Dust off your Christmas mojo, strap yourself in. We're at the business end of the Christmas countdown 2019. Thread 8

[NoWordForFluffy]

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Morning!

New thread for the new day. Temperature is starting to drop again and it's going to be rather chilly for the weekend and the start of December!

Let's see if we need thread 9 or not!

Morning everyone 😀
I am off to Mum's in a min so will be back ltr 🤗
Fluffy the Election was a shock to me tbh l didn't see that coming!
We usually watch the election till the small hours but l just couldn't be bothered , the exit polls got it right again 🙄 seemed no point in staying up.
Woolly, DS will run a mile l reckon 😂, he will sleep till the afternoon if he's anything like my 2 when they were teens 😁
Wreck that's fab you finish with the DC 😄
Better shift Mum to see to carpet shampooer today 🙄
Have a great day everyone 😀

Just been to DD’s carol service. It was lovely. It’s brightened up not a very good morning

Could somebody link me to the wireless AirPods please, the fake ones?

flouncy it was lovely. It’s in a smaller church so it’s only years 1 and 2 doing it which was lovely and cosy. They all had their Christmas jumpers on too. Was very Christmassy

Apparently my brother likes peaky blinders. But I still don't know what to get him! He doesn't really drink 🤷🏽‍♀️

Would he wear a hat Wreck? Peaky Blinders hat

I don't think so. It's so hard, I would just get a voucher but I got him a voucher last month for his birthday. Also I feel like he's 22 now and should really not have my parents buying my gifts from him. Next year I'm going to say no more presents. My youngest sister will be 18 then and out of full time education so i think that's fair.

I might have to go to bed soon. I've been up since before five 😴

wreck could you buy him a peaky blinders box set?

Wreck what about a Farmer magazine subscription
20 quid for a year
www.farmingmonthly.co.uk/subscriptions/

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Morning!

God, yesterday was bloody hard. I went sleep on the sofa almost as soon as the kids were in bed. 😂

We have more hideous weather forecast today. Yay!

Mrs that's a good idea I tend to spend max £15 though.

Jo I don't think he would watch a dvd.

Sorry I'm dismissing all your ideas...he does like to cook, he often gets half a cow from work I was thinking of a cook book or something

Also ds is still asleep! I only just got up misled, DH has left for work and dd was downstairs watching tv

Wreck, how about the Countryside Kitchen recipe book? There's a 'used, like new' one for £10. It's an NFU book.

Ooh, forgot what I came here for!

Flouncy, my bargain cross stitch arrived.

Perfect fluffy! I have bought it thanks so much. Phew! Just need to pick up a few bits in the toy shop tomorrow and I am done

That cross stitch is going to look amazing I love it

Ah, I've a warm fuzzy feeling that I helped!

It has every single square stitched so will take ages. It'll be worth it though (however, we're running out of wall space for them!).

Morning everyone 😀
Fluffy that's a brilliant idea well done 👌
Glad you have a great sleep and are refreshed 😊
Lovely x stitch 🤗
Wreck your wish has been granted 😄
Terrible weather here 🙄
Up Mum's now have a good day everyone 😀

wreck I’m glad you’ve got it sorted

fluffy cross stitch looks lovely! Very Christmassy

We’ve been swimming this morning and we have a family party to go to tonight. I can’t believe we’re nearly in single figures. I’ve just realised I haven’t got any stocking fillet’s. What do you usually put in your stockings? The DC are 7, 5, 3 and 9 months old. So not really sure what to put in there, especially for the baby.

Lovely cross stitch Fluffy that'll keep you busy.

Jo I have older children but the categories of stocking fillers haven't really changed since they were little - just moved to more grown up versions.

Socks and pants (favourite character ones when they were little)
Bath stuff like bath bombs
Sweets
A book or magazine
Something personalised - this year it's pencils. I have bought labels from eBay and stuck them on Nutella previously.
My DDs get makeup now and have done since they were teens.
Other ideas that I've seen on here are cans of fizzy drinks and individual boxes of cereal if they aren't usually allowed them.

For the baby could you get
A Christmas bib (supermarket or Matalan)
Gloves and hat
Little toy (wrist rattles maybe) or a rubber duck for the bath
Baby snacks
Buggy book

Thank you wooly they’re all really good ideas. I’m going shopping tomorrow so will pick stuff up

For those following my kitten thread in chat, we lost Astrid yesterday and we lost Loki this morning. 4 weeks old

So sorry chips

Afternoon all.

Jo my dc are 3 and the other will be 2 at Christmas. They've both got pants, socks, chocolate coins, colouring book and crayons and swimming goggles.

I'm run off my feet making stuff for dd's party tomorrow. It's just family but I want to make it nice for her. So far I've made sausage rolls, vul au vonts, pizza dough, the marinade for the cocktail sausages and cupcakes.

Im so sorry chips

Thank you neros, we did get some chocolate coins so that’s done.

I'm so sorry, Chips. How sad.

Jo, what have you put in stockings in previous years? We always do very similar things each year.