Univited guests for Christmas.

[Pennybun4]

Have been brooding about this since yesterday. Received a Christmas card from this family we met on holiday in the summer. All very nice I am sure but note at the bottom thanking us for our kind invite for Christmas and saying they will be arriving 23rd Dec and staying until 2nd Jan.

We did not invite them!

Back story is Dad, Mum and three children at the same campsite we were staying on in the summer who decided they wanted to be best friends with us. We were polite and chatted but no more. They wanted to go round in a gang in the day which we told them didn't work for us. We wanted quiet quality time as a family, enjoying each other's company. Our two children were not keen on their three which was the decider for us. They then suggested meeting up and having dinner with us every night so we did a couple of times to keep the peace. Said our goodbyes (with a sigh of relief) at the end of the holiday and we know did not exchange addresses.

Two weeks later postcard arrives from them saying lovely it was to meet us and would love to see us again. No address so obviously no response from us. Several letters and cards since in similar vein then the Christmas card yesterday. We don't want them and have no room for them. My DPs are staying over Christmas and there is no way we can change plans and go to them.

Help, what shall we do?

And for all the cleverclogs out there in MN land I did have the sense to mix the names up a bit, One of the parents name might be right or might not be, likewise the kids!

Oh damn did I say sister...... Of course I meant sister in law. But you know, hel know who you mean.

Y,y Exasperated I think you mean SIL.

But what do I know, being a MN cleverclog.

Oh dear Penny.

Maybe you could get the local vicars wife to answer the door on the 23rd and pretend she lives there and is too busy making scrambled eggs and egg sandwiches to talk to them.

(Munches popcorn). This is more interesting than the antique roadshow

Sadmother, the EoS was my DSis's idea, think she heard of someone else doing it and likes the idea. Have told her to try and keep it fairly clean. I know her little tricks, Elf peeping out of knicker drawer, Elf holding a Rampant Rabbit............

So weird.

Exasperated, you remembered!

Of course Catherine the more the merrier I'm sure, just bring your tent to pitch up in the garden. I won't tell him though, just turn up on the 23Rd and surprise them hel be delighted to see you

Pennybun I'm a little creeped out at you presuming or knowing your mil has a rampant rabbit

Gawd, everyone is so suspicious on MN. Course I'm not making it up, tuts to self in pity.

Not sure if MIl has a Rampant Rabbit, using that as an example. May now feel obliged to search their bedroom, all in the interests of research of course.

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^^ And there's the line. Waaaay over it now.

Thinking we might all rock up at yours Catherine with our ridge tent on 23rd. Four of us, DPs, DSis and seven budgies. That OK?

This is so bizarre.

Can you confirm that you actually told your ILs about stalkery weirdos on holiday and told them their names? Because you said you didn't give them a second thought until the second card came through so presumably you didn't tell anyone about them. Not sure this thread makes sense.

Place marking 🍷🍷

Think my DP told his Dad at some stage, they went for a drink not long after we got home from hols. Shit maybe they're in it together. I'll castrate him if he isQ

I was the one who was for being polite on the campsite, DP was apopletic at times. Had more or less forgotten them until the first postcard came.

Uh huh.

Blatant placemarking

and another placemarker, setting up her tent for further developments (crimewatch free ones!)

I have put the card centre of the mantlepiece so can't be missed by anyone calling. If ILs come will say my DS opened the cards while I was out.