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

freespirit66

Afternoon everyone

KATIEBEE hello and welcome to our lovely thread
NANAMIA oh nana if i had any today i would send it your way, i am the laziest mare ever today, why is it some days you are full of it and the next zilch??? It doesnt help that i have been doing surveys the last hour i need to get my xmas list book and find something else i can do this week. DD1 is really enjoying her new role thankyou, DS should hear by the end of the week, i said earlier in the week he had been asked to film a promo for a big company well DD said i could say who it is :rotfl:usually everything is top secret, he is filming a promo for one of BMWs new electric cars, he is so excited and has gone to get all the equipment today ready for tomorrow. I would say naughty naughty BUT i find it hard to say no, like you say it was a bit of a situation, i hope DH isnt too annoyed
CHRISSYG oh that made me feel a bit sad about your birthday cake being a christmas cake, no wonder you hate them
DROPSOFJUPITER yep i am the same dont like xmas cake or xmas pudding but love mince pies (a little too much)
CROWDPLEASER oh sorry about your friends dad
MOJOWORKING if it makes you happy to wear it, then wear it my lovely
MSGIGGLEWICK how fab having enough points for two hudls that is great, glad you are feeling a lot better, but lots of get well vibes to DD poor little thing hope she feels better soon, omg Brandy Snaps that is a blast from the past, my mum used to have them every christmas and i can remember from a young age piping the cream into them
MRSMONEYPENNY ooh i bet your house smells gorgeous today what a lovely surprise for DD for them to get the cake out and sing

freespirit66

Crowdpleaser wrote: »

Bum, still no tinsel in a tangle mugs in Poundland. Anyway zipped in there on way to work and picked up 2 xmas tablecloths with Nordic pattern on and napkins to match. Will probably use for Boxing Day when its all more fun and relaxed. Got Nordic paperchains too so got them for the kids to help me do, thought I could hang them round kitchen cupboards in new place....

....speaking of which. Have just been into estate agent. Right, mid chain is ready, top chain is still doing searches etc but they are cash buyers so it won't take long. Our buyers who came in late are coming for a look round again on Saturday (ARGH gotta clean like the clappers). Est ag already said its nothing to worry about, she just needs to buy some bits and wants to measure. The upshot of all this is that there is 5 in the chain and 1, 3, 5 have same solicitor so it should shifty now. And we hopefully should be signing contracts by late October, another couple of weeks anyway. Tentative moving idea of 2nd week in November....

Am keeping everything I have crossed!

Off to work at the second job tonight. Phew. Have just hit swagbucks target so don't have to worry about rushing home tonight to do that.

Hugs to all and everyone, welcome to Newbs x

Ooh the nordic tableware sounds good, have everything crossed for you all

choccymoose

Gutted, gifted with an unexpected day off so off I trundle to wilkinson, primark, poundland etc with pennies burning a hole on my pocket and ....nothing, so dissapointing so decided to get washing powder etc from wilkinsons only to discover I left my purse at home!

mrs-moneypenny

aww choccy, at least you didn't see something you really wanted and couldn't get that would have been worse. still sorry you had a wasted trip

mrsinvisible

Choccymoose, that's the sort of thing I do. lol. Well, yesterdays little shopping expedition went into freefall and l am hanging my head in shame, ..... I managed to resist the sweeties in mr Ms but called in to @ldi, then saw a sign in a shop window of a well known bed shop, 60% off clearance, so I went in, it became 80% while l was looking, so l thought it would be rude not to buy .......a bedroom suite! Seriously, tho, it is just what l have been looking for but couldn't afford, but at 20% of the original price, l didn't resist too hard.
My name is because l feel invisible when l go shopping or out for a meal, no one sees me, or tries to serve me, so after being seriously hacked off being ignored at a bar counter (buying breakfast) l said loudly, 'am l invisible, or what?' and the assistant looked right past me and said 'who said that' and we both laughed, now whenever l go there she greets me with 'mrs invisible, nice to see you'.

mrs-moneypenny

http://www.clintoncards.co.uk/gifts/fragrance-of-the-month
not as cheap as those mentioned the other day but just had this offer in an email so i thought i'd share

Snugglebunny8

mrsinvisible wrote: »

