Not dropping Santa down the chimney!: 2025 Santa, Shoebox & Life Chit,Chat,Chunter! ALL welcome....

Happy_Kitties

7 shoeboxes and extra things have now been dropped off, but it’s been a hard slog this year. Hoping to do one more shoebox and if in the mood might start it tonight, I have most of the bits for it. 

I’ve been aiming to do 8 boxes for a couple of years now but have only managed 7.

Christmas wise, still don’t really have my mojo. Have wrapped a couple of DDs Christmas presents and I have an idea for further presents but will also ask if there is anything she particularly wants or get a list from her and her boyfriend.
I really need to get in the mood to get presents wrapped, esp the ones for sending out bec it is so much easier. 

Did do the first trip away with a friend. Couldn’t have managed it on my own and I am so glad that friend offered to come with me and do half of the driving, made such a difference and we really had a good time as it is a show I really wanted to see and the whole production had had 5 star reviews. It was the first time I was actually able to eat food and it tasted like food after being poorly so that was a bonus!

Happy_Kitties

Actually 9 shoeboxes completed, really pleased. The final 2 were dropped off tonight. Plus lots of items for the shoeboxes the hub will make themselves and for their  local projects.

So that comes to the end of my donations to the shoebox appeal for this year.

I've wrapped a few Christmas presents but have been focusing on a few birthday presents. Now my shoeboxes are finished this year I am working on my Bags of Joy. 12 completed so far. 

No real bargains picked up and once I have done a few more Bags of Joy, hopefully I will be able to ship out the birthday presents, all bought in the sales and wrap some more Christmas presents. 

Feel very behind on my Christmas wrapping this year.

Auti

Well done @Happy_Kitties you are awesome. Have not even thought of christmas at the moment as going through treatment but should be finished just after christmas then child and I can have a brilliant 2026 we are doing ok and have lots of laughter so going ok

Happy_Kitties

@Auti thank you. It’s the first time I’ve managed to complete 9 boxes and I know Katiehound has completed 9 boxes aswell,
I really, really hope that everything goes okay with the treatment, just remember we are always here for you and finishing it just after Christmas, I think 2026 will be just the best for you and ur child. Sending you love and lots of hugs to keep you going to add to the laughter x 

Happy_Kitties

Just when I thought my Shoebox days for this year were over I was wrong.
A lovely MSE’r on here sent me some beautiful hats and lap blankets. I also had more things for the hub and a spare shoebox and items so ended up putting together another shoebox, so 10 shoeboxes completed and dropped off in all. A shoebox record for me.

Some birthday presents sent out and my first Christmas present sent out along with a birthday present to save on postage.
I’m having abit of a crisis, despite hunting high and low, everywhere, I cannot find three birthday presents. With two of the birthday presents, their Christmas presents are going at the same time, so I am switching about things and I’ve had to go out and buy new presents.

When I do find their presents, they will be stashed safely, but not too safely as they can be used for next year!
Still behind on my Christmas wrapping.
26 Dun elm Bags of Joy now completed and dropped off

Happy_Kitties

10 shoeboxes completed
31 Bags of Joy completed and dropped off at Dun elm
Two more Christmas presents sent out with birthday presents to save on postage.
One lot of Christmas presents with a birthday present wrapped and ready to send the beginning of December. 

Happy_Kitties

Bought a couple of things from the shoebox hub that they sell to raise funds. These  will go in the Bags of Joy

Also had more items to drop off to them and thought I can’t not do a shoebox, I had the items to be able to make up another and so I did another.
it was a win, win all round.

so far 
37 Bags of Joy dropped off
11 shoeboxes completed.
One box of birthday and Christmas presents made up and ready to send mid November 
Kitchen really being cleared out ready for the new one which will be nice just before Christmas