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

freespirit66

Evening everyone, we had a lovely day today for DD1s birthday, DD2 came over with little man, DD1 loved her present off of me, it felt nice knowing it was bought in the sales of Thomas Sabo in january. Oh blimey there is cake everywhere, hopefully DD1 will take most of it into work tomorrow!

FEISTY thankyou, hope you have had a fairly stress free weekend

NEWTHRIFT thankyou, you must feel like each month is just disappearing faster and faster and its all getting nearer and nearer

IRISHROSE your mothers day sounds grand! Can i ask what you actually do on St Patricks day to celebrate? And did you say the schools close for a few days as well? It sounds very exciting

FeistyFidget

Thanks freespirit, we've realised we are probably going to need to rent as we missed out on our second shared ownership house yesterday

Our estate agent has said he will make it clear we need at least 3 weeks notice on exchange to find somewhere, but it still feels like a tall order!

IrishRose12

freespirit66 wrote: »

IRISHROSE your mothers day sounds grand! Can i ask what you actually do on St Patricks day to celebrate? And did you say the schools close for a few days as well? It sounds very exciting

Thanks Freespirit
All Catholic schools are off for St. Patrick's Day. It;s a Bank Holiday State schools (protestant) are in school - not sure if it's a full day or half day. Special Needs schools and Integrated schools are in for half a day.
There was strike action here on Friday though, so that's why were were off on Friday, otherwise we would have been in school and because yesterday was a Monday the school I work in, and my children's schools decided to take yesterday as a holiday:T

St. Patrick's Day for us is pretty traditional.
Go to 10am Mass
We all have at least on item of clothing that is green, and of course have our St.Patrick's Day badge on.
We then head out somewhere - this year is the city centre for a St. Patrick's Day Parade and then back to the local youth club for a fun day for the kids.
This year our local bar is also having a fun evening from 4pm - 7.30pm for kids and adults to enjoy the festivities so we're heading there too. I may have a sneaky drink or two...... would be rude not to :rotfl: and then we'll be home and kids in bed for 8.30 for school and work in the morning.

IrishRose12

This hymn is sung every year in mass too. And you'll hear it out and about too once the drink takes effect and the Irish songs have gotten mixed up:rotfl::beer: Kids have been singing it non-stop for the past 2 weeks as they've been learning it in school. Getting a wee bit annoying now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4BhvqKxME&feature=youtu.be

Irish music, Irish Dancing and a bit of craic. Love it!

L! Fh!ile P!draig Sona Daoibh agus Beannachta! na F!ile P!draig oraibh! :beer:
(Happy St. Patrick’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day Blessings On You all)

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mrs-moneypenny

Happy St Patrick's day to irishrose and anyone else celebrating. My son and his friend are currently raising a glass of Guinness each in honour of the day. DS1 has recently discovered the band flogging Molly so is in love with all things Irish

Hope you have a great day irishrose

freespirit66

Evening everyone,

HAPPY ST PATRICKS DAY :beer:

FEISTY oh sorry you missed out again, keep your chin up it will all eventually fall into place for you both

IRISHROSE I hope you have all had a wonderful day, oh thanks for the info that is really interesting, i have always thought St Patricks Day was an Irish celebration full stop, i didnt realise it was more of a Catholic celebration, so the Bank Holiday is it just for Catholics? Oh i love how you celebrate it having fun with all the family, i have never heard that song, aah bless all the kids singing it they must get so excited. Thankyou for that, we dont do anything to celebrate St Georges Day, a shame to not have traditions for that

CHRISSY ha i have put a couple of items on my wish list never mind my girls :rotfl::rotfl:

FeistyFidget

Irish rose, thank you for that. It was really informative!

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all

Gettingtherequickly

IrishRose12 wrote: »

This hymn is sung every year in mass too. And you'll hear it out and about too once the drink takes effect and the Irish songs have gotten mixed up:rotfl::beer: Kids have been singing it non-stop for the past 2 weeks as they've been learning it in school. Getting a wee bit annoying now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM4BhvqKxME&feature=youtu.be

Irish music, Irish Dancing and a bit of craic. Love it!

L! Fh!ile P!draig Sona Daoibh agus Beannachta! na F!ile P!draig oraibh! :beer:
(Happy St. Patrick’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day Blessings On You all)

Ahhh, memories! Don't understand why the Irish was monitored, I know what you wrote, but those that don't understand Irish won't have a clue what the ! are replacing.

We used to go to the local parade, when we were young, local one in morning and then off to grandparents and see their local one in the afternoon.

BUT, you forgot the most important thing about the day - it is a free day during Lent, so my nephews & niece were thrilled to be able to eat sweets on the day as they have given them up for Lent