Crepeys do Christmas...

[oldqueenie]

Will this fit the bill. Dull but seasonal?

You have a playroom?! Feels dose of house envy coming on (suffering from a lot of that lately)....
We did four (five?) episodes of Game of Thrones, pizza, more present opening and wine. I intend to do nothing today.

Am in lovely Suffolk. It's pouring with rain but I don't give a hoot. Just the four of us (and the dog) to please and no mass catering, hooray. Plan to watch DVDs, sip gin slowly but steadily, play board games with our friends round the corner and read my new books that I was given. Ds1 is glued to a desk revising for his mock gcses, taking it so seriously that he doesn't have time to provoke and fight with his brother, so double result there. Am thinking up alternative plans for next Christmas next year while the delight horror of this one is still fresh in my mind. Think it will involve a strict limit on present buying and lunch in a Malaysian restaurant (strokes chin thoughtfully).... Or possibly leaving the country altogether. Do I remember talk of drinking meeting in the new year??

Off to Monoprix again for more of the "bloody lovely" 2 euros a bottle wine...

MrsS
I might get up and cook in my pjs, on the other hand, I might not .....

We brought the truckload of food with us ruby!
Still raining. Still don't care.
Am lying on a bed with dh's iPad... Is that bad?

Just caught up - think you're right about the novella, alto - I wonder who would play us in a playlet?

MrsS am loving that the 2euro's a bottle plonk is going down so well!

Just back from 6 hours of shopping with DD who couldn't find anything to buy, till we got to the last shop -which was actually the first, where she had spotted the brothel-creepers - and she bought said creepers and two tops, one with a moustache on it to go with her moustachioed leggings

Now very much looking forward to our lovely friends arriving tomorrow - fingers crossed Grandma doesn't have a relapse. Off to boil the ham in coke...

YY to New Year meetup!

We are off to Bristol tomorrow and I rather wish we had another day at home; I'm feeling very underprepared.

DS is having a major sulk; his iPad Mini didn't arrive in time for Christmas and when he went out today to spend his Game vouchers on the new COD Xbox game he discovered that had sold out as well. Then I ordered the wrong topping for his Dominos pizza. Poor lamb, sometimes life sucks.

I am staying with my sister. This is lovely in many ways but I got slightly pissed ended up tearily grumbling about our mother last night. Ahem.

Right, the old drunks have gone, boasting about how much wine they drank every day they were here - 5-6 bottles between the two of them, if you're interested (and that doesn't count the spirits...). DFIL (who is known for his tightness) offered to take us out for lunch "somewhere cheap" yesterday, so we went off to the Latin Quarter as there is nowhere cheap enough where we live. The bill came and he attempted to split it between us all - I said, rather coldly, that I had thought it was his treat. He got his mate and DBIL to go thirds with him, which pissed everyone off, but he was on the verge of making a scene, and we needed to leave the restaurant before he got any worse.

I would now like DBIL and DSIL to go out on their own, and leave me in peace.

Oh and the kitten has an upset stomach and has wiped poo everywhere, so up early washing floors and our bedding. Washed cat, trimmed her fur and now bearing the scars.

I am a bit fed up actually. I seem to have spent my entire Christmas shopping, cooking and cleaning. Yes, I do like cooking, but you can have too much of a good thing and I am tired of fussy eaters. I wanted to do pasta tonight as it is quick and easy, but DSIL doesn't like pasta and DBIL (who has happily chomped his way through lamb, turkey, ham and bacon) won't eat it if it has a meat sauce. It is probably easier if we just go out. I feel like I am running a hotel, as I've had virtually no help at all.

Though DH has washed floors and DMIL did do sprouts for Christmas day. That's still a bit crap, isn't it?

MrsS, you're right, it's crap. You've been amazingly patient with your FIL and his friend, I'd have been spitting nails.

I can't complain as I haven't done much, yet (visitors arrive tomorrow) but I have done everything that has been done.

I've been back to work for two days but in that time no cleaning, tidying or useful shopping took place, so we are out of all staples. I had to shop for and cook last night's dinner and today's lunch and not a dish has been put in or taken out of dishwasher.

But I know if I say to them 'right, here's what needs to be done, which bits are you going to do?' they'll help. It's just initiating stuff that they find difficult.

MI that's what sisters are for. I couldn't manage without ventilating to mine since DM came to live with us.

MrsS I really don't know how you do it. I would have run away! Tell DBil to go out, refuse to cook anymore. I was brought up to not be fussy in someone else's house, either eat what you are given, or starve :)
We hiked over the hill yesterday, and back, nearly killed us all. Then I cooked three curries, and beat everyone at pictionary - smug - I am now slumped on a bed with a hangover and it is pasta for tea tonight unless someone else cooks....

They have gone out on their own. DH has suggested that we go out to eat tonight rather than me having to cook, which is fine, but I will end up paying as DBIL and DSIL are "broke." I am starting to get a bit resentful, I think, which is not good.

Point DBiL and DSiL at fridge and you and DH go out. Say DH is treating YOU and you alone....
Ruby - sounds like fun (not)
Having got Christmas out of the way, I now need to come up with a Birthday present for dp. Who has a birthday on 3rd Jan for heavens sake!

I bought a pair of boots in the DM sale today. They are extremely solid and will last and last, I rather hope...

Oh Ruby - link?
No sisters here either....

Very nice... I am still trying to decide whether to splash out on a pair or not (shouldn't really...)