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

freespirit66

Evening everyone, hope everyone is ok,
NIC yes it is lovely having him home thanks nic, yayyyy nice to see someone get the better deal when selling their car
CHRISSYG i will keep an eye out for slippers
POPPYGIRL the hampers will be great to do, i wish i had more people to do them for as well
CURLY33 its such a shame when people dont appreciate homemade gifts after all the effort that has gone into them
JUSTB lovely mugs and sweet poem
PRINCESSKITTY oh hope you feel better soon my lovely, the pic is beautiful
FUDDLE hello and welcome
FEISTY omg that sounds painful, you have got to lose this guilt thing my lovely, you wouldnt have wanted to end up back in hospital again, hope you have been pain free since, glad you did stay at home because like you say sods law it would have got worse
CARIADSDREAM thanks for that tip
OMO that is [EMAIL="bl@@dy"]bl@@dy[/EMAIL] wicked, they are such a fantastic idea
CAITLYN thankyou for comment about DS, oh that is fab news about BIL, thats karma, a good job and a promotion, i have thought of him a few times, 150 days :eek:

ETA ooh just thought dont know if anyone is interested but BODYSHOP have their body butters reduced to half price atm not sure how long for and free delivery if you spend over £5 they also have 40% off other items its all on their website

System

CariadsDream wrote: »

Just a quicky theres some lovely Wheres wally? books on amazon for £1.39 delivered perfect for stockings x

When my Dd was going into theatre there was a nurse holding where's wally book to distract her while they put the canular in,he asked where's wally to which she repliyed holding the book, you just have to love the dry sense of humour and straight talking autism mix .

Nanamia

G'day from down under I've been MIA for far too long. Sorry my lovelies, I've missed you and hopefully will be able to catch up with all the news:)

I've only gone and caught the flu in Australia oh my word. You just can't take me anywhere. Thankfully now over the worst

Freespirit my little night owl pal, I've missed you. Hope things have settled at home has DD2 moved out? Has she found some help? I'm delighted that you've got your boy back Woooo hoooo enjoy him whilst you can xxx
I see you and Caitlyn have kept Feisty in check by gum that girls a full time job xxx
Nic ooooh pine cones ready and I just adore the sign. Will be in tough when I'm home x
Mrsinvisible what is there left to say my lovely? I've missed you and your words of wisdom and I'm so sorry I wasn't around to offer support. You have been the best friend your bezzie could have wished for and I'm certain he the same to you. And now to loose the poor collie too. I can not imagine where you are finding your strength. How are DGS and DD? Thinking of you all. Then in the middle of reading of the sad sad time you've been having I see you've even found time for another act of kindness. Your true friends and family are blessed to have you, as are we xxx
Gettingtherequickly the upcycling sounds brill, any pictures? I looked at Mandasue Heller books on the kindle app for the iPad but they are a bit pricey so am gonna wait til I can use the library. I hadn't heard of her so thank you for that as I'm a Manchester addict x
Moneysavingmumofone all I can say is they've chosen godparents ver well indeed How are you? What u been up to? xxx
Trendy How are you? Hope everything is ok xxx

Nanamia

Fluffysox love your hampers, bet the recipients were delighted the butterflies added such a lovely touch x
Pinksteps was DSs diagnosis a shock? I had so hoped that his operations and subsequent time in castes had solved the problem! But I'm delighted he'll be up and dancing That photograph is adorable And argh families do not get me started, it seems a few of our lovelies are having issues at the moment
Ameyturtle wow that dog has grown cutie photo x Aaagh I'm delighted with the news of the new job, that's karma for you xxx
Hanley I'm so sorry to have missed your birthday. Belated birthday wishes, it sounded like a very good day xxx
Linkypie good to see you back x and very warm welcome Debndot
Princess glad work is settling and you are enjoying your new position after what's been months of uncertainty. I love the photo and another such kind offer It really is true, the nicest bunch of people find there way to our Christmas thread xxx
Lukesmum thanks that was some great bargains. That's it now tho you've got to stay out of lurkdome x
Alja how are you? Sending big waves x
Lazysheep ooooh chocolate and snuggles, sounds perfect x
Feisty and Mr Feisty good luck for tomorrow. I'm glad to see that my lovelies have stepped up in my absence and kept you on the straight and narrow (I am joking hope you are feeling better today x)
Chrissy bless your DD of course she was right too Fingerscrossed for a quick sale and you can start to relax xxx
Curly love the sound of your scrap book, what a thoughtful present.
Justb love the mugs and the poem, been racking my brains to see if I could pinch it for anyone. Ha I mean borrow
Fuddle I can tell you are going to fit in just perfectly I love the avatar too x
Cariadsdream I've popped those where's wally in my basket too. Thank you well spotted.

