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

mkgirl1981

after reading this story on sky news I had to share this picture with all
http://news.sky.com/story/1160092/halloween-show-pets-out-spook-their-owners

freespirit66

mrsinvisible wrote: »

Morning everyone, hope today is a good one for all of us.
Nic the big family Christmas was always my turn, usually 13-15 of us, but5 were nibs, so with all the presents and trying out the new games, bikes, roller skates etc (adults, that is, not nibs) everyone was too full of happy to care what a disaster I made of the dinner. Now there are usually 8 of us,(3 nibs) and its enough to cope with!
Everyone you are making me hone my stag-spotting skills, even tho. I'd never really considered them, now l think where they would look good.
Everyone Baileys-yumm yumm I have learned my lesson re. easy to drink-a-lot-of-that, and reckon that OMO got off lightly with no hangover.
Pinksteps, what a lovely tidy craft cupboard, all organised and logical. In my minds eye, so is mine, but one day I will photograph it , in all its chaotic glory, and the myth will explode. I may need Ruth-honeys boxes.
Nana so glad the living room is finished, want piccys please, and one of the cake, ooo you are a clever thing, what is the next project? time for Nanamia, I hope!
Had a nice day with fave cous on Thursday, we went to Ennerdale and sat at Bowness point then had coffee (flask) and a stroll round the edge then we went for retail therapy.
Yes, yesterday was the makeover day, but it didn't......exactly......go to plan, it sort of growed, like Topsy. The wardrobe unit friend had ordered arrived, so 'flatpack Steve' was roped in to build it, and as we had no room to work in the bedroom, we painted her living room. Just the walls, and will put a second coat on today and do the bedroom, we aren't interfering, truly, she said she wanted to paint the living room whisper cream, and the bedroom in pearl grey, so we are just doing that.. She has had such a rough year, trying to set up her own business, and then a bad 'man' experience, and she is such a love, we just wanted to do something nice for her.
Will also see DGS other Grandma (grandma sisters DGS calls us)today for coffee and kindle downloading/uploading? before our wrinklie jolly next week.

Glad you had a good day at Ennerdale, glad your friends makeover is going well

msgigglewick wrote: »

fiesty love it!!! im in full festive mode atm.
Went back to book the tickets i had found in our budget last night and they had gone so we're going to have another look around if we can't anything in our budget then we'll do it for our anniversary next year and go to santaland at wookey hole or something lol.

Oh MSGIGGLEWICK sorry you missed out on the tickets

princesskitty29 wrote: »

Hi all, I still haven't managed to catch up properly so I might just have to start from here! Just wanted to say that I've just had this month's copy of Prima delivered and it's Christmassy themed! I haven't got time to read it now as I've got a couple of friends coming up for afternoon tea soon, but I can't wait to flick through later! It also comes with a little booklet of Christmas bakes! Yippee, can't wait to sit down with a cuppa and have a good read!

Hope you had a lovely afternoon tea with your friends

LAZYSHEEP thanks for the tip re: Segsations
MARCO1DOG its ever so easy each post you want to comment on press the double speech button at the bottom of that post, you can select up to 3 at a time, then press post reply and they will be there in the box ready for you to add your comments, oh your new house will be so lovely
PICNMIX ooh the cream jumper with snowflake sounds gorgeous
CHRISSYG oh god how blooming annoying, hope nothing has been taken from your account, we dont realise how stuck we are without our cards until we havent got them do we?
PIGPEN christmas films galore in your house today
MANDCO sorry you had to cancel your weekend away, hope the weekend gets better for you
MEGAN01 thats a lovely thing to say, you are very welcome, hope this christmas is a better one for your family
OMO ooh definitely want pics when you have them altogether on your sideboard please, omg loving those stags big time
ROSALIELAVENDER oh i like those, they are good for 2 for £2
CROWDPLEASER oh that is fantastic news, good for you
BLOOMINGTASTY oh god you as well, nothing is safe anymore is it, its really quite frightening, hope you get it all sorted out
TRENDY i love National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and only last night realised i didnt actually have it in my collection so have ordered it

nic2075

I enjoyed watching National Lampoons Christmas on Sky 1 tonight. Am now watching Cnristmas movies on True Movies. X

mrsinvisible

An 'extra hour' in bed, yippee, (I still feel like that, even tho being retired l can stay in bed all day if l want to) .
Crowdpleaser, well done, in big red capital letters underlined in bright blue. what great news for you. What is geocaching?
I also had credit card 'compromised' last year, but the cc company were great, they accepted that the things on it were fraudulent and didn't charge me, cancelled the card and my new one was with me in 4 days.
DD brought me home made chocolate mousse which was delish, but Choccy-moose I kept thinking of you, hope you are ok with that?
Waiting for Skype with the china branch then will go back to friends house and paint some walls, she's away for another 3 days so that's plenty time. I need coffee then I will be invincible ha!

aliaslotte

Hey everyone!

