The wonderful sparkly Elite Christmas thread of love, dreams and glitches ©

altojack

SpiralingDown wrote: »

Vent away SFSB I'll be up for a few hours yet, waiting on a nurse coming to take bloods then i can go home for DS waking in the morning. This saves me waiting in A&E all night and has already been OKed with them as they're busy and they can just ring me when they come through or I'll ring them at 9am. I'm just glad I got everything done before I had to leave so can just fall into bed.

SpiralingDown, I really hope you have a great Christmas Day , remember, chin up and someone will be on this thread if you need to vent x

Good night all and A merry Christmas to the Elite :beer:

MILLYMOLLY

Happy Christmas everyone !

Auntycaz

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

You know Patty, once upon a time you would have been right, I would have joined you like a shot. However, a few things have happened to my family recently that have made me realise the importance of having them around.

It is incredibly likely that this is the last Christmas my FIL will see. His condition has only just been diagnosed in the last few days and I am dreading having to think of what to tell my 6yo dd and 4yo ds.

If any of you out there are having any kind of family problems at the mo, please try your very best to sort them out. Forgive them as much as you can as family is the most important thing you have.

Sorry to bring the thread down, I'm afraid I have just learned that my FIL has terminal cancer which will not be treated and I need to vent somewhere.

He is such a lovely, lovely guy and I cannot imagine my life, or my wife and children's lives without him in it.

I am so pleased that I have been blessed with such an amazing FIL and I am dreading life without him.

Anyway, keep strong and have a great Christmas.

So sorry to hear the news about your father in law.
Hope you can make this Christmas extra special for him, and also make some lovely memories for you and your family to look back on when he is no longer with you.He sounds a lovely man.

elliemoo

Well Santa sorted. Why is it the more it costs the less it looks?

I hope everyone has a peaceful and contented day, whatever your plans.

Time for me to call it a night, but I'm sure I'll check in sometime tomorrow/today.

Sleep well everyone.

lokitty

TrulyMadly wrote: »

One I made earlier:)

They were out of Yule logs in T and they were a fiver in M&S, so I made my own choccie cake covered in ganache.:)

Looks delicious.

fairclaire

Christmas Shocking

Well worn festive tunes
Blare out
Hapless faces
Stare out
Faces strained
Bemused, Confused
Lists gripped tight
Pens ticking or deleting
Then onward
Loaded trolleys
Wildly steering
Zig zagging
Aisle to aisle
Every item
Must be had
Gin for her
Beer for dad
Chocs and cakes
Chops and steaks
Turkey, stuffing
Nuts and fruit
Frozen this
Pre-packed that
Pop and juice
Something’s loose
Everything ticked
On the tight gripped list
Nothing missed
Merry Christmas wished
Hundreds of pounds
Of Christmas bought
The festivities can begin
Relax in the knowledge
The shops will only be shut
For twenty four hours

lokitty

Really sorry to hear your news SFSB. Hope that you have a Christmas that is full of good memories for you all.

Sending you hugs. x

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

You know Patty, once upon a time you would have been right, I would have joined you like a shot. However, a few things have happened to my family recently that have made me realise the importance of having them around.

It is incredibly likely that this is the last Christmas my FIL will see. His condition has only just been diagnosed in the last few days and I am dreading having to think of what to tell my 6yo dd and 4yo ds.

If any of you out there are having any kind of family problems at the mo, please try your very best to sort them out. Forgive them as much as you can as family is the most important thing you have.

Sorry to bring the thread down, I'm afraid I have just learned that my FIL has terminal cancer which will not be treated and I need to vent somewhere.

He is such a lovely, lovely guy and I cannot imagine my life, or my wife and children's lives without him in it.

I am so pleased that I have been blessed with such an amazing FIL and I am dreading life without him.

Anyway, keep strong and have a great Christmas.

Savvybuyer

Shortfatscotsbloke wrote: »

You know Patty, once upon a time you would have been right, I would have joined you like a shot. However, a few things have happened to my family recently that have made me realise the importance of having them around.

It is incredibly likely that this is the last Christmas my FIL will see. His condition has only just been diagnosed in the last few days and I am dreading having to think of what to tell my 6yo dd and 4yo ds.

If any of you out there are having any kind of family problems at the mo, please try your very best to sort them out. Forgive them as much as you can as family is the most important thing you have.

Sorry to bring the thread down, I'm afraid I have just learned that my FIL has terminal cancer which will not be treated and I need to vent somewhere.

He is such a lovely, lovely guy and I cannot imagine my life, or my wife and children's lives without him in it.

I am so pleased that I have been blessed with such an amazing FIL and I am dreading life without him.

Anyway, keep strong and have a great Christmas.

I'm really sorry to hear this. I've been through this sort of situation before so I have my own experience of what it is like. Turn off the television - I had to - as it feels like everyone else is celebrating and it feels like no-one cares but, I assure you, those of us on here can feel your pain - trust me it does get better when the day is through. Find some time for yourself and then stay close to your family who will all be affected by this and each of you will help each other pull through. You can only concentrate on making the rest of your FIL's life as worthwhile as possible. Best advice I was given in a similar situation was to eat well, sleep well and look after myself. With me it was a birthday looming, which she never made. After a diagnosis around this time of year. So believe me, whether many others appear to be on Christmas, there are plenty of us who have been through situations like yours and people are not celebrating. I really feel for you and you have got many friends on here.

Really sorry to hear this news and know how difficult it is at this sad time. You certainly have friends here who can empathise with this and give our support as well as the support of your family.
Take care. My thoughts are with you.

caz2703

Thought I'd pop in and say

Merry Xmas

Thanks to you guys, me & the boys are a few hours away from having the kind of Christmas I could never have dreamt of. The pressies are wrapped, I'm shattered but I'm misty eyed at how things have changed in a year. You guys really are the best and were it not for all these deals and glitches, I'd be dreading my early morning wake up call.

Have a wonderful day with your families and as SFSB said, be grateful for those you have and put any past differences behind you for this is the time of year for love, understanding and compassion. Here's to a fab Elite Xmas :beer:

SFSB - sorry to hear the terrible news. I hope you make it an Xmas for your family to remember the good times and not the sad times.

SpiralingDown

On my way home :T nurse was great and got the vein first time, not too bad only 1 hr and a half wait for that one to be available. She said the results will take at least 6 hrs so I'm heading to bed as soon as I get in.
My mum's staying with me as I'd almost collapsed with the pain I had so she's worried it'll happen again and DS be the one to find me.
I left my brother to finish setting out the prezzies and have rang him a few times to make sure he's done it right :rotfl:

I hope santa's been to everyone else and everyone enjoys tomorrow
Good night