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

freespirit66

OMO

This weeks tasks for my challenge are:
1) make my mincemeat
2)make my cone shape for the sweet tree
3) start buying choc/sweets for sweet tree

Thankyou

Own_My_Own

:xmastree: Week 11 tasks :xmastree:

ETA - last weeks tasks are on page 320 (last post on page)

OMO
Buy The Old Man and spray him white
Get wrapping paper out of loft. ( it may inspire me to wrap )
Buy a household item

Flowfy
Cook 2 things for freezer
Hardest crab apples from tree

Pinksteps
Finish last weeks tasks :rotfl:

Pinknfluffy28
Finish last weeks tasks :rotfl:

mrsinvisable
Make 12 items for Christmas Fair
Empty Christmas stash and designate presents
Make 1 advent box (prototype)

Mandco
To be decided

Freespirit66
Make mincemeat
Make cone shape for sweet tree
Start buying chocs/sweets for sweet tree

choccymoose
Do last weeks tasks :rotfl:
(Which is decide where to go for Christmas weekend away)

mrs-moneypenny
Cook the Christmas cake
Make 5 items for craft fayre

murie
Make 3 more cards for close family
Buy 2 items for Christmas cupboard
Give Christmas cake a little tipple.

Crowdpleaser
Do last weeks tasks :rotfl:
Make a list of stocking fillers for DH
Order Arthur Christmas
Buy 3 non-perishable items

mandco
Get 10 items for store cupboard
Get bottle gift wrap and 4 personalised cards
Buy 2 choc advent calendars
Sort through 1001 photos and decide which one to use as gifts
Get cinema gift card

debndot
Design a December planner and hang it on wall
Make a meal planner for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Nanamia
Liaise with DD and book Panto and Christmas trips
Fill in December planner
Make one savoury and one sweet dish for the freezer
Ongoing living room

Ameyturtle
Find what I already have
Find and get bits for stocking
Phone tax office
Pay council tax
Figure out what Lush needs for stockings and advent
FIND A FREEZER

CHRISSYG
Put radfleck behind radiators

choccymoose

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:xmastree: Week 11 tasks :xmastree:

OMO
Buy The Old Man and spray him white
Get wrapping paper out of loft. ( it may inspire me to wrap )
Buy a household item

Flowfy
Cook 2 things for freezer
Hardest crab apples from tree

Pinksteps
Finish last weeks tasks :rotfl:

Pinknfluffy28
Finish last weeks tasks :rotfl:

mrsinvisable
Make 12 items for Christmas Fair
Empty Christmas stash and designate presents
Make 1 advent box (prototype)

Mandco
To be decided

My task is to search back and remember what last weeks task was and do it! Last week was a little busy as other half was away for the week!

Own_My_Own

choccymoose wrote: »

My task is to search back and remember what last weeks task was and do it! Last week was a little busy as other half was away for the week!

They are page 320 last post. :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

afternoon all
nanamia, havent had a chance to look at christmas prima properly but there a lovely easy snow globe make and some nice sweets.

been busy making a couple of gifts but they are for before christmas.
at athe carboot this morning a bought a new tree for in the hall and a really nice chrstmas pudding bowl

Omo
my tasks this week will be
to cook the christmas cake - it didnt get done last week
to make 5 items for the craft fayre

love the photos and ideas everyones been posting
hope all are well

murie

Hope everyone is OK and enjoying the sun! I haven't been on to post (just lurked a little) over the last few days-haven't had much Christmassy to say. I HAVE completed my task for last week tho:D,
OMO- this week I shall
1, make 3 more cards for close family
2,buy 2 things for Christmas cupboard
3,Remember to give my Christmas cakes a little tipple-they probably don't need it from the smell of them but I do like them to be 100%proof!:rotfl:

( This week brought a box of biscuits and 72 Fairy dishwasher tablets - a mahoosive pack! £7.99 from Home Bargains!)

Expensive week this week- my friends Son is 18 on Thursday so £20 in a card for him and BIL is 50 on Saturday so that's big pressie for him. We had a pen rest made for him with an antique crystal ink well as he is heavily into ink pens (strange for a left handed person) and it really is a thing of beauty- I hope he loves it cus I do! Especially cus my DH came up with the idea originally! And he is DEFINATELY not the creative ideas sort so that makes it extra special in my eyes!

