With christmas only a few days away, whats your plans for the day?

bigmock

sit in my pyjamas and eat and drink

bossymoo

Hopefully the kiddies won't be up too early. They have stockings upstairs to buy a little more time. FIL may put the kettle on if MIL nudges him. We'll have a brew and yawn some while the littlies (4&5) open the stockings then head downstairs.
DS will tear through his, DD will be a bit overwhelmed and want to put her Rapunzel dress on. Hopefully my dad will arrive early enough not to miss the fun, and someone will find chairs for everyone while my mum makes breakfast.
All the while I'll be trying to calm DS down
Both lego building and dinner making will be a collaborative affair - lots of grandparents to help.
One by one, MIL, FIL and I will sneak off for a quiet moment, as we muddle through our 4th Christmas without my late DH. We will light a candle for him at the dinner table.
But, muddle through we will! Together. That's what Christmas is about for us.
Later there will be fresh air, even if just playing out on the bikes. A nap for anyone who needs, FIL will hog the remote, changing channels every 5min, lol. Then a buffet supper of whatever is in the fridge that we fancy, maybe a game of Wii bowling or similar, more tv, drinks and then bed.
It's going to be a bit crammed in, but we always manage somehow.

want_to_save

we normally either go to my family or his but i had an operation early november so for the first time in 17 years we have been together we are having xmas in our own home. His folks are coming over as his grandma passed last month and i dont want his mum to be on her own (with his dad) this xmas as his brothers are all going over on boxing day.

wake up, bacon and egg sarnie, put turkey on prep veg chill for a bit, turn bird, eat and drink and be merry

beluga

My plan for Xmas day is have a lie in (we usually go to the pub on Xmas eve), then bacon sandwich and present opening. Chill out and watch a movie (Muppets Xmas Carol or Polar Express), then off to my parent's for a late dinner. In the evening we will go round to visit some friends, eat some nibbles and have a drink or two

Last year was a bit different - we woke up in Maui, went whale watching at 6am, then had a turkey sandwich en route to the airport. Spent most of the day in airports or on planes, ate Xmas lunch on the plane (pasta and a glass of red). Flew to Las Vegas, got in about midnight, went to a bar for a drink. It was amazing Bit gutted we're not there this year, but DH can't usually get time off over the festive period so we made the most of it last year!

Have a great Chirstmas everyone! x

Batman_100

This christmas will be a bit different for me now I've separated from my partner and living back with my parents. I'm taking my little girl to the Christingle service at Church this evening, but she's spending the night with her grandparents because her mums working a night shift.

I'm not 100% sure how they're going to do the whole waking up on Christmas morning thing with her. Last year we decided not to let her open her presents until after we'd been to church (does anyone else do this with their children?) but she felt a bit left out be ause all of the other children had taken toys with them to the service.

For me this year, I'll probably get up about 8, go to the service at church, come home for Christmas dinner with my parents, open presents after watching the queen, and I've been invited round a friends house on Christmas day evening.

Boxing Day I'm going out for a meal with my little girl, her mum and some of her extended family. That might be a bit awkward because her new boyfriend will be there, but on the other hand I'm there mainly for my daughter and it'll be nice to see my ex's parents again. We do all still get on with eachother, so there shouldn't be too much to worry about.