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

junior_j

Hello all

I haven't been able to read back so I am sending love and hugs all round. I spent a week in my local hospital before being ambulanced back to London where Fred was put back in my head. I have having surgery today (Monday) on my shunt via my chest there is a chance I may be home Xmas eve but no guarentee yet.

Hope your all okay and have a great
Xmas love and hugs guys xx

Baileys_Babe

J J sorry to hear you are back in hospital. Alas your separation from Fred wasn't as permanent as you had planned. Wishing you well with your surgery and that everything goes smoothly and you and your family are together for Christmas.

System

Peppapig wrote: »

Wow Chrissy, just watched that video and really wish I'd seen it weeks ago lol :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Me too ! It would have saved a lot of grief !

I got my food shopping mostly done yesterday just salad stuff and milk tomorrow, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be thank god.

I'm off for a little look in B & M before work as they open at 8am, I need to find one item for the last cracker and its proving so difficult to sort.

princesskitty29

junior_j wrote: »

Hello all

I haven't been able to read back so I am sending love and hugs all round. I spent a week in my local hospital before being ambulanced back to London where Fred was put back in my head. I have having surgery today (Monday) on my shunt via my chest there is a chance I may be home Xmas eve but no guarentee yet.

Hope your all okay and have a great
Xmas love and hugs guys xx

Sorry to hear you are going through this now, I do hope the surgery goes well and that you are well enough to go home in time for Christmas. Sending you lots of hugs and Christmas spirit! Thinking of you xx

princesskitty29

I made the honey roasted nuts the other day and put them in jars for my friends - they were delicious! Well, they would have been had I not left them in the oven 10 minutes too long so the nuts with skins got slightly burnt! I had to pick out the good ones to put in the jars, the whole thing took a lot longer than needed in the end! But they were really tasty, here is the recipe I used:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-features/features/festive-honey-roasted-nuts/

It says roast for 20-30 mins, I did it for 30mins but I think they were ready after 10mins in hindsight.

newthrift

Morning

Where is the time going :shocked: 3 more sleeps til the big day :xmassign: It has been such a busy week again and I have quite a few pages to catch up on!!!!
My last day at work today and I have my festive Rudolph jumper on
Will catch up and be back in a abit!

Hugs to all x

Own_My_Own

newthrift

Free – I don’t blame you starting to get some gifts now and do through the year, I do think it is best!! I actually sat and started to make a list last night with ideas jotted down. Set myself a tighter budget next year but I know it is do-able if organised.
OMO – Loving the drinks station!! Thanks for the reminder about Santa
I did get the cork out my Procesco last night :rotfl:
GTQ – Thanks for the Jess update, sad that it isn’t good news
Chrissy – Complete and utter ******** those people on about your car parking!!!!!! I did rather love some of the suggestions by people
Dennatrois – Glad that you are making headway with the critters!
Feisty – YAY for the orders all done for another year!! Have fun wrapping
MandCo – I hope your son is feeling better
Nic – Hugs!! It sounds to me it’s been a fab run up to Christmas and in honesty it’s not what you get but the memories you make that is important!!
JJ – Sending you big Christmassy hugs, I really hope they get you out in time for Christmas!!

I didn't have quite as many pages to read as first thought, I forgot that I did have a read Friday evening!
I have set £15 per person budgets and then for the small gifts I get for cousins/auntie & uncles I will set the limit at £5. Depending on what idea's I come up with I might do the Grandparents together at £15 with a hamper of nice bits and also do something similar for the parents but go to £20 per set of parents (if that makes sense?!)
I do have had some thoughts for birthdays and things and I did get the cards for January birthdays last week and they are written ready
May have to moonpig a card for my Dad's 50th as I couldn't find a nice one that said Dad and 50 on possibly will do the same for my mum.

OK time to get the little bits of work I need to do today done and then I have time to think of some ideas for gifts!

x

freespirit66

Morning everyone, aarggh this house is an absolute blooming mess and i have no guag whatsoever, now i have my christmas spirit i just feel like i am in christmas mode all i want to do is watch christmas films and eat carp, didnt help that i didnt wake up til 10.20 :eek::eek: i must have been so tired i didnt hear the kids go to work or anything

JJ oh my lovely, i have been thinking of you. I hope the surgery goes well and that you are home for christmas, sending you lots of hugs x

PRINCESSKITTY ooh they look gorgeous, i have put the recipe in my favourites, thankyou x

OMO haha love it!

NEWTHRIFT wow you are getting organised for next year!!

quidsy

I've sent JJ a pm offering to go on a festive visit after work. I hope she checks her account. Otherwise I'll go tomorrow. If she gets stuck in for Christmas she'll need some cheer.