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

BloomingTasty

OMO can you add me to the list please. This weeks tasks write my lists, oops still not done them and make balsamic pickled shallots. Its the thought of standing peeling loads of shallots with tears putting me off.

Don't feel that organised, hence the need for kick up the backside! Been looking though old copies of christmas mags for ideas. Only problem is I never seem to have time to actually do most of them.

Hoping to get a few bits tomorrow, off to b&m 's for a nosey round.

Crowdpleaser

dd1 up writhing in pain. No more sick but tummy pain. Stuck on what to do for her. I hit upon hot water bottle idea. Problem being ours are packed in storage. Desperate tex to friend living in same road and she comes over to the rescue with a lamb covered one. Seems to have helped a bit x

Baby_boo

Nanamia thanks for the tip about the next wrapping paper and also for
the link to studio that will keep me busy tonight.
Flowfy and Freespirit 66 I bought the 30 bags of Thortons off the grab it
forum and I am ashamed of myself only 12 bags left!!!
Flowfy and Murie I know how you feel about missing our children when they
move out to go to uni, my DD has just moved to Barcelona she has a place at Barcelona uni for her third year then she will go back to Newcastle
for her final year. I have spoken to her tonight she doesn't know but every time I say goodbye I have a little weep, well going to catch up on all the posts and then have a look at all links Boo x

Flowfy

Baby boo - you can join our naughty gang. I have had a small bag of thorntons tonight plus a scone with butter. I am supposed to be on weightwatchers - can you believe it????

freespirit66

I have finished my first challenge of the week wrote a list of dinners for all normal days in december and a list of ingredients I have also decided to not buy the tins of chocs this year and am going to make a sweet xmas tree, saw it on pinterest and will buy packets of sweets we all love rather than having ones noone will eat, but i want it taller than the polystyrene cones so am thinking of making a cone out of a large sheet of card. DS rang earlier and has 2 days temp work as accounts admin so a bit more money before he starts his training with maccy ds

OMO i love your xmas reindeer and your snowman to be
CROWDPLEASER aah poor DD hope she is feeling better now
FEISTY well done you, you are already getting things back under control, very proud of you
BUNBUN sending you hugs hope you get well soon, hope DH gets some more work

Own_My_Own

Just came across this thread.

Personalised letter from Santa half price with Groupon.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4773494

freespirit66

Baby_boo wrote: »

Nanamia thanks for the tip about the next wrapping paper and also for
the link to studio that will keep me busy tonight.
Flowfy and Freespirit 66 I bought the 30 bags of Thortons off the grab it
forum and I am ashamed of myself only 12 bags left!!!
Flowfy and Murie I know how you feel about missing our children when they
move out to go to uni, my DD has just moved to Barcelona she has a place at Barcelona uni for her third year then she will go back to Newcastle
for her final year. I have spoken to her tonight she doesn't know but every time I say goodbye I have a little weep, well going to catch up on all the posts and then have a look at all links Boo x

OMG what have i started, us all confessing on here i am lmao, what are we like???? Dont worry we are all the same it took me 6 mths to stop booing like a baby whenever DS came home and went back to uni

Snugglebunny8

PoppyGirl wrote: »

Can you all please keep an eye out for any cheap Christmas mugs landing instore!!? Many thanks, last year I got some from B&M but always looking for other options incase they don't get them in again! Thank you xx

Flowfy wrote: »

04624181 - hope your son gets better soon

me too! poor little guy xxx

Baby_boo

Flowfy I think I should be in the naughty gang I have just eaten a full
bag of Thornton vanilla truffles followed by a double decker!! Erm and
I will confess I'm a diabetic! However I have more lows than highs and
I weigh 7 stone wet through!
Freespirit66 Newcastle was far enough for the last two years, Barcelona
well I'm going to have to deal with it I'm just relieved to see it's not
just me thank you Boo x

alja

Just spent a few hours infront of the tv catching up! Wow this thread is moving quickly!

My targets for this week are: 1) Buy my winter coat 2) Buy more presents so more things are ticked off the idea list 3) Make sure I have a proper list before heading to the shops so I don't buy more than intended!

I have Thursday off work purely to Christmas shop and then have a meal with my parents