* Walking in a Winter Wonderland * - It's the 2015 Christmas Chatter Thread

freespirit66

Evening everyone, well Thumper has very kindly given me his cold i couldnt believe how quick it came on he went home at 6 and by 8 i was complaining i had a sore throat, so i spent half of today in bed feeling sorry for myself and the other half with my christmas planner :rotfl::rotfl:never too ill to do that!! My lakeland christmas catalogue came today as well i hope i am not as disappointed as you were PRINCESSKITTY

PRINCESSKITTY HP tour is fab isnt it? Gutted that the Hogwarts Express wasnt there when i went i hope wiggle doesnt react too badly to the jab aarggh isnt that the worst when you spy them putting the christmas stuff out and you arent allowed anywhere near it :eek: Hope DH enjoys new job! Thumper had his first full day at nursery today, DD2 and me were texting each other all morning because we kept thinking of him, but she rang at lunchtime just to check he was ok and they said he was having a lovely day, phew!!

P-PINCHER that is what i have been doing this afternoon getting all organised with the organised christmas pages, yes it is a bit american but that is why i love it

PEPPAPIG ooh well done on the £10 amazon offer, i was one of the ones who didnt haha! Will keep an eye out for any FR offers, i do love a box of them at christmas time

BBROSIE ooh £6 is £6 of freebies, i would choose the quietest time of the week and zip down there

QUIDSY haha i love that quote 'christmas just vomited in here'

CHERRY ooh i love the sound of that, it sounds lots of fun

NEWTHRIFT hi my lovely, Good Luck and i hope saturday goes really well, enjoy every moment and we demand to see a pic of our lovely bride and groom!!

NIC haha snap i had my first Gingerbread Latte tonight as well :rotfl::rotfl:it must be getting near to christmas

DOMRAVIOLI oh that is a lot of stress at once, i hope everything goes smoothly for you, Good Luck!

HARIBO ooh i do love a bit of B&M and HB for bargains!

MONEYMISSION a good day of shopping then!! I havent had Lambrusco for years i used to like that too!

PINKNFLUFFY congratulations on exchanging today, i hope the move goes smoothly and as quick as possible for you, i bet you cant wait to get it all over with and get on with christmas!!

nicki_2

nic2075 wrote: »

Im looking forward to all the Christmas magazines coming out, and all the Chrsitmas stuff in the shops. We had a Range open near us last October, I spent hours In there walking round and spending too much on decorations

I can't wait for all the Christmas stuff to come out either. I have the added bonus of a Christmas shop just a few minutes down the road from me. They did the lights in Bethlehem in 2012 and I love going into the shop to have a look, and buy a single decoration to add to the tree each year. I didn't manage to get there last year as I was so busy, but I'm making the effort to go this year. :xmassmile

My DD is going away in half term it appears (very handy as I'm working) but that means I can't do the usual trip to town to get Christmas cards etc which means taking her either after school (But I work most evenings and she's now started her GCSEs so homework amounts have increased) or taking her one Sunday as she spends Saturdays with her dad. I'm going to have to be even more organised this year if I'm not going to have that time.

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all

Not sure if they will be good for hampers or stockings but coop have tubs of skittles for £1 thy look reasonable value as they are quite heavy I'd say about 2 bags worth on weight and it's a small plastic tub.

Still working on the Christmas cross stitch I seem to be making good progress this week.

Have a good day all will try and pop in later.

Need to find prepared bulbs this weekend for the Christmas flower tubs DD3 does for grandparents.

Creamcrackerstwo

Cherry24 wrote: »

Hi Everyone,

Not been on here for a while. Just thought I'd check in.

I've seen a peel away Christmas sprout gift on the internet and am thinking of replicating it myself.

Basically, it is a sprout made from tissue paper with layers that you peel away. It can be used as an alternative advent calendar where you peel away each day with gifts in. Otherwise it can be used as an alternative Christmas cracker with a big gift in the centre and little trinkets, hats and jokes within the layers.

I'm going to have a go at making some as alternatives to crackers. I will do family and couple ones I think. Will probably put a chocolate orange or bauble gift in the centre. They can then take it in turns to open or do it pass the parcel style. What do you think? I'm pretty sure my sister and boyfriend will love this. Could also try a Christmas pudding instead.

Hi cherry 24 - I cannot quite visualise this Christmas sprout, can you give me either a link or the search wording to find this. Sounds intriguing! 🎄

Cherry24

Hi Everyone,

Had a bit of a spree on Etsy yesterday for my peel a sprout games / gifts. Bought several small gifts for them:
It's a Wonderful life badges
Reindeer soaps
Snowflake charm bracelets

I'm going to get some Christmas decs to go in the middle. Kind of reminds me of when people used to cook trinkets into Christmas puddings.

The one thing I really need to stock up on this year is toilet roll! We ran out on Christmas eve last year and couldn't find anywhere that was open. Lesson learnt.

DomRavioli - Gorgeous stone cottage sounds amazing. That's what we are saving up for at the moment as like you, we live in police siren city.
freespirit66 - There definitely seem to be some very fast acting colds going around at the moment. Hope you feel better soon.
Hi Creamcrackerstwo - Mysteriously, the original link I had now has a 404 error but also found it here

euripidesralph

Hello all I hope it's ok to join at this late stage...I love Christmas but this year is likely to be a challenge with a 3 yr old DS and ds2 due Christmas day ( didn't plan that one very well did I lol), plus I got forced out of my job when they found out I was pregnant so funds are tight. ...so all in all I need to be super frugal and organised this year ;-)

I will be following this thread keenly and hopefully enjoying it thoroughly

Xx

Haribo1

Thanks for those links Cherry. Just ordered some of those reindeer soaps myself 😃

MoneyMission2015

Hehe, I've had the day off today so spent the morning tidying & cleaning but now I'm sat watching one of my Michael Buble Christmas episodes. Makes me want to cry because it's not Christmas yet!!! His voice singing it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas is just perfect. Has anybody ever seen him live? I went a few years ago with my OH and he was amazing, so much fun & his voice is just as amazing live as it is on his records.

Freespirit - the M&S one is the nicest one I've had, it's very light so easy to drink.

Wow nicki you are lucky, I would love a Christmas shop near me. Actually I'd love to work in a Christmas shop if I'm wishing for things.

Cherry, I like the sound of those little gifts. I'll have to have a look at etsy.

Cherry24

Hi Haribo and MoneyMission, no problem - glad they were useful.

Never seen Buble live but I know it's Christmas when I hear him singing over the tannoy in the supermarket

Gettingtherequickly

[QUOTE=euripidesralph;69134736_plus I got forced out of my job when they found out I was pregnant so funds are tight.[/B] ...so all in all I need to be super frugal and organised this year ;-)

I will be following this thread keenly and hopefully enjoying it thoroughly

Xx[/QUOTE]

Welcome aboard the mad train to Christmas, we are now going downhill and building up speed!

Congrats on the expected delivery, but I hope I am not reading things the wrong way about you leaving work. If I am not, there are laws that have to be followed.