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FussyElmo
12-12-2015, 07:15 AM
And it looks like a busy one but weather dependent.
So today its dance, football and bag packing for cadets.
Tomorrow its family mass and football.
Got to try and fit in Christmas shopping wrapping etc all the bit I don't want to do Christmas eve. I also want to start on the foods for Christmas so I can stick them in the freezer :thumbsup:
Have a good weekend, stay warm and dry but if you do see snow don't forget to let me know :D
Mouse
12-12-2015, 08:26 AM
Morning.
You'll be pleased to know I went shopping last night and have actually bought some Christmas presents :clapping: Still a long way to go, but it's a start!
Our eldest son is here for the weekend so we're having a belated birthday tea for him today. All our children and their partners will be here so it'll be a full family get together. They won't all be here at the same times over Christmas or New Year, so this is the last time we'll all be together this year. I must charge the battery in my camera so I can take the obligatory 'all children here, so must take a photo' picture :D
FussyElmo
12-12-2015, 08:37 AM
Morning.
You'll be pleased to know I went shopping last night and have actually bought some Christmas presents :clapping: Still a long way to go, but it's a start!
Our eldest son is here for the weekend so we're having a belated birthday tea for him today. All our children and their partners will be here so it'll be a full family get together. They won't all be here at the same times over Christmas or New Year, so this is the last time we'll all be together this year. I must charge the battery in my camera so I can take the obligatory 'all children here, so must take a photo' picture :D
Show off :laughing::laughing::laughing:
I just need the time to go and get some presents without having the youngest children with me. Dh has changed jobs and he no longer gets days of in the week just need to get a bit more organised.
Have a good birthday family tea :thumbsup:
SYLVIA
12-12-2015, 08:48 AM
Woke earlier today than I have all week. So I'm on the second wash load, have defrosted the freezer n cleaned out the fridge. Got to get parcels from post office n pick up some soap n glory sets I've ordered as a surprise for my 2 daughters. They were half price yesterday!! Making grandson 1st birthday cake with dd1. Then wrapping pressie tonight while dd2 is out. Family meal tomorrow evening after joe has his b'day party in the afternoon. Then it's Monday again n all preschools have finished so planning activities to keep them amused!!
bunyip
12-12-2015, 11:28 AM
Saturday was meant to be the library and shopping, but library is closed for a members' party and now my DD needs help with the grandchildren.
Sunday is my annual Father Christmas duty at the local pub's Winter Wonderland. Shame nobody ever cancels that one for me. :p
loocyloo
12-12-2015, 12:14 PM
Had a bit of a lie in and now doing all the jobs that need doing.
Dd has last panto tonight and mil/partner are coming to watch/stay so dh is running round like a looney clearing up ( and moaning there is stuff everywhere ... well ... He arranged for dining room to be decorated and so we've had to empty that room into a house with no spare rooms! )
Church and band concert tomorrow.
Dd is meant to be resting as got ballet exam tomorrow (as well as panto tonight!) And is shattered.
Fortunately ds is still not playing football, but matches cancelled due to wet pitches.
Ooooo just looked out of the window .. BIG sleety snowflakes :-) but too wet to settle. :-(
FussyElmo
12-12-2015, 12:34 PM
Had a bit of a lie in and now doing all the jobs that need doing.
Dd has last panto tonight and mil/partner are coming to watch/stay so dh is running round like a looney clearing up ( and moaning there is stuff everywhere ... well ... He arranged for dining room to be decorated and so we've had to empty that room into a house with no spare rooms! )
Church and band concert tomorrow.
Dd is meant to be resting as got ballet exam tomorrow (as well as panto tonight!) And is shattered.
Fortunately ds is still not playing football, but matches cancelled due to wet pitches.
Ooooo just looked out of the window .. BIG sleety snowflakes :-) but too wet to settle. :-(
I want snow too instead of this rain.