Nanamia

Really hoping I've not missed anybody out. xxx

PoppyGirl

princesskitty29 wrote: »

Poppygirl did you manage to find those candle holders you were looking for in the end? I had them at my wedding and said i'd let you know where I bought them - but I can't for the life of me find the confirmation of order email I got when I bought them and I didn't keep the paperwork that came through. I'm really sorry, I searched through all of my emails but I must have deleted it by mistake which is really unlike me. I bought them so long ago that I don't think i'd remember who it was now. I have 20 spare, so if you get stuck i'd be happy to send them to you if you just paid P&P. I used them at my wedding a bit like this:

Thank you so much for looking for me - I've continued to search but can't find any at a lower price!

That would be AMAZING if you would be able to send me yours, that is so kind, but I don't want to put you to any trouble. Let me know P&P cost. Thank you soooo much! x

Opee92

Well what an utterly Bah humbug-gy time I'm having at the minute. Sorry I've not been around much...I do keep checking in on what you're all up to but don't normally have time to post. OMO that is so ingenious!!! My OH is trying to convince me to go camping next year so I may steal some of your ideas!

Nanamia how on earth do you catch a cold in Australia?!?! I thought they only existed in damp, wet, dreary England

Christmas preparations are well on their way here......just ordered my DD her main xmas pressie (courtesy of HUKD) a storio, carry case and 5 game cartridges for £37....RRP "supposedly" over £130 (Not that I've ever seen them at this price but definitely a bargain as everywhere else you pay over £37 just for the storio itself. I'd really like to get her an innotab2 but only if I can get it at a bargain price....they seem to drop to around the £45 mark on amazon quite often so I'm saving up my vouchers from Valued Opinions and Swagbucks in the hopes I might get it free

I've also recently started couponing....which is alot of hassle at times but is saving me a fortune....had some coupons from "Mars" as an apology for finding a piece of glass in a chocolate so I've pretty much stocked up for the kids' Christmas chocolate basket while tesco/morrisons have had the pouches half price as my DD LOVES maltesers, milky way stars and m&ms That and loads of boxes of Elizabeth Shaw's mint crisps for just £1 each...(If they make it to xmas!!!)

How's everyone's prep going?

Ameyturtle

Afternoon all!

Christmas prep is looking up I've bought quite a few little bits now, however Mum has sprung on me yesterday "How about we don't go quite so mad for Christmas this year...." :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: I have no idea what she means by this I mean food wise I hadn't planned on going mental anyway and I was planning for everyone else to only do little bits and pieces, but the parents and puppy well they always get spoiled, we are having a massive sort out at the minute but no big fuss over Christmas has kind of made me grumpy I bloody love Christmas, and last year we rubbish and I had said 2 days before that I wanted it to be better and not such a let down. I put so much work in and last year it annoyed me no one appreciated it, and this year it's almost like don't bother.

Lukesmom

Hi all, Now that autumn is on its way, Im starting to get really excited about all things xmas coming back round.

I have started my asda savings card this week, going to put a little on each week, so that I can use this to pay for the alcohol and chocolates when xmas arrives.

So far, any presents I have bought with the intention of keeping until xmas have then ended up being used when birthdays rear their ( often unexpected) head!

Im trying to avoid doing the usual boots 3 for 2 gifting this year, I really fancy making hampers, though not sure how appreciated that they will be with my family.

As for my three year old son, he is currently lego mad. But it costs a fortune!!! Ive been scouring websites, supermarkets and the likes of home bargains, but so far have not been able to pick any up on the cheap. If anyone sees any offers please keep me posted.

August 1st tomorrow peeps!!!!!

xxxxxx

lazysheep

Lukesmom wrote: »

As for my three year old son, he is currently lego mad. But it costs a fortune!!! Ive been scouring websites, supermarkets and the likes of home bargains, but so far have not been able to pick any up on the cheap. If anyone sees any offers please keep me posted.

August 1st tomorrow peeps!!!!!

xxxxxx

There is a Lego thread on grabbit https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3442919 which might be worth keeping an eye on but some offers get individual threads if they're very good.