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June 07 - Tinsel and baubles all over the floor.........mummy is seething; she can't take any more

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TheTwelveDAISYOfChristmas · 13/12/2008 20:47

hello

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TheButterflyEffect · 13/12/2008 20:53

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NattyFeelsChristmassy · 13/12/2008 20:59

lol daisy good title!

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TheTwelveDAISYOfChristmas · 13/12/2008 21:19

Butterfly's last post from the old thread.....please answer her question

"our spare room was full of poundland bags gifts and so last night i sorted most of them out.

i'll have enough for next christmas too by the looks of things.

i don't want to give them it all at once - it may be mostly from poundland but they don't know that.

i am thinking 8 stocking fillers, two medium presents (ie lego) and one big one each.

does that sound right?

and save the rest for rainy days, birthdays and next christmas, as well as toilet training treats. i wonder when ds1 will actually be toilet-trained."

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NattyFeelsChristmassy · 13/12/2008 21:22

i think that sounds about right, have you bought all the presents for ur DC's Friends for christmas?

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TheTwelveDAISYOfChristmas · 13/12/2008 21:26

yes we did, i stuffed a towel down the back of the mattress to shiove it over so it;s hard against our mattress. I'm going to get a kingsize flat sheet tomorrow to tuck in and make a seamless gap iyswim, but all the pics of sidecar cots on t'interweb just have them next to each other with a potential gap. I think maybe I'm being a bit of a worry wart.

Pressies sound right mhc. Ours (the two older ones anyway!) are getting one big present, a couple of medium sized presents, some books and a few stocking fillers and a tube of jelly tots each as well as their apple, satsuma and a "penny" from Santa. (and I bought a Wii but that is a joint/family present)

We also got each DC a wee present from the other two, but DS1 wants to wrap up his Duplo lego which is in the loft and give that to DD, which suits me as it's a really nice gesture, and saves money as well as stops us from filling the house with more tat.

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NattyFeelsChristmassy · 13/12/2008 21:31

daisy i dont think you are being a worry wart at all, i wondered the same thing and also took steps to reduce the risk.
mind you i was thinking of the baby falling to the floor more then getting stuck between them.
let me know how u get on so i can do the same for my new baby

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TheButterflyEffect · 13/12/2008 21:33

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NattyFeelsChristmassy · 13/12/2008 21:35

ah well i suppose u could put the spare presents away for birthday presents? later in the year for classmates birthdays?

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TheTwelveDAISYOfChristmas · 13/12/2008 21:41

night all....it's my turn to let DS suck on my finger and to let DH do his pootering and go to the loo!!

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NattyFeelsChristmassy · 13/12/2008 21:44

ah of course cos they are home schooled.. x post sorry, didnt see it x

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 21:53

thanks for sticking up for me butterfly btw xx

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 22:07
Smile
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GloooooooooooooooooooRia · 13/12/2008 22:12

I am christmassy

I am going to buy Charlie & Lola DVD on Amazon for me DS2. Mine are getting several small presents, and then smaller ones in their stockings. DH & I are having stocking this year too. The DCs gifts are mostly books (DS1 has the Sam Stern he hasn't got and a wartime cookery book! DS2 is getting a cookbook too - if they're going to be like DH I might as well encourage them to be the best

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 22:15

hello ria how you been? i can see ur feeling christmasy

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 22:19

oh she should!

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GloooooooooooooooooooRia · 13/12/2008 22:26

sorry to be dim, but where is the comp?

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 22:31

here

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 22:34

ah they already picked the shortlist

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NattyTurkeyAndEggnog · 13/12/2008 22:37

ooo before i forget. thank you to my mystery santa my mum dropped of the parcel today.. deperate to open it but DH has hidden it from me

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GloooooooooooooooooooRia · 13/12/2008 22:42

ah, no matter, it's last years name anyway.

OK, I have just had an email from my friend suggesting we don't buy each other gifts, or for the kids this year. Fair enough but I've done my fecking shopping!!! (for all excpet one of her kids) I don't know what to say because I put a lot of effort into the choosing, esp for her DS1, I can redistribute most of the stuff, but I feel we should have had this discussion last month (or maybe even last year when it was me that was skint), it is the usual friend BTW. I don't know how to reply without offending/sounding offended

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