Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2013,

rufusdog52

Sounds good kitchen bunny. I did ask my sisters to give me some ideas of what they would like this year for Christmas as I have usually made a start by then but havent heard back from them yet

mum2one

Haven't heard anything from Mary - would like to say no news is good news.

My mother - I am not joking she has lost her marbles since Sun ngt, - yesterday we were going to Argos - then she realised she hadn't put a chq in back from their anniversay - so said - right pop it on the Argos card - then when the chq clears pay it off - ok - have u got the card in your purse YES.

Drives to the store - puts the order throu - then she realises shes left the card on the fireplace!! rings dad at home - no he can't find the card. Drive home - major panic as i'm ringing Argos - to cancel the card (incase been nicked etc) she finds it in her other purse - she'd swopped her purses around for Sunday.

Drive back out - I know I wanted to drive the car - but 115 miles - 2 round trips, its lush....

she felt so quilty - she took me to the pub for lunch - (she got her revenge!! ) I ended up sicky and upset tum bug - poor Miss Hoodie I kept waking her so she ended up sleeping in mums bed!!

All my mother can talk about is how nice the solider is plus the one of the supporting act (he's now fb friend) - I pointed out he was 19 yrs younger than me (rather than admit I'll offically be 21 again in March). I'm sure shes trying to find me a husband........ yes I nice rich one........ xx

mum2one

No news from Mary - hope everything ok.

Susan - Hows Charlie going on, he sounds a little fighter

Kitchen bunny - Glad we didn't scare you off, we may be a bit quirky!! esp me and my family!! but ur in the nicest thread

SugarSpun - hows junior hope everything ok.

Rufus - just a thought but as your sisters haven't got back to you, - could I ask for tall, dark, handsome, gd wallet!! over 30...... (not to much of a toyboy that way!!) xxxx

rufusdog52

Mum2one, I will do my hardest lol, would be fun sewing that up haha

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
half term next week here.

almost finished the cross stitch part of my dragon, he just needs the pointy bit on the end of his tail and then back stitching.
not seeing mum this weekend as school i work at has chicken pox and my pregnant SIL doesnt want them yet.
so once dragon is done ill go back to name stitchy for niece and baby blanket so that hey are hopefully finished by the time we go and i can take baby, nieces and mothers day cards and pressies over in one go to save postage or rushing back over again once babe arrives.

mum2one glad your mum found her argos card,

hope Mary is just to busy to pop in

hope little Charlie is continuing to thrive.

hope everyone is is and the treatened white out on sunday doesnt affect anyone on here too badly.

SugarSpun

Big Junior is wonderful and glorious, very clever and fun and into everything and learning to read.

Baby Seed is doing well, scan today reveals everything is fine.

mum2one

Mrs MoneyPnny - We've got another week at school b4 halfterm, our council has really mucked the school calender around this yr, - they moved the Oct half term by a week, then followed on with everything else.

A friend of mine checked on the council website last xmas to book a hol for the Oct half term - so she wasn't taking her son out 2nd yr at secondary - then in Sept the new school term comes out - week later - she explains everything brings all printouts - school said its not there fault - she should have waited till Sept to book - they found her £300 - so shes taking it down £1 a week in pennies! xx

mrs-moneypenny

feel for your friend she must have been livid, especially as it wasnt her mistke.
well done on the payment method shes chosen.

Kitchenbunny

Another big event for this year out of the way now - we went to our friends' wedding yesterday. The couple asked for a donation towards their honeymoon which kind of took the fun out of buying a gift, but we did personlise our card a bit by putting a lottery ticket in it. Used the date of the wedding and birthdays to make up the numbers, so we'll see how it turns out.

Next big event is a birthday in March, so will have to get my thinking cap on for that. Apart from Pancake Day and Valentine's in the week, of course. We don't do cards for V Day, or presents, but we do have steak sandwiches for a meal.

Have a lovely weekend!

KB xx

thrifty-hayley

My Grandad's birthday is on Valentines day and I have his present ready thanks to the Boots sale Before I got a full time job I got slightly addicted with making birthday/christmas cards so I should have a card that just needs "Grandad" sticking on it.

Last year I managed to buy 80 plain coloured giftbags for £8 (Still quite proud of myself for that lol) So I'm going to decorate a blue giftbag to make it look a bit more interesting