Santa's Been And Gone !!!!!

ceadaoin.

I like seeing this thread pop up every year.

Only 4pm here so a good while yet until santa arrives. 6 year old isn't too excited yet but I'm sure that will have changed by bedtime.

Hooks Golf Handicap

Jaysus, that OP.
5 years ago.
The recession hit us all hard

Mech1

Sorry, we got setup then a bit tipsy and got slightly more interested in other things. Photos taken but gotta be censored first.

Later.

Mech1

Is anyone awake still?

Joeseph Balls

Mech1 wrote: »

Is anyone awake still?

Celebrating polish Christmas at the in-laws and then making the drive home to celebrate our day tomo. Will get home around 11, crack open a can wait for santy to arrive

Hector Savage

https://santatracker.google.com/intl/en/tracker.html

This is GREAT !!
The boys are loving this!!

DS86DS

For God sake, why would you not wrap the presents? Part of the magic of the morning of Christmas Day is the surprise involved.

iamwhoiam

Hector Savage wrote: »

https://santatracker.google.com/intl/en/tracker.html

This is GREAT !!
The boys are loving this!!

Have they seen https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1519805701381760&id=257558294273180

Mech1

http://s962.photobucket.com/user/mech1111/library/santa

CelticRambler

DS86DS wrote: »

For God sake, why would you not wrap the presents? Part of the magic of the morning of Christmas Day is the surprise involved.

In my day, presents from the family got wrapped and put under the tree as and when they were ready. Nothing like seeing that pile getting bigger and bigger as Advent wore on. The magic of Christmas morning was knowing that you could leap out of bed and go downstairs and there'd be a different pile of presents waiting. :cool:

blade1

CelticRambler wrote: »

In my day, presents from the family got wrapped and put under the tree as and when they were ready. Nothing like seeing that pile getting bigger and bigger as Advent wore on. The magic of Christmas morning was knowing that you could leap out of bed and go downstairs and there'd be a different pile of presents waiting. :cool:

In my day you got one present.:(
I can remember and count on both hands all the toys I got for every Christmas put together.

ceadaoin.

Seriously doesn't feel like a year has passed since the last time this thread appeared!

rob316

Santa presents wrapped? Never heard of it my parents just laid out everything and filled a large stocking bag with stocking fillers.

Peatys

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Celebrating polish Christmas at the in-laws and then making the drive home to celebrate our day tomo. Will get home around 11, crack open a can wait for santy to arrive

11 on Saturday!

appledrop

Ohhh the big Santa wrapping presents debate. In my house Santa always wrapped the presents but in my husband's house he never did. Might be due to fact only 2 in my family but 4 children in my husband's Anyway Santa comes now to our house for our little boy + lots of debate over whether Santa wraps presents or not. To settle it I asked in work if Santa wraps presents or not. The majority went with no wrapping so that's what we went with.

looksee

Oh the confusion! RTE reported that milk and 'cookies' should be left out for Santa. That's all good. So the two small ones were sorting the mince pie (cookies??!) and the younger one was sorting the milk. But, she said, how will it keep cool, it will be too warm and it will go off before santa arrives! Anyway mum has agreed she will put some ice cubes in it to keep it cool and the offerings + carrots are all displayed. The Night Before Christmas has been read and off they go... For the first time.

Mech1

Ok lets revisit the reason for this thread.
Everyone post pictures just after santa leaves your house!

Peatys

Peatys wrote: »

The one time the staire decides to squeak and groan when I'm trying to get their presents down from the attic right outside their door!

Still haven't wd40'd that feicin door!

r93kaey5p2izun

Was thinking of you today Mech1 and wondering if you'd be back for this year. Love this thread!

Albert Black Ram

Albert Black Ram wrote: »

Was thinking of you today Mech1 and wondering if you'd be back for this year. Love this thread!

Me too Lovely to see Mech1.

lawred2

Mech1 wrote: »

Some previous years

https://flic.kr/s/aHskzh8ZuD

click link

arse crack

sadness

Mech1

lawred2 wrote: »

click link

arse crack

sadness

The photo is the photo, i dont like it either, but what can i do?

mloc123

He's been and gone here...

mloc123

Now with picture... (4mb file limits, in 2019?)

lawred2

Mech1 wrote: »

The photo is the photo, i dont like it either, but what can i do?

Mech1

Getting ready, but a good while yet.

JamesM

rob316 wrote: »

Santa presents wrapped? Never heard of it my parents just laid out everything and filled a large stocking bag with stocking fillers.

In the 50s Santa never wrapped the presents. Presents from Aunts and Uncles etc were wrapped. Seeing the photo/drawing on the box of the train set or Meccano was magic that you examined for ages before you even opened the box.

wyrn

Oh I was looking for this thread earlier. I love it!

lawred2

how much use has the treadmill gotten in six years?

Peatys

lawred2 wrote: »

how much use has the treadmill gotten in six years?

Loads!!! 3 times a week as a clothes rack

_Brian

Hasn’t been here yet.
Girls not long gone amd he a while before it’s safe.

Santa hasn’t time to wrap here, all others are wrapped.

He doesn’t leave them under the tree either. One chair full of goodies for each girl, even though one is 16

Mech1

Remember dont be shy. pictures will be the life of this thread.

Peatys

Cushtie

Just gone here now..... Hope he makes it to Everyone!!

antodeco

Not here yet. One little sh1t is still wide awake. The other won't be going asleep anytime soon, but she's 15, so it's allowed

Cushtie

Cushtie wrote: »

Just gone here now..... Hope he makes it to Everyone!!

Pic didn't attach last time

Widdensushi

Called here three hours ago, no pictures though, different tradition to most with the big man calling and handling the gifts to the kids

Cushtie

We used to have that when we were young. Loved it. It still happens in some houses where the kids then are parents now. I miss it but no one around here does it.

Phil.x

He's just going, but she forgot a Nintendo switch game, she left it in smyths when she went back for a price adjustment!! I need more drink to quench my internal rage!!!!

Phil.x

He's gone.

All your pics bring back great memories to me

HappyAsLarE

I wish I was blessed with kids. Cherish these memories folks.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Phil.x wrote: »

He's just going, but she forgot a Nintendo switch game, she left it in smyths when she went back for a price adjustment!! I need more drink to quench my internal rage!!!!

My brother forgot to put out one of his sons Santa presents years ago. When my brother and his girlfriend remembered on Christmas afternoon, they managed to put it behind the couch and his son found it later that evening and they just told him Santa had hidden it for him. You could do similar in a couple of days when you collect the missing game

iguana

He'll be arriving soon, my 6 year old is only just about asleep. 5 more minutes and he should be safe to land!

Mech1

Waiting patiently here for three pairs of sleepy eyes to fully close.

Mech1

theyn got a bit over excited about santa tracker 2 hours ago!

iguana

OK, here we go. Santa's going to be fitting a swingset to an internal door frame so hopefully no-one ends up awakened by a loud clatter or