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

msgigglewick

Yes feisty i did i love them all but can no longer wear heels like that.. not since i slipped a disc. But my dd2 has the same love lol theres another pair on there which i hope are still in stock come next tuesday that i'd know she'd love but if not nevermind.

freespirit66

Afternoon everyone,
Good news DS was offered a position at (you know where :rotfl:) the lady this time was lovely and said she is a grad, and had to take a job there but now she is earning more than her grad friends, so when he gets back from being away next week she said ring up to arrange training day then a date to start will be sorted, i can tell he is a lot happier today i think he will enjoy it he has worked in the food industry before and during uni and enjoyed it then. I was up til god knows what time last night filling my pad with my xmas lists last night but i think i am all sorted now, feel a bit ill today, cant get warm just feel chilled to the bone and a bit cotton wooly :rotfl:
NANAMIA i love that paper i have lime and purple bits in my front room but it just isnt enough, that paper would brighten up any room and mood
OMO glad you have finally got your money sorted
MSGIGGLEWICK you learn something new on here everyday i had to google iron fist shoes wow my DD1 would love them i am going to tell her about them tonight, well done on that weight loss that is fantastic i really need to do something next year
NIC/FEVERTOTELL hope you both feel better soon sending hugs
CORNISHMUMOFFOUR/KATMUM hello and welcome

freespirit66

FeistyFidget wrote: »

I've been cashing in on the heating at work We live in a fourth floor flat so when I get in at about 2pm its freezing, then the lower neighbours are obviously putting their heating on because come 7pm I'm boiling hot and can barely stand it! Roll on the winter!

FEISTY oh god i need to live in a flat, i dont understand why last winter and this year i really feel the cold it must be my age

mrsinvisible wrote: »

Right, now off to get DGS up for school and will spend the morning 'avoiding alcohol and not operating heavy machinery' on the computer.

MRSINVISIBLE you do brighten up my mornings :rotfl:

murie wrote: »

Thanks for welcoming me (Freespirit- yes I will be able to drive again once the tablets stabilize my inner ear. It sounds worse than it is_ at the mo its just dizziness like I am drunk when I move too quickly hence why I cant drive)

MURIE oh thats good news, oh that must be horrible does it make you feel sick?

Snugglebunny8

hello and welcome to JenTom, KatMum and CornishMum of4

fantastic news Freespirit!!!

very unwhelmed with this horrible cold weather! put the heating on in the end, did some of teh kids paper rounds this morning as it's me day off ... then it started raining grrr!!!

grey+cold+rain=#SnugglebunnySulk!

Got my Christmas 2013 Yankee tarts today though - very good service form the ebay seller, the Christmas Memories is very like Happy Christmas and Christmas Eve to me, the Marshmellow one is similar to Fireside Treats and the Snowflake Cookie smells like Vanilla Cupcake (but that is my favourite Yankee scent anyway!) Season of Peace is along the lines of Sparkling Snow, so all quite traditional and very nice

Own_My_Own

This has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, but it made me laugh out loud.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XyR0nON_8vM

girlinayellowdress

Oh OMO that did make me giggle and after today that was just the tonic I needed!

caitlyn22

Grand Theft Auto has arrived so my OH has taken ownership of the living room, forcing me to retreat to bed with chocolates and cup of tea and a Christmas film! Poor me, eh? :rotfl:

I am all for secret santa but can't help but feel that all you lovelies do all year is plan wonderful gifts for others and I would much rather you took £2, £5, £10...whatever you can afford and treated yourself to something wonderful! I know we all love to give but there's not one person on here who puts themselves first at Christmas and you all should for once, as you deserve it!

Welcome to everyone who has been lurking, you're all in safe, happy hands here!

Popped in to my little, local Mr Ts to see if they had the coal everyone has mentioned but they didn't so will have to try the superstore. I only ever use Mrs S (I don't like personifying them all as men!) but Ms A and Mr T get a visit over the festive period as I like to ensure I've covered all festive bases

My boss, who isn't really my boss but she's the only non-academic person senior to me, is having a few crazy days where she likes to throw her weight about a bit and imply my job isn't secure, so that's been fun. Thankfully I've been through this with her before so I'm not stressed, I'll go through the motions as always but I have already started to keep an eye out for other jobs. Life is too short to work with such a crazy specimen!

bunbun2

DH survived his first day teaching since February. He said he enjoyed it and being on supply there is no pressure, planning or paperwork.

I was talking to my mum last night and they are coming to stay in November. I said hopefully DH will have some work by then and she said "I suppose at the moment he isn't earning any money" er no! Then she said hopefully he will soon as you have a mortgage to pay. there is nothing wrong with what she said but all this is said whilst my brother who is in is 40's is living with them. as far as i know he pays no rent as he is saving to buy a house mortgage free when he sells his current house, he has saved thousands living with them. I also know that they will give him the difference between the value of his house and what he buys. we don't expect any help but it does make me upset...

I have had a strange day as DH has been around for the past 7 months. The dog was so naughty and badly behaved. he is not like tat with DH as he knows DH is bigger and stronger and he knows who is in charge. He refused to have his lead put on when a tandem went past then chased it:o

snugglebunny that is good service from ebay. enjoy your tarts!

freespirit well done to your ds

murie your gingerbread decorations sound lovely.

cornishmumof4 and katmum welcome

fevertotell sorry to hear you are unwell. hope you feel better soon

nic sorry to hear you are unwell too. 3 weeks of cold:eek: i hope mine doesn't last that long

msgigglewick I need to google iron fist shoes too. I do lead a sheltered life! lol at your dd!

poppy girl my stocking is done by my DH who usually runs round poundland at the last minute!

nanamia the wallpaper is pretty, I really like it

I didn't get the shirts ironed at the week end so I have to do them this evening. i will take ds2 to scouts and then do them. ds has just 'found' some latin homework for tomorrow, he has only been home 3 1/2 hours!

freespirit66

SNUGGLEBUNNY thankyou, i have got Cherries on Snow burning to cheer me up i cant wait to try the new xmas ones
OMO im sorry i cant say it any other way PMSL :rotfl::rotfl:
CAITLYN i think that is the best place to be today oh what a horrid person you work with, why are people so nasty? My DD1 and a temp (male) got hauled into the boss office last week, someone in the team had emailed the boss accusing my DD and this temp of carrying on and that it was her duty to report it :eek: my DD was seething, just because they get on and they are female/male doesnt mean there is something going on, and to top it all off she found out it was one of her so called friends!! The boss was apologetic and said sorry it was like being at school but DD told her she was fed up with it, its dog eat dog out there
BUNBUN so glad DH enjoyed his first day back without all the stress of being permanent parents sometimes dont see what is under their nose do they? oh god i know i shouldnt laugh but dogs are little wotsits arent they???
MRSMONEYPENNY nice to see you back

springdreams

FeistyFidget wrote: »

With Elfster can you put in contact details? The whole problem with us needing to do secret santa away from here is because we aren't supposed to divulge personal details as it is against the forum rules - I only suggested a private facebook group as I figured we could some how swap the details without going against the forum rules

Elfster makes provision for first name, surname and email address of participants.

It is possible to set it up so that participants can invite other participants, so the group organiser does not need to have the names and email addresses of all the participants.