Are you planning on changing your Christmas plans ?

[Lardlizard]

By keeping to six only ?

On,y 7 of us and Dad is 89 and it could be his last one so I will take my chances. DD will be likely working anyway, so may not even be breaking the rules a teeny bit.

Might have been invited to spend Christmas Day with siblings, their families and parents but probably wouldn't have gone because eldest son is due back from ME on 18th December and will have to isolate at home for 14 days and I'm not leaving him on his own. I wish I was more disappointed but the current crisis has only exacerbated my total lack of interest in socialising with anyone other than my OH and my adult children.

Dd1 has decided to work it this year to help out ( nurse) so we are going to a neighbours who have basically been our social bubble and stay in the rule of 6

Yes. There’s only ever 3 of us at Christmas and for the other 364 days.

@Lardlizard

By keeping to six only ?

Your thread title makes no sense as surely due to the situation, no one has made any plans?

It's usually just the two of us for Christmas anyway so no change of plans.

Nope not at all we will do what we usually do each year and go see family on both sides.

I never host a 'big Christmas' anyway. It might affect my willingness to attend entertainments and carol services (if there even are any!), but not Christmas itself, mainly because we're always pretty minimalist about it.

Pointless to make plans now, anything could happen by December.
We might all be in strict lockdown again. Or not.

I don't think its unreasonable to be thinking about Xmas plans usually in September but I don't think this year its possible to plan ahead.

I actually had a brief conversation with my mum about it today and we just said we'll do separate days with everyone, nothing else we can do. We won't be breaking the rules though as just not worth it IMO. There is us 4, my mum/dad, brother +2, SIL +2. We will just arrange small gatherings I guess.

It will be a bit rubbish tbh. No parkrun (too risky from where I am), no Xmas eve church. Not being able to see family.
But if it gets us through to spring and the worst of this over and done with it'll be worth it.

We can do 8 whilst remaining above the law. That will be good enough for us - young DC who will make the day exciting regardless.

We'll have a quiet one of 3 of us. Be brilliant to have the excuse

What do the voting options mean?

we will be either 6 or 7, regardless

No, we are usually 9 at Christmas. This year we will be 10 with a new baby.

I'm expat and I just cancelled my flights back to the UK for Christmas. I'd already postponed my trip from Easter and I'm absolutely gutted.

Our Christmas plans have already been massively changed. We normally have a large family gathering - last year was 27. The international travellers decided a while back they're staying home for Christmas so that any last minute changes to quarantines/flights/etc doesn't lead to last minute plan changes or disappointment for the kids.

We're already a household of 9 at the moment and DN will be home from uni for Christmas (he's stayed away through lockdown as he works in a care home). SIL and her kids are bubbled with us, but she'll likely be spending Christmas with her Mum.

Whatever we do will entirely depend on rules, but also on how careful people have been even if it's allowed to have a bigger gathering because DD4 is extremely vulnerable.

Yes I’m not seeing my mother in law any more and it’s gonna be the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.

All my Christmas wishes at once. No MIL.
Dreams do come true people.

*Yes I’m not seeing my mother in law any more and it’s gonna be the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.

All my Christmas wishes at once. No MIL.
Dreams do come true peopl*e.

I'm just so happy for you!

My plans are the same 'cos it's me, DH and DDog as always. Looking forward to it already.

Restrictions will be lifted in time for for Christmas. I’m certain of that. They’ll close pubs and restaurants two weeks before Christmas and announce that people can meet in private homes only. Boris will not want to be the PM who cancelled Christmas.

Nope there will be 7 as usual. 3 of whom live alone so one of them will be our official bubble person.
Like pp I also don't think Boris will cancel Christmas and restrictions will be relaxed for Christmas Day.

Our plans would probably have to be different, because our frail elderly relative usually spends Christmas with us, and this year she wouldn't be able to. She's been isolating from the start. It would have to be her decision, and as she's getting on for 100 so she might just think 'Fuck it, this might be my last one' and decide to come anyway.