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

SugarSpun

Trendyjenny wrote: »

Sugar spun well done on getting baby Christmas presents sorted x if you want a baby first stocking knitted let me know x

That's kind, thank you, but I bought one in the dotcomgiftshop sale about 25 minutes after my wet stick told me it had a baby in it

mrsinvisible

hi, hope everyone is ok, hugs all round, anyway. I wrote a long post last night then the laptop froze so I couldn't send it. it is still playing up. Nana, not an interrogation, DS1 and his wife are in china, with their 2 nibs, DGD age 7 next month and DGS2 age 5. DS2 is single and childless, and DD has given me DGS1 age 10. I am visiting Chinese branch in June. DS1 and DIL buy my fare with their airmiles or I'd not make it. Taking DGS and favourite niece swimming at spa near penrith today, DGS wants to show off his new swimming skills. Had to buy new dookers for him, as current ones are marginal indecent. So I'd better get going. xxx

Gettingtherequickly

I don't know if any of you would be interested, but I was in WHS last night and spotted a fab book on sea life (encyclopaedia) for £4, reduced from £50. My friends little guy loves this type of thing and although he is far too young, it will be great for the future. The box cover (sleeve book fits into) is a little battered, but fine, but book itself is perfect.

Couldn't pick one up as I had just picked up holiday photos (all 800! :eek:) so will have to go today, may pick one up for myself also . Not sure if it is national, but there were about 10-15 in Croydon branch.

jakesbakescakes

Omo - lovely to see u back in one piece after "teagate!!!!' Your spring cleaning sounds very cleansing..... I am very jealous so sorry u have had to cancel ur hol after all that meticulous and MSE planning..... hope u can get any refunds due.... and well done for putting a positive spin on it....... I bet u can make it even more MSE saving tcb and
te$co points!!!!!!! xxxxxx

04624181

I have not been on for months as its been one thing for months as its been one thing after another.
First the hubby was ill and then my mother was poorly and still is x Now I have prolapsed disc and cannot do a bloody thing. So frustrating and very painful as it is giving me sciatica. Am awiting an urgent physio appt as the spinal specialists have only given me 6 weeks to get it sorted out or I have to be reffered back to them.
To make matters a little bit more painful my 2 yr old daughter gets christened in 2 weeks! Luckily most of the stuff has been bought and all of our new outfits are bought too. Just need flat shoes now haha x

I have made a small start on my christmas shopping.
The 10yr son has decided he would like a kindle fire- hoping to do some kind of questionaires etc to build up the money - Any recommendations anyone?

My soon to be 3yr old daughter wants a innotab2 and my friend bought one for her son at xmas and he refuses to play with it so she is selling it to me! result

We only buy hubbys parents on his side at xmas and one auntie

On my side I have Mum,- ?
Young sister - Money and sweet hamper
Dad- ?
Dads girlfriend- Boots voucher
Step sister- topshop voucher
Grandma- ?
2 x nephews- Next vouchers
3 x cousins sons- Bought Toy story Pjs for one and a first xmas PJ set for other. One left to buy for
1 x godson-?
2 friends kids Just do a selection box each
Have already got my kids a couple of stocking fillers up to now so not doing so bad.

Hope you are all well and keep up the xmas chatter everyone xxx

Own_My_Own

Here are pictures of my lounge. I am going to paint it in the summer. The walls behind the Tv and the candles will be pale grey and the wall behind the sofa will be white. The fourth wall will also be white, although most of it is glass.

You may notice I don't do colour very well. I get bored with it, although I don't seemed to get bored with black and white.

FeistyFidget

Welcome back OMO - I am so sorry you've had to cancel your holiday

Beautiful lounge!

BBTHREE

Hey all

Well I am now minus my appendix (and they also discovered a burst ovarian cyst and that I had a water infection)

After a day mainly spent in pain and throwing up everything I ate or drank I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel (with the help of morphine) and hope I am coming home tomorrow.

Thanks for all your good wishes, it means a lot xx

Trendyjenny - glad you are signed off, rest yourself properly.

Omo - Your lounge looks lovely. I have been lurking (not posting) on the decluttering thread and also the hoarding thread on here for about 6 weeks and its made such a difference. The most obvious being that when my 9 year old son dropped his iPad and broke the screen (Grrrr!) I could lay my hands on both the iPad receipt/warranty and also my house insurance policy instantly.

Think the next couple of weeks whilst recovering will be spent with feet up entering comps on MSE, and decluttering can stop till I am up to it

Xxx

Clairey_C

Hi everyone,been lurking again for a very long time! Just want to send hugs to everyone that's poorly bad and OMO your house looks lovely:-D
Have you thought about a cheap break with the sun hols they start again on sat xxx

freespirit66

Evening everyone,
MRSINVISIBLE oh how exciting for you, i would love to go to china and see the great wall and terracotta army, 'sighs' one day x
GETTINGTHEREQUICKLY thanks for the tip on the sea life book x
04624181 oh poor you, you must be in so much pain, i hope you get it sorted soon, for amazon vouchers i do surveys for Valued Opinions, GFK, Swagbucks, oh god minds gone blank cant think of others i do x
OMO i love love love your units and ornaments, are they the units from ikea? and can you tell me where you got your stag head from i have been looking for one for ages its beautiful x
FEISTY still making those cookies, we made our 4th batch this week they are known as feistys cookies in our house now lol
BBTHREE glad the op is over and you are beginning to feel a bit better, hope you recover quickly with lots of rest x

Hope everyone has a good weekend x