Countdown to Christmas 2020 (Thread 12): the one where all of the GHs have finally arrived!

[NoWordForFluffy]

Evening!

New thread here. Probably not needed until tomorrow, but it's ready and waiting.

Don't forget: Booths' Christmas ordering goes live tomorrow, so food porn will be online to view!

Boots, get your Cumberland PiB ordered!

fluffy Excellent! What time do you want us round? (I'll collect Neros from the airport on the way ).

Fab news about your Hedgy, most 🦔

DH is mowing the lawn again today (it won't stop growing)
I'm going to make an Apple Crumble later. There's a couple of scoops of ice cream left in the tub than needs using up

Boots I've just looked up flight times. Can you pick me up at 4.45?

Fluffy it all sounds good. But we never have pigs in blankets for Christmas dinner. Sometimes cocktail sausages but that would be it.

Neros, they aren't for a side dish. They're huge, we have one on its own as our Boxing Day dinner when the in-laws aren't around on BD (which they possibly won't be this year).

And we're in tier 3. The best you can hope for is a hostage-style food handover somewhere bleak and windy!

Yes I've seen the Family Next Door one Wreck. It was a good but horrifying watch.

I can't get the Booths Christmas book to open online. I'll try again later but as they aren't going to deliver to me I may away my book in the post

Neros I would listen to that podcast!
Also, I don't think we're going to do advent calendars this year. DH isn't bothered and I just want a chocolate one but should be eating less of it, not more!

DH is food shopping after work and has asked me to add to the list if I need anything for lunches. Any ideas? I'm bored of soup....

DH has just left go go to Booths to collect the books and our recipe kit! Plus we've £20 from his parents to spend for our anniversary, so he's going to get fizz, cheese and posh crackers!

Our bread maker has been dispatched too. Wooooooo!

It was glitchy online this morning, Crazy. Can't beat the book though!

Any help looking for towling dressing gowns for the whole family?

Crazy this is storyy*. Ironically it's now a wedding venue.

Fluffy we're on practically a full lockdown again which is a bit higher than level 3. But I'm not too sure because the levels are only for England.

@1moreRep try the bargain thread, they might have some ideas for you.

PSA: Do Not use the M&S alcohol rub at the door. It smells like the worst old lady floral perfume you can think of and the smell won't come off even after washing your hands 🤮

Wreck the one they use in center parcs must be 90% whiskey 10% vanilla. It's disgusting 🤮

I quite the the M&S sanitiser , smells like cologne ( though I admit I'm ancient and my sense of smell is knackered )

John Lewis sanitiser (when DD and I braved it to Bluewater in June , first store we went into ) smells like vinegar . Talk about kill the mood even though it hopefully kills the viruses .

The sanitiser at my gym smells like tequila, makes me want to grab the lime and salt 😂

Finally heard from work, we're reopening and going back in the first two weeks of Nov since furlough is ending. Seems like the completely wrong direction and things should be closing instead of opening but that's the only option we have. Will have been off for 7 months 😯

Nooo 70! It's been two hours and I can still smell it 😭🤢

Theres one that smells like cheap sangria, might be IKEA. Primark have a lemon one.

Wow crow it's going to be strange going back.

Looks like wales is next for the circuit breaker. Boris is still saying he's not doing in England though.

Ds just left for football but came running back in to give me one more hug and kiss because 'I just love you so much' 😍

Awwww. He's cute, Wreck (your DS, not BoZo!).

I can't say I've had a sniff of any sanitiser when I've been in shops. Maybe I'm missing out!

I have 3 Booths' books to post out. I need to collect something from the PO tomorrow, so will post them then!

Fluffy you don't need to sniff the M&S one you can smell it a mile off for the rest of the day. I will admit to being quite sensitive to smells though!

I'm not blessed with a sensitive nose, thankfully! Maybe that's why? Though I haven't seen sanitiser at M&S. I'm going tomorrow though, so will check!

You'll have to use it now just to find out how awful it is

I'll have to hunt one down. There wasn't anything like that near the door last time I went. And I even looked so I could use it!

Sainsbury's has a no-scent one though.

That murder / suicide story is so odd Neros. Could definitely see a documentary being made about it.

Looking forward to the Booths book Fluffy

Wreck I'm assuming we're going to get a circuit breaker but there still hasn't been an announcement 🙄
Sensible but I could do without the extra days of DH mooching around the house while I'm working!

Work was insane today and since finishing DH has done the food shop so we've put that away, had a general clean, I've tidied the spare room / office ready for a clean tomorrow, had tea, cleared up kitchen after and now sat down.
Plan for the weekend is to take ddog somewhere tomorrow for a few hours, do a bit of cleaning and finish up some half done craft projects.

Crazy I saw this..

Evening everyone.
Chocolate selection boxes are in my corner shop sorely tempted Feeling a little better as spoke to DD and persuaded her to come on Tuesday and stay until Sunday

Like Primark's lemon one Wreck only it's a bit too runny for my liking.

Neros my friend in Ireland said that she was shopping today in Dunnes and saw people stacking up with Christmas goodies.

Marshmallow it was my dm last day in work today. She said it was like Christmas Eve. Everyone getting in before 6pm.

I went to Smyths last Friday and it was packed. People were buying presents.

I'm hunkering down now for 2 weeks.

Posted too soon. Does anyone have any experience with making felt decorations? I've seen some great ones on Twitter.