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

freespirit66

Morning everyone, well lovely start to the week my tumble dryer just went bang :mad: aarrgh! Now i am the tumble dryer queen all year round, have never not had one, dont have an airer, havent got the money to buy a new one and havent got the money to pay someone to have a look at it! I have to laugh otherwise i would cry :rotfl:thing is, my washing machine is making a noise as well, heres betting i have 3 things go before christmas it wouldnt be the first time.

OMO oh so glad you had a lovely time, blimey no wonder your feet hurt cant wait to hear all about it, aww how sweet of DD and Mia, that is lovely. I havent got all last weeks tasks done so this week
1. Make and bake mince pies and freeze
2. Clean Oven :mad:
3. Make Cranberry & Soy Glazed Cocktail Sausages and freeze
4. Make Christmas Spiced Chocolate Cake and freeze

NANAMIA HAHA you must have missed my post last week, i sucked it up and cleaned them sunday afternoon Haha oh that is so funny im afraid it would have made me giggle more as well, DD1 always says i shouldnt be allowed out let alone on my own she says she feels like my carer :rotfl:im sure you will still get a thankyou card. Yes im on the naughty step this week i still havent done 2 of last weeks tasks oops. Oh hope 0462 is ok send her my love please, she has had such a painful year bless her. Well done on losing another lb x

FEISTY glad you had a lovely day yesterday, you both deserve it, oh no not something else re: water tablets going wrong, hope DH gets sorted today and its not a waste of time. Thanks for the ground almonds tip. Aww your cheesy christmas night sounds fab hope you get something sorted. Thanks re: DD1

BEG aah thankyou re my lovely kids but believe me they do have their moments, but gestures like this are so thoughtful

MINT1955 hello and welcome to our lovely thread

JJ have a great time in scotland my lovely

GETTINGTHEREQUICKLY oh no no no! blooming things hope you get rid as quick as the other one

MRSMONEYPENNY wow what a lovely cake, DD3 obviously has a talent for cake making

CRAFTYMUMMY oh thankyou for that have bookmarked it, it looks so easy as well

Bargain_Bunny

Afternoon all,

My dads food xmas hamper is doing well, tesco have some deals 3 for £3 on bisto/beetroot and pickled onions so been stocking up. Stuck for ideas on stocking fillers for my 2 and a half year old girl,any ideas would be great thanks

BB

FeistyFidget

Oh free spirit you poor thing sign up to your local freegle and freecycle. Washing machines and tumble driers come up on mine at least once a week

Dh is to be admitted. We are currently waiting on a bed for him - apparently it is code black at Southampton, meaning no spare beds. Seeing as it has been so difficult getting shop cover for tomorrow morning (never mind the rest of the week) it has made me realise again that maybe giving up the shop dream is for the best - Dhs hospital trips are only going to get more frequent the older we get as he has congenital heart problems.

Mint1955

Back to the motorbike gifts. A miniature spray can of screen de mist is always useful for crash helmets.

craftymummy_2

I've seen chocolate tea in tesco this morning and was very tempted to buy it for the chocolate hamper I'm doing for some friends. However, I had a mad moment and thought I can make that as got loose tea and cocoa powder, sure to find an easy recipe online....yeah, I'm struggling. Can you clever ladies help me pls? I even have some tea bags waiting to be filled 😉thanks

freespirit66

FeistyFidget wrote: »

Oh free spirit you poor thing sign up to your local freegle and freecycle. Washing machines and tumble driers come up on mine at least once a week

Dh is to be admitted. We are currently waiting on a bed for him - apparently it is code black at Southampton, meaning no spare beds. Seeing as it has been so difficult getting shop cover for tomorrow morning (never mind the rest of the week) it has made me realise again that maybe giving up the shop dream is for the best - Dhs hospital trips are only going to get more frequent the older we get as he has congenital heart problems.

Oh FEISTY you clever thing i never even thought of that, will get on it straightaway, thankyou for thinking of me with everything that is going on around you, oh god i hope he doesnt get sent home because of no beds!!! Sending you lots of hugs, so sorry about the shop you must be gutted x

mrs-moneypenny

hugs feisty and hope a bed becomes available very soon
sorry things not well re the shop

nic2075

I was sitting with my sister today discussing Christmas dinner menu. My mum always did choice of 2 starters, then home made soup, turkey or gammon with all the trimmings (think food mountain) then 2 choices of pudding, cheese board then nibbles of later on incase anyone was hungry lol.

But this year my sister says leave the soup out as that's one of the reasons we are all so stuffed by the time the main is ready. My other sister said have soup as a starter.

I'm really traditinal and hate to change things to do with Christmas as it takes me back to being young and of good times.

What to do you all have for Christmas dinner? X

mrs-moneypenny

had to smile at the soup comment, my older kids honestly said they would stop coming back if i didnt do hm mushroom soup as a starter. DD2s fella hates mushrooms so the choice in our house is hm mushroom along side a differnt soup for him (he gets a tin im not faffing around with hm soup for 1)
main is a variety, 2 meat eaters, 5 veggies and 2 vegans so its what every meat the carnivores want (last year i cheated with that and got some sliced ready cooked turkey from a deli and reheated it throughly in gravy) will be mushroom tarts for the veggies and a nut roast for the vegans.
everyone gets christmas pud with either custard (made with soya milk so anyone can have it) or ice cream i have some dairy free so all comers catered for there.

maybe you could cut down on the amounts of each course you do ie find out what everyone likes so its soup of what every flavour, followed by main, followed by pudding.

springdreams

Hugs to all those that need them.

I can only ever manage to eat two courses, so would go with soup and turkey for a traditional meal. That is what I will be doing for my work's do.

However, my DS and I are not actually fans of turkey and cannot stand Christmas cake or mince pies. So as it is just the two of us for Christmas day this year, we will be having a t-bone steak and cheese and biscuits for afters. Not very Christmassy, but that is what we prefer, and since it is Christmas, we're going to treat ourselves and eat what we would really like to have.