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[MamaPizzaChristmasToppings]

Oooh, Santa smileys!

Festive socks arrived today, in the St.Nick of time. Hurray. Advent box mysteriously arrived at the front door. DS was excited to see the box, but wasn't overly taken with the contents once he spotted the chocolate coins!
He has his little festive outfit on and looks sooooo adorable.

It's actually happening now!

Hurrah! They're here.

23 sleeps.......

Birthday night out last night and my feet are still aching! Not too much of a hangover, so may venture to the cinema today.
whatwould birthdays not until Thursday.

mole I really enjoyed the hunger games film. May have to invest in the books, will wait and see if Santa brings me a kindle
How is Ds now? Eating any?

Tommorow is Christmas tree day! Need to do a big tidy/dust first.....booo!
I sooo want a beautiful tree like on the films but mine always looks bare somehow. am going to try some tinsel.
Have also started on the Christmas candles. Blackberry and fig is a firm favourite so far.

When are you all putting trees up?

Ooooh, we want Christmas tree pics! Mine will be up next week, can't wait

Was it your birthday then? Sorry if I missed it. Happy birthday

I seriously need another month to prepare!

Our small tree is up, but it looks so tiny, (3ft), and I think we will get a big one. It was fine when I lived on my own in my little London flat, but looks a bit titchy in a family home. I'd like a big artificial one, I just think they make them so well these days, they look fuller than the real ones. But I haven't seen any nice artificial ones here, and JL don't ship their trees over. Boo. So looking for a real one, DH likes real ones anyway. I'm also thinking of the cost of a real one bought every year over the years. But then, we are trying to live minimally, as we'd like to move a lot, so storing a big fake tree maybe isn't ideal. What to do!

Mama, you've had all year! :)
Chesty, glad you are enjoying your birthday celebrations.

No it's the 6th mama st nicholas' day?

Are we doing separate countdown threads now?

Off to start the de orations......

Oh yes, you are a Nikolaus birthday. Sorry, just sooo tired at the moment. Only just got home, trying to catch up and then more work to do. Boo :(

Thats not good! I have spent the evening longing on the sofa looking at all the pretty lights

I started a 22 sleeps thread today, you all didn't find me

Sorry, I found you but was just too tired to type. Need to get ready for another day at work today. Thankfully home normal time. Need it.

3 weeks today

Jingle Bells
Batman Smells
Robin layed an egg
The batmobile lost it's wheel
and the Joker got a way - hey!

I nearly wet myself when ds came out with this last night...I haven't heard it since I was at school.

What were yours?

Morning molepom

Eh?

LOVE the namechange, MamaPizza!

Sorry I missed your 22 sleeps thread, Chesty. I was probably sleeping!

Aw, so cute of your son, Molepom.

Lol, it's always "Jingle Bells, daddy smells" in this house

I've got some of my decorations up. I couldn't wait any longer and decided it would be my reward for spending the morning dragging them out from under the stairs.

Woohoo to Christmas decs. I so can't wait for this weekend. My classroom is looking fab now, am compensating my trashy side there. Kids love it

Boo hoo my 20 sleeps thread has tumbleweed running through it!

C'mon ladies, surely it's time for a daily countdown now?

363 sleeps

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

We did! Hope you did too, Mama.

Happy new year ladies

HNY! WWSD here with a NC.
Are we having a thread for 2013?

I was debating starting one earlier but wasn't sure where you'd all gone!

Do it! I'm in!

Just found this thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/Christmas/1644089-so-its-only so have joined there! Will also join yours if you do a separate one though!

On NYE I bought my tin!
(I buy a money tin every New Year to save £2 coins)
Has to be one of the tins you open with a can opener -a jar would be pilfered.
I aim to put £4 a week in.Decembers one had £188 so we each got £47 to buy a "Jar Present".

Happy new year everyone!

Sorry for being quiet, had some quality family time. It doesn't happen often, so made the most of it. Plus we re-decorated our bedrooms, all looks sparkly and pretty now DS got some new IKEA furniture, we added on to his existing Stuva system because he had too many bloody toys for Christmas and I need to store them away

I'm staying here, who else is?

Anyone got any post Christmas bargains? I haven't really been out (I think twice in the last two weeks) and not seen anything.

70, I started the same again with the £2 coins. I have £6 in already. Unfortunately last year due to unemployment we had to raid it in summer as we desperately needed to pay bills, but even by summer it was something like £130, not bad. This year I shall keep it until December, at least I know I can.