To tell you that it is only

[RabidEchidna]

307 days till Christmas

Do I have the record for the first Christmas thread of 2012?

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Stop it! Numbers like that scare me. I.have the children's birthdays before Christmas plus my birthday, school uniform, starting reception etc. If it is only 241 days until Christmas it's less until those!

But this is a Public Service Announcement revoloution, so that you don't get to the 22nd December and think "Noooooo I've got everything to do"

My DS was born less than 3 weeks before the Millenium Christmas. Every morning Chris Tarrant would say
"Oh it's XYZ days until the Millenium" and I'd be screaming at the radio "STFU I've got to give birth before that".
He never listened

I've got my mums birthday , my birthday (overlooked because shortly after it's DD birthday), holiday -need passports-, back to school, DH birthday, the guinea-pigs birthday , Hallowe'en, Guy Fawkes, DS birthday....

Then Christmas.

I have DS1 16th Birthday
Jubilee Party

DS1 prom
DS2 confirmation
My birthday
Family holiday to Tunisia (with my mother)
My sisters birthday
Family holiday sailing in Cornwall
DS2 birthday
Back to school (DS1 to 6th form)
First DH birthday
Halloween
Bonfire party
Christmas open house
Visit to Cornwall
CHRISTMAS

Are we adding in trips? . My mind is boggled! Bloody Christmas. I have a love/hate relationship with it.

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I am convinced you all are the antichrist.

I started pressie shopping in the Jan sales sad i know

I'm so glad that I only just found this, I would have gone insane if I saw it back in February, I would have gone insane.

Although I admire your dedication to posting EVERY day

I was originally going to start shopping after DD1's birthday in June but now I'm thinking May may just give me that little helping hand I need. I don't have a lot of expendable income so it's impossible to save. Sales, a few little things as one big present and eBay are my friends.

I love internet shopping

www.wynsors.co.uk is great for cheap shoes and trainers
www.sportsdirect.co.uk is fantastic too

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Weird that you should say that revoloution.
In The Omen, Damien (Son on of Devil) was born on the 6th of the 6th 1966.
(June 6th 1966)

My birthday is the 5th of the 6th 1966.

ONE DAY EARLIER.

Mwah ha ha ha ha ha ha

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DS1 was due the 16 6 96

I personally can't wait, mainly because by the big day I should have a new baby, and I farking live Christmas way more than summer.

I'll be the same TitsalinaBumSquash. I can't wait for xmas this year

Ooooh in a It's Lovely to Have a Little Snuggly Baby for Christmas sort of way.

But thinking back to DS first Christmas, he was 18 days old. DH and I didn't have the energy to chew.
We took him out in his pram all snuggled up ,to look at Christmas trees, on Boxing Day.
(He was ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz) though.

One of those Memory Bank situations.

And DD was 6 months for her first Christmas.We've got video of her rolling about in her 'Grobag' waving the Father Christmas letter about .
And completely underwhelmed

Mine will be about 5 months...and already has xmas pressies

woooohooooo

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I spent Christmas Day 2005 attending suitable service with all my extended family living locally (we are where my parents both grew up whereas DH and I both grew up 160 miles away and that's where both our families celebrate), getting walked up and down the pier, and getting shouted at in my Gran's house for insisting on standing to stir the gravy (I did NOT want to be sitting down but couldn't say why). After 2 helpings of turkey, 2 helpings of pudding (and 2 small glasses of wine despite the tutting of the reverend father uncle priest sitting next to me), I managed to sit for another 2 hours (at this stage - I KNEW why I didn't want to sit anymore ) while my 5 month old niece rolled around the floor - and had to eventually plead exhasution to escape at 11pm - went pretty much straight to hospital (just stopped at home to change from "good" clothes to yoga pants and rugby top) and DD arrived at 6am the next morning.

So Christmas is pretty special for us!

Oh, and the fact that I am back working full time and full-on, means I have little or no time to craft - so reminders are very important!!

Aaaaww Biddy ,a Christmas Baby (Boxing Day)

Good on yer for managing to keep up with everthing on that particular Christmas Day.
2 Dinners,2 puds, 2

The baby wanted it didn't she

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