*Stop The Cavalry* It's The 2014 Christmas Chatter Thread

freespirit66

Afternoon everyone, im sitting here drinking hot chocolate and watching a christmas film after a day of snuggling with the little man, perfect day


FEVERTOTELL congratulations on your lovely news, good to have you back

PRINCESSKITTY hi im burning yankee as well i love it, hope wiggle is doing well and that you are ok

MRSMONEYPENNY hugs to you too my lovely

FeistyFidget

Boo I'm so sorry my lovely. As everyone has said we are all here for you, I know it's difficult and if you want to talk about it I'm here. I'm thinking positive that it will have been caught in time and treatment will kick it's butt! Take time to process what is going on, don't feel you have to conform to Christmas or be running around for other people. Lock the door to friends and family and just concentrate on you and hubby, they mean well, but sometimes it's okay to just say you want time alone together xxx

junior_j wrote: »

Hello lovelies.

Sorry I have been quiet - its been a bit of a hectic week one way or another and to top it off my lovely mum who hasn't been well for a while phoned the doctor (with me nagging) to question weather she maybe has diabetes (she had been tested in june but never got a notification of anything wrong) the doctor was apologetic as he told her apparently she should of been called in straight away in june as she does have it (then it was type 2) but now its been untreated she now has very bad symptons and now signs of type 1 diabetes which is unusual apparently - hopefully now all her tiredness and thirst , itching and stuff will clear up a bit..

My head has decided it will play up again .. its all fun and games lol.

Anyway on the Xmas front - this week I need to finalise lists , wrap more and we will decorate the house too! I have been listening to so many Xmas songs lol. xx

Hugs and love to all!

I love the 3d flooring I have just seen above my post and also I would love to hear from OMO too x

Well done on the nagging front, I hope your mum manages to get it under control and that your naughty head starts behaving! xxx

Nanamia wrote: »

Oh my beautiful Boo please pm. I'm thinking of you. Still in Oz so anytime you can please do xxx

Missing you Nana, I hope you're enjoying Oz xxx

Kevie192 wrote: »

Hi all,

I made these little gingerbread houses at the weekend for my blog and I thought of you ladies on this thread!

They'd make a great xmas gift with a few in a little bag and some ribbon...

Have a look here for more details

Cheers,

Kevin

Kev they look fab! I will enjoy a browse later today

fevertotell wrote: »

HELLO!!! I'm back and finally a married women, what a wonderful feeling.

I am loving all the festivities here and the tree pics :-) Now the year of wedding planning is done i can now enjoy christmas if my health lets me.

Love and hugs to all xx

Congrats and welcome back

Well Christmas is on hold in the feisty household. We've been swamped with orders (25 bespoke paper cuts in the last 7 days!) so yet again the flat looks like there's been an explosion in hobbycraft. I'm torn because it's fab that we are so busy and it will be a real boost to our business (hopefully we will have repeat custom) but it means I am getting nothing done I'm working full time and then trying to fill all the orders when I get in, Christmas cards have not been written (nor the list) wrapping remains untouched (I haven't even designed the personalized tags), my Yankee advent calendar although open isn't really being enjoyed and poor DH remains neglected I feel awful complaining about being busy, but I preach that family and memories are far more important than money and I feel I'm being a hypocrite.

Own_My_Own

Hello everyone.
Thank you all so much for your messages.

Things haven't been great here. Nothing that won't get better over time but just not good at the moment.

My dad had a fall and ended up not being able to use his left leg. He had an operation last week to remove a piece of his spine.
I have been going there before and after work every day. As you can imagine it has been very tiring. I have ended up on medication as I was becoming a walking zombie.

Ds started a new job which he loved, only for the company to go under owing him over a months wages. So the caravan fund had to be used to pay the rent and bills.
He is going to take a heights test in the new year and start work at a scaffolding firm. The job is there for him in February.

We have decided to start saving again in the New Year. We are not going to get a caravan, we are going to take Fingers to Disneyland Paris.

I have not had my Christmas trip this year as I just haven't had time to fit it in, although I am off to London on Saturday to take the presents up. My step sister is going into Dad for me. We are hoping to go to the Southbank Christmas Fair in the evening beings we are only half an hour away.

I will try and post again when I get 5 minutes. I am off now to walk Mia.

Thanks again for all the messages. I hope everyone else is well.

OMO xxx

FeistyFidget

OMO I'm so glad you posted! We've all missed you terribly xxx

I'm sorry you're having such a tough time at the moment. I often think of your DS and I'm obviously saddened that the company he was working with went under, but I'm over joyed that he's looking onto hopefully brighter things.

Much Love xxx

Peppapig

Jobo the tree looks great, well worth the effort.

Fevertotell, congratulations! No excuses not to get a wriggle on with Christmas now

Freespirit sounds like a lovely afternoon. I've been wanting to get the decs up all week but hopefully now the carpets are laid and the rooms are more or less back to normal I can get on with it!

OMO, glad you've posted again although sorry things haven't been as good as they could for you all. Really hope things look up now and you can have a lovely Christmas.

BabyBoo, hope things went well for you both today - sending hugs your way.

junior_j

OMO So glad to see you posted. I hope things improve and get easier for you and your family. Sending hugs and again welcome back. xx

babyboo sending lots of hugs your way.. xx

Fiesty Wow you do sound so busy ! Hopefully things will calm down soon so you can enjoy more of what you are missing out on. The orders sound like a good business boost though. x

jobo The tree looks brilliant as do decs. x

Chrissyg Thanks for the mail update I have bits to send.

