Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I'm feeling a bit more Christmassy now after starting my present shopping yesterday (but forgetting to get advent calendars - oops - need to dash out today). Tree will go up on last day of term - Wed 19th. DS1 (15 yrs old) said last week "can't wait till we get the tree and all the decorations up" - aww, bless, they never really grow up do they . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Well...tree day is now tomorrow Mikey was later home than anticipated (can you image the sheepish look ) anyway it will be lovely tomorrow and I'll have more time to clena first. So ding dong merrily on high for tomorrow. Better get the advent calender out though Happy December! BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 I went Christmas Shopping yesterday......first of all I went to the Chatsworth farm shop and bought some fantastic pickle selections as small presents for a couple of friends......then I went to the peak Village retail outlet which is about 10 mins away.....it was deserted! There is a fab candle shop there and they had a huge selection of Yankee Candle Stuff so I treated myself to one of their alarmingly named Tart Burners and some assorted "Christmas" scented tarts ie Frankincense and Myrrh, Hollyberry, Cinnamon Stick, Winterland, Cranberry Chutney, Jack Frost, Royal Frankincense and Christmas Eve. They were 89p each. Online they are at least £1.00 My house will smell so festive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 My tree is up OH works sat so it is left to me and the kids. We also have ELC paperchains each year. OH is not going to know what has hit him when he gets home What was lovely was that I forgot that I brought chicken decs from Omlet last year, it was like seeing them again for the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Same her Paola - I forgot about my chicken decs and feather garlands until I unpacked them today Spent the day putting up the tree and decorating the mantle piece whilst drinking champagne - fabulous day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Back from 5 days at work and have 7 days off now!!! Its going to be a winter wonderland by the end of the week! Decs, tree, lights all going up this week!!! Can't wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 indoor and outdoor lights going up here tomorrow!!! Im putting my Christmas cd's on all day tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 'extreme chocolate eating'!!!!! Is that like extreme ironing then? I have a vision of Sarah sliding down a snowy hill on a tea tray with a box of chocs on her lap, trying to eat them all before she gets to the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 with all this talk of Christmas, we've decided to put ours up on the 15th or the 16th. The plan then is to get out the stollen and the mulled wine and stick "It's a Wonderful Life" on the dvd player. I still haven't seen it so am determined to watch it this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 ..... stick "It's a Wonderful Life" on the dvd player. I still haven't seen it so am determined to watch it this year I got the dvd for Christmas 3 years ago and still haven't seen it! Must watch it this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I only bought it last year after so many people mentioned it on here - we really enjoyed it We played Christmas Cds while we put the lights on the tree outside yesterday - it was freezing by 4pm........ We had hot spiced apple juice to keep us warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 We had hot spiced apple juice to keep us warm Ooh.....that sounds nice. Recipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 um........ decent apple juice from the Farmers' Market, warmed slowly with a cinnamon stick in it We had some yesterday at the stall where we buy our juice from - very warming and great for those of us who don't drink alcohol. The lady suggested using the mulled wine sachets as well - we use those to make mulled cider........ and I manage half a small glass of that....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 um........ decent apple juice from the Farmers' Market, warmed slowly with a cinnamon stick in it Where do you find the time to try out these complicated recipes Lesley?? Sounds really nice, will be making that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 well, I did have to buy new cinnamon sticks on the way back to the car-park........ it was quicker than looking for the ones lurking somewhere in the cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 um........ decent apple juice from the Farmers' Market, warmed slowly with a cinnamon stick in it Where do you find the time to try out these complicated recipes Lesley?? Sounds really nice, will be making that! :oops:I thought it was going to be much more complicated than that....with an orange stuck with cloves, carefully measured mixed spices etc!! It sounds like the kind of recipe I could tackle. It's a pity it hasn't got an egg in it......otherwise it could have gone in the Omlet Cookbook!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I'm sure you could put an orange.... and an egg in it if you wanted ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I'm sure you could put an orange.... and an egg in it if you wanted ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 You needed something warming after that cold morning at the market Lesley; I was shivering by the time we got back -luckily the stove was roaring away! Any chance I could borrow that DVD sometime lesley? Rosie would love to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 There are a couple of houses in a street near us who seem to compete each year for the amount of outside lights they can put out onto their house & lawn. We always go & have a look & a giggle- I'll get hubby to post a picture on his Flickr page nearer the time so that I can share the delights with you. We have some star stringy lights from Ikea which we hang in the window. Our house is small too, Kate, & we may have to rearrange the couches & put the smaller one where the bigger one is & vice versa to accommodate the tree- it's just a bit squashed then trying to watch telly on our 2 seater couch. We always have a real tree as my parents always have an artificial one,& i said to myself when I got my own home I would have a real tree. When Alexander was 1 & 2 we had to have a fibre-optic tree which we had safely on the mantelpiece behind the fireguard- it goes in the boy's bedroom now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
