It's almost Christmas in July time - Christmas Countdown 2018 part 4

[BiddyPop]

I believe it's day 190

HOW did we get past the 200 mark so fast? And only 12 Days until Christmas in July starts, for anyone who celebrates that.

DS2 will go to bed at 8. 😴

If found you all again

There you are, Neros!

I've just made more jam...we're drowning in the stuff! 😂😂 This is mostly for the teachers' gifts next month though.

Evening all
PSB l am so glad you like Carol the weather too, only my DH and DC think l am slightly nuts
Jam Jam Jam Jam Jam Jam Jam Jam Jam!!!
Makes a change from Spam Fluffy
Must go to bed am so tired
Night all sweet dreams

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Jam, eh?
I have a jar of Bonne Maman raspberry jam in the pantry and some Waitrose croissants ..............breakfast is sorted

Morning all
Up the parents after doing their shoppio, then hopefully a walk and
back to watch the footie and a naice tea in the garden.
The BEEB are up in Newcastle this morning and it looks fab tbf.
The great exhibition of the North starts today , looks great , hope it is very successful.
Not doing anything for Christmas planning today , am just going with the flow .
Have a great day everyone take care

Hello all sorry for being awol.. hope I’m still welcome.
Had a very shit couple of weeks but DH health related,without going into too much detail he had a seizure and stopped breathing so time for him to make some changes!! .. lots going on there but here is my happy place. Il try and get caught up over next few days and hope you guys are all well xxx

Goodness, Internal, I'm glad he's OK!

I've been making DD's sponge for the cake this morning. She requested 4 colours for it! I'm now in town waiting for DH to collect me and DS with her balloons, banner and badge! But much to go on the train with them!

Once home it's finish cake time. Then collect DD from school. Not had lunch yet, no time for such things!

Oh, picked loads more strawberries today. Took almost an hour. Crazy!

Evening all
Welcome back Internal, l so hope your DH is much better my dear, poor man , you must have been so worried about him bless you all
Fluffy is there no end to the strawbs , they are not really Triffids and disguising themselves as strawbs and taking over your garden are they you have green fingers my dear and no denying it , well done ! Hope you have a fab birthday with your DD , ahh it's lovely takes me back to when mine were little make a wish.
Had a very busy day , did my parents shopping and went up to them, took one look at my poor Mum's legs , they were just awful she has varicose eczema normally and today she had the most awful red swollen legs . I knew it was cellulitis straight away ,called the DR and got her seen asap. She has antibiotics, steroid cream, Dermol cream and has to see the DR next Thursday . She didn't want to go but when l took her and the DR did all this, she was really glad she went. Came home at half 2 after being on the go with her since 9 am !
Still, she will get better very quickly now l am sure , it is like role reversal now , l am the parent, they are the children. They behave far worse than l ever knew how to lol
So came home, finished the DD2 washing for her to go to UNI and then helped her do her exam prep . I was the examiner
She didn't like the examiner today ! I was useless she is waiting for her DS to help her tomoz now . I only said did she need to learn how to do the resusitation on a doll for the exam and if she did then she should have a trial run. Anyway she asked the other girls on their FB and they don't have to , Thank God.
So that was my day , no walk either , never mind should be plainer sailing tomoz !
Have a lovely evening all, beautiful ,beautiful , sky out tonight

Ah, Mrs, there's always something for your poor parents. It's lucky they have you to look out for them!

DD's cake is almost done. Made, built and iced / decorated, just need to make a number 5 Numberblock (CBeebies' programme character) for the top of it tomorrow (it won't fit in the box with it on tonight!).

I'm not sure what's going on with the fruit and veg really; it's bonkers. We saw our neighbour today. She left a massive courgette in the porch. We have her 2 jars of strawberry jam and 1 chilli jam. She's going to water our plants for us while we're away in July too. They're good neighbours! 😊

Hello! Picked DS2 up, DD came back at 4, had pulled pork burritos for supper, DS2 went to bed at 7, DD's just asked to go to bed! 😋😴😂

I know Fluffy. it has been a bad time of it lately for them. Thank God Dad is nearly back to normal , Mum will be ok in a few days , the legs are terrible mind, poor thing she said they are burning tonight. I did feel bad for her they are horrendous , l will take a pic tomoz to show you all l bet you won't believe how bad they are .
Your NDN obviously has the Triffids disguising themselves as Courgettes in her garden .Fluffy the NDN sounds lovely, am so glad they are, it makes life so much easier and happier.
Have a great time tomoz with the DD birthday too
PSB your DD must be so tired from the trip bless her bet you are glad to have her home
ahhh sweet dreams PSB DD

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Morning all
Up early to go for a walk before we go to Mum & Dads or else we wont get one in , it is gorgeous out again and they are saying it will be a scorcher next week
Have a lovely day everyone

Morning! I'm just waiting for some fondant to harden slightly in the fridge so I can cut it into cubes without it going floppy on me! The joys of making your own birthday cakes!

DD and DS are playing with the big pug and the already-here big penguin, and seem happy enough! Though they do keep arguing with each other! Standard really.

What a beautiful morning! We have bought DS new shoes and are now heading to the Wetlands before it gets too hot. Paddling pool this afternoon I think.

Glad your mum has some treatment now Mrs :) Good luck with the cake Fluffy!

Morning everyone

DS2's having a nap, so we'll have supper at 6ish. 😆

If mine napped at that time I'd never get them to bed!

We've had a fun day and eaten too much cake, but I think DD has enjoyed turning 5. 😁

It's becoming quite regular at the weekend, we'll just have supper and his bedtime an hour later. 😆

Making kashmiri chicken korma for supper. 😋🍗

Evening all
Just about to settle down and watch Germany v Sweden I don't mind who wins tbh
Thank you Red, yes now she has the right treatment Mums legs are so much better today after just one day of Antibiotics Thank God. Dad is fine too so we are much relieved in the Mrsmadevans household
Fluffy your DD birthday sounds lovely , 5 years old that is wonderful
PSB your supper sounds delicious , we are having bits and bobs of Spanish & Italian sliced meats and dips and salad and Doritos and ice cream to follow
Have a great evening everyone

DS2 will go to bed at 8.30. 😴

Glad to hear your Dad is improving, MrsM. Your poor Mum, though. It's a good thing you caught that!

I haven't been posting as I can't seem to remember to reply to everyone, but I've decided to just post anyway and hope noone thinks I'm snubbing them! Plus, I've just started another new job I only did 6 weeks at the last one, then was offered a job nearer to home, with better prospects on better money!

redgreen I got DS this play Post Office last year for about £12, and he loves it. He uses it as a shop as well. It folds really small, so we've taken it away with us a few times. Might be worth setting up a camelcamelcamel alert.

I've spent the evening Pinning Christmas decorations. For some reason I always start seriously thinking about Christmas around this time. I marked myself as 'interested' on a Christmas market on Facebook and a friend of mine commented 'You're keen!' Hah, if only you knew...

Firefly, I spent 5 weeks in my last job. It was hideous. I hated it and the firm! I started looking for a new job on my second Tuesday there and resigned after 4 weeks. 🙈😂

I've been in this job 8 months and it's way better than the last one. I've been approached to apply for a team leader job, but in RTA, which I'm not sure about really. I need to think about what I want to do, as I do like fee-earning.

Is your new job the property one you mentioned? Good luck with it!

Apparently Manchester Christmas market starts in early November this year. We don't go since having kids as it's always rammed. Would be too easy to lose one of them.

It is, Fluffy, well remembered . I've only done 3 days so far and I've got a lot to learn but it seems really interesting. And a lot more stable than PI... Would the team leader job mean stepping away from fee earning completely? I was head of department in my last few roles but I still did fee earning work on top of management. I wouldn't have wanted to just do management/admin, either.

I'd love to take DS to a Christmas market, but it hasn't been the right time the last few years. The ones near us don't tend to start until evening, and if he's not in bed by 6.30 he turns into a devil-child 😈. Think I might take him on one of my days off this year, mid-week so hopefully less busy, and see how it goes.