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

Julie67

[IMG][/img]

Hope you like

Mumofone, good luck tomorrow, I've just had a lot of dental treatment, its not nice. I'm not frightened but I hate going to the dentist, hope it goes well

freespirit66

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I just typed a great big long reply, added two photos, answered everyone individually, pressed send reply and it logged me out grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i am too tired now to type it all again, i will retry in the morning, sending love to all those who need it, night everyone.

FeistyFidget

freespirit66 wrote: »

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I just typed a great big long reply, added two photos, answered everyone individually, pressed send reply and it logged me out grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr i am too tired now to type it all again, i will retry in the morning, sending love to all those who need it, night everyone.

My internet has been such a nightmare recently, that I have been copying everything before trying to send as it's happened several times :mad:

Julie, beautiful blanket

What an odd feeling, have woken up without a lot of things needing to be done :eek: I am seriously in shock

04624181

Finally a physio appt for monday afternoon!!!
Thank god that nurse is actually spot on at her job!
Am now waiting for a chat with my doctor as I am on
2 x 30mg of codeine 4 times a day
2 x 500mg paracetamol 4 times a day
2 x 200mg ibuprofen 4 times a day
1 x 100mg gabapentin 3 times a day

I rang and asked if I could up the gabapentin by another tablet as im still in a great deal of pain and the gabapentin is specifically for the nerve pain( well it was made for people with epilepsy but its been found to be fantastic for people with nerve pain and Im not epileptic)
When I was in hospital they said they would start me off on the lowest dose of it and they would adjust it accordingly.After asking the receptionist to see if I can up the gabapentin the dr has written me a perscription for -
30mg/500mg of cocodamol which I can take 2 tablets of 4 times a day!
Its 30mg codeine to 500mg of paracetamol which I already take!
Have double checked it with the pharmacist who confirms that it is exactly the same thing!
Now had to ring them back and tell receptionist that it is exactly the same thing and can I up the gabapentin! so exhausting sometimes! feel like i am constantly on the phone to the dr!

Anyway on a different note! Do any of you have a christmas stocking tradition? I want to start it this year where we all have a stocking that will be hung on the end of our beds so that when we wake up christmas day morning we can just have a calm 10-15mins snuggling up in bed and unwrapping our stocking pressies?
What kind of things do people buy and how do I make the stockings really personal? We have some small stocking that I hang every year but they will be no good for what I need them for so we will need new ones x
Hope everybody is ok xxx

BBTHREE

Grrr typed a big reponse to everyone and Internet keeps dropping.

Short version - Still in hospital. Had a bad reaction to the morphine/gas/something and haven't been able to stop vomitting (sorry if TMI) eat, drink, sleep until 2 days ago.

Now I am REALLY on the road to recovery and I am hoping they let me home this weekend. Xx

Julie67

Afternoon all,

Bbthree hope you are home soon
04624181 sorry your in so much pain, I'm similar with my leg at the moment. Have an appointment with the surgeon next week so fingers crossed my leg will be soon
feistyfidget, freespirit my Internet is appalling at the moment
I think there must be ghosts in the machine:eek:
Just back from Aldi, got four boxes of chocolate thins, 2 mint 2 orange for 49p each. Dated jan 14. Will either use them or put into someone's Christmas pressi x

CupOfChai

04624181 wrote: »

Anyway on a different note! Do any of you have a christmas stocking tradition? I want to start it this year where we all have a stocking that will be hung on the end of our beds so that when we wake up christmas day morning we can just have a calm 10-15mins snuggling up in bed and unwrapping our stocking pressies?
What kind of things do people buy and how do I make the stockings really personal? We have some small stocking that I hang every year but they will be no good for what I need them for so we will need new ones x
Hope everybody is ok xxx

Best of luck with your doctor issues!

I've sort of started this with OH. We spend Christmas apart with our respective families, so have a "pretend Christmas" together shortly before where we exchange our gifts to each other and do something nice. Since we moved in together I decided it would be nice to have stockings too, so I bought a couple of just small ones and arranged that at some point on Pretend Christmas Eve we would each creep out of bed and fill the other's stocking with small treats, such as sweets, a single-serve bottle of drink, a couple of small inexpensive gifts and that sort of thing. Then when we woke up we can cuddle up in bed opening our stockings together first.

I originally did it because he had stopped getting a stocking at home (whereas I still did) and so I wanted to give him one, but if he was getting one then so was I!

You could customise stockings so each person has their name on it and a different design they choose? I don't know what ages it's for but if possible maybe each could decorate their own stocking?

msgigglewick

i've always done a stocking for dh lol at first he thought i was mad but the last few years he's done one for me too.. usually has a theme around it (last year was coffee, year before was xrated.. not decided on this years) dh has a santa bag really other than a stocking but last year i put one of the black bah humbug hats on it. worked quite well!

04624181

free spirit it keeps doing the same to me too
bbthree hope you are well soon
julie67 hope you get sorted out

I have been looking around for stocking ideas and have come across these
http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/the3blondebears/product/personalised-christmas-mini-cotton-shopper

aaargh dont know why the link isnt working!(whoops just seen that it is working)

They are christmas pictures on plain white cloth bags. I have got some plain cloth bags so i could do this but is it christmassy enough?

04624181

cup of chai Thanks for the lovely ideas x am at a complete loss as to what to put in the hubbys stocking and of course as it is a suprise I will have to do one for myself haha