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

Own_My_Own

Could everyone that set tasks this week please check out my post on page 461. I'm sure I have missed someone off. I have gone back over the posts twice but can't see it.

Not a bad day today. No fallout.

Council phoned to say they had told next door to take down the shed thing. He is also reporting them to fraud because like me he thinks the man is living there.
When I got home she was in said shed on the phone. She said ' I know it was her ! I'm not worried about the benefit bit, we'll just do what we did before'
Surely even in the fraud office ignored me they won't ignore a council worker. I would hope that they would dig a bit deeper.

By 8.30 this morning I had taken Mia for an hours walk and done my shopping in Aldi. It was do mice to finish work today and come straight home.
I used the Mirror £5 off voucher that I got when walking the dog. I bought a Sherpa fleece throw, ds 6 pairs of boxer shorts, a tin of Foxes biscuits ( voucher to make them £2.79) my normal shop and then I had to go back and get a bottle of Amaretto because I hadn't reached £40.
I must admit I didn't buy a lot of food, I don't have room for it in the cupboards.

:bdaycake: Happy Birthday Polarexpress :bdaycake:

Hello all Newbies ( sorry my mind has gone blank on names )

riskyb

Dont know your budget - M&S have mini panettone cakes at 2 for £4. I think wilko had them for £1.5 last year. You can make tons of different pestos' your self at home. and pesto can be frozen as well. How about get tons of different jars and fill each one with a different kid of pasta and wrap ribbons round them. How about buying a cheap Italian recipe book or print out some recipes yourself to throw in. Italian cheeses? Can you put in a large wooden box (wrapped up in brown baking parchment a stuffed full with red, green and red tissue paper? then tie up box with red/green ribbons? Prosseco (waitrose normally have theirs on offer for £6. Maybe the film roman holiday with Audrey hepburn in it.


[QUOTE=blue_eyed_girl;63911405.
]Well I remembered the Australia cards. :j Posted three cards and bought 20 2nd class stamps came to nearly £14 :eek:

Have made a start on the Italian hamper -

Home Bargains

jar sundried tomatoes
jar roast peppers
jar of pesto
box of grissini

Lidl

box of tuscan biscuit selection
italian style melba toast


Couldn't find the christmas tree pasta in Lidl but might get some tricolour stuff from Mr. S's tomorrow. Will also have a mooch around to see what else we can find - like olive oil, balsamic etc.

Scratching my head trying to think of a good way to present this :think:

Take care everyone

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Own_My_Own

Ruth_honey wrote: »

Seriously, anyone in the London/Essex area that wants wrapping done...I enjoy doing it.

:rotfl: You may regret that. I'm parking the car at Newbury Park next Sunday. We are going to finish our Christmas shopping at Lakeside in the morning, before going into London :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

bumping OMOs post for everyone to check

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:xmastree: WEEK 4 TASKS :xmastree:

OMO
Buy Dads Boxers
( after looking everywhere else it appears I will have to pay the £18 in M&S for them )
Wrap 5 presents
Buy throw in Aldi
Look in Morrison's to see if it's worth doing big shop yet.
Find out if it's me that has to take presents to London this year. ( it's not my turn, but I have a feeling my cousin has conveniently forgot ) :mad:

Freespirit66
Make Choc, Pear and Marzipan Strudel and freeze
Make Cherry, Choc and Almond Browies and freeze
Make Mint Choc Loaf Cake and freeze
Clean Oven
Clean lounge top to bottom ready for tree and decs next weekend.

mrs-moneypenny
Make 2 dozen mince pies and freeze
Write Christmas cards
[STRIKE]Label and bag all stuff for Christmas fayre next Saturday[/STRIKE]Done
Post cards to USA
Sort gifts for 4 secret Santa's
[STRIKE]Finish stitching card for teacher whose class I have at lunch.[/STRIKE]done BUT not giving her it now as thinking about it a muslim perhaps wont appreciate a nativity scene even if its hand stitched:o going to think of something else for her

mandco
Buy gift bag and cellophane
Finish getting stuff for hamper
Sort out donations for school Xmas fete
Put tree up Sunday

Crowdpleaser
Find advent calendars
Find craft stuff to make Christmas cards with kids
Find Choc sleigh stuff to make them

Nanamia
Start to wrap
Sweet trees/ wreaths
Pots of Gold

oh dear ive still got a lot to do:o going to be busy tomorrow

Ruth_honey

Own_My_Own wrote: »

:rotfl: You may regret that. I'm parking the car at Newbury Park next Sunday. We are going to finish our Christmas shopping at Lakeside in the morning, before going into London :rotfl:

I'm only a few minutes drive from Newbury Park station! In fact, park in our street and walk to Gants Hill station-save money on parking, spend it on a treat for yourself!

choccymoose

msgigglewick wrote: »

ooooo dh order of black forest monin syrup has come.. that means we can now have lots and lots of black forest hot chocolates at home!!! for a fraction of the price teehee.. is it wrong im stupidly excited about this fact? lol

Oooh where from I really need some of this.
I think I am back fab day at work, feeling festive again whoop whoop. Well it never went away just couldnt share !

Not long now till the first, the I am on count down for the polar express eeeek

msgigglewick

choccymoose wrote: »

Oooh where from I really need some of this.
I think I am back fab day at work, feeling festive again whoop whoop. Well it never went away just couldnt share !

Not long now till the first, the I am on count down for the polar express eeeek

here i think......... though will have to double check when he's home lol http://www.nextdaycoffee.co.uk/syrups/syrup-brands/monin/monin-syrup-black-forest-1litre-1303

Own_My_Own

OMG I live in a mad house. :rotfl:

Dd has decided to have a clear out and sell some of her old clothes as we are going to Lakeside next week ( there is a Primark over 3 floors :eek: )
She has put them all on a local FB page. Her phone and the laptop have not stopped bleeping. People are knocking every 10 minutes to collect stuff.

Mia is having a field day with all the attention she is getting.

And poor ds is just trying to watch the Tottenham match in peace.


ETA she has just sold 2 pairs of Primark boots for the same price I bought them for last year.
We got them in Oxford St. I don't think they had them down here.

Hanley25

Hi all. Sorry to hear about what your mum did to DD OMO. You'll definitely be better off without people like that in your life.

Big hugs to Feisty and DH.

We put the Xmas tree up in work today. My manager mentioned that December will be really busy for us so I suggested putting the decs up before it comes. She agreed. :T

Was really disappointed over the Coca Cola lorry. I work 10 mins from where it was parked but it took 40 mins to get there, there was no where to park and DH was due to start work at 6:30 so we just drove past it, took a couple of pics from a distance and came home! Will have to book a half day hol or something next year to see it properly.

mkgirl1981

noodles86 wrote: »

I was wondering if anyone could help? We had booked to stay over night in Birmingham THIS sat but the hotel cancelled on over booking, so should we still go to Bham for the day or thinking of Milton Keynes. We live in Warwickshire. Not particularly going to buy stuff more for to spend time together & christmassy atmosphere and maybe a couple of cocktails! What would people do Birmingham or Milton Keynes or anyone with a better suggestion? thanks!

well I have heard the christmas market in bham is very good but is always rammed
Mk isn't very Christmassy to be honest. The christmas display is nice but it's really small this year. They have an ice rink in the foodhall where waitrose used to be which might be worth a look at (although it's just temporary so not very glamorous lol)