* It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year * - It's the 2016 Christmas Chatter Thread

3forholidays

Hi everyone :wave:

I've been lucky enough to pick the winner of the Grand National in the work sweepstake - need to wait until tomorrow to collect my winnings. Due to picking the horse in the sweepstake I also put a bet on it at the bookies (only £1 e/w) so I've got winnings to collect from there as well! :j

Hope that you are all enjoying the weekend.

Free Hope that you are feeling better now and that DS enjoyed the sushi making.

freespirit66

3FORHOLIDAYS yayyyy congratulations that is fab, it was good odds wasnt it? :D I have always put a bet on the GN just to keep my dear Nans tradition alive as she used to do it every year, but being ill i never got to place a bet and then blow me i woke up from a nap and i had missed the flipping race as well so i wasnt happy its just something i do for her memory. Thankyou DS and DD1 absolutely loved it and came home with a big tray each of sushi that they had made and a booklet, mat etc so they can do it at home, it was blooming yummy!!

newthrift

Gtq aww how lovely that so many of your grans Gc were involved in her funeral. 30 in total, blimey what a big family
3forholidays YAY well done you on your winnings. I had two bets on, one the horse finished minus it's rider (who was fine) and the other finished 5th so I got my bet money back plus £1.25 which wasn't bad going.
Glad to report that my back *touch wood* is feeling fine!!
Free delighted you are feeling a little better and that you got some tasty homemade sushi.

We have been watching 'hidden britian' tonight and it's quite interesting. Not sure if anyone else has caught it? Also saw a little of britians got talent last night and saw a man doing the swords down his throat and then flipping around while it was still in. I believe he has won the Russian version before. It was one of those things where you don't want to watch but you just can't look away, luckily he was absolutely fine.
Hope everyone is ok :-)

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Hope everyone is well and had a good weekend
Had a really busy one here but managed to achieve lots.

Not sure if anyone has a need for glitter face paints the snazeroo glitters are labeled at £3 each in tesco but seem to be going through the tills at 75p each plus there's an offer buy 5 pay for 4 which kicks in so you get 5 for £3. They are the little individual glitter puts in an wide variety of colours, I found this out when I used a self scanner.
HTH.

freespirit66

Morning everyone, i have a right day testing my anxiety today, have just driven DD1 to work and then home in her work car, so that i can pick DD2 up from hospital as she is having the injection in her back this morning and take her home, then come home and then go back out to pick DD1 up from work, then i saw that DS hasnt taken his car to work (he takes it in turn with his friend to drive weekly) so DD1 could have taken his and saved a lot of diesel and me stressing, kids uh :D anyway i hope everyone has a good day, take care x

freespirit66

NEWTHRIFT that is why i dont watch BGT i cant watch things like that it turns my stomach :rotfl:i have a heart attack watching that programme where everyone sends videos in showing stupid/dangerous things that have been caught on film (brains gone i cant think of the name) haha

pixtotts

freespirit - ooh the ones I have aren't paperchase they are mostly ikea and homebase, rather happy accident theme, I got them because I liked them then realised they were all similar colours . But I love paperchase! So I'm going to have to have a look maybe add some to the birthday list - Sounds like we can rename you taxi today

murie - haha your right chickens in the bathroom does sound a perfect book title! lol.

princesskitty - I hope the move went smoothly, and your right you'll feel better once your all settled in and you'll soon make new friends x

Hope everyone had a good weekend x

newthrift

Afternoon

haha free it is a monday so maybe brains weren't quite engaged I know what show you mean, I can't think what it's called though either :rotfl:
princesskitty As pixitotts has said I hope the move has gone well.

I had a Christmas splurge on pinterest last night, I came over all festive and found a few nice ideas. Had a scroll through Elf group on there as hadn't look in for a while and there is so many lovely ideas.

msgigglewick

Waves! hope ya all ok.. not read back yet.

Ive spent the afternoon cooking a christmas sized turkey lol got it for £10 so will feed us all this week. It's smelling sooo christmassy in here i thought i've not stopped by for a week or so, So some catching up to do.

I bought 3 of the alice in wonderland chamilia charms for dd1's xmas pressie today.... shall get the other 3 next week. Don't really like the looking glass one or the big heart with the crown on so don't think i will those for her. Then i just need to choose which style bracelet to put them on and thats her done really for xmas.

Not much going on here really. life just plodding on as normal thankfully. Going to spend the night snuggled with dh watching the last 4 episodes of series 4 of grimm. Shall go catch up with you all now and see what i've missed. xx

lazysheep

I think newthrift and freespirit are thinking of you've been framed..? (wanted to post in case you're like me and hate when you can't think of something but you can't forget it either..:rotfl:)