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I'd love a touch of Autumn. It's currently about a million degrees here and poor DS is at a football camp. I've sent him plastered in sun cream with gallons of drinks but he'll be cooked

It's still roasting hot here although we're in for a shower I think. They forecast a storm but I don't think it'll be much more than a shower. Could do with a load of rain to fill up the water butt!

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You're up early Chips!

I couldn't sleep!! I was too hot and then BabyChips decided that obviously last night was the night to cuddle up to me! So at 4am i got up and came downstairs to sleep

Happy Rudolph Day!!

Only 4 months to the big celebrations!!

It's Rudolph day! I'm going to watch a festive film later to celebrate

Ohh, can I join in on the festive fun? I've actually spent the last week or so reading every page of this thread (in my defense, I spend A LOT of time nursing a 6 month old!)

I'm always a bit nutty for Christmas, but this year with a little one and all, I'm so excited I could burst! Bring on the garland and twinkle lights!!!

Rudolph Day

I'm watching the tail end of QVC Early Bird Christmas Shopping

We went to a Toby Carvery tonight and they had the details about their Festive Menu

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I have mum friends coming over today to make salt dough Christmas ornaments with the babies.

Mr Michael Bublé will provide the sound track....

119! My old house number 😍

Ooohhh we're into the hundred and teens.....................................

Bank Holiday Monday
DD back to school, DS to 6th Form

(I have been at work through the school holidays except one week where I went to see my DParents) so I don't have that horrible "Oh eurgh back to the grind" feeling.

Then once they've swept away the last Back To School/ Back To College , it'll be Hallowe'en, Guy Fawkes and overlapping with Christmas.

And I want cold weather.
A nice pre-Christmas "snap". Not the muggy wimpy weather we had last year and years before.

I'd like to join in please, though I know I won't always manage to keep up with this busy thread.

Busy moving house, but also trying to get ahead and get some Xmas stuff sorted, even though I'm only going to have to add it to the boxes of stuff to move (and hide from the DC).
Just ordered our duvet covers for Xmas (personalised, toooooooo exciting! Not the best quality (I hate half cotton, half polyester) but it will only be for a few weeks, and for the price, it was worth a punt.
Got all my wrapping paper last year, and MIL bought me another ten rolls even though I was already stocked up. Think I will use it to wallpaper all the doorways!
Now on the hunt for Xmas PJs for us all. Usually love Next, but feeling impatient waiting for them to release their Xmas ranges.

Ooh we used to put Christmas paper over the doorway to the living room for the DC to burst through

My teen DS (will be 17 at Christmas) announced he doesn't want Christmas PJs little git but I buy him plaid lounge pants/plain tops which are festive but not OTT which he wears all year so I'm going to ignore the LittleGrinchFace and buy them.

DD (14) embraces the need for Winter Fleecy PJs and Proper Christmas PJs. Last year I bought dark grey fleece with robins on them (Sainsburys when they had a 25% off) Lovely.

I've always done it too, 70 but I've got so much wrapping paper now I feel like going OTT!

I'm enjoying my littlies while they are still old enough to be bought for and wear without grumbling!

I'm more desperate than I should be for Next to bring out their Xmas PJs and tops etc! Hurry up!!!!! Actually, I already have a lovely tshirt for DD that I bought in the sale last year, and a few other bits packed away. Can't wait to move so I can unpack it all and remind myself what I've actually got. Pretty sure I didn't manage to get anything for DS though.

The wait for Next drove me bonkers last year. It's late Sept / early Oct that their stuff comes out, from memory. Get on with it! 😂

I'm tapping my fingers over Booths and M&S Christmas food. How hard can it be to just let us desperadoes order now?!

Tiny bit of headway made here on the Christmas front today. Was able to pick up a couple of boxes of Christmas cards, along with a handful of gift bags for a bargain. Also got a few more small things for DS (who got his first every haircut today!). Did however get a bit laughed at when I inquired at Pets At Home about when their dog advent calendars come out...

Thanks, Horace (you answered me on the bargain thread!), and yes, I know! Hurrrryyyyy UP!

So I did. I may have been out for a boozy mums' lunch this afternoon, so I'm not entirely with it! :-)

Boots and super drug usually have their offerings in September

Super drug is live!!!

Bloody hell so is boots online

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Ooh ooh! I am soooo excited! I love boots Christmas 😆

Me too, Mrs!

I need to wait til the kids have had their second Men B jabs before I shop though as they get us loads of Advantage Card points!