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  • edinburgher
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    beanielou wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl:
    Hope all went well :)

    Grand! Although I am sure we are all exhausted refereeing toddlers. I know parents can have rose tinted glasses, but I am very proud of DD. She was the only child who we didn't need to admonish for screaming or attempting to beat up her peers :rotfl:
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Can't complain Ed :D. Off to Granada for Christmas :j.

    Hope the do went ok, how's the head :D?

    That sounds lovely GG. The head is actually fine, it was too hectic to drink much (and my parents keep us plied with heroic quantities of scran). I think I had two tiny glasses of prosecco and a couple of (large) beers :)
    CathT wrote: »
    Lots of good news over here. Hope the party went well?

    The party went very well, although like any party with 20+ guests, I can't actually remember getting much of a chance to chat :eek:

    Feeling chipper today after DD slept for 13 hours :A The plan is to exhaust her in the fresh air and round off the day decorating a gingerbread house before we go out for a meal with friends this evening.

    £14.68 paid off a CC :j
  • Karmacat
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    Ed that sounds a great day, and a well-slept toddler and well-slept parents is a great result from it too :)

    Gally fantastic Christmas visit you've got planned - I bet Granada looks magical at this time of year.

    Hope today goes equally as well, Ed.
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  • beanielou
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    What a lovely weekend you are having :)
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  • edinburgher
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    beanielou wrote: »
    What a lovely weekend you are having :)

    We are! Also managed to hoover and process 4 loads of laundry. Mrs E has stripped the beds and we are officially ready for Christmas :D
  • beanielou
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    We are! Also managed to hoover and process 4 loads of laundry. Mrs E has stripped the beds and we are officially ready for Christmas :D

    Se nd Mrs E here :D ta!!
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  • edinburgher
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    edited 24 December 2018 at 12:19PM
    Last night was fine, although ended up £40 pp :eek:

    £17.78 paid off a CC. Will reach £16,200 shortly after Hogmanay, but DDs aren't set to clear until the new year...
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,401 Ambassador
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    Have a lovely time :)
    Relax & enjoy :) xx
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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  • edinburgher
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    Just spent an hour and a half building DD's main present, only to discover a missing piece! :mad:

    I know the Germans are meant to be efficient, but I doubt the good folk at Playmobil are that good ;)

    Luckily Mrs E was able to pinch a similar piece from a set that we already had, I doubt the little one will be able to tell the difference.

    I am *very* glad to be finished. Other than that, we've watched a fair bit of Christmas TV, went to the library and nipped into a local restaurant for a coffee :T
  • edinburgher
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    Merry Christmas one and all! :beer:

    We had a lovely day, DD received far too many presents and is struggling to play with them all. Tried to have some (kind) stern words with a few serial offenders who spend far far too much on her :eek:

    I was very lucky, received lots of great books, films and some lovely edibles and not a single dud present. Mrs E was not so lucky and received one rather questionable item that turned out to be surprisingly expensive... Will list it on eB@y and never ask the relative in question to apply their own judgement in future :rotfl:

    £20.27 paid off a CC.
  • greent
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    Leg0 offer a service where you can request missing pieces from a new set for free (errors do happen, after all) and I *think* Playm0bil do the same. You can also buy pieces for 2nd hand sets at a reasonable cost
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