Good Morning All! What's everyone up to today?

[lucysmam]

I'm currently enjoying my first cup of tea of the day, in silence. The window's open so I can hear the odd bird, but there are none that I can see atm.

I've woken up with a banging headache & sicky feeling this morning so my plan is to have a very slow day. We'll walk to Asda at some point for a bag of chips to go with tea, and I'll iron the girls' shirts so they're out of the way but that's about it.

Dd1 wants to make mince pies too - she pre-made the pastry last weekend so they should be fairly quick to do. I think dd2 will spend most of the day tucked away in her room - we didn't get home until 9:30 last night, after wandering Sheffield Christmas market and Meadowhall.

Gammon's in the slow cooker for tea, I'll do chips, eggs and beans with it.

Then a lazy evening of not much, and probably an early night 💤after catching up with Nigel Slater's Christmas Chronicles.

What about all of you? 🎅

Sounds like a fun and festive day, OP.

We are sorting DDs birthday presents 🎁 for Tuesday when she turns 8. Due to illness and few deliveries her presents are thin on the ground this year. We have gifts for her obviously and her godmother is coming to visit on the day so we will figure out creative ways to make her birthday display look ace and full!

I have a 10am chat with a friend who I haven't seen in ages!

Just trying to get well from after 2 weeks of feeling poorly! It's been bloody rubbish.

I’ve been for a bike ride.

We’re trying to decide what to do to get us all out the house.

DH is making meatballs for supper.

I have been lying in bed reading for about 3h. Was awake at stupid o'clock as usual. Oo much time on my hands. 🙈 lost my get up abd go. It hot up and has gone. Planning on.perhaps having a go at making sime mince meat and gluten free mince pies. First step though, a bit of lesson preparation then go out for a walk. Love my slow cooker. Got roast chicken dinner later. Made enough for 3 meals yesterday. Have a good day everyone.

Sorry about typos

I'm still in bed, been awake for hours feeling a bit anxious for various reasons. Think I'm going to get out the presents I've bought, wrap up, see what still needs bought and then declutter a bit around the house, put some pork steaks in slow cooker to make pork, mustard cream sauce tomorrow and cook a Spanish chicken dish tonight.

Morning lucysmam

So far in our house, DD is playing on the iPad and DH & DS are playing on the Wii. I’m hiding in bed with coffee.

Today’s jobs will be all the tidying, cleaning and wrapping that we didn’t get done yesterday. I am enjoying it all though, feeling relatively on top of things and that the amount we have to do will actually fit in to the time we have to do it.

….. This feeling is usually a CURSE for me as I take my foot off the gas and slow down, and things don’t get done!! So I need to keep going!!

Dinner will be something quick and easy before a big shop tomorrow. There might be some soup or chilli in the freezer.

Having established that I need to get on with things, I’d better get up and get one with them…..

I’m on my own with a 6 and 2 year old. Torrential rain out so it’s a telly day.

I can’t really do anything I want to as the youngest needs constant attention!

Morning everyone. I’ve had a lovely lie in this morning and have only been awake half an hour. Dd8 started to feel much better yesterday afternoon and asked for a sleepover at her grandma’s so dh went with her and stayed too in case she went downhill overnight (she didn’t, she’s woken up full of beans this morning apparently).

There’s just me awake her and it’s lovely and peaceful. I’m on the sofa with a cup of tea and all I can hear is the washing machine, one cat purring next to me and another one snoring on the other sofa.

I’m not sure what my plans are for today. I might go out to buy the Christmas drinks that we need (Baileys, wine, etc) and there’s some wrapping I still need to do so might make a start on that this afternoon. No doubt dd8 will want to stay at grandma’s again tonight so I’ll go and pick dh up and bring him home later too. We’re having fish, new potatoes and veg for tea and then watch some tv before early to bed before work tomorrow.

I'm on fire today!!

Started ironing at 6.45, put a load of washing in, went on a 5k walk with the dog, hung the washing up, made my bed, had breakfast and now chatting with DD.

I now have nowhere to be all day (bliss) so going to finish the cleaning and spend the afternoon watching Christmas movies.

Happy Sunday!

Just got too New York last night....its 5am now and I'm looking over Times Sq - thinking I need coffee .

Morning @lucysmam sorry you not feeling well. Could you do one of these every day over Christmas please everyone loves them!

We woke up to snow! Isn't sticking though ☹️

Cosy morning so far, I'm sat in the lounge with tea and toast with just the Christmas lights on its lovely.

Food shopping should be here any minute, half of our Christmas food coming today then half next week so it isn't a massive job/cost on the same day. I realised I've forgotten to place our bakery order so will try to do that today to collect on Christmas Eve they do these amazing homemade hotpots that are frozen and we always have one on Christmas Eve night it's easy to sling in the oven. Hope I'm not too late to order!

The rest of the day will be catching up on laundry as we were all under the weather last week so lots to catch up on. Also want to do some Christmas crafts with the DC this afternoon, got some Christmas biscuits to decorate. Also need to pop to deliver some cards to neighbours and I want to go the corner shop to get the Christmas radio times, one of the highlights of December is getting it and spending a quiet hour reading it and highlight what I want to watch even though I never find time to watch its the thought that counts 😂

Slow cooker lasagna for tea, need to get that in actually!

