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

bunty109

OMO, I am so sorry to hear that.

Own_My_Own

My Dad has just phoned :mad:

My cousins youngest daughter made a comment on FB and dd told her to do one and that the whole lot of them could take a jump.

He told me that wasn't nice and they were still our family :mad:

I told him that his family had a different name to mine and he could keep them.
He goes on about family but left us for another one. I was in my 20's but my kids were only little. One day he was there the next day he wasn't. He told me had gone over the phone. I was shopping in Morrison's at time.

Ds won't even phone him as he is such a stranger to him. (2 of my dad's step children are the same age as my 2, 2 are a couple of years older). He completely forgot he had grandchildren for about 6 years.

Have just phoned dd and she says she never wants to see any of them again. To be honest that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

nic2075

Your poor DD OMO:( Your mum will soon realise when she asks for help again and is told where to go by your DD. x

Hugs Crowdpleaser, sorry to hear about the state of the place. Sounds like you will have it nice in no time and the rest can be done as and when x

I jut pulled out everything I've got for the kids and I'm pretty much finished theirs. Maybe a few more stocking fillers for my DS and another few wee bits for the wee one. I'm about to go and write it all down and wrap it all and hide it. I'm worried they find it this year as I'm not usually this organised lol.

I just wish I had a Baileys to sip while doing it. I usually leave all wrapping til Christmas Eve with a few baileys and nibbles, x

mkgirl1981

I nearly forgot to post my pics from shopping earlier!
I remember a few people mentioning festive teas & saw these in tk maxx today. I hope the pics come out ok so people can see the flavours




also found another stag to add to our collection


And primark had some more Christmassy (but not too Christmassy) jumpers


Including one that lights up!! I took a video but I can't get it to upload

Own_My_Own

Dd is still upset but my cousin who is coming to London has spoken to her and said sod the rest of them. So she is a bit better now. She is the only one of them I talk to. To be honest she is the only normal one.

On a lighter note Peacocks have 20% at the minute and they have some festive jumpers in.

I won't be shopping there as I had a code and tried for 40 minutes today to get it to work. I then phoned them and said ' ' Why are you advertising a code on your page that doesn't work ?'
The man replied ' It's because we have a sale on, but your not losing anything, the discount is the same as the code . '

Me - wrong person, wrong day !!!!

' I have lost 40 minutes of my life !!!!! You can stick you website, I'll do my shopping somewhere else !!!!'

But don't let that put you off. Grab a bargain :rotfl:

Own_My_Own

mkgirl I'm not sure what I think about flavoured tea. They have a Mango one. :T shouldn't tea taste like tea. I had a flavoured tea once and it tasted like coloured hot water :rotfl:

Love the reindeer and Jumpers .

freespirit66

Evening everyone, finished my 4th task today, so now just one more to go and that is clean front room top to toe before i go and get the tree on saturday

msgigglewick wrote: »

Mince pies to all!!!! been awol a bit. kids, life, the blah feelings etc. nevermind huh. I've got a few days to catch up still but getting there.. Just finished making these



They are for our elf antics.. but might have to hang them on the tree after lol

Nearly done xmas shopping.. which is lucky as the stupid csa has just called dh but he missed the call. they reduced the payment last month so i can only imagine his ex has been on the phone to them again.. grrr hate not knowing.

Shall try and try to catch up with you all!

MSGIGGLEWICK hope you are ok and get the csa sorted out, love the elf outfits they are wicked

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Am so **** off I could cry. Haven't even got dressed today.
Monday would have been my Nans birthday. Dd didn't know this, as she died before she was born. So my Mum phoned her on Monday to ask her to help her get something down off a high shelf. Dd goes round there. Mum is !!!!!!. Dd gets book down and makes them both a of tea. My Mum gives Dd £10.
Roll on yesterday. mum now sober, goes to shop to buy a paper and no £10 in her purse.
She then phones everyone and tells them Dd has stolen the money and she wants nothing more to do with her. Dd crying rings and is told she is a thief and to F off. :mad:
My cousin then puts a post on FB about water being thicker than blood and some people should be ashamed of themselves. :mad:

I phone my Dad and he says Dd shouldn't have taken the money from her because she was drunk and she should have known better. :mad:

And when I say she phoned everyone I mean all my aunts and cousins. And because she was sober and crying I think they believed her. Not one of them has phoned me to see what really happened. :mad:
Dd was in tears all afternoon yesterday. She only stopped when she fell asleep on the sofa.
If my Dad mentions it I will tell him to stick it. I have had enough of my family. I would be quite happy to never see any of them again.
I have just been sitting here all day fuming. :mad:
I have told Dd to try not to get upset, the old bag will have no-one to help her soon and she will be a lonely old woman.

Oh OMO bless your DD out of the goodness of her heart she goes to help her do something and then gets accused of stealing its b****y outrageous, even when sober your mum should not have told everyone else, how could she do that to her own granddaughter no wonder she cried all afternoon she must be feeling so hurt, i felt teary just reading your post its just horrible. Sending you a big hug because you must be feeling so angry and frustrated at the injustice of it all and an even bigger one to DD xx

Ruth_honey

Own_My_Own wrote: »

mkgirl I'm not sure what I think about flavoured tea. They have a Mango one. :T shouldn't tea taste like tea. I had a flavoured tea once and it tasted like coloured hot water :rotfl:

Love the reindeer and Jumpers .

Some teas are very nice. Most smell delicious but don't taste of much.

I was in Homesense earlier and I think they sell the same stuff as TK Maxx (excluding clothing) but I didn't notice the teas. Bought two Christmas coffees, though. Still no joy in Next finding the fairisle throw that was mentioned a while ago. Is this a sign I should buy the Aldi one instead???

Got some Christmas pasta in Lidl. Has anyone seen that Asda are doing tree shaped crumpets for Christmas? 4 for £1. *need*

So sorry that some of my fellow Christmas nutters (meant in the nicest way, of course) are having a rough time at the moment. Big hugs to you all. It's such a lovely group of friends on here. Really feel part of something special.

Own_My_Own

Ruth_honey wrote: »

Some teas are very nice. Most smell delicious but don't taste of much.

I was in Homesense earlier and I think they sell the same stuff as TK Maxx (excluding clothing) but I didn't notice the teas. Bought two Christmas coffees, though. Still no joy in Next finding the fairisle throw that was mentioned a while ago. Is this a sign I should buy the Aldi one instead???

Got some Christmas pasta in Lidl. Has anyone seen that Asda are doing tree shaped crumpets for Christmas? 4 for £1. *need*

So sorry that some of my fellow Christmas nutters (meant in the nicest way, of course) are having a rough time at the moment. Big hugs to you all. It's such a lovely group of friends on here. Really feel part of something special.

I would think you get 2 Aldi ones for the price of a Next one

Somedays ( most days actually) I feel you are all closer to me than my actual family. And apart from Ameyturtle I've never met any of you.

Ruth_honey

Own_My_Own wrote: »

I would think you get 2 Aldi ones for the price of a Next one

Somedays ( most day actually) I feel you are closer to me than my actual family. And apart from Ameyturtle I've never met any of you.

Actually it's only £3 more than Aldi's one. I've been pricing up similar sizes and Next's one is reasonable (for them!) Costco have a nice one too, but it's plain and I'm quite partial to a fairisle pattern. And I missed the £3 off voucher for the Costco throw by 3 days!!! :mad:

Did I mention I bought the Snowy Lodge mince pies in Lidl? They're supposed to be very good. Will crack open the box at the weekend. 12 for £1.49, so hope we like them as that's great value.