*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

SugarSpun

FeistyFidget, is that a carnelian tree? And is there maybe a blue/green tree that looks like it? Edit: some Etsy stalking later, is that your coppery malachite tree also? Someone told me that malachite is supposed to be good for a healthy pregnancy?

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ReformedShopaholic

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Feisty that tree is lovely.

I normally work Fridays but work have changed my days so I work a Monday now instead. Prefer it really as now I don't spend 4 lovely days off dreading the 3 days I have to work. Now its all broken up so I do one on, one off, which is better for my health too.

Woken up in a bit of a grump. Stupid mind thinking bad things.
So I have decided that to occupy my mind I am going to put all of the Christmas & Birthday gifts into a spreadsheet. I will still keep the lists I have in my diary as I like to have it with me, but thinking one on a spreadsheet will be a good idea too. I did just type out all of 2012 gifts and price only to try and change something and find I lost some of it and then other parts wouldn't delete :mad: so off I go to try again.

jem1276

:beer:Happy Birthday crowd pleaser. x

Mine is 3rd Dec if you can add me please OMO x

Can anyone recommend which punch for these http://pinterest.com/pin/283656476502082058/ x

Hanley25

Happy Birthday Crowdpleaser. :bdaycake:

Have a dentist app booked for 2:15 so hoping to feel more like myself by tomorrow. Also have an app today to view a cafe that offer princess parties for dd's bday. Cinderella spends an hour making crowns with the children and having photos taken.

girlinayellowdress

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ReformedShopaholic

Hope your get sorted Hanley, toothache is the worst

Snugglebunny8

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Hanley I hope it goes well at the dentist

Freespirit Im so glad she feeling a bit beter xx

Linda-Lou

Hanley25 - hope all goes well at the dentist. You have my deepest sympathy. It's the worst pain ever!

Sending encouraging hugs xxx

ps loving the elves Feisty!

Rosygirl

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moneysavingmumofone

fenna-Apparently things sell better on ebay if you list them so they end around 8pm on a Sunday! Ive been thinking similarly about making other occasions more of a big deal, I need things to organise!

Island_mum wrote: »

A woman after my own heart lol. I LOVE organising parties/events!!!
It's only DDs first birthday and I already have so many plans for future years, Christmases etc etc :rotfl:

The skies the limit!


Hanley-Hope your tooth is sorted and you can be pain free! x

Freespirit-So glad your daughter is starting to feel better. x

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Did a bit of shopping today, first stop was Sainsburys where I got 5 rolls of wrapping paper for MIL, some pink NOEL decorations for stocking fillers, blue/green baubles for male stocking fillers and some gorgeous snowman figures (made out of hessian sack type material) for 25p each! Also managed to find a few little gifts hidden in the boxes of tatty bows etc, some bath caviar for 40p and lollipop flannel for 30p. Am really pleased with my stocking filler progress so far. Im annoyed I forgot to come on here and list what was in each stocking this year, I was really pleased at the contents of the 14 stockings!

Next we nipped to Tescos as I had to get my sisters birthday present, was hoping to get her a giant Lindt bunny but they only had small, medium and large so I got her a Large Lindt bunny £4, Gallo? wine gift set for £2.50 and mini Lindt carrot 40p. Add that to the set of 5 Lindt bears I got from Asda for 50p and she had lots of lovely goodies for a total of £7.40. They had 2 rows of shelves with half price alcohol gift sets which surprised me and my mum as they normally sell out at full price! I got 4 smirnoff gift boxes which include a miniature and chocs for £1.25 each, a Jaigermeister set for £2.50 and Famous Grouse tin with mini and keyring for £2. Got home and one of the Smirnoff boxes was missing the miniature so will have to take it back and am now short by one. Knew I should have got a spare! Oh well. I did get the bright wooden nativity set for £2.96 as my treat.

Anyway sorry for rambling on, I cant seem to summarise things in a short paragraph. :rotfl: