Ho Ho fucking Ho! Come and dump your minor, not life changing Christmas winges here.

[OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow]

And I’ll send them up the chimney.
I’ll start.
Shitloads to do, so dh decides today is the day to sort out “his corner”, looking for a specific cable. Came back from walking the dog to find the lounge in a right state.
I know it will be sorted, but why today?

Very minor in the grand scheme of things, but I've just been out to the greenhouse and one of my plants is floating in its pot. Looked up and there's clearly a major leak in the roof where some virginia creeper has forced its way in between the glass and the wood. Bother!

My exh is coming to stay tonight so he can spend Christmas day with me and ds. I'm really not looking forward to it and I'm only doing it for ds sake. This is my only grumble this Christmas. As soon as he is gone I shall be straight on the presseco.

Best Christmas present ever my birth certificate turned up means I can now get my lump sum of a pension my plans can start.

I've got too much chocolate and I live alone so I won't be able to get off the sofa by new year!

Didn't want a xmas dinner but DH did so despite being only one of family in full-time work I sourced turkey from local farm (we've recently moved so this took some doing), collected it and will now cook it. Today DH aided by his family (who aren't joining us thank god, and who eat Tesco meat 3 times daily) decides to go off on one about is it organic? Should the world go vegan? Well, all the more cheese, chocolate and turkey for me then.

Sorry wrong thread let’s just say h has gone out to get card he said buy your own card I told not on your life. I simply don’t care. I’m done.

@theaccidentalcandidate nooooo!

Waiting for a PCR test result (almost 48 h since test) which will determine the course of Christmas and next week and rabbit has chosen today (from nowhere) to develop a really sore looking infected eye that needs the vet

I’ve got some!

Our shower has broken.

Our poor dcat needs an emergency vet appointment today and may need an op/we may need to cancel staying with family tomorrow.

But the prize goes to DH, who last night reversed the brand new electric car we are hiring for a month into the car behind, which then bumped into the one behind that.

So a 3 car pile up on our street - could he have done it in our clapped out ‘11 plate main car? Of course not!

Merry Christmas!!!!

All quiet here other than I left the cat’s insulin out of the fridge overnight. The internet says no problem, but the vets says it IS a problem. Obviously have to go with the vet … fortunately we have a spare vial so no emergency vet trip required. But having a newly diagnosed diabetic cat is a bit of a pain for all concerned, not least him, poor little bugger.

At least we’re not at home for lunch tomorrow, he tries to eat everything in sight and would be an absolute menace to a freshly roasted turkey!

I had my 3rd round of chemo yesterday, and it has made me feel more unwell than usual. I have dinner prep to do for tomorrow, I know DH will happily do it (in fact he expected to be doing it) but I 8want* to do it myself, I am the Christmas dinner chef! I enjoy it and it's my thing. Cancer has robbed me of enough already. I'm hoping a wee rest will perk me up to do it.

It's absolutely chucking it down.. not what I had planned for lovely festive walk with friends 😡

I’m gonna moan about my gob! Root canal on Xmas eve!! Numbing jab wearing off and ouch!!

Ton of housework to do still despite starting reallt early. Gutted about that as I wanted today to be calm and festive. Had to drop young ds to nursery so I can get on with it but feel guilty. Miss my family we wont be able to see. Lots of wrapping to do still too.

@WeeFae

@VanGoghsDog

I've got too much chocolate and I live alone so I won't be able to get off the sofa by new year!

Sorry, I don't understand - what is "too much" chocolate?

My brother and his wife have tested positive for Covid so cannot come on Christmas day. They work on cruise ships and are rarely in the country so I was so looking forward to seeing them.

My DSis, DBIL and DN are coming but they are also sad about DB and SIL and were meant to be going to France on Boxing day which is cancelled. DBIL is on call (vet) and DSIS has to do the horses so neither are drinking and will probably be grumpy because of lack of DB, lack of holiday and lack of booze and parents relationship (see below). DSIS has already said "Don't go to loads of trouble I'll be in and out". I HAVE gone to loads of trouble. And expense. And have been looking forward to a full family Christmas. I have a feeling it would have been our last one due failing parental health and DB and SIL being abroad so often.

DM and DF are coming but are in a toxic relationship and haven't spoken in months but refuse to split up. That should be fun. Plus DF is deaf and I think has early, undiagnosed altzimers or dementia and is very difficult to talk to / understand.

I have picked up my turkey and am prepping veg but don't think it will all fit in the fridge.

I do ALL the bloody work at Christmas. DH goes on Amazon for my gifts whilst I sort everyone else, the food, the cleaning, the cooking, the "magic moments" that don't just happen.

DH insisted on cancelling our trip to local stately home to see it lit up because Covid even though it was fucking OUTDOORS.

So ho fucking ho.

Appreciate we are lucky to have me, DH and DS together and everyone is healthy and we have food and a home but this thread felt like a safe place for my pity party so here it is :)

WeeFae whichever you prefer!

DM invited us all - including our puppy - to come for Christmas. Within five minutes of us arriving after a 2.5 hour drive in a car stuffed to the gunnels, she was getting shouty about said puppy being overexcited. She did used to have a dog, so a puppy being a bit overwrought in an unfamiliar place, after a long journey, probably shouldn’t be that much of a surprise

Fortunately everyone has calmed down now, but honestly…!

Yes to fecking useless dhs. Mine has “gone out” with a smirk on his face. And of course he’s tidied lounge. Oh no he hasn’t!
And my fridge is full. And ds2 has knackered the big veg drawer by storing cans in it. The dog is going mental at sellotape.

Gosh, wishing fellow cat owners an undramatic end to Christmas.

Madcat 1 vomitted up some Christmas ribbon this morning. This is odd, because we've not put ribbon on any presents that I can think of. Thankfully he had the sense to do this in the kitchen (tiled, so easy to mop up).

Madcat 2 has been sat for most of the morning staring at the skirting board and a corner of the floor where the floorboard was cut for a pipe. I have a bad feeling that there must be a mouse down there (Madcats did bring some in earlier in the month). On the plus side, I've not spotted any mouse poo.

Merry Christmas!

Not feeling it in the slightest this year.
Not made any mince pies
Forgot to do the PNP Santa thing, and it wouldn't let me pay earlier so couldn't do it last minute
Have bought all presents, and sorted them, but not got them into their wrapping/ stockings yet.

Did manage to put up a couple of extra strings of lights, just to try and gee myself up - sort of helped - and took the DSs out to see the Christmas lights around the area. Have to wait til after 9pm to make that worthwhile in Australia though.

Now it's 00:17 on Christmas Day - merry Christmas! - and I'm sat here on MN instead of doing what I should be doing, which is wrapping presents.

7 months pregnant and absolutely exhausted, house is a tip, we've run out of a few things so need to go to the supermarket AGAIN and DH is out with our only car.

Bloody PIL due to arrive any minute so will be expected to entertain them solo until he gets back with DC.

DB has also announced he is bringing his massive smelly dog with him for two nights. Our cat is going to be appalled.

I just want to lie down and sleep for a hundred years.

The dog is going mental at sellotape

Oh I need a space to vent...

DH has decided that today is the perfect time to replace the carpet in the under stairs cupboard. Meaning that the entire tardis like space is currently disgorged into every down stairs room He has all his tools out and is routing and drilling with all the accompanying swears. The cats have fled, kids have shut themselves in their rooms with screens, and I'm wrapping the remain gifts on the only tiny bit of untouched floor in our bedroom.

This isn't his only transgression this year, but I'll stop there before I drown myself in the Baileys.

Merry fucking Christmas Eve