OS Christmas Support thread & timetable

Rage_in_Eden

Me and DH do christmas stockings for each other with a mixture of silly stuff from the cheapo shop (DH wsa most impressed with his gliders last year) and toiletries that we both need. We also have one present a year which never changes - we get a "yard of books" each from the charity shops. The pile of books has to be no more than 12" - hence the yard..... we've been doing it for so long that it's a kind of tradition now. When we have children (fingers crossed) we'll be doing the same with them (although it may be less than a yard) and when we've done with the books they get donated somewhere else!! It's a win win situation.

furrypig

Blairweech wrote:

We all need this book!

I got a great subscription offer in my magazine this morning - I tried to post the URL but it doesn't want to work...

Guess what I found this in a 2nd hand shop!
I am now prepared for every eventuality!!

Thanks

Lillibet_2

Rage_in_Eden wrote:

We also have one present a year which never changes - we get a "yard of books" each from the charity shops. The pile of books has to be no more than 12" - hence the yard..... we've been doing it for so long that it's a kind of tradition now. When we have children (fingers crossed) we'll be doing the same with them (although it may be less than a yard) and when we've done with the books they get donated somewhere else!! It's a win win situation.

Oh I love this idea...think I may have to promote it to Hubby although he isn't terribly au fait with charity shops...or "granny shops" as he calls them:rolleyes:

maryb

I know some OSers who post on here are able to get to Bromley - there's a Hawkins Bazaar shop just opened in the Glades. I used to get stocking fillers from their mail order catalogue. they had a number of little bits and pieces for under 50pence - polystyrene gliders , that sort of thing. Also good if you have a Secret Santa at work - I really struggled to find anything under the price limit other than candles (and that's no good for a bloke)

HTH

Ms_Notalotofmoney_2

tine wrote:

Thankfully we don't have children yet so no need to worry about advent calendars this year

We don't have children and are in our....early 30's (slight white lie there methinks!!!) but I INSIST we have an advent calender EVERY year. I'm the biggest kid going. Even the cat has her own stocking at christmas and I wrap her prezzies up too!!!:snow_laug

Ms_Notalotofmoney_2

I've bought a few prezzies - 2 woolie jumpers for dad, a book for hubby and 2 t-shirts for hubby but I'm struggling a bit with mum already. she's very hard to buy for....the woman who has everything and needs nothing!!!!

caravanlover

hi everyone

not posted for a while, but i have been watching you !!! or rather reading, i just love this post.

well not boasting or anything but ....:D

i now have all the teachers pressies, school, football, swimming, even the loolipop lady!!, all their friends they want to buy for, and they are all wrapped, but rememeberd to write a list this year, as last year had to open the corners so i could remember what i got them:rotfl:

both dd and ds stocking are done and wrapped, have all they pressies, (most bought in last years argos sale)

got them a nintendo ds each, which they really wanted.

got all wrapping paper tags and cards even named, all wrote out for friends and family

got the cards lists from the school of all the childrens names in their classes

made my crimbo cake and my crimbo pud:grinheart

went to hospital appointment this morning with ds, in the physio department, and they had hand made countdown signs for christmas, made from wood by hand treatment pateints £3.50 each !!! could not resist one

only trouble is i am panicking that i will get bored now in the run upto christmas cos ive done nearly all of it :eek:

any ideas, what to do next !!

Ms_Notalotofmoney_2

Blairweech wrote:

I was going to make some mincemeat, but not sure if I can be bothered to go to all the fuss now! My Mum said to just buy the expensive mincemeat from the supermarket - apparently it's got a lot better now.

Ca anybody vouch for this? If so which brand should I go for?

I have never made my own mincemeat but I've always bought Robinson's. I get the ordinary one, nothing too fancy cause I don't like brandy and they usually put that in the 'posher' ones.

Ms_Notalotofmoney_2

caravanlover wrote:

only trouble is i am panicking that i will get bored now in the run upto christmas cos ive done nearly all of it :eek:

any ideas, what to do next !!

Do you like cross stitch and do you have a Hobbycraft near you?

In Hobbycraft you can little Christmassy cross stiches for 99p each. When you've made them you could back them for Christmas tree decorations or perhaps put them in little frames or perhaps frame them and use them as stocking fillers (?).

caravanlover

:beer: thanks for that ms notalotofmoney

might give that a go, not done cross stitch for years