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

Flowfy

Also went to Manchester primark yesterday. they had all the sweaters in but I bought 2 a couple of weeks ago and still have 2 from last year, so didn't get one.

did get the reindeer Nordic leggings though. 2 pairs of Christmas earrings and the long line Christmas t shirt with santa flying over the rooftops.

also, got dh and ds some gloves from the mens department. the fingers light up in different colours -£4

Spendless

Just back from Morrisons cos I saw a post elsewhere about school uniform being reduced, it wasn't, they didn't even have any in! Cashier did tell me their clothes would be reduced for Mon if anyone is interested. I can't get though, working full-time and car off road so no going in lunch break! They didn't even have any seasonal chocs or toiletries or biscuit tins for me to gaze it and get my fix. Hmmmppph!

Thanks for the comment re Furby, you have confirmed my thoughts. Let's hope it takes her a long time to save £60.;)

girlinayellowdress

Right, don't all shout but I've decided I really should do more surveys etc for Christmas 2014 :eek:

So my questions are can anyone either a) point me in the best direction and b) does anyone want to "introduce" me to any so they too get a bonus

girlinayellowdress

I know it can be quite expensive at times but its nice to look

http://www.paperchase.co.uk/promo/christmas/page/post-christmas

cymrumam

Chuffed cause I have managed to buy a stack of clothes for the kids in Animal as they had 70% off this weekend on sale so spent less than I would if I had bought them in Tesco so they can go in the Xmas stash. Also managed to get bits in the Claires 5for£5 so very productive.
Now planning my christmas trip to Chester and to take the kids to Chester Zoo for Santa and the lanterns. Never been so very excited.

pinknfluffy28

Pinksteps wrote: »

Right, don't all shout but I've decided I really should do more surveys etc for Christmas 2014 :eek:

So my questions are can anyone either a) point me in the best direction and b) does anyone want to "introduce" me to any so they too get a bonus

Are you with valued opinions yet? This is the only one i do regularly as I found others just werent getting me anywhere! However, with VO I have already had £55 worth this year.

Nana - love the wallpaper!

Well, my father is visiting today to bring dd's bday pressies. We havent seen him since he left mum last year as he kept refusing to see us unless we also welcomed his new woman. However, he has finally decided to come and get to know his grandkids again before introducing her to us. Im not looking forward to his visit, it has been a very bitter split & he was downright nasty with text messages etc to myself & my brother at one point, but I cant stop him seeing the girls, so I will smile & be polite. Luckily dh is home so I have moral support!
On the bright side, Im looking forward to a nice cosy evening with Dh and a bottle of rose (unless he gets called into work which is a huge possibility of a Saturday)

pinknfluffy28

Spendless wrote: »

Just back from Morrisons cos I saw a post elsewhere about school uniform being reduced, it wasn't, they didn't even have any in! Cashier did tell me their clothes would be reduced for Mon if anyone is interested. I can't get though, working full-time and car off road so no going in lunch break! They didn't even have any seasonal chocs or toiletries or biscuit tins for me to gaze it and get my fix. Hmmmppph!

Thanks for the comment re Furby, you have confirmed my thoughts. Let's hope it takes her a long time to save £60.;)

Sorry just read your post. My eldest dd (12) wanted the new furby last year, I said no as I felt she was too ld and couldnt justify the price. But her nana got her one (grrrr) it was played with a little while xmas day, and since then has literally sat on her bedroom shelf, only coming down to show friends etc that are interested, even her younger sister (5) has shown no interest in it!
Total waste of money, and am hoping my mum will not give into such whims again!

Flowfy

pinknfluffy28 - good luck for today. rest assured I have had similar bad family moments, and I bet many others have too. just get through it best you can and hold your head up high. this time tomorrow it will be well over. I try to focus on having a treat after a bad time. like having a giant cream cake in the fridge ready, and I think about that whilst going through the bad times. it helps especially with bad hospital appointments

best wishes xx

debndot

I'm here I've made it and I'm going to try hard to keep up better next week!
Alja-I hope your confidence is returning with driving, you've reminded me I still need to go to boots
Chrissy- we ended up having a festive Sunday, went to mr ts and they had bought out the christmas meat range so had a 3bird roast with all the trimmings :-), how is are you getting on with dds college selection.
Mandco- thorntons used to do a nice selection of dairy free chocs I used to get them for sis as she's a celiac and dairy intolerant.
Feisty- your tags are lovely, I'm so excited for you with your shop, it must be lovely that dh is wanting to be involved.
Msgigglewick-thanks for showing me the kirsties christmas book, i may have to treat myself
Freespirit-well done to ds, your kids are a credit to you
Juniorj- I hope your are home soon and feeling better x
Nanamia-love the wallpaper,thrilled for you about dh's news x
Murie-I know what you mean about the hairdressers, I never though of using the die cutters to cut felt,
OMO-I love mjb so will be looking out for that,what a nightmare with your app, hope you've cheered up now x
Princesskitty- hope you've got your oven sorted
Moneymaker-I looked at the coal,£2 is ott, I'm going to attempt it with dyed sugar coating as it looked kind of like that, will let you know when I do it.
I'm also trying Millie's thanks to cupofchai and pinksteps
Lazysheep- thanks for letting us know about qvc, I love qvc towards christmas
I've mainly bought presents for my doing something Christmassy this week, I have sorted out who's coming over at christmas which makes things easier.
I'm going to make my lists now so I'm a bit more organised this week(I do love a good list, I have notepads everywhere)
Sorry for the long post, will pop in more next week to keep up.
Hope everyone is well and sorry to those I missed- hugs to all

mkgirl1981

I have noticed all the shops seem to be slowly creeping in their xmas ranges - even before their Halloween ones in some cases!
It feels a bit mad but I am getting excited.
I'm not gonna start spending any money till October but I am starting to try & think of ideas - problem is sometimes I forget I've bought stuff & ending up buying more
I'd like to be do be done before december as I'll be working all the hours god sends so that way I can enjoy my days off without stressing about Christmas shopping. (Probably won't happen tho lol)