  • Bananababe wrote: »
    Working Xmas eve Xmas day and boxing day too. On good note got back of Xmas presents from my boss yesterday. I was well surprised. Vodka choc and smellies. Will swap my mother for the vodka. I don't drink much

    :)

    Ouch poor you :(
    I shouldn't really complain about Boxing day :o
    ...those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

    PRIDE

    There's a fork in the road, which way will you go
    You standing still or will you step into the great unknown,
    Is yours to decide, this is your life.


  • Bananababe
    Bananababe Posts: 7,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Ouch poor you :(
    I shouldn't really complain about Boxing day :o

    It meant the girls the youngest kids could have time off. Its fine. I wasn't impressed to start with. I feel for you honey x
  • Bananababe wrote: »
    Working Xmas eve Xmas day and boxing day too. On good note got back of Xmas presents from my boss yesterday. I was well surprised. Vodka choc and smellies. Will swap my mother for the vodka. I don't drink much

    :)

    I would swap my brother for a few hours with Gerald Butler :D:D
    Life is not about learning to avoid the storms - it's about learning to dance in the rain.
  • Sarahdol75
    Sarahdol75 Posts: 7,717 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    nictrinwyn wrote: »
    Leave it til after 11, no point wasting all that energy til we know it's worth it :rotfl:

    Might just do that.
  • Bananababe
    Bananababe Posts: 7,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I would swap my brother for a few hours with Gerald Butler :D:D

    Think there is a queue :eek: he is lovely :)
  • RootedNomad
    RootedNomad Posts: 3,514 Forumite
    Morning everyone.

    Someone reminded me yesterday of this forum and suggested I'd been neglecting it. Seems I've neglected a few things lately. Boot up the butt taken so thought I'd poke my head around the door. :)

    Morning FK :wave:

    Missed your pics from your walks out and about - hope there will be some on the way .....
  • Don't know how I managed it but I'm on my way to A now to test vinnies
    Tiger :cool:
    I'm a body double for Claudia Schiffer and i wont get out of bed for less than [STRIKE]£10k per day[/STRIKE] a 1p find
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