Christmas 2018 - Mega index and Christmas chat!!!!

freyasmum

Work has been, and will continue to be, absolutely mental over the past/next week. I'm pulling 12/14 hour days and it's awful. Being self employed though, I have to make hay while the sun shines.

I have a lovely break with my family towards the end of the next week and


99%of presents have been purchased and wrapped.

DS has obviously been eating my gingerbreads from the tree and the bottom is now looking decidedly bare! But still nice.

We've got most of the big ticket food items and will just need to do a fresh food run next weekend.

Hope everyone's plans are going well.

VfM4meplse

I feel decidedly un-Christmassy now. A third party is causing havoc and needs to be managed but my hands are tied until Monday .

nannywindow

Sorry VfM4meplse that you are having a problem with a third party. I hope you can get it resolved on Monday.
I seem to be in headless chicken mode myself. Went to collect DH meds and the most important one, his cancer drugs, is OOS till Monday, that's ok but it means another trip to the chemist . I still have 3 cakes to marzipan and ice, an oncology review appointment for DH, a fresh food shop at the end of the week and a partridge in a pair tree :rotfl:. I keep thinking Xmas is weeks away, but it's not :eek:. Never mind it will all be done but in what fashion is anybody's guess .

VfM4meplse

nannywindow wrote: »

Sorry VfM4meplse that you are having a problem with a third party. I hope you can get it resolved on Monday.
I seem to be in headless chicken mode myself. Went to collect DH meds and the most important one, his cancer drugs, is OOS till Monday, that's ok but it means another trip to the chemist . I still have 3 cakes to marzipan and ice, an oncology review appointment for DH, a fresh food shop at the end of the week and a partridge in a pair tree :rotfl:. I keep thinking Xmas is weeks away, but it's not :eek:. Never mind it will all be done but in what fashion is anybody's guess .

I feel ashamed of my moaning now - I'd rather deal with a cowboy builder ruining our lives than a diagnosis of cancer. I hope DH is coping, its a horrible time but your loving devotion is just what's needed.

Planned on an early night but gonna hit the Baileys and make my Chrimbo cake now - the fruit's been drunk on Captain Morgan's for weeks so I need to pull my finger out now and get on with it.

squiggles

Saw this £1 Santa made from butter on someone’s blog and thought it was worth a mention herehttps://lookins.me/newfoodsuk

nannywindow

VfM4meplse Never feel ashamed for moaning- ever. We are all under pressure from different things and at different times because that's life and I too can moan/rant like nobody's business. Sometimes I feel like the queen of it, but it doesn't mean that someone else has to stop because of my situation.
DH was diagnosed with incurable cancer nearly 4 years ago, but every time he has a review our hearts are in our mouths. Nevertheless we pick ourselves up and carry on because DH won't give in, so nor will I. Every year that he's still here is a bonus and he so looks forward to Christmas, when I sometimes feel I could do without the stress of it . However when all is done and I can relax, there's nothing better than putting my feet up and reflecting on how well things went ....... or didn't, go to plan .
Anyway here we are and every year I'm never ready and always scrabbling in the last week :rotfl:.

I hope everyone else's plans are coming together.
Take care all.

VfM4meplse

nannywidow - such fortitude! Keep going, a positive approach goes such a long way.

squiggles wrote: »

herehttps://lookins.me/newfoodsuk

Wow, what a site!!! So much indulgence in one spot...am fascinated by the Christmas pizza, complete with packet of gravy!

I also think the marmite sprouts are an interesting concept, could it be that two foul-tasting foodstuffs could combine to make something vaguely palatable? But in truth I'd be happy with cheese-on-Christmas tree crumpets for Christmas dinner.

Had a lovely sociable evening with friends after spending the day with my wonderful niece.

nannywindow

Hope everyone is ok........ busy, busy, busy I expect.
Well I have wrapped the last of the presents and marzipanned 2 cakes. Unfortunately I did a bit of juggling with the third, a smaller one which ended up as crumbs on the kitchen floor :eek:. It was Dad's so he will have to share ours as I don't have the time (or the inclination ), to replace it . I have also made the royal icing, ready to ice the cakes and sorted out the freezer again. I'm sure there's a naughty elf that keeps moving things, so that I can't find anything :rotfl:.
Take care all and good luck with the preparations :xmastree:

VfM4meplse

It's the penultimate night of my week with my dear niece (or FTJ - Full Time Job - as I like to call her). We've had such a fun week packed with Christmassy activities, she still likes a long nap in the afternoon which has given me a break during the day and licence to cuddle her in front of kids Christmas shorts until way past midnight. I'm currently treating her to some OS Noddy and BigEars

Things will feel very flat for me next week.

VfM4meplse

beenthere_donethat wrote: »

Will you see her on Christmas day, VfM?

Regrettably not in person as her mummy is taking her away for the week. It's all going to be very grown up for us from Sunday, which I was happy with for decades but having her has really transformed family life!

Telecommunication is such an amazing development - when I was her age you would be lucky to find a payphone that hadn't been vandalised, yet FaceTime is her normal. I have convinced her that I have a hotline to Santa