With a whizz and a bang, here comes Bonfire Night to herald your 50 day warning! Countdown to Christmas, thread 8

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Here goes!

Thread 8 already; wonder how many we will get to before Christmas?!

Woolly tbh I think the excess is more than the loss as the hotel was cheap. It's just stressful. Hoping the insurance is easy to change and they won't charge too much. Probably not worth the admin fee if they do!

We have to change where we're going in Lapland too which is a shame but the new one has a private sauna 🧖‍♀️😁

Oh Wreck I'm sorry about that - but at least you should have snow now!! Hopefully there are some more hidden benefits to find. I like the sounds of a sauna after a snowy day though.

Acey mind yourself with all that work. But it sounds like a job well done. I was going to say yesterday that 21st sounded a long way off for here, but crematoriums are getting very busy alright.

Wreck I am sorry about the lack of snow, but I guess better to move it than go and be gutted

DH and I have been a couple for over 30 years and he is either becoming more tolerant of my Christmas planning or I have worn him into submission.

Today we unpacked the Christmas tree we bought for the hall and checked to see it fitted in the space and he offered to take me to either Lincoln or Birmingham for the Christmas market.

I suspect Stockholm Syndrome.

🤣🤣 at Stockholm syndrome.

Yes Fur completely right. I still feel worried there won't be enough snow!

I will get our room decorations out on the 1st December but the tree won't go up until after Lapland now! So...the 15th. That'll be ok.

Woolly 😂

Picked DD up, went to CAMHS, picked DS2 up, bought the DC cakes at the cake sale, had chicken balti for supper. 😋🍛

Oh no, Wreck, your fears were right! But better to change the date than not have snow!

I've been busy today. We cleared the under stairs of the myriad of toys we are getting rid of for DH to take to his parents as it all goes to charity. I then sorted the bits in there so it's now more organised. DH needs to sort the shelves as they're mostly full of his bits, bar the mincemeat and Christmas pudding! But as long as I can get to the floor more easily, that'll do me.

I've been into town and bought a couple of presents, as well as some other bits and bobs, spending my birthday money! M&S has their cranberry and clementine Buck's Fizz for £4 at the moment. Down from £6. It's bloody lovely stuff! Just managed to avoid the biscuits and chocolates!

Wreck, barely any HP stuff in our Primark; it was rubbish.

I've walked over 7 miles going round and about and to school and back twice.

Ooh, and my KitchenAid arrived. It's glorious!

Hi to everyone! Too many to address individually.

Ah thanks for looking fluffy. That M&S Buck's Fizz sounds delicious if I remember I'll pop in tomorrow.

DS2 will go to bed at 8. 😴

Evening all
oh my everyone is so busy ! l love reading how you and your families all are and what you are doing and your Christmas prep
Wreck this may be a blessing that they cancelled it my dear l know it is very stressful but it will be fine l am sure
PSB your DS is a sweetheart ! l hope you follow his every word he has some great suggestions and well done on the cakes for the school!
Fluffy you did really well today and l am so glad you are pleased with your birthday pressie, have to agree with you the M& S bicks fizz is devine!
Woolly ... mwahahahaha
Am loving the PJ'S! Acey , you have done really well keeping it together my dear, bless you
Biddy sounds like you can get a lot more done this weekend you are doing so much well done m'dear! l have noticed there are lots of sales on yes , think it is the downturn of the economy they were on about in the news tonight !
Fur bless you sweetie , Christmas will still be fun honestly, just think about the lovely family you have and pull lots of crackers and say very silly jokes and eat loads of lovely food and drink it will still be fabulous. The tea towel tied bundle sounds absolutely lovely , l would really love that if someone did that for me
My DD1 was 8lbs 15 ozs and my DD2 was 11lbs 4 ozs , l bf DD1 but was really ill after an Emergency CS so l couldn't feed DD2 but she was 16 days overdue so no wonder she was huge bless her. l was so well carrying them both but DD2 was never going to come naturally! l have a retroverted womb and she was in back to back position bless her. We both lived to tell the tale though!
Crazy l love those books and l don't blame you one bit keeping
''Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;' lol
I would too l love it ! The weather is just awful DD2 was going to an engagement party in Cardiff and she got to New Inn and turned back she said the roads were terrible Crazy , what is it like with you now m'dear?
Went to the parents and Spring cleaned Mums bedroom and the landing, changed the curtains on the landing and the Upstairs is now very clean and ready for Christmas will just need normal cleaning till then now. Am just going to start on the downstairs tomorrow , think l will do the Front room then the Dining room leave the Kitch till last. The Shower room is fantastic ! l am so pleased with it so much safer for them both !
Just going to make a nice cuppa, had Haddock, peas and mash for tea, very yummy but am thirsty now !
Have a good night everyone!

Wowzer Mrs! Mine weighed that at 12 weeks!

Forgot to say Acey I love the pjs too!

The weather is horrible here Mrs, DH decided not to head out to a leaving do too.

Feeling happy this evening as we have had progress with new kitten and our two older cats :) Also lovely feedback from nursery about DS. He doesn't nap anymore but the others do so the room leader grabs biscuits and they sit and chat together while the others sleep. She says they have the best conversations.

Pic of kitten because she is cute.

11lb 4oz!!!!!! I'm clenching just thinking about it!

DD went to bed at 8.20. 😴 I've just had 2 mincemeat puffs. Someone on the "what have you eaten today?" thread was saying she'd eaten a turkey and something panini and a mince pie, then she saw my post that I'd had a turkey, bacon and cranberry sandwich, which made her feel better, then I told her about the lebkuchen stars and mincemeat puffs.

wreck oh no, but it's good you'll be able to go in December, the snow is very important part of the experience. The sauna sounds nice :)

wooly good work on making the dh compliant secretly everyone loves christmas , some just don't know it!

fluffy how exciting! Are you whipping up something in your new kitchenaid this weekend?

mrsmad Glad to hear you're pleased with the shower room, especially after all the grief you got for it! enjoy your cup of tea :) (with biscuits I hope!)

redgreen gorgeous kitty!

Acey I love the pjs so cute and christmasy! I love your scan frame too :)

I'm making lemon drizzle cake, Seafood! 😋

Lemon drizzle is my favourite

Evening all. The weather here is absolutely torrential. I'm expecting some flooding on lower ground tonight.

I've had a stressful week with all the sickness so I'm having a glass of wine tonight and some left over haribo from Halloween.

11lbs 4 ozs, dear God!!

Lemon drizzle sounds lovely, Fluffy. And easily dairy free

Wooly that gave me a giggle. Christmas induced Stockholm syndrome...

Sorry to hear about your holiday, Wreck. Hopefully the new arrangements mean you get snow and a better holiday!

PSB I had a turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwich and mini stollen. I'm feeling pretty festive

No need for dairy free cake here. The DC are past that point on the milk ladder. But yes, use Vitalite and you're sorted!

11lb 4oz is epic Mrs! Go you!

Yes Firefly, even if the weather's more like I Believe in Father Christmas by Greg Lake. ☔

Will catch up in the morning, I just wanted to show you all how tranquil my bath looks 😍

preens Thank you all for the Congrats re the DD2 weight lol, poor thing was in a state when she was born she had hair about a foot long and a huge pressure mark on her forehead and her forehead was misshapen too. They tried the Ventouse and then forceps after about 9 pessaries , l am not exaggerating when l say we both nearly died. We are fighting fit now and l say to anyone who has to be induced , have an epidural or elective CS in the first place !
Lemon Drizzle cake sounds lovely Fluffy ...yummy! It has christened your Kitchen aid a treat !
Firefly bought my 2 Stollens yest from Lidl a luxury one and a normal one with thick icing sugar on it so that is me sorted ooot then bgr the rest of them
Acey the bath looks heavenly get in and have a great big soak for me as well m'dear
Nero hope you are feeling less stressed now m'dear enjoy your wine and Haribo
Seafood thank you m'dear that is so kind of you
PSB mincemeat puffs sound delish! I am eyeing up the 2 Stollen as l type mwahahaha
Red, that is a beautiful, darling kitten aw bless , weather is terrible here , apparently LLanover , Llanfoist and LLanellen and the road to Govilon and Gilwern are flooded!! We are almost stranded ! Just as well l have the STOLLEN !! lol
I am m'dearing a lot lately think l am getting senile lol so long as it doesn't get on your nerves m'dears

I'd have to have a lot more bubbles than that mind
Am presently loving the red bubble bath from Aldi ,
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It is lovely