The one with the brief glimpse of summer. It’s countdown to Christmas thread 3!

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Here it is!

What were we at 247?

We had the pil's over for lunch and I did a roast chicken with salad and olive bread. I'm not that hungry so just had Greek yoghurt, fruit and a cookie for dinner

My dc have an inset day tomorrow so I'm off too, means I have a three day week next week!

That’s interesting, Firefly. I’m back in Claimant PI after two years defending the same, 100% EL/PL claims. My problem is that I don’t really know what I’d swap to. My ideal would be in-house at an insurance company, I think, so same area just different employer.

Or...teaching the LPC is something else I fancy. Or being a coroner, but that’s my 5+ PQE plan (I’m 3 in October).

There’s been slapped cheek around DD’s school, so I’m thinking it must be that, though the rash doesn’t look like SC or SF, going by Dr Google! Odd.

Accidentally showed my neighbours my arse earlier (very short pyjama shorts, combined with zipping up a poly greenhouse). Oops.

Can I join please?

I love the Christmas period and am usually doing something towards it throughout the year, so this seems a perfect place to join.

With a large family and a small budget I need to prepare for this throughout the year.

(Well, that and so I can sit in a coffee shop on the 1st of December with a gingerbread latte and a smug look on my face as I watch everyone else scrambling around the getting increasingly stressed)

Hi Giggage. Welcome!

Welcome Giggage to one of the nicest corners of MN

Welcome Giggage

I'm in bed. 😴

Hi giggage!!

I’m having a beer, doing some
Crochet and then going to bed

Hello there Giggage

Yes , the Christmas Topic is a lovely escape (apart from the random Its June snarky types who sneak in. They get a flea in their ear though)

You'll get asked if you want to have The Christmas Thread Baby though , we've all discounted it for various reasons . I'm too past it.

Still no takers?

I'm in the corner! 😂

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Thank you all for the warm welcome.

I have a feeling I will regret asking this but what is the Christmas thread baby?

Heyyyyy here you all are!!! I've been keeping an eye out for you all

Placemarking. Morning!!!

Giggage, it's taking one for the team and getting pregnant at the right time of year so you have a baby towards the latter end of the year!

Hi Wheely! I love how all the regular posters are appearing on the board now!

OMG, I respectfully decline the offer.

As much as I love my children and my step children, they are already more than enough.

No more kids...for the love of God, no more!

Spoilsport!

I still have the hat you crocheted for M Woolly We do need a new baby on the thread*

*Not me.

Morning all
I think we are having a year off the thread baby unless we can hijack a pregnant one to join us
Thank you for the good wishes re the parents , it is very kind of you all.
Wreck enjoy the 3 day week my dear yay!!
Welcome Gig and welcome back Wheely
Woolly l agree with you this is the nicest corner of MN
70 .l am far too old for the thread baby too, am heading the queue here for the No's lol
Perfect , Carol the weather and Judy Murray on the news this morn , my cup runneth over Carol . dare l say it has a drab plain black dress on , it must be drab because Judy commented how lovely it was and she dresses very manly urgggh l love the dresses Susanna wears on this morning but hate Piers so much l can't bear watching it
Fluffy. l think being a coroner must be so interesting and so important to have the right person doing it . lt goes without saying that we think you are marvellous and would be just perfect for it. We are unashamedly biased .
Right l better shift my ever expanding carcass up to the parents , cleaning washing shopping cooking taking to the GP etc etc for them , their house looks perfect and mine is like a bomb has dropped .
Have a great day everyone

Forgot to say l hope your DS is better Firefly bless him , thank you for the good wishes for my Dad too , your job sounds very interesting . l am thinking it must be very hard work , Good luck with the other job too hope you get it.

Excellent idea MrsMad we need to organise a raiding party onto the pregnancy boards Can we lure someone out with promises of being organised and smug on the big day?

Morning! I'm 50, I have a hyperactive 6yo, I'm not throwing a baby into the mix!

I've just had a sausage baguette and a huuuuuge banana. 😋🍌

Yes Mrs, Carol let the side down this morning. I think Judy Murray might have been on whilst the DC were watching CITV, then I turned back over after they'd retreated into their room to fight over play with Lego.

I think a new job, new boyfriend and new house is plenty to be getting on with for now, I think if I threw a baby into the mix everyone would think I had truly lost it

You can have next year's baby, Hairspray! 😁

Not having babies till I am married, so unless I get a proposal pretty swiftly it is unlikely to be next year either!

Although you never know, it's not like we have taken things slowly so far and I am blissfully happy and smittenly in love, so if he asked I wouldn't turn him down!

That's lovely Hairspray. It just goes to show how life's twists and turns take us by surprise - some bad, some good but always unpredictable.

So we can put you down for 2020 then...