#firstworldchristmasproblems.... (lighthearted obvs)

[FusionChefGeoff]

My butcher has let me down with a game pie so we may have to make do with MILs butcher's small ham and chicken ones instead - and that's not even guaranteed.

** not actually mine but on a WhatsApp group where we're all seriously invested in helping solve this terrible quandary..

Any other suitably trivial yet high class problems in your house tonight?!

I’ve eaten too much too soon and now I’m concerned that I won’t enjoy my Christmas dinner

There was no GF sage and onion stuffing, so my dad's having to make it from scratch, because you can't have Christmas without sage and onion apparently, and I'm going to have to hear all about every step of making

Oh and its raining, so we can't put out the magic reindeer food that we made yesterday for people to take on their Christmas walk.
(wild bird seed and some Christmas sprinkles, so eco, as the sprinkles melt away as soon as they hit floor!)

The box of presents I sent to DM on Monday, which should have been delivered Tuesday, is MIA, and apparently 'out for delivery' since early Tuesday morning. She'll be upset if she doesn't have my gifts to open Christmas morning, so I'm praying it bloody turns up today!

@TommyShelby

I haven’t been able to find lebkuchen anywhere (damn you lidl and Aldi! ) and the gold cutlery I have ordered for my Christmas table is languishing within the labyrinth that is Royal Mail….

I'm going to try making some, but I need to buy the spices.

Morrison's, Waitrose and local wine shop are sold out of Veuve Clicquot.

We're at the PILs and we've run out of mid-range fizz - have three expensive bottles for Christmas day but otherwise it's all cheap prosecco which I don't really like... Wondering whether I can be bothered to brave Waitrose to get some blanc de blanc or whether I should just switch to gluhwein?

I lost my purse on the way in to M&S to pick up/pay for the food we'd ordered. Didn't realise until near the front of the queue, paid for my shopping via my phone, but I held the que up for 20 mins whilst I worked out how to do it for the first time. The staff and customers were not impressed, I was shaking, I'd realised my house keys and a special photo are in there. Luckily dh was in the house, I've come in, declared christmas is ruined, had a good cry and got it out of my system.

No pomegranate seeds ANYWHERE

I spent a good 1/2 hour making a Robin out of coloured fondant to go on top of my yule log. Ds came running in and squashed it

I'm sorry @Mrsfussypants1, I would find that very upsetting too .

I've overstocked the freezer section of our tiny fridge freezer so we have no room for frozen pastries to bake on Christmas morning. Trying to work out what to use today/sacrifice.

DH left my Christmas present at home. So Christmas morning there is nothing for me to open when him and the kids do. We are away and I shopped, wrapped and packed for everyone. I even sent him a link to what I wanted when he asked. Remembering to put my present in his hand luggage was literally all he had to do.

There were no tescos finest croissants left so we shall have to make do with bagels instead.

@Harrriet

I spent a good 1/2 hour making a Robin out of coloured fondant to go on top of my yule log. Ds came running in and squashed it

That’s gutting. It reminds me of the time my friend’s demonic 4 year old smashed my cooling pavlova with their fists. Eton mess ensued.

Also, a gentle hug for MrsFussypants over the lost purse. Did it have anything with your address on it? Some kind soul may drop it to you. Ring the local police station too in case someone has handed it in.

@Goldbar Thank you, I've had a right good cry and feel better. As dh has said it's just cards and metal, it's the two pictures that I'm upset about, one has special meaning, even more so on this date. But hey ho, on the plus side DH has gone on the hunt for crackers while I wait in for the locksmith.

Aldi had no broccoli except fancy long stemmed which my fussy daughter doesn't like!

Also the amount of chocolate I melted to make a present for my dad only filled 23 of the 24 chocolate moulds!

Sainsbury's have subbed my brandy butter for brandy sauce. How am I supposed to put brandy sauce on my crumpets???

@SaborDeSoledad

The duck fat I ordered with the online shop ran out. They sent Crisp 'N' Dry instead!

This happened to me too! Devastating

@boatyardblues thank you, I've exhausted every avenue but will try them all again later in the day just incase. In the grand scheme of things it's a 1st world problem, and probably saved me from being a bit too spendy on excess things I really don't need over the next couple of days, all food is in, apart from a couple of bits DH can pick up.

Haha, just checked my M&S collection receipt they've scanned a dessert twice. I'm definitely staying in for the rest of the day and watching home alone and eating mince pies to retrieve my christmas spirit.

I've made so many gingerbread men they don't fit into my nice Christmas tin.

DH has taken over the kitchen with all his prepping, meaning I can't get in there to make my giant pig in blanket. I might have to sulk.

Nidan2Sandan
Does he have any single brothers, of a similar temperament to himself?

My OH asked me what I wanted for Christmas last night. He said it has to come from Amazon and must say 'arrives before Christmas'. How romantic it all is.

Forgot to put money in the account yesterday so our Asda order was cancelled and we had to actually brave the store!

On the plus side, we went after 10am so we could buy truck loads of alcohol (our delivery was 6-8am so they can't sell us alcohol in Scotland).

We had to leave the house when the cleaners did their weekly clean. God knows how those in Downton abbey coped.