Hope you are all okay and have been having a good few days. I've skimmed over the last few pages but can definitely now see why some people make notes - my mind has gone completely blank!

I finally found a paper that I like. It is not exactly what I was looking for but close enough, so I'm happy on that front. I had glossed over it on the website but really liked it when I went into the shop.

Having a slight hamper crisis, as now everything is here - including the slippers for his big feet lol - it doesn't seem to want to fit in the box. I will play around with it a little and see if I can make them fit but I am not holding out much hope. It means I am back to the drawing board on the presentation of it but at least there are still two months to go - no rush.

On a non-Chrismassy note, I popped out with some friends last night and nursed a small diet coke. I was a little bit annoyed when quite a few of them passed remark about it - as if they didn't know that I am unemployed and have been now for three weeks. It didn't help that one told us all about her £4k pay rise, another about the holiday to Japan he had just booked and the third about her skiing trip now booked for January. I felt like Little Miss Unemployed - along with Little Miss Broke... As bad as it might seem, I might avoid such meet ups until something turns up job wise - one of the many, many applications I've sent off surely have to come good soon?

choccymoose

Sarah Millican was amazing, so funny really cheered me up:)
Definately if you like her and havent got tickets buy her homebird dvd when it comes out

crowdpleaser where abouts in Devon are you coming too, if near me I can recommend a few christmas orientated places for you to peruse

Ds 1 Christmas stuff is sorted as he wants to learn to scuba dive so he can join me and his dad, so one bsac membership and part scuba kit to be ordered.

Anyone who has star wars fans I can really recommend the star wars thumb doodle s book from Amazon its brilliant!

Glad to see the forum is stag mad still. My plans for the lounge have changed again and woodburner being fitted has been delayed as my friend who is fitting it has the flu! Will of course let him off as its mates rates and he is really rough.
We have decided on the fake tree finally and will purchase a few new decs but will wait until decision made on lounge decoration.
Going to move all the kayaks and tie them down and put away all the garden furniture in preperation for the storm just in case its as bad as they say its going to be!
Catch you all later
Choccy

choccymoose

mrsinvisible wrote: »

An 'extra hour' in bed, yippee, (I still feel like that, even tho being retired l can stay in bed all day if l want to) .
Crowdpleaser, well done, in big red capital letters underlined in bright blue. what great news for you. What is geocaching?
I also had credit card 'compromised' last year, but the cc company were great, they accepted that the things on it were fraudulent and didn't charge me, cancelled the card and my new one was with me in 4 days.
DD brought me home made chocolate mousse which was delish, but Choccy-moose I kept thinking of you, hope you are ok with that?
Waiting for Skype with the china branch then will go back to friends house and paint some walls, she's away for another 3 days so that's plenty time. I need coffee then I will be invincible ha!

That made me grin, yep totally fine it happens to me to, and my friends, just don't launch it at an officer :rotfl:
Geocaching is the modern version of letterboxing using a gps tool, like a smart phine and a geocahing app. Great fun and usually free:)

pinknfluffy28

Aliaslotte - I really do feel for you hunny. I got made redundant in January, and very suddenly my household was £800 a month down! We are a stubborn breed, and I refused to sign on, or claim anything, yes, stubborn and stupid! Instead I focused on building my own business (putting my tiny redundacy pay out to good use).
For a good 6-7 months things were so tight that neither of us went out, we did try as you, nursing one drink, but like yourself, others seemed oblivious to our situation, and happily chatted about their holidays, new clothes etc. At one point we didnt even have enough food to last, so for 2 days our dd's,and dh and I lived on bread and beans! That is a low point in my life, I hope never to relive.
It is only the past 2 months that my little business has started to generate a bit of profit, I'm still not earning what I was working full time, but its bringing in enough to feed and clothe us, we even managed a really cheap break at Butlins earlier this month, and we have now started to go out as a couple again - just once a month!
Sorry to rattle on, but I wanted to let you see that things will get better!
:grouphug:

Own_My_Own

Good morning. Lovely blue sky here at the moment. Ds has just left for football, and dd stayed at a friends so I am her alone drinking a coffee.
Ds is going to help me move a few things in the garden when he gets back.
If the winds do come it will be interesting to see if next doors new build stays up. The pathway down the side of the houses is like a tunnel. The wind is always stronger down it than at either end.

I have taken a pic of my new lamp and stag. The stag will re moved when I get the acrylic one but I know some of you like to be kept up to date.

When I was reading the reviews on the acrylic stag, one said now nice it looked on her mirrored unit. Well mirrored units are a little out of my price range. But I did remember buying some mirrors in The Range on the summer because they reminded me of port-holes. They were £2.99 for 3.(I bought 9 ). Well I took the mirrors out of the frames and put them under some lights and ornaments.
Not quite the same as having a whole mirrored top but when the light is on is makes a nice reflection.

choccymoose

Not sure if this has been posted on here before, but OH just oredered me one for christmas .
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4796438..
Bargain