buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Jingle all the way.... Ok it's tree night in the BB house today. Excited, me, you bet! I'll be off to get my hair done later and then back for sherry and the battle with the boxes from the loft Mikey is home early so we'll be decorating the tree and house, with the help of Tinkerbell and daisie no doubt. Daisie will bark at the boxes and run and hide, then come out and get all excited (if you didn't know she's our boxer dog) We love it, it's the start of the festive season Anyone else doing this I wonder or are we the first BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 It'll be us tomorrow buffie (although I was getting all the Christmas stuff out of the loft at 5am this morning) Out to get some mulled wine later today! Have a fun evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Have a lovely time Buffie We don't have tree day until 10 days before Christmas,but I need to start mentioning getting the decos down from the loft around now,so it sinks in to his man skull But I am putting my new solar outside lights up just as soon as they arrive,'cos I really cannot wait to see if they work. From tomorrow I will start thinking about the home mades for hampers,& that always gets me into the Christmas spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 It would have been tomorrow but we're out. I'll post about that in a minute, because it only takes a minute (terrible clue ) We'll finish it all off on sunday Better check the sherry bottle and decide what we're having for supper and tree decorating nibbles Have fun too Laura BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I must remember to order mine......I thought I had and then realised that I was thinking about last years! The years just roll into one. I don't put mine up until about the 20th as a rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 I love the build up Couldn't wait that long BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 We don't put our trees up until the last day of term because the house is so small that they just get in the way but I'm finding my advent calendar today which I made for the boys when they were small. It's got lots of little pockets on which I put sweets in for them and even though they're 14 and 17 now, they still ask for their calendar and get excited each morning to see what's in the pockets . I love Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Ah the NB feels all Christmassy and I can smell mince pies and mulled wine. anyone want some with their brekkie BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Yes please !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Coming up, I'm off to make some now so get yourself all snuggled up Kate, I'll be back BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Ah the NB feels all Christmassy BBx What is the NB Buffie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The Nesting Box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 No mince pies for me thanks - Yuk! .... but we will be sorting out two outdoor trees tomorrow. We don't usually do our tree until the weekend before Christmas but we are having Lauren and Jake to stay this weekend so we'll start early. I don't think I'll do an indoor tree this year - I can't cope with Jazz - it's bad enough when she runs off with my Crocs and we can't catch her around the central fireplace Last year, she was still tiny and we put a baby playpen around the tree to keep her off. We will be able to see the one on the steps outside the conservatory quite easily from the lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The Nesting Box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Imagine our house Lesley, with 2 young cats. You wake up every morning to find something missing, under a chair or carried to the bedroom. tinkerbell even carries off packets of sausages She's a right little monkey oh we don't hang sausages on the tree by the way, just mentioned that in passing BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 None of it would last long here - might as well just give her the tree to eat before even decorating it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Recycling at it's finest then BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 - yep! just bring your old trees here to be recycled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Wonder what she'd make of my plastic one . I remember having a real tree when we had a dog and she knocked it over within minutes of us putting it up and decorating it and we ended up with a virtually needle-less tree with a few baubles hanging on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Jazz would just love your tree Kate - I'd give it 5 minutes That's why our artificial one is going in the porch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 5 minutes? That's pretty good work for a dog . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 My old cat Millie was 6 months old on her first Christmas - one night, she brought down a 5' tree What a noise! Last year, Biscuit stripped all the lower branches of baubles. Real tree here and we love decorating it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Real tree for us too Advent calendar (Play Mobil one) needs building tonight and I'll probably put up some of the house decorations this weekend and get the tree next weekend. Dan is now building up his collection of outside decorations He bought a reindeer last year and we have a robin and a huge rope light this year as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Dan is now building up his collection of outside decorations He bought a reindeer last year and we have a robin and a huge rope light this year as well Nooooo! Can we see you house from space yet Debs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Probably not yet Clare but give him time The reindeer and robin are already put up waiting for the big switch on, they are in the back garden so only we can see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...