3 sleeps!

[PeanutsRoastingOnAnOpenFire]

saaaaanta Claus is coming to tooooown

Are we all headless chickens yet?

Head?!? I'm supposed to have a head??!!! Knew I'd forgotten something.

YAY!!!!

After a bit of a lull, I'm getting the christmas sprit back. Am making mince pies today and tomorrow will be making the reindeer food. Saturday will be making stuffing and getting as much stuff sone as possible.

Remind me to take the beef out of the freezer for boxing day!

Oh my! I have just done my final Christmas shopping. It was seriously packed at 7.30 am! But it's all over now, hooray It means I can relax tomorrow clean the house again

Mole, you deserve a whole sticker chart!!!

Anyway, I am so glad to be back. Yesterday I spilled a full cup of coffee over my laptop . Mouse and keyboard didn't work at all. Have just got some USB plug-in cheapos at Asda and at least everything else seems to be working. The problem is that the laptop is generally bust and I can't sit comfy on the sofa anymore. Where on earth am I going to find £300 for a new one? Thought about home insurance, but its 250 quid excess. It's out of the warranty time (just about, damn!). I want to cry :(

Ah well, I can only hope for the winning lottery ticket. 3 sleeps, keep on smiling, eh?

MrsChristmas, would you be able to also pm me re what you were talking about yesterday?

am sure ill have forgotten something

How can you not mole its 3 sleeps!!!

take the beef out when?? Mrs is normally good at remembering.
Hope Mama hasnt subcummed to the man flu!

I think it's just a case that I 'd done everything I could have up until today (not a boast, just trying to figure out why) and was bored and shattered.

Today though I have a few little bits to do so the sprit has come back for a little.

Oh there you are mama
OH NO!! my laptop wire has broken and is sending sparks flying and battery too low to work without so have borrowed DM.
Hows the Flu?

O Mama! No! I wish I had a spare to give to you.

You as well Peanuts?

Thats lovely Mole, i think mine will be ok with a new power cord and internal battery. [Fsmile]

Internal batteries are about £30 if you look.

The cords are not that much more possibly cheaper. I've just had to replace my battery, it's taking ages to arrive but I have no choice about that.

I need to find where to get it from...Pc world or the manafacturers?
Think Ill wait until after Christmas now.

Dreading the final food shop tommorow, I bet its heeeeaving!

You google the serial number, make and model.

That's what I did.

Yuck, good luck with that tomorrow.

I love food shopping but for the 4 days before Christmas I avoid all the shops as it's just suicide. It's bad enough on your own but as a single parent with 2 kids, one SN it's just not worth it.

LOL, the last time I went to the shopping centre this close to Christmas was a few years ago and I punched a teen in the face (he was trying to life my purse out of my bag), poor kid went sprawling on the floor. I'd run out of patience with humans in general, I was tired, hot, aching, just had DD, fed up and in a rotton mood. I thought I was either going to be killed or arrested and felt horrrible. Neither happened though as security had been following him for a while after a few other complaints. I've avoided the shops from then on around this time of year. Mainly for the sake of other people rather than myself.

Ho ho Mole! good for you, teach him to thieve!
Am trying to figure out what time of day will be less packed

ummm..I would just bite the bullet, take some paracetamol, wear trainers, plug yourself into an ipod and just get it over with. You cant tell when it's going to ease off this close to christmas.

Peanuts, that's also rubbish. But at least you can get a new battery thingy. Wait till boxing day sales. I made some phone calls, but it is definitely unrepairable. Well, it is, but for the price I might aswell save up for a new one. The screen seems so far away right now, hate it!

Mole, goon on you. Honestly, he was a git, so you did right.

Good luck with the shopping tomorrow. Seriously, shops are already full.

FUCK! SHIT! BOLLOCKS!

Just spoke to compaq it would cost £488 to repair. The laptop itself cost £299. Seriously, that is fucking ridiculous.

That is ridiculous

Hows your man flu Mama?

It is insane. Next time I will take out accidental damage insurance. It would have covered it.

Man flu getting better. DH made me a mix of whiskey, lemon juice, paracetamol and hot water yesterday and it worked wonders. It must have been the Christmas spirit

Anyone else trying the ostrich thing? I seem to be in denial I have a list 3 pages long of stuff to do and am sitting watching telly

noooooooo - how can it be?!!!!

MrsTwinks, I finished EVERYTHING!

I mean, really everything, all presents bought and wrapped, all food shopping done. Christmas can come

Now, you might need some tough love from me too. Twinks, get up off the sofa, turn off the telly, get dressed and get things done! If you do well and finish by tonight you will get a sticker, otherwise I will have to put you in detention!

I'm not SO bad... the food is all coming tonight as i managed to get a slot this year, wrapping all done bar one late arriving gift, and pretty much everything I could do this far in advance done. Now I just have just lost all my get up and go... I think I need a detention !!!

Well done MAMA! Have some .

I've currently got mince pies in the oven and the kids are making a giant mess cooking too. I'm just waiting for the ex inlaws to hurry up and visit as I want a fag but cant have one if they are around. FFS.

Hope you manage to get the laptops repaired in the new year. It's a right headache and an expensive one at that.

Mrs Twinks, you need to rest and your get up and go will come back and give you a kick up ther rear end.

"I must get up and go" --> You must write this 100 times

Mole, you are MAD Baking with children? I wouldn't have the patience for that.

PapaPizza is trying to get someone at his work look at it, but I am not holding out much hope. I suppose I can still go online, but it is a pain. Sitting in the cold kitchen rather than comfy sofa while I am ignoring DS in living room

Whoopee 2 sleeps til christmas here. 24th all the way!!!

Can't fucking wait although still have 2 presents left to make and no fecking time or peace from ds to do so.