So far we have dropped ds off at cadets, dds football was cancelled not holding out much hope for ds's tomorrow.
been up to town to find out one of the presents we wanted is out of stock everywhere and Im refusing to pay over the odds for it. So we had doughnuts and waffles from the market and then oatcakes.
tess1981
12-12-2015, 01:12 PM
Woke up to this
8796
FussyElmo
12-12-2015, 01:27 PM
Woke up to this
<img src="http://www.childmindinghelp.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8796"/>
Send some my way pleeeaaaasssseee
tess1981
12-12-2015, 01:34 PM
Send some my way pleeeaaaasssseee
Pretty to look but damn nightmare to get out lol
loocyloo
12-12-2015, 01:42 PM
I want snow too instead of this rain.
So far we have dropped ds off at cadets, dds football was cancelled not holding out much hope for ds's tomorrow.
been up to town to find out one of the presents we wanted is out of stock everywhere and Im refusing to pay over the odds for it. So we had doughnuts and waffles from the market and then oatcakes.
Aarrrrgggghhhhh . We had that a few years ago, hope you can find what you're looking for.
Mmmmm doughnuts and waffles sound good :0)
It has gone back to just rain now - I'm :0 ( cos it's not snowing and :0) cos it's stopped snowing.
FussyElmo
12-12-2015, 01:59 PM
Aarrrrgggghhhhh . We had that a few years ago, hope you can find what you're looking for.
Mmmmm doughnuts and waffles sound good :0)
It has gone back to just rain now - I'm :0 ( cos it's not snowing and :0) cos it's stopped snowing.
We wanted lego dimensions for the wii u but it looks like its sold out everywhere. Its now on amazon for £199.99 :eek:
We are going to wait till the last minute and will have to get it for the xbox but that's means there will be a rota for the xbox use on Christmas day :laughing::laughing::laughing:
the doughnuts and waffles were but nothing beats a bacon and cheese oatcake for born and bred stokie :D
loocyloo enjoy the closing night of the panto! My sister and I did a few pantos as kids and absolutely loved every minute.
I have just been shopping for a Christmas jumper for DD to wear on Monday at school. Jam packed and horrible everywhere. Got her a sweet enough jumper but the skirt I got her to go with it is too small and the tights are ridiculously long, so will have to go out again tomorrow.
Chilling now and about to get out some more decorations (only the tree is up) and then DD is swimming at 5. Indian tonight, then Strictly and once DD is in bed I 'might' wrap some pressies or write some cards. Christmas baking tomorrow.
Have a lovely time Mouse with all your 'baby' mice.
FussyElmo
12-12-2015, 06:49 PM
Well I had a mad flurry and managed to sort out 3 childrens presents :clapping::clapping: One to go and no clue what to get her a 7yo girl who has only asked for Applejack from My little Pony.
Now waiting for strictly and plans for the evening tv and snacks
cathtee
12-12-2015, 10:23 PM
Well my day was Asda at 8am to return a jumper I bought for hubby, slimming at 8.30 then few hours me time, dinner, Playroom tree up, wrapping of mindees presents for 2 hrs - tea, WINE and breathe :):D
FussyElmo
13-12-2015, 08:10 AM
Fast losing the will to live. Sat dd down last night and insisted she writes her letter to santa. 2 hours of humming and arring I have high heels, wellies and goalkeeping gloves. I put toys r us on the internet 3 of the 4 things she has choose are out of stock.
Beginning to wish I hadn't asked now :panic::panic::panic:
FussyElmo
13-12-2015, 08:30 AM
However just have faith in amazon.
I have found the twilight sparkle doll she wanted which was £22.99 plus 2 more of the same range for £26,00 so happy dance begins :thumbsup:
loocyloo
13-12-2015, 08:35 AM
Fast losing the will to live. Sat dd down last night and insisted she writes her letter to santa. 2 hours of humming and arring I have high heels, wellies and goalkeeping gloves. I put toys r us on the internet 3 of the 4 things she has choose are out of stock.
Beginning to wish I hadn't asked now :panic::panic::panic:
Oh no .... good luck hunting down what you want.