I had my hospital appt come through for 17th to have a hearing aid fitted and its really got to me I have to admit. I've had tinnitus for about 10 years now and its got to the stage that its reduced my hearing to less than 40% in my right ear. I'm ashamed to say I don't want it cus I am vain and don't want to have one just for cosmetic reasons (how shallow do I sound/feel?)- wont be able to wear my hair up etc, wear pretty earrings. I know I know- trivial and shallow but for some reason every time I think about it I feel like crying. Vain plonker that I am! AND I always think of hearing aids for OLD people and I'm only 48!!! More shame on me for being 'ageist'! Plus I wont be able to get away with 'I never heard you say that!' when the kids/DH complain!

Anyway- miserable 'old'git moaning over with now! Hopefully this week will be extra Christmassy for everyone! ( I want the weather to turn cold now- my new boots have come:rotfl:)
Take care xxxx

choccymoose

Own_My_Own wrote: »

They are page 320 last post. :rotfl:

Ummm could you come and live with me and get me organised please

choccymoose

So my task is to still decide where we are gojng for the weekend, I did try its just the kids didn't want to do it :doh:

con1888

Started my shopping, earliest yet for me

I have so far got my two neices and my nephew.

Still to get:
mum
dad
bro/sis law
bro/sis law 2
bro 3
grandparents(only 2)
OH mum
OH dad
OH stepmum/dad
OH bro x 3
OH grandfather...

oh and the cat and dog...

Sigh. Gonna be expensive although I plan on cutting down, just boxes of chocs or a dvd for my bro/sis in laws as I get their kids presents.

I'll be 6 months pregnant at Christmas so want it to be as stress free as possible!

freespirit66

murie wrote: »

Hope everyone is OK and enjoying the sun! I haven't been on to post (just lurked a little) over the last few days-haven't had much Christmassy to say. I HAVE completed my task for last week tho:D,
OMO- this week I shall
1, make 3 more cards for close family
2,buy 2 things for Christmas cupboard
3,Remember to give my Christmas cakes a little tipple-they probably don't need it from the smell of them but I do like them to be 100%proof!:rotfl:
( This week brought a box of biscuits and 72 Fairy dishwasher tablets - a mahoosive pack! £7.99 from Home Bargains!)
Expensive week this week- my friends Son is 18 on Thursday so £20 in a card for him and BIL is 50 on Saturday so that's big pressie for him. We had a pen rest made for him with an antique crystal ink well as he is heavily into ink pens (strange for a left handed person) and it really is a thing of beauty- I hope he loves it cus I do! Especially cus my DH came up with the idea originally! And he is DEFINATELY not the creative ideas sort so that makes it extra special in my eyes!
I had my hospital appt come through for 17th to have a hearing aid fitted and its really got to me I have to admit. I've had tinnitus for about 10 years now and its got to the stage that its reduced my hearing to less than 40% in my right ear. I'm ashamed to say I don't want it cus I am vain and don't want to have one just for cosmetic reasons (how shallow do I sound/feel?)- wont be able to wear my hair up etc, wear pretty earrings. I know I know- trivial and shallow but for some reason every time I think about it I feel like crying. Vain plonker that I am! AND I always think of hearing aids for OLD people and I'm only 48!!! More shame on me for being 'ageist'! Plus I wont be able to get away with 'I never heard you say that!' when the kids/DH complain!
Anyway- miserable 'old'git moaning over with now! Hopefully this week will be extra Christmassy for everyone! ( I want the weather to turn cold now- my new boots have come:rotfl:)
Take care xxxx

Oh MURIE my lovely dont be ashamed of how you feel, if that is how you feel you have every right to, none of us like to think we are getting old, and when something like this happens its quite scary because we then have to face it we arent in our 20s/30s anymore, are they not made these days to blend in more? It doesnt make you any less of a person wearing a hearing aid and i for one wouldnt think any different of someone if i noticed they had one, and i completely understand you still want to wear nice earrings and have your hair up, on the plus side to be able to turn it off when the kids or DH is getting on your nerves well what are you waiting for??? :rotfl:

con1888 wrote: »

Started my shopping, earliest yet for me
I have so far got my two neices and my nephew.
Still to get:
mum
dad
bro/sis law
bro/sis law 2
bro 3
grandparents(only 2)
OH mum
OH dad
OH stepmum/dad
OH bro x 3
OH grandfather...
oh and the cat and dog...
Sigh. Gonna be expensive although I plan on cutting down, just boxes of chocs or a dvd for my bro/sis in laws as I get their kids presents.
I'll be 6 months pregnant at Christmas so want it to be as stress free as possible!

Hello and welcome CON1888, i was 6 mths pregnant with my first on xmas day and had to do dinner for 12 people by the end of the day my ankles were non existent :rotfl: