For the first time ever DH & DS went off to do the xmas food shop......I am still laughing...

[Megglevache]

...his parting words
"don't look worried Mrs MLV...I got this"

he spent almost £300

he bought amoungst other things
12 pack of kitchen roll
24 luxury toilet rolls- the type that are about 12 tog and will block up our feeble pipes
A partridge
8 different olives
Masses and masses of lemon jelly???
Premier Champagne (he's teetotal) I drink Cava
Popcorn (with sour cream and chives Heresy
the whole biscuit aisle
a farking Heston Blumenthrill cake (£25!!!???)
a crate of festive cheeses
8lb gammon
salmon
bike helmet
fancy bubble bath
posh candles (that smell)

Please share with me tales of bizarre shopping to take off the edge..

PS.. I am still laughing every time I open up the fridge...(which has hardly anything in it)

Oh what a great thread. Your DH is a legend!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Is the bike helmet still in the fridge ?

Know people say this a lot for effect, but I am actually crying over "post it notes"!

Catpuss, she will chuffing well LOVE the post it notes. Really.

I think next year I'll be relieved if he goes back to his scratching his balls on the sofa and not doing a thing .....and to think ....

I was fed up and miserable this evening - but not any more. Thanks, Megglevache. :)

sorry. I'm a bit a lot overtired and hysterical!
I once had a Christmas where the ONLY present I got was a pound shop calculator. which didn't work
I wouldn't mind but the same person, gran gave me an identical pound shop calculator for my birthday!

Oh catpuss
come here next year and let my dh be in charge of the lucky dip?

I'm actually really glad this has raised a smile. Good. XX

Can confirm bike helmet is NOT in the fridge.

Its atop the fridge...

Love this thread! You and your family sound so lovely. Dp and I have just read it while waiting for dad to go to sleep and are splitting our sides with laughter, and he is munching on a pillow so he doesn't wake the girls. We'll be round too for some of the prawnless cocktail. Thanks for the laugh. Merry Christmas and lots of blessings to you all.

Well Megg you and your DH have brightened up a dismal Christmas Eve for me, so thank you.
I like his shopping style, so I'm wondering if you would perhaps loan him out?
Hope you have a lovely family Christmas.

I saw a lot of men people like your DH shopping in M&S this morning...

Loving this! Your dh made everyone's Xmas! Enjoy the pheasant tomorrow with a few twiglets and pickles. Yum yum

Blimey...most of our friends normally just roll their eyes at our escapades.

arf @ making a random man a pillow biting silent chuckler...

Oh Meggle I have loved this. Please can I come be part of your family?

Noooooo casserole . you'd die of boredom

This is the best ever thread. MUMSNET CLASSICS, pretty please......
Oi Helen/Rebecca/?.....c'mon, you know you want to, as a very special Christmas present to us all..... ???

sings and a partridge in a pear tree...

Whoops just woke DH up snorfling. Best Fred of 2012. Who wouldnt love a Chrimbo dinner like that... Worth every penny

Meggle - this was fab! Kept me going while waiting for Santa... Hope you all have a lovely, lemon jelly-filled Christmas!

Brilliant, simply brilliant!

Babylon happy birthday! What are you doing up so late?

Still haven't figured out what they are going to do with all that jelly!

Meggle, I have just chuckled myself silly at this whole thread. The cat is looking at me clearly thinking I have lost my mind!

I'm having the worst Christmas, recently divorced, lovely new boyfriend four hours away visiting family and I had to work so couldn't go. And worst of all, Ex has dd for Christmas and I won't get to see her again until fucking Friday.

But I laughed and laughed, and really I feel much better. Thank you :)

This has been absolutely brilliant.

Thank you AllAlone

Wide awake here - too excited to sleep!

"I just wanted to give you all the treats you we never have and spoil you me as we work so hard all year, I hope I did alright"....

awwwww :)

arf at the hundred million olives in your fridge!!!!