How many days till Christmas 2015 then.............?

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Brace yourselves and form an orderly queue.

XMas clock.com says 357 (plus 14 hours)

Happy New Year to one and all. Hope 2015 is a good one

I'd be worse after a drink (it;s a good job I don't ) I could out warble Shane Macgowan !

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70 Go on...sing from the rooftops...

10 Weeks to Christmas Eve!!

We were talking about our Christmas party in the management meeting this morning (for our Unit). So I have a list of places to investigate....

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Went out with DH today , the shops are gearing up now.
The decorations are sneaking in .

Got a few Christmas Stocking presents for the DC -just have to hide them now

We've been into Homebase (twice...) today and I took a little detour round the Christmas Dec's. Sniffed the tinsel as is my wont and a lady gave me a concerned look. DH responded with "pregnant...", a comedy raised eyebrow and a shoulder shrug. Lady wandered off smiling but I just know she went back later for a stealth sniff!

Paper I usually really love some items in home base but luckily came away a bit flat really, which is a good thing!

although I do love the smelll of tinsel too, which is why I have re introduced it into our house

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Wheeeee

Drastic Thank you!

No one else I know appreciates the smell of tinsel. I feel I have met my soul mate in you lol

If I get arrested, I'll blame you lot and my Dad (he likes to smell the wrappers from After Eight mints . They don't even smell like mint)

I can blame menopause hormones

I thought I was the only nutter one who goes around sniffing tinsel

Me too!!!!! love the smell of it, was having a sniff in the range last week. I have just started to have it in the house just to smell it.

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Does tinsel keeps it's smell or does it fade?
Does the type of tinsel make a difference? The thicker shiney strands or the thinner almost fluffy ones?
££ or Bargain Basement?
I could buy some to twist round the upstairs bannister

DH and I (in our very late 40s) were talking about being at school when the teacher went off to freshly photocopy some papers for the class (especially if it was the purple ink) we all inhaled.
It was so disappointing if it was "some I did earlier" and the ink was dry.

In my extensive experience tinsel keeps it's smell. In fact it gets better with age. It's musty dusty so ages like a fine wine

I don't care where it comes from I just love the smell!

I had to go to Woodies (a Homebase equivalent) yesterday (for tomato food, bird seed and worktop oil - the excitement!!). Took 5 minutes wandering through the Christmas display - but was good and didn't purchase anything.

I also had to go into Smyths, to get an additional booster seat for the car (have 2 extras for car pool today) so DD wandered around looking at everything and pointing out what Lego she'd like (all the €150+ sets!!), although accepting that the Police truck is good and some of the other cheaper sets are good too. So I can breathe again about that.

I also managed to oil the worktop last night, which had been on my list to do for ages. And get caught up on the regular housework.

Today I am on a half day at work because of the car pool. So I drove to work (usually get the train these days) and I am emptying most things from under my desk into the car to go home. 2 bags for Halloween and another 3 Christmas going home today, but I'm not bringing the box of lego, 1 other bag for DD or the wine home yet. It will be nice to have room to get my feet underneath the desk again though!!

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Now I can openly discuss Christmas plans!

Constantly you definitely can - in fact I almost think it would be rude not to

I tend to read this thread as my guilty secret through much of the year. Now suddenly, I am leaving it too late for some Christmas preparation (OK - maybe only too late for complicated handmade gifts to be sent surface mail to Australia) but still …

I have just discovered that the last surface mail posting dates have already passed for all non-European countries!

Oops, I fell off here, baby and holiday plans took over a bit.
Not feeling ready for Xmas at all (and will be baby's first, so needs to be extra fabulous). Also need to tone down the gifts for DS (5) - he has too much as it is. But a 5yo needs a good pile under the tree, right? Help!

With a 5 yo, they need a Big Box Present ( I noticed huge trolleys of toys being wheeled about in the Sainsburys 50% off Toy Sale) and some smaller, brightly wrapped ones (and Stocking + Christmas Eve Hamper ]fgrin] ). And if you can put wrapping paper across the door to jump through..

Babies need a Christmas Outfit so you can take them out to the park with the 5yo to run some of the energy off.
I used to cook Christmas Dinner while my parents took DS and DD to the park.

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Feels Hallowe'eney...........................

He does need a new bike, actually.
We do the Xmas Eve hamper, stockings, gifts from us, gifts from Santa - it feels a bit much.

Definitely doing the paper in the doorway again, he loves that. :) Thanks.

Very windy here. Hello autumn.

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That's nine weeks

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Have started buying some food now and will make Christmas cakes next week.