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

rosalie-lavender

Anyone looking for Lego could try their local facebook bargains group. I joined our local group and have seen several posts recently offering lego for sale. You do need to have a facebook account but I have bought some lovely bits from local people from our group.

kayandy_2

Hey everyone hope everyone's okay!! Hugs to all that need them!!

So sorry to hear about your break in and glad you all have each others love and support to overcome it!! Such a horrid thing to go through

Glad to hear your feeling better in oz, can't believe you got the flu!! So not good!!


Well I've not been on for awhile, been very busy with work and moving back to mums and starting my level 3 childcare!! You are all doing so well with your Xmas prep I'm so far behind this year I've not bought anything as of yet but I have started my lists!! I found out some very good news a few weeks ago!! My little sister is pregnant she is only 11weeks 5days today but everyone is mega excited haha but not due till feb so can't buy baby Xmas stuff yet!! I've also got my sisters 21st on 12th dec!!

04624181

hi all,

havent been on in ages! If you can remember I was suffering very badly with a herniated disc that had been pressing on my sciatic nerve that badly that I could not feel my left leg and foot. The pain from the disc was horrendous! much worse than childbirth!
Anyway I have had spinal surgery and am on the slow road to recovery now.
Today I have got my Christmas Planning folder under way. Printed lots of planning pages off organised home website and put it all in my folder so I can keep a track of everything and its all in one folder. Sooooo Excited xx
Have just started a new post for us all to share recipes on as i am trying to make a small gift basket of edible gifts along with gift vouchers. so please share share share.
Looking to do some flavoured vodkas for step sister if anyone knows any good recipes. :j

fuddle

OMO dreadful news about dreadful behaviour. So sorry your family have had to go through that.

DD's school shoes arrived today. I ordered them out if my sisters children's catalogue and low and behold a free gift of a babies musical set arrived too! That is going to be my gift to my baby nephew. I'm very pleased

freespirit66

Evening everyone,
Weather much fresher today, we took the dog for a nice walk in the woods, although its set the pain off again from my trapped nerve, oh well twas good to get out we have sorted a load of stuff tonight, the kids are doing a car boot in the morning, hoping to get a good bit of cash, we have had stuff sitting there for a year and a half so its about time, but now DS is home i can stay at home with the dog
MRSCHRISTMAS oh i love Christmas Lights hope you have a lovely day watching it and your roast btw QVC xmas on again sun 25th august
KAYANDY congratulations on being an aunty to be, how exciting
04624181 i have thought about you a few times, wondering if you got your back sorted, sorry you had to go through surgery but glad you are now on the mend, back to christmas planning now
FUDDLE isnt it a nice feeling getting something free

Hope everyone is having a good weekend

freespirit66

FEISTY - ages ago you asked for recipes for things that can be made in advance for xmas, i just came across this dont know if it helps:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2560947

System

Morning all
Dd has finally decided what she would like as her main gift this year and its sky in her bedroom ! not sure how to wrap that lol, i will wait until after the october hols then have it installed.

We were in B & M buying stuff for college and they have started putting out their gifts , i bought dd a nice little set with slippers and 4 bath items for £3-99.

OMO-sorry to hear about those robbing ba****ds , one of the items that was stolen from my mum a few months back was found on a guy who was out in the middle of the night on a back road and who was hit by a taxi and killed !

Lina_T

Hi guys, please can I join this thread? My friends and family think I'm a bit batty going on about Christmas all year round and it'd be nice to have somewhere I'm allowed to get all excited without getting the eye-roll or play christmas songs without being chased from the room

It's my last Christmas at home this year (I'm 24 and flying the nest next year) so I want to enjoy it, and also there will be a little baby in the family for the first time. My niece is being born in about 2 weeks so I can't wait to spoil her!

I've already got all of my wrapping paper, most of my cards and a lot of presents in the sales, and I have a big colour-coded spreadsheet with price paid, money saved on RRP and where the money has come from (vouchers, regift, christmas bonus etc). Yeah, I'm a little obsessive and over-organised :rotfl:

I'm planning to do little christmas eve goody bags for the family too this year, and am enjoying picking up little bits from poundshops and home bargains to fill them up.

alja

Good afternoon all! It's lovely reading through everyone's plans I popped to the shops yesterday morning as planned and managed to pick up a couple of posh toiletries in the sale in M&S for my mum. We as a family buy lots of little bits each year, so finding some of these in the sale was perfect!

I picked up a royal jelly hand and nail cream tub down from £4 to £1. Some Pure bath & shower milk down from £7.50 to £1 and matching Pure hand lotion down from £6 to £2. So apparently a saving of £13.50 if I've done my maths right there?

I also picked up a pink basket from asda, down from £4 to £2, I thought I could use this to make a little pamper hamper set for my mum. It's like this one... (they also had a blue colour down to £2 too if it's any help to anyone!)
http://direct.asda.com/ASDA-Weave-Storage-Basket---White/001796019,default,pd.html

alja

Lina_T wrote: »

Hi guys, please can I join this thread? My friends and family think I'm a bit batty going on about Christmas all year round and it'd be nice to have somewhere I'm allowed to get all excited without getting the eye-roll or play christmas songs without being chased from the room

Of course! Welcome to the Christmas mad thread, feel free to talk Christmas as much as you like! Hehe!