April 2009 - Episode 10 - Christmas time!! we can all drink wine, while children gurgle nursery rhymes, with logs in their nappies, and pee by the tree fun will be had by baby and me!!

[SantasNutts]

here we go then Merry Christmas One and all!! xxxxx

Did you warm up MrsG? Stomach stretching prior to the main event is essential to success.

I have finished wrapping presents, finally, after having a wrapping epiphany - it is much, much easier to wrap presents standing at the kitchen worktop than sitting on the floor in the spare bedroom. Why have I not thought of this before? Possibly because the kitchen worktop is so very rarely clean enough to wrap gifts! Now there is just the further mammoth task of packing for visiting the Olds'. Christmas presents alone will fill the boot.

I have also discovered that radiatore are the ideal pasta shape for babies. The ridges not only catch sauce, but also provide excellent grip for tiny hands (also, they mesh together like tiny gears, which pleases me for no reason!). It's like having crinkle cut pasta. Pincer grip seems to have appeared from nowhere this week, so we've been giving big pasta another go, after weeks of teeny weeny alfabeto only. I have hoofed down a whole bag over the last three days, which is an improvement, as I usually manage to deal with them in 2 days!

So how are all these poorly babies doing?

WFH - has your Mum had her ultrasound yet? Hope everything is okay.

Ladies WHY do we do it!!! practiacally all december we clean and tidy to achieve the perfect prettiest most pristine house, i for one, know!!! i will be cleaning and tidiing late into christmas eve. all for ABOUT 2 SECONDS of "ah isnt it lovely and sparkly " on christmas morning before the kids race down the stairs and TRASH it all!! WE ARE INSANE!!!!!

one month of cleaning for 2 seconds of pride and joy for a fictional fat man with a beard

I got my ss gift when do I get to open it?!?

We're travelling to ILs tomorrow so not sure I'll be on so I'll say it now...

Merry Christmas and safe journeys everyone!
Thank you once again for being supportive and lovely and for always being there just when I've needed you. You've made this past year so much easier for me my dear friends. Give all your lo's a cwtch from me.

Love, Bleu

Right, mucho packing still to do, and off to the Olds' in a couple of hours so....

I'd like to echo Bebe and wish you all a very Merry Christmas with your little ones and big ones. I hope everyone is able to have a nice relaxing holiday, and enjoy some precious quality time with those you love!

much love,
Gui
xxxxxxxxxx

Right, first lot of houseguests here and ...

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Waitrose have cancelled my food delivery!!!

Oh no!!!

Snow must be bad if Waitrose are cancelling things.

Rustling stuff up out of the freezer as we speak. Fortunately DD1 is a gourmet cook. But we may be out shooting pheasants in the field by tomorrow.

Nutts who is this mythical fat man of which you speak? I for one get my home ready for Santa. Plus am treating myself to cleaners at the moment and they got my home sparkly

BTW Boff loving your posting on the teenage pregnancy thread - hope she does all right.

MerryChristmasTiggaxx

Evening

I am finally on top of things and feeling relaxed after some urgent last minute work and a very big Christmas shop yesterday.
My carpet is looking terribly festive courtesy of Ellen and Wriggly's DD who got covered in glitter at the library today. Ostensibly they were making tree decorations but I think they misunderstood and decided to make Liberace costumes. My floor does look very pretty.

Zulu - Your poor father. Is he ok now?

Fei - Will you being having your meal tomorrow? My friend Karsten says that the 24th is the greater celebration.
I do hope Hazel is better and today has run smoothly for you. Have a wonderful time.
Saucy stories? Why have we not heard of this before?

Bebe - I did have a giggle at garbage cookies. Now, remind me please, what are biscuits and gravy? It's not as it sounds.

Boff - Please tell me you have photos of the tobogganing?

Ginger - "I felt like Shackleton"
How was the concert?

MrsG - I haven't been carol singing for years. Did you enjoy yourself?

Bicnod - Honestly. Grumbling about your delivery not turning up. Next you wont want to wear your paper hat because it's fashioned from the Daily Mirror.
Did you manage to get everything you needed?

Nuts - Try not to worry. I frequently get odd lumps and bumps behind my ear. I had one inside my ear last week.

Tigs - Do you mean the Nurburgring? I really want to organise it for DH's 40th.

Kaz - Christmas eve pj's. How cute. I plain forgot this year. I wonder, can I be arsed to hit the shops tomorrow? hmm

WFH - How is your mother? Has she had her scan yet?

Boff - I was in Waitrose yesterday and the stores haven't been receiving their deliveries either.
Let's hope you don't have to resort to the same measures as the Uruguayan rugby team.

