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

junior_j

nic2075

I am finally on the home straight with my orders. I have 5 orders to post today and just waiting on 8 signs arriving today which should take me a couple of days to finish.

I've counted up and I did 72 Chirstmas at the .... Signs! I started in June. Plus 3 orders of bookends. 31 highland dance keyrings, 35 highland dance frames/chalkboards and door plaques, 5 fireplaces, several tree decs and several light switch surrounds, all done this Xmas season!
Its been a great year for my business.

pigpen

freespirit66 wrote: »

Apart from you not feeling well your morning sounds perfect

It very much was.. girls all awake/home now and OH is doing food for him and them.. apparently I didn't eat yesterday so I'm off to forage too.

CupOfChai

Afternoon! I'm loving seeing all the photos of people's decorations, and junior_j your hair is fantastic! When I go out for a run on an evening now it's not so much "going running" as "going perving on all the Christmas lights on the local houses".

Got nearly all my wrapping done at the weekend. I just need to buy two bows because I ran out, wrap one thing when and if it arrives, and wrap the present that is cheese because I thought if I did it too far in advance the paper might get a bit damp and spoilt in the fridge. Hope the cheese is actually ok still and hasn't gone off or any such terrible thing!

Away to catch up with the thread now.

quidsy

Junior_J: I love love love your festive do. I am awed by how you keep a sense of humour & positivity during all this illness.

freespirit66

Well i have done the sum total of nothing, one wash in machine and all i have done is sit and watch christmas films, i have a headache from panicking about the electric people coming to service the electric smoke alarm, and he was really nice, i wish i had a backbone and didnt worry about these things, thank god that is over now, that is my 2nd frog i have eaten this week, i just really cba at everything today

OMO is everything ok?
FEISTY hi, hope you have a good day, how is DH at the moment and has the hospital been in touch about op?
JUNIORJ wow, wow, wow, love your hair you festive princess, im so sorry you are still in pain and have another sinus infection, hope you feel better soon
NIC that is fantastic, im so glad your business is doing so well
PIGPEN oh well it was nice while it lasted

mkgirl1981

Hey guys - hope everyone's well and getting into the swing of things
Do you think it's ok to write to 'bob' and family if you don't know other peoples names?
I want to give some Xmas cards to some of my neighbours - I haven't lived here that long and know my next door neighbour quite well and will stop and talk to her if we run into each other outside but I don't know her husband very well, only enough to say hi too. I know they have a daughter but she has a hard to remember but very nice name. So is & family ok or would you be offended that your neighbour didn't know your husband and daughters name?

CupOfChai

Mkgirl1981 - I think it's fine to write "To Bob and family"

Freespirit - frog eaten? Rather like that phrase but I've never heard it before, what does it mean? I'm assuming you haven't actually eaten a frog...

quidsy

In that situation I leave the "dear or To" bit blank & just sign the card "With best wishes from, Jane, Bill & Carl at number 42",

They then send you one in the same vein & then you will know.

junior_j

quidsy wrote: »

Junior_J: I love love love your festive do. I am awed by how you keep a sense of humour & positivity during all this illness.

Hehe if I didn't laugh I would probably cry sweet :D

The perfume I want to buy mum for Xmas I've seen for £35 lady million or some such stuff going to see if I can get it any cheaper!!!