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I am spending the evening pinning Christmas ideas on Pinterest

3 months today it will be christmas morning

Have downloaded I phone app "no more socks"
Vey good for listing gifts etc.

Holiday? Tell more!

3 months!!!

Will go and check out app later. I prefer chesty. And later ChestyNutsRoastingOnAnOpenFire

Yes I decided to stick with Chesty for now. Just fancied something witty.

Saving for holiday of a lifetime no 2 to Florida
It was fantabulous.

Oh my i have the RAAAGE today PMT combined with unsuccessful christmas shopping has just topped the day off!

Why can't people either say exactly what the want or have grace to smile and nod at the festive socks?

Anyone got a tranquilliser gun?

Hello my lovlies - I was thinking about this thread earlier.

How are you all?

Yay!

We're just missing mrs now....shall we convene a search party?

I'e just ordered my TREE!!!

linky

I'm getting my Home Alone tree again. (Fraiser Fir).

The best bit is...I save up the penny jar all year round, cash it in and that pays for the tree so I don't even notice the money that paid for it. I've still got enough left to buy another present too.

Oh my! That's a lovely tree

We have a fake one.

What colour decorations are you doing?

Clear and white again, with the odd bit of wood and red thrown in.

I spent a fortune replacing all the decorations over the past couple of years, I'm not going to change it anytime soon. The only new ones I'll be getting are 2 handblown ones that the kids can choose (they choose a decoration every year - by the time they move out they will have a nice collection of their own with the ones they have chosen)

What theme are you having this year?

Going to stick with red and gold, as you say it's so expensive to replace all at once.

Fancied silver and teal tho

Silver and teal sounds really nice.

Red and gold is traditional though - always a classic christmassy theme. Maybe you could buy the odd silver bit every now and again, so that goes with the red and gold, then next year, buy more silver and a couple of teal bits to put to one side?

Johm Lewis have some lovely bits in at the moment - ranging from £1-4 each...it's worth having a look. House of Fraiser and Debenhams, Next as well.

Aaaaaargh don't encourage me because I'm this far >< from running round the range with a basket filled with new decorations

OK sorry....

(Sainsburys will have some nice silver baubles in soon)

Countdowners, I have finally found my tribe!

Have started teaching DD christmas songs. She is well versed in "simply having a wonderful christmas time" and "i believe in father christmas" we are starting on slade tomorrow.

DP is doing his chestynut ;)

Don't forget:

White Christmas
Santa Clause is coming to town
Have a Merry Christmas
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer
Jingle bells

nanny are you in disguise?

Oooh my fave christmas song is fairy tale of New York, maybe bit inappropriate for small DC?

It is never too early for carols

Tell me I cannot go into town christmas shopping 3 days in a row in September, please!

Sorry Chesty, no can do. On 4th day here.

Fairy Tale of New York is great. If it's playing when my Christmas partner in crime and I are out shopping, we'll sing it badly at the top of our voices. Just because we can.

I've been listening to Christmas songs most of the year now.

Nope no disguise sorry just missed the beginning of the countdown. Have only moved onto internet shopping recently... I miss the feel of carrier bags not a fetish

She mastered jingle bells last year farrow but she will have turned 3 this year so i think its time to move on hehe

I have found my people!

I am planning a trip to hobbycraft this weekend to make felt Xmas decorations.

My homemade vanilla extract is doing whatever it does (extracting I guess). I have ordered my Cath Kidston Xmas Organiser (less than £10 on Amazon)

stuff for kids' stocking is bought as are their Xmas jumpers and DS's big present.

Xmas PJs are purchased.

Cards and wrapping paper were purchased in last year's sale, but I also bought some plain brown paper to do grown up/elegant wrapping with festive ribbon.

I coukd have it tomorrow I tell you, I am so bloody organised this year!

Welcome ladies

farrow spectacularly unhelpful

Back later when I'm out of shopping hell.....

Well

Thanks to farrow I bought....

A rather fetching bag for DM
Male manicure set for tweezer thriving DB
Half of the toiletry isle in boots

hermoine tell me about your festive pjs.
I luffs PJs!

nanny Rudolph the red nose reindeer (reindeer) is a must for christmas songs!