FreeSpirit Thanks mums doing a bit better. x hope your well

Well thats all I can remember for my personals lol. Sorry guys , I do send love and hugs to all though. Unfortuently I am waiting to go back in hospital (this time local) the meds and injections I do at home are not controlling head enough at the moment , to make matters worse my poor mum tripped on the leg/ankle she broke in two places last year and she is now struggling to walk again , she cried her eyes out when she couldnt come to the gp with me today as she feels like a bad mum when really she is the best mum I could ask for x

On the Xmas front I have started wrapping and tagging presents although I gave mum one present early ( a personalised candy crush towel lol) I have wrote some of my cards out and will order more stuff today. I need to be on the ball!

nic2075

So glad to see you on here OMO, sorry to hear things are rough just now. Hope the new year is good to you. X

Been busy working and baking cookies with the kids. The Elves have also been busy and leaving fun things for the kids to find and do

IrishRose12

Popping by again to say Hello. I don't seem to get time to come on here anymore
Must make sure I get on over the weekend to sort that out!

Christmas is almost sorted here for us. All but 2 people's presents in. Got a load tonight in town - which may I add - was flippin mental :eek:

I called into Argos to get the Text Santa Badges which are on sale, only to be told they don't have them in and didn't even know about them:mad: Kids aren't best pleased as they wanted to wear them to school next week. Have looked online for them but I refuse to pay the silly prices for them:mad:
I have that feeling that I'll not get them again. Couldn't get them last year either.

Have had a busy week in work this week with open days and night. Next week is the nativity play so rehearsing all day for the next few days with the kiddies.

Had a visit to the dentist yesterday too My mouth is still sore from it

Hope everyone here is keeping well, thinking of those who need prayers also. I PROMISE I'll be on at some stage over the weekend.

freespirit66

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Hello everyone.
Thank you all so much for your messages.
Things haven't been great here. Nothing that won't get better over time but just not good at the moment.
My dad had a fall and ended up not being able to use his left leg. He had an operation last week to remove a piece of his spine.
I have been going there before and after work every day. As you can imagine it has been very tiring. I have ended up on medication as I was becoming a walking zombie.
Ds started a new job which he loved, only for the company to go under owing him over a months wages. So the caravan fund had to be used to pay the rent and bills.
He is going to take a heights test in the new year and start work at a scaffolding firm. The job is there for him in February.
We have decided to start saving again in the New Year. We are not going to get a caravan, we are going to take Fingers to Disneyland Paris.
I have not had my Christmas trip this year as I just haven't had time to fit it in, although I am off to London on Saturday to take the presents up. My step sister is going into Dad for me. We are hoping to go to the Southbank Christmas Fair in the evening beings we are only half an hour away.
I will try and post again when I get 5 minutes. I am off now to walk Mia.
Thanks again for all the messages. I hope everyone else is well.
OMO xxx

OMO lovely to hear from you, oh you must be shattered its been non stop for months after fingers hospital visits and now looking after your dad, look after yourself glad DD and DS are well, what a shame he lost his job and his money grrr, thats fab he has another one lined up, hope he passes the height test. Hope you enjoy the southbank christmas market and we see you back soon, take care of yourself x

junior_j wrote: »

OMO So glad to see you posted. I hope things improve and get easier for you and your family. Sending hugs and again welcome back. xx
babyboo sending lots of hugs your way.. xx
Fiesty Wow you do sound so busy ! Hopefully things will calm down soon so you can enjoy more of what you are missing out on. The orders sound like a good business boost though. x
jobo The tree looks brilliant as do decs. x
Chrissyg Thanks for the mail update I have bits to send.
FreeSpirit Thanks mums doing a bit better. x hope your well
Well thats all I can remember for my personals lol. Sorry guys , I do send love and hugs to all though. Unfortuently I am waiting to go back in hospital (this time local) the meds and injections I do at home are not controlling head enough at the moment , to make matters worse my poor mum tripped on the leg/ankle she broke in two places last year and she is now struggling to walk again , she cried her eyes out when she couldnt come to the gp with me today as she feels like a bad mum when really she is the best mum I could ask for x
On the Xmas front I have started wrapping and tagging presents although I gave mum one present early ( a personalised candy crush towel lol) I have wrote some of my cards out and will order more stuff today. I need to be on the ball!

JJ oh you and your poor mum are really going through it, sending hugs to you both xx i hope they sort your meds out quickly for you

PEPPAPIG hope you have a lovely weekend putting your tree and decs up

FEISTY good luck with getting all your orders done on top of everything else

mcculloch29

I'm so sorry that so many of you are having tough times just when thoughts are turning festive all around you, it's not easy.
The mention of stained glass windows turned me back 15-25 years ago when I made these with my childminded children (and c 10 years ago, with adults with learning difficulties).
I used a iron as the template on black craft paper - using a yellow or white colouring pencil - as it's exactly the right shape for an arched church window.
Two windows placed together, folded, then shapes cut out and one window 'filled' with either coloured tissue paper or coloured cellophane stuck down with dabs of PVA glue (wrappers from tins of chocolates are rather good if anyone tucks in before Christmas).
Happy days....