Sunday bath and gin as is my Sunday ritual then I think I'll do that radio times tonight!

I’m working (I’m a musician) but it’s my last work day thank goodness.

Sorry you're not feeling well @lucysmam.

I'm contemplating getting out of bed. I went to a dinner dance last night, didn't get to bed until 2am and I've decided I may be too old for those kind of shenanigans now!

I'm going to drop the neighbours Christmas cards off today. I did want to pop to the supermarket and maybe go to the cinema but the rain is atrocious so may give that a miss. Might be a day indoors instead.

I'm drinking tea in bed and MNing, DH has left for church but my heathen arse choose the comfiest option.

Currently off work with a bad back so very on top of things as was originally due to finish 7am on Christmas morning. It's strange to be so far ahead, and actually slightly unnerving 😬

I will be pottering for most of the day now. DS is back from uni tomorrow which I'm thrilled about, so need to stock the fridge up later. DH will need to drive as I cannot drive on my meds (I actually haven't taken the strong ones for a couple of days but have neglected to tell him, as it forces him to be involved in the mundane Christmas planning 😆)

The dogs need to be walked but it is pouring with rain ATM and DDog2 will flatly refuse to leave the house, so will wait for a break in the weather.

Ooh @bert3400 how lovely! Enjoy 😊
Hope you feel better soon @lucysmam - I don’t know if a single family who hasn’t been blighted with something of late, terrifyingly we’ve all been okay so I’m just waiting for something to take us down this week, right before Christmas!
I’ve just dropped dd2 at work, dd1 is asleep as she got home from work at 2:30 this morning. Ds is awake but reading in bed. I’ve usually been up and had a nice long walk on my own by this time on a Sunday but this week I opted for a lie in. Dh is downstairs in front of the fire.
I’ve got to do the wrapping I didn’t bother with yesterday and sort my office out once and for all, it’s ridiculous now, looks like one of those overflowing RM sorting depots 😂
Not much planned for the day, suspect dh and ds will be watching the World Cup final and we’re having a roast chicken for dinner but apart from that, not much.

I have to do a few things today.

Finish the last of the wrapping

Walk the dogs

Take my daughter to see the tractor procession later but I'm still working out where on the route we need to go.

Pick my daughter up from a sleepover

Iron school uniforms

Make a garland and dress it on the table for my sister for Christmas Day.

I am about to head out to buy something for a fairly decent sunday lunch. Then we are out for christmas drinks this evening.

Been trying to make plans with my 17 year old. She wanted to go to York but then told me we have until 2pm because she's meeting friends! So I've cancelled that for now! Got up made coffee. Back to bed. DH has gone into town shopping for my Xmas present with older daughter. I'm going to drag myself out of bed in an hour, do some tidying and make a lamb casserole.

I'm laying in bed having had 2 mince pies and a coffee in bed for breakfast

When ds finally gets up we will be putting up our Christmas tree - general cleaning and lunch.

Xmas party with his swimming club this evening and then 4am alarm tomorrow for training 🫣🤣

Been awake for hours, house is currently 10oC so waiting for the heating to warm it up a bit!

Need to wrap some presents today, clean the house, do DS homework, cook roast gammon and then hot baths and a Christmas movie before the last week of school.
Feel guilty that both DC been stuck in all weekend due to the crappy weather one minute it's snowing, then sleeting, then raining, now freezing fog! 😣

A day of knitting today and I may wrap some presents as Dd will be out all day. @OldTinHat the weather is awful isn't it but at least it had warmed up a bit.

Still in bed here - heavy period, feeling awful! Lovely husband has just taken my dog out for a walk (even though it is snowing slightly). He is also going to cook dinner (roast beef). My daughter is at her dad's till Thursday and I don't have to go over and help my mom with anything till tomorrow so nobody wants a piece of me today! I may make some bread, though I am wondering if we can last with the one I made a few days ago. Have wrapped all my presents. Will probably just sit here on my arse reading........

Good morning everyone.

We’re in the new forest for the school holidays (we can work from here), like lots of people we’re not well, my son has scarlet fever and the rest of us have an awful cold, so we’re all a bit of a snotty mess.

We haven’t got much planned today, I’ve been on a nice long dog walk this morning and said hello to some lovely cows. My son has a new bike so we’re going to build that together later so he can have a go on it.

Husband and the baby are still in bed, she is having a great time whacking him with stacking cups. He wants to have some traditional Swedish food tonight, so he’ll be bossing me around later while I cook it.

Morning all, I am down with a horrible cold/flu, been pretty much bed bound since Tuesday. My house is a tip so I need to get on some tyding and decluttering today. I feel too sick to do it but will try and push through as it needs doing so badly. Planning on taking it easy and slowly. Then christmas movie with the kids, easy dinner and early bed for everyone.

Chilled day so far...none of us are feeling too great so far too much screen time is being had this morning. It's my birthday this week but we don't have time to celebrate it on the day with work and school then a Christmas party so my bf has just taken my 5year old (not his dad but wish he was!) to the shop to choose me a present and a cake and we will do that this afternoon along with more chilling, watching the football, a bath and playing. Meatballs for tea here too before my bf goes home and we will see him again at the weekend for Christmas.