One year when dd was little i was all organised and sorted ... 3 days before Christmas we ended up somewhere with a Father Christmas ... dd had always refused to talk to him ... not this one ... she told him what she wanted more than anything else was a cuddly panda ! (Having never ever mentioned it ever before) ... cue mad panic of rushing round toy shops to find one. (Luckily we did ;0) )
loocyloo
13-12-2015, 08:36 AM
However just have faith in amazon.
I have found the twilight sparkle doll she wanted which was £22.99 plus 2 more of the same range for £26,00 so happy dance begins :thumbsup:
Yay!
Good luck :0)
FussyElmo
13-12-2015, 08:48 AM
Oh no .... good luck hunting down what you want.
One year when dd was little i was all organised and sorted ... 3 days before Christmas we ended up somewhere with a Father Christmas ... dd had always refused to talk to him ... not this one ... she told him what she wanted more than anything else was a cuddly panda ! (Having never ever mentioned it ever before) ... cue mad panic of rushing round toy shops to find one. (Luckily we did ;0) )
Is your dd related to mine? A couple of years ago we had brought the presents went to see santa and she stood there and said all she wanted was a pink guitar. My brother was laughing his head off at mine and dhs faces as obviously we hadn't brought one :laughing::laughing::laughing: yes we did the mad dash to try and find one :D
Got to love them though she did say she wanted the fur baby unicorn teddy but its £119.00 at that price I want to be able to fly :rolleyes:
BallyH
13-12-2015, 09:45 AM
Ahhhh, I do envy you all with Santa still in the house. I ask my boys want they want and try to get what I can afford and think is approppriate (mainly to do with ds, aged 13, requests for ps4 games). I don't say or acknowledge what will be given till Christmas morning. But the mindees are soooo excited as my Ey children are all 3 & 4 this year and so aware and involved. It's magicial and I will be sad to let them all go home for Christmas at the end of this week.
Mouse
13-12-2015, 10:43 AM
Is your dd related to mine? A couple of years ago we had brought the presents went to see santa and she stood there and said all she wanted was a pink guitar. My brother was laughing his head off at mine and dhs faces as obviously we hadn't brought one :laughing::laughing::laughing: yes we did the mad dash to try and find one :D
You see, this is why I leave the Christmas present shopping till the last minute! I know people who have bought all their presents by September and I always think "but how do you know what people are going to want?". My DD is 14 and has still changed her mind endless times this year. Back in October she was desperate for a camera she'd seen. Despite her insisting it was what she really really wanted I didn't buy it...and was very glad 2 weeks later when she said she'd changed her mind and didn't want it after all!
I remember a few years ago DD really wanted a cuddly t-rex. I left it too late and was still searching for one as the shops were closing on Christmas eve. There was every dinosaur under the sun except a t-rex. We hoped she wouldn't notice, but of course she did and was so sad when she didn't get one on Christmas morning. On Boxing day we went to a dinosaur themed driving range as we knew they had some in stock. The only one they had of course was the giant sized one - almost as tall as her (and much wider). We felt so guilty that we bought it anyway. We still have it and it takes up half her bloomin' bedroom floor space, but she cannot part with him. I have learnt my lesson (famous last words) and have vowed not to leave special requests until the last minute.
SYLVIA
13-12-2015, 04:25 PM
My daughters are 29 n 26 and I can remember at least 3 of their early years rushing round trying to find the one thing that would really make their Christmas. It's s headache at the time but well worth it when you see their faces on the day x
bunyip
13-12-2015, 07:54 PM
Fast losing the will to live. Sat dd down last night and insisted she writes her letter to santa. 2 hours of humming and arring I have high heels, wellies and goalkeeping gloves. I put toys r us on the internet 3 of the 4 things she has choose are out of stock.
Beginning to wish I hadn't asked now :panic::panic::panic:
On the other hand.....................
I played Santa today at the pub. One little girl had a written list of what she wants from Santa. It ran to 38 items, including a horse. :eek: I suggested she maybe meant a My Little Pony and went into how my personal favourite is Pinkie Pie (naturally) only to be told "that's for kids". No, she wants (expects? :p) a real horse.............. and 37 other things.
