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

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Own_My_Own wrote: »

Oh can we make it up ?

I have-

!!!!!! Off At Moment And Yelling Cr*p :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl: I like it (Still haven't caught up by the way, it's like a full time job keeping track!) Hope you feel better soon OMO, hope everyone else is well :wave: everytime I try to join in the convo I get lost again haha

Betsie2010

Get well soon OMO, keep tucked up in bed and stay warm

FeistyFidget

Omo feel better soon!

Pink, wishing you and your DS lots of luck today!

Mr postman has just delivered some blackboard vinyl for me, expect lots of crafty pics

nic2075

Morning, I'm full of the cold and feeling a bit pants. Got loads of unpacking nd organising to do as well.

Fiesty, I was going to try and make some stuff with the blackboard material, did you get it at a good price?

Great haul Scottishminnie x

I've started knitting some squares. They will (Hopefuly ) be a blanket by next Christmas. Not sure who for yet.

msgigglewick

hot warm toddy's for those feeling the cold.. Its been raining here which has practically cleared all the snow yay!! but its meant to come again later.. doesn't feel cold enough though so we'll see.

Ppi money has gone into the bank earlier than we were told :O A week after we got the offer how brill is that! can't wait for dh to finish work today so we can call everyone to pay off those debts.. Then its time to be sensible with money and back to saving with enjoying on OUR money and not borrowed.

Once the whole csa thing is sorted again we'll beable to finally settle and enjoy life without too much stress again think its rather alien still atm lol

Got dd1 a bright pink wired xbox controller in tescos for £20 so i can nab her wireless one to put on the xbox i have spare for the living room.. the other girls will love it! so thats their treat now we have the spare money Don't think i bought any xmas/bday bargains this week with shopping
:O though i might at the weekend if claires have their sale on

Hope everyone is smiling.

nic2075

That's great news Mrs G, and you sound lovely and positive. It rubs off on others, I feel a bit more positive just reading your post. I have a PpI claim to put in. I hadn't got round to it as it was from 2000 so I wasn't sure if it was too old (Lloyds TSB loan) did you use a company or do it yourself following Martins templates? I'm tempted to use a company to make it easier, but grudge havng to give them a portion of the money, if I got it back that is x

msgigglewick

nic2075 wrote: »

That's great news Mrs G, and you sound lovely and positive. It rubs off on others, I feel a bit more positive just reading your post. I have a PpI claim to put in. I hadn't got round to it as it was from 2000 so I wasn't sure if it was too old (Lloyds TSB loan) did you use a company or do it yourself following Martins templates? I'm tempted to use a company to make it easier, but grudge havng to give them a portion of the money, if I got it back that is x

Dh put the original claim in for the most recent. it didn't occur to him there was others he could have claimed for.. So once lloyds had recieved the template from here they called him up and said they had found the other 7 loans.. took details there and then of why he thought he had been missold (sorry can't remember really what those were) couple of weeks later we get the offer and a week after that the money.. Was shocked it was so much so for the price of a stamp and 30 mins filling out the forms it was well worth doing! Whats the worse they can say? nope sorry... not the end of the world if they don't but nice if they upheld the complaint. I'd recommend to everyone if theres a little doubt to go for it.. .Using the templates from here not a claims company...

Having done research after we put ours in, those companies take 25% ish whether you win or lose. and if you cancel before they get any money they charge you anyway.. It really was simple todo it ourselves though. And the people on the ppi board are very helpful too, good luck!

princesskitty29

Wow, thanks FeistyFidget, OMO and riskyb - I didn't realise there were so many chocolate themed things out there! This has been really helpful and I shouldn't have any problem making up a hamper! Just one more question, what's your experience of storing toiletries? I want to be prepared my don't want to buy them so early that they 'go off' by the time I give them as presents...

Happy birthday for yesterday ejaycock - hope you had a great day! :beer:

SwipernoSwiping - good luck with your writing, i'm not sure what you're writing but it looks like you are doing well! I love to write and over the last 10 years i've always been working on something, but i'm finally feeling like I want to really get on with it and make a go of it so i've really thrown myself into the novel i'm writing at the moment. My ideal life would be as a writer, but i've got to finish my stuff first!

Welcome back Opee92, I had wondered where you'd gone on the last thread!

Good luck with everything today pinksteps, hope it all goes well.

And I hope you feel better soon OMO, so much stuff going round at the moment! Just rest and stay warm.:)

FeistyFidget

nic2075 wrote: »

Morning, I'm full of the cold and feeling a bit pants. Got loads of unpacking nd organising to do as well.

Fiesty, I was going to try and make some stuff with the blackboard material, did you get it at a good price?

Great haul Scottishminnie x

I've started knitting some squares. They will (Hopefuly ) be a blanket by next Christmas. Not sure who for yet.

It was 80cms x40cms And £8.69 including postage from eBay. I'm hoping to make meal planners to put in the new shop

Regarding purchasing toiletries, most last for two years after opening. If you check on the back of the packs, it will tell you how long they are good for.

nic2075

Thanks Fiesty, I'll have a look. I was going to attempt roll up place mats with places for chalk. So you can take them to a restaurant etc with you, and keeps the kids occupied.

Thanks MrsG, I'll go for it as soon as I can look out what I need again. I had a CC too with The TSB, I can't remember the details or of I had PPI, but they should have it on file somewhere. X