Thrify Gifty Santas Challenge 2013,

sammy_kaye18

Morning all

I hope you dont mind me joining you. I am sat here at the minute looking for ideas as I realise it is almost christmas in july and I have done nothing and by nothing I mean not a single sausage.........

my daughters birthday is tomorrow so I dont tend to start shopping now until September although I have figured out a budget for both my kids (9 and 3 tomorrow) and whereas my little girl is easy my son can be a bit of a horror with what he wants.

This year I think I will be making a few homemade gifts but Im a bit stuck for my boyfriend and what I can get him. He has really gotten into workout out lately and likes his protein shakes/shakers etc so Im thinking some sort of nappy/baby cake but using shakers/towel or tshirt from his favourite sports store/protein bars etc......

CazD2008

Welcome I am relatively new here too and I have to say everyone is very helpful and you will receive a very warm welcome

Xx

EchoDelta

Welcome sammy kaye!

The work-out cake sounds brilliant, what a great idea.

Hope that you daughter has a lovely birthday.

mum2one

Just thought I'd give you a laugh - I know us ladies are wonderful and can multi-task - but there are limits!!

We were going to my friends daughters engagement party last ngt, not knowing where we were going said we'd meet at their house (met them in 1999 - never got round to going to their house), - so running around wrapping presents, then mum decides as its her friends 50th bday and her daughters 21st as well as the presents we would do a 50 and 21 box, the front room looked like Santa's grotto... got sorted.

Showered, chucked clothes in bag (getting dressed at friends) make up bag in, Sat nav set up, dad said he'd drive,(I wonder who the car really belongs to, he's like the bee's knees in it) and I could relay Sat Nav directions(put in on silent when set it up, couldn't remember how I did it) - then looked down hadn't shaved my legs. (Was holding out for a carpet look to get the moneys worth from Veet cream) !

Luckly as makeup bag hadn't been emptied from hols there was a disposable razor - got my leg up on the dashboard trying to shave my legs - pulled up at traffic lights, the bloke by the side of us howled... did it - reckon 9/10.... then I remembered I was wearing trousers!!

I have now finished Miss Hoodies bday prezzie - got her an ipod touch reduced on amazon from £180 to £128 - only had to put £18 off it.

best thing the rush we had earlier in the week to get her netbook paid off, we paid £129.99, argos have put it up £149.99!!!

We have a bloke who does all the computer for us, just pass the box across and he does it all, (brilliant organiser, but not technical) as both are same (I got the same) he's only charging to set the one up, - save us £70....

The netbook, Ipod, - is off mum, dad and me, got a couple little bits - union jack suitcase, accessories for the computer (she knows about - she choose them) ordered her a jacket from amazon - baseball style with glow in dark sleeves.

had nice afternoon in the sun, did a school fete, made £13 after the table, they forgot to put it in the paper got rid of a few bits, and £13 off the holiday....

Miss Hoodie on a sleepover, so quiet without her,

Hope everyone ok and enjoying the good weather. xxxx

CazD2008

I'm soooo excited for Christmas teehee! I've ordered my little nephew some Vans pumps and a Beatles tshirt from the next sale, the vans were only £12 which is a bargain in my eyes!xx

mum2one

CazD2008 wrote: »

I'm soooo excited for Christmas teehee! I've ordered my little nephew some Vans pumps and a Beatles tshirt from the next sale, the vans were only £12 which is a bargain in my eyes!xx

That is a bargain and a half for the van pumps, sounds like your getting organised,

Hope everyone enjoyed the warm weather, we did a carboot at school fete, nice as we didn't need to get there till dinnertime, made £27 - all in the hol fund.
x

mrs-moneypenny

you always sound so busy mum2one, LOL ive seen some people doing things in cars but never their legs!!!! glad everything worked out in the end. well done on the money raised at the boot sales

caz, great bargains you und orgainsed

got the garden bench stitching done just need to sew the embellishments on and get it framed - thats step mums birthday sorted then.
also made a bookmark for my mum just got to back and laminate that.
(i took her bale of compost round last time we went as i refused to wrap that so gave it early LOL)

got my birthday in a couple of days but i dont have to organise anything for that, and at the weekend its our 29th wedding anni not sure what im getting DH for that yet we usually get something between us for the house.

EchoDelta

Hi all,

Wow lots of busy stuff going on! Especially impressed with the carbooting, every now and then I think I will but I'm just too lazy....:o I take my hat off to you!

Have been drawing:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/94244811@N05/9290323933/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94244811@N05/9293099462/

I think the little chap in the hat is looking a bit sun tanned though, in reality he is very pale! So I think I will re-do him.

I am keeping eyes peeled for bargains. Still not got around to doing the book bag....Argh! Need to pull my finger out!

mrs-moneypenny

love your drawings echo, ive just been looking through your flicker ones, some beautiful studies there. any parent would be thrilled with them.
well done.

mum2one

echo - those pictures are lovely xx