Was visited by one of my mindees too, which was sweet. :)
Did your mindee recognise you Bunyip?
Mouse
13-12-2015, 10:20 PM
Did your mindee recognise you Bunyip?
I was wondering that!
My DH was santa at the school fair when our boys were little. One of them came home very excited that santa had the same shoes as his dad :laughing:
BallyH
14-12-2015, 08:09 AM
On the other hand.....................
I played Santa today at the pub. One little girl had a written list of what she wants from Santa. It ran to 38 items, including a horse. :eek: I suggested she maybe meant a My Little Pony and went into how my personal favourite is Pinkie Pie (naturally) only to be told "that's for kids". No, she wants (expects? :p) a real horse.............. and 37 other things.
Was visited by one of my mindees too, which was sweet. :)
Ah that was sweet. Did you play a trick and be a very clever santa by guessing his name favourite colour etc?
bunyip
14-12-2015, 08:10 PM
Did your mindee recognise you Bunyip?
No, which was good. At least, I assume he didn't recognise me, since he didn't cry. :D
OTOH, I completely failed to persuade Mummy to sit on Santa's knee, which was deeply disappointing. :rolleyes:
bunyip
14-12-2015, 08:15 PM
Ah that was sweet. Did you play a trick and be a very clever santa by guessing his name favourite colour etc?
Easy peasey, lemon squeezy.
Tricks of the Santa trade, number 1. The EICOA* always takes a note of each child's name, age and some sort of 'secret' information (eg. favourite colour, pet's name, anything) then relays that to Santa whilst the children are traversing the 'winter wonderland'. Forewarned, Santa then surprises them by knowing all this stuff.
It all sounds really magical, but it's actually very educational, in that it prepares them for the later realisation that the UK government is doing this all the time by CCTV, illegal 'phone taps, email scans, undercover police of the Mark Kennedy type, etc. :p
*EICOA = Elf in charge of admissions.
BallyH
15-12-2015, 12:47 PM
Easy peasey, lemon squeezy.
Tricks of the Santa trade, number 1. The EICOA* always takes a note of each child's name, age and some sort of 'secret' information (eg. favourite colour, pet's name, anything) then relays that to Santa whilst the children are traversing the 'winter wonderland'. Forewarned, Santa then surprises them by knowing all this stuff.
It all sounds really magical, but it's actually very educational, in that it prepares them for the later realisation that the UK government is doing this all the time by CCTV, illegal 'phone taps, email scans, undercover police of the Mark Kennedy type, etc. :p
*EICOA = Elf in charge of admissions.
I'm in awe that you remember all the information that the EICOA gives you, as I've got mindees here nearly 3/4 years and I still can't seem to get their names right!
bunyip
15-12-2015, 06:25 PM
I'm in awe that you remember all the information that the EICOA gives you, as I've got mindees here nearly 3/4 years and I still can't seem to get their names right!
Do like I do. Write names on foreheads with a 'Sharpie' as soon as the last mummy has left for work, and scrub them off just in time for the first pick-up. :D
I'm considering going high-tech and asking the mums to have them each tattooed with a unique bar code. Then I just scan them in and all their learning records, allergies, food preferences, etc. can be downloaded from a central database. Still waiting for Ofsted approval on that one, but I'm pretty sure it will appeal to Wilshaw. :rolleyes:
BallyH
15-12-2015, 06:31 PM
Do like I do. Write names on foreheads with a 'Sharpie' as soon as the last mummy has left for work, and scrub them off just in time for the first pick-up. :D
I'm considering going high-tech and asking the mums to have them each tattooed with a unique bar code. Then I just scan them in and all their learning records, allergies, food preferences, etc. can be downloaded from a central database. Still waiting for Ofsted approval on that one, but I'm pretty sure it will appeal to Wilshaw. :rolleyes:
Me thinks we may be heading that way!