OS Christmas Support thread & timetable

metherer

moggins wrote:

Now that's just given me a great idea! I was thinking of making up a basket for my DD1 with all the bits I've got from Boots on BOGOF but I'll just shove them in her stocking instead

Well you might as well, a Christmas stocking is part of the magic! :T

My partner and I decided we will do letters to Santa this year, to give each others ideas of what we would like. Figured that if anyone asks what we fancy, I can show them our letters and they can have a head start.

Eeh, I haven't written a letter to Santa for years.

Yorkielass

I've been stocking up on minis from the various boots vouchers this year - got quite a few minis from the mens promotion in the summer and am planning on making up gifts for brother and cousins OH - both travel a fair bit so they should be handy. Have mini handcreams for Mum and MIL2B too - handy for handbags.

Got lots of amazon vouchers from surveys, cashback sites etc so think I might cash some in to contribute to presents

nicki_2

I've just been Christmas shopping at Asda and I'm made up with my bargins. I can't post specifics due to recipients sometimes reading these boards but I managed to save £2.12 on multibuys and I've almost finished all my Christmas shopping :j £21 left in OH's budget, £13 in DDs, £15 worth of groceries to buy for my nanna and I need to pick up a jewellry box for MIL then I'm done :j:j:j I feel the need to go to town tomorrow and finish the shopping (except for the groceries) unless I can get some bargins on ebay. I need to get stocking fillers for OH :think:

Bargain_Rzl

Re: stockings,

MY sister (24) and brother (20) still spend every Christmas at my mum's (I wish I could, but it's tricky to be at my own church for Christmas midnight and Christmas morning, then get 300 miles north by lunchtime with no transport )

I suspect mum (sorry, Santa) still does stockings for them.

But I know that at least one year, they clubbed together and surprised my mother with a stocking of her own. They bought loads of little things and my mum came down on Christmas morning to find a bulging stocking hanging from the mantelpiece

moggins

I'd love a stocking but although I do them for everyone else including DH no one ever gets one for me. I had to tell DD2 last year that I hadn't been good enough for a stocking as she is now old enough to notice.

Chipps

Why not treat yourself if no-one else is going to do it for you? (You could try dropping whopping great hints to DH... but if that doesn't work.....)
What about collecting up all those nice freebies - perfume, shower gel, whatever and giving yourself a few pampering goodies. Don't forget the chocolate!
I confess that, although DH does put gifts in for me, I still buy choc coins for everyone, me included. Don't miss out - you deserve something too!

MrsB_2

When DH and I moved in together we made each other 'pillowcases' for Christmas stockings. I bought 2 red pillowcases and some fabric paint and we decorated them for each other. We now use these to put all our presents to each other in rather than having seperate stockings (which my mum does for us). How about suggesting something similar Moggins - that way you're not asking for 'extra' presents, and if he asks why you can tell him that you feel left out and then see what he says!!

Yorkielass

moggins wrote:

I'd love a stocking but although I do them for everyone else including DH no one ever gets one for me. I had to tell DD2 last year that I hadn't been good enough for a stocking as she is now old enough to notice.

Oh that's not fair! Do you reckon your DH would do you something this year as he knows you're children will worry if you don't have something?

I know the only Christmas shopping my dad does is my mum's stocking/pillowcase - i.e. all her presents and maybe odd things for my brother and OH - Mum has to do everything else :rolleyes:

jaybee

I could do a lovely stocking for 'me'!!!! Trouble is that it would cost me lots and I'd have to do it myself!!!!! (Hint - I do manage to slip the occasional little thing for 'me' in the Amazon parcel). I'm naughty!!!!

moggins

LOL, maybe I might get DD1 to have a quiet word in his ear this year