Choccymoose, that's the sort of thing I do. lol. Well, yesterdays little shopping expedition went into freefall and l am hanging my head in shame, ..... I managed to resist the sweeties in mr Ms but called in to @ldi, then saw a sign in a shop window of a well known bed shop, 60% off clearance, so I went in, it became 80% while l was looking, so l thought it would be rude not to buy .......a bedroom suite! Seriously, tho, it is just what l have been looking for but couldn't afford, but at 20% of the original price, l didn't resist too hard.
My name is because l feel invisible when l go shopping or out for a meal, no one sees me, or tries to serve me, so after being seriously hacked off being ignored at a bar counter (buying breakfast) l said loudly, 'am l invisible, or what?' and the assistant looked right past me and said 'who said that' and we both laughed, now whenever l go there she greets me with 'mrs invisible, nice to see you'.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: love it!

craftymummy_2

dropsofjupiter wrote: »

Thank you to everyone on the thread for sharing links, pictures and finds - feeling very festive now. Though was very disappointed with Asda today, I wanted gingerbread man wrapping paper!

In other news, as much as I love Christmas, my OH just called me Scrooge because I don't like Christmas cake, Christmas pudding and am only just coming around to the idea of mince pies! Anyone else have this embarrassing affliction?

I hate (and I mean hate) Xmas cakes, puddings & mince pies. Yuck the whole lot of them.
Loved reading the reasons behind people's names. Mine isn't that exciting and quite obvious: I like crafting and I am a mummy
When OH saw it the first time he thought I'd meant crafty as in clever and sly, lol.
Christmas is slowly coming on, still looking for ideas of what I want to make for people. Had friend around today to try to decide but she wasn't too enthusiastic either so we just ended up chatting about all sorts...oh well, have decided to get together next week and get on with stuff. We made lots of stuff together last Xmas and really enjoyed it.
Had letter from DDs school - they're on strike next Thursday! Already had 2 of my friends asking if I could have their DDs too....joy of working from home and being flexible I don't mind having the girls, they occupy themselves nicely, just gotta make sure I've enough food in the house, lol.

marco1dog

Hi Bought a few things today. Thank you I think it was OMO who said about the 2 for £7 at Mr M's so I got 4 today. I bought 3 sock monkey toys for dogs from Pets at Home and a gingerbread man throw from Dunelm for my Mum. She is in a home so I just get her clothes and bits and pieces-so sad breaks my heart. We used to love Christmas and I keep seeing things that she would have loved but are no use to her now or would go missing as the other client's just wander in and take things. She does this as well to others so can not complain. Hugs to anyone else that has a Mum, Dad or OH with Dementia or illness.

pigpen

I may have found my special place on the world.. I have a medical disorder regarding Christmas, apparently it means I am certifiable.. I just believe I am part elf and the need to squeal about Christmas throughout the year is vital.. Christmas day, beyond the children opening their gifts doesn't really excite me but I LOVE buying gifts for others.. I start about 18 months in advance.. though Squeak (3) is getting stuff I bought in the ELC sale when she was just a few months old.

I hate Christmas cake and pudding and mince pies too.. I loathe dried fruit, it is sickable!

So far I have sorted OH, 3 grandsons, main presents for DS2, DD3, DD4, DD5, and DDs 6 and 7 are completely done. I want 1 item for the baby and she is done. I need a main gift for DS3 (14) and have not got the vaguest idea what to get.. ideas VERY welcome. Some boots for DD2 and a smaller 2nd gift for OH.. and accessories which my mother is buying.

I then do my mothers shopping.. Me, OH, 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren and both DS1's and DD1's OHs.. I started at the bottom this year and have done 3 GGC and 4 of the GC.

This year I seem to be giving MIL ideas too.. I have sorted Me (Joe Browns voucher if I am lucky!) OH (cash.. he want specific personal item he needs to choose himself) and 2 of our 3 girls.

Usernames.. it was originally Loobyloo but then I had Pigpie because I like pork pie and the usual username had gone... and Pigpen is now my name on everything (including WoW) and is nothing to do with Charlie Brown but at the time we were living 10 of us in a 3 bed house and it was a pit, no room for anything.. it was a total pig sty... hence pigpen.. we have since moved and it is MUCH less cluttered though still not perfect.