I’m dreaming of a cold Christmas! It’s countdown to Christmas thread 5!

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Wooo!!

Sandwich, cake, crisps, veg sticks? All bog standard food really.

Thanks Fluffy 😆

Morning all
Matalan is such a treat to look at and cogitate (covet) over l am so enjoying it , really more than l should methinks heehee
PSB l always froze a juice box to put in the boxes to keep them cold. Also sausage rolls , it might be a Welsh thing but all the kids l know seem to love them , Babybell cheeses too mine used to love them.
Bananas , apples, pears, clems, grapes or those fruit pkts you can get from the supermarket. A choc bar or choc biscuit
Constant, the girl done good, Congratulations to your DD it seems to me these exams are really very complicated and a damn worry. I am also of the mind that some ppl just have a knack and are able to understand the question. I look at my DD1 essay questions for her Midwife degree and l don't know what they are actually asking for
It is such a long time since l did my exams, they look so hard now
Hope everyone has a lovely day , we are off to the parents in a bit

Thank you Fluffy and MrsMad. It is a uni she had visited and she applied for the course on UCAS- she re-sat this year because she had her heart set on one uni. She will be fine but she doesn't realise that yet. It is much harder going through this with DC than it was doing it myself!
She is another Christmas person so we might add a couple of Christmas trinkets to her 'off to uni bag'

Such a shame Constantly. 😭

Thanks Mrs 😆

Constantly ALevels are HARD - many congratulations to your daughter.

I remember the results day disappointment as that was my DD1 6 years ago. I can still see her breaking her heart crying when her first choice rejected her on track. She had a place at her insurance offer but ended up going through clearing and it was the best thing she ever did. She also ended up doing the same course at a different university and had an amazing time.

I want these frames from matalan

I've added quite a few things to my matalan basket, I love a bit of window shopping online! I end up removing a lot of things in the end but for now it looks pretty

Constant Congratulations to your DD!

I want some of those Wreck, I might buy a few next week on pay day. I think they might make good grandparent gifts too!

I got the job :) Will be working term time only so will have Christmas off, yay 😁

Yay! Well done! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Making lasagne for lunch. 😋

Well done, Red! 🎉

Red Congratulations !! Also working term time is amazing because your never that far from your next holiday. I love being able to count down.

Well done Red!!!

Excellent news Red, Congratulations yay!!
Have just cooked a version of this
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2040635/oriental-pork-balls-in-hoisin-broth
only for mine l cooked it all and put it in the slow cooker with a pile of cooked noodles, will cook it tomorrow , wanted to give it a bit more welly so to speak , hope it turns out well.
Have cooked fried new boiled pots, leftover from yest tea , green beans and Heck Chicken sausages for tea. Had a baked pot for lunch , am copying you PSB
Frames look lovely and ideal for the GPS!

Congratulations Red and Constantly's DD.

I have just ordered my first Christmas gifts of the year! Sleeping bags for the entire family and a few torches. I'm already looking forward to the camping trips next summer

There’s a £6 off a £60 pound spend 6SUMMER for matalan and I’ve seen £10 off £80 on the app too. It’s a lot of money but I was looking for a code as I need two suitcases. Unfortunately my suitcases were in the sale so I couldn’t use the voucher - then I added one of those £6 Christmas throws in and the price stayed the same. I basically got it for free because I needed the cases anyway.

Oh constantly forgot to say that I didn't get into my first choice of uni but looking back I think it was better I went to the one I did. Often these things work out for the best :)

Thank you for the code Natch

I am really wanting to buy this l don't know why l think there is something wrong with me
www.matalan.co.uk/product/detail/s2693443_c000/led-santa-sleigh-christmas-duck-set-natural

I don't need encouraging to spend £60 at Matalan! 😂

Nor me Fluffy!

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Will it fit in with your decor, Mrs?!

www.matalan.co.uk/product/detail/s2695091_c000/mr-reindeer-christmas-decoration-32cm-brown
Is it me or does he look like he is mincing ?