Melting from the heat, yet still Counting down to Christmas 2025 (thread 2)

[NoWordForFluffy]

OK, so you all went on a bloody posting frenzy!

Can someone add the countdown from today to make it easier tomorrow? Thanking you!

This is genuine news to me! 😄🫣

re the Bucks Fizz, surely you can just mix cheap fizz with clementine juice and cranberry juice bought separately?

I don't think it'll be quite the same!

It's been quite a few years now...

Really? I had no idea.
I tend to either shop from small businesses or online - but not very often from argos (it was the cheapest place for the lego set dn wants..)
You live and learn 😊

Oh yes our local Argos moved from town centre to Sainsbury .
Sainsbury lost the cafe to make room for it .

I cannot remember the last time I used Argos , since it shifted location, I forget it's there TBH.

I used to pick up a copy or two of their catalogue , then the DC got out the marker pens to drop a few Christmas hints

Sainsbury's are generally closing all counters and cafes. Money saving, especially post-NI hikes.

I forget it's in there especially when I'm meant to be collecting something from in there!

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Morning!

Another grey day here. Heavy rain expected later, and for the whole week! Along with strong winds.

Dog walk soon. Then I'm going to Asda and Next before popping to see my parents.

Grey day here, too.
Going out for lunch later.

Picked up the lego set.
I've eaten far too much - food coma Incoming .....

Grey and raining here all day. Cooked a gammon joint for dinner.

I made Quorn stew with carrot,potatoes and turnip (DD request) and some Yorkshire Puddings (DS favourite)
Our male cat watches them through the oven door - I;m convinced he is dazzled watching them rise but in reality it's just the light he likes

DH is playing a selection of Christmas Adverts on YouTube , proper 1980s ones .Blasts from the past here

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Morning!

I had a lovely weekend up North.

The rain today is dreadful which means wet play - deep joy, NOT!!!

Roll on half term,

Happy Monday everyone.

Morning
Flu jab today then taking dd2 to an appointment - I hate driving in the rain 😬
Not much will get done today

Dh working from home today and dd2 working on her art coursework so I'm not going to get much done today 🙃

I've wrapped another gift, and managed to hoover up and down

Ohh sneaks in : CountDown
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I have wrapped DD Dec 1st presents , got her new M&S pyjamas
Plan hopefully on Friday to get some Hallowe'en sweets and a Panettone from HomeSense/TKMaxx

I got the Lakeland Christmas catalogue through the post ..........okay it's not Booths but it'll keep me entertained

Me too! :)
I tend to get the lakeland hampers for my pils, which they like

If you contact Booths, they'll send one down to you!

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Morning!

We've had loads of rain this week. Thankfully none on the dog walk this morning!

I did see Starlink this morning though which is a bonkers sight. Just a line of what looks like stars moving through the sky! A fellow dog walker showed me (no way I'd have noticed moving at speed with the dog!).

Morning. Currently on the train to the office and feeling awful mum guilt. LO is ill and DH is taking the hit and staying home as I have an ‘all day’ (9:30-2:30) meeting that I can’t miss.
And to make all that worse we have work being done on the house so we have scaffolding up and stuff everywhere 🙄

Im going to try and get a Booths and Lakeland Christmas book. I requested the Smyths one ages ago and it hasn’t arrived but the Argos one has been well used in our house.
I also found my unread Christmas GH magazine the other day and had a flick through yesterday.

Fluffy we saw the starlink satellites a year or so ago. It’s freaky isn’t it?

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Meeces, I hope LO is feeling better. The mum guilt is awful, isn't it? But it's actually good for the kids to see that it isn't always mum doing everything for them. I'm sure they're OK with having dad there instead.

Starlink was properly bonkers. Both the other dog walker and I were staring, baffled, at it. It was only when I got home that DH told me what it was, and I googled it.

Chilly today. Feeling more autumnal, as it's been quite warm.

@NoCheesesForUsMeeces
((Hugs))
Hope the meeting went well and that LO is feeling better x

Hope the LO is better today @NoCheesesForUsMeeces .
I made mince pies to. DS is thrilled, less thrilled about doing GCSE revision