Oh no Boff - poor you I sent DH to Tesco last night and he got most of the stuff we needed (looked about 10 years older by the time he emerged). I got the rest from Co-op and M&S at the local garage today, so food crisis averted in the Bicnod household

It's thundering here... eek!

LOL @ Liberace costumes.

Even after her bath DD still has glitter everywhere - under her nails, up her nostrils. Everywhere.

When asked who she had seen at the library she said "Ellen and Glitter". Oh "and Father Christmas" as an afterthought.

DD has pointed that after spending six weeks in New York when she was sixteen, she has particular skills in the area of provisioning and crowd survival. She has offered to go to the supermarket to scrum for supplies with her elbows stuck right out. She says this will allow her to come into her own, and for her, it will be practically enjoyable. If you've ever seen DD niftily get a table for the family in a crowded cafe, you will know what I mean.

Now, forget the pix of the tobogganing, who wants to see me in DD's boyfriend's Ferrari with Felix earlier today?????

Ladies, if I don't speak to you before....Have a wonderful night/day/rest/manic run around and hope that the DC are all well and dont keep us all awake and if they are awake late then to fall asleep before they get over tired and hysterical....ah you know what i'm trying to say!!!

Off to the land of no internet ( what no MN??!!)

Happy Christmas and enjoy your time....x

Me me me for the ferrari photo Boff!!!!!

Hey - has she upgraded boyfriend or has boyfriend upgrade car Boff? Last time we checked DDs boyf was driving an Audi wasn't he? Clearly never a girl to go for a man with a rubbish car.

When I was her age a car at all was impressive!

So where is the pic? Bet Felix looks very cool driving it.

DD has a new bf practically every week. The Audi chap is long gone. Apparently he was wanting something more serious. . This one is apparently not a bf, they are just good friends or some such.

Have just put photo on my profile now. DH says I am being really sad. Moi??

cant click on your profile

Boff can't click on your profile so FB the piccies. And, tell me, exactly how do you feel about your dd's friend with benefits????

HappyBirthdayToMeTiggaxx

Happy Birthday Tiggs

And Happy Christmas Eve all

tiggs lol lol you cant ask that!! hahahahaha

Happy Birthday Tiggs!!!

ITS CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have you all been good girls, cos santa wont fill your stockings othertwise!!!!

OMG!!! so whos going to bed early tonight? hahahahaha

Hello all!

We're in snowy Scotland at SIL/BIL's house - proper snow up here and DS1 unbelievably excited at seeing his cousins.

Mum's ultrasound isn't till next Wed unfortunately, but she's going to call the doc's today to get blood test results - they were testing for hepatitis which was one of the possibilities. Thank you to all those who asked after her, she's not feeling too bad at the moment, came round yesterday to see the boys and seemed quite cheerful, considering.

Boff I'm dying to see pics of you in a Ferrari! Put them on Facebook, or transfer your profile to your Christmas name!

Can't believe how many clothes some of the babies are wearing, I think I'm a miser as our heating is only set to 18.5 degrees and is never on at night, and Orbit sleeps in ls vest, ls babygro and 2.5 tog sleeping bag, no arms. Occasionally we chuck a blanket over him if he looks a bit chilly

Mind you, he normally ends up in our bed at some point, so he's probably quite toasty

Trip up was good but we were delayed so ended up on trains for nine hours - had that swaying feeling like when you've been on a boat when we arrived.

Feier hope you made/make it to Germany ok and the drive isn't too awful.

DS1 has gone to the panto with DP and his cousins, so we are having peaceful time in the house - Orbit and I just had a bath and now I'm trying to figure out how to wrap DP's presents. Managed to carry some of DS1's presents up here, but we'll be having the rest when we get back before NYE.

Happy Christmas to all you lovely people! May the babies sleep well and the mums all have a drink (or twelve)

Happy birthday Tiggs!

Can you see my Ferrari photo now?

Just about to leave for DS2's carol concert in the church choir. He has decided to wear the suit he wore to the christening and looks too sweet for words.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Am manic here - DS1 has an ear infection, house is a tip but the prepare ahead food is half done.

Hope everyone gets some sleep and those journeying can get recovered, those cooking get it done and that Santa brings you lovely things.

Off to froth at mouth get everything sorted calmly and efficiently.

Hello. All prep for lunch is done, all presents are wrapped, babies are smelling yummy and ready for bed.
Ellen is actually keen to go to bed since I told her Father Christmas has been spotted in Kingston so should be here shortly.

Boff - Did DD go foraging? How did she fare?
Is that a 575? Or a 599?

WFH - Lucky you having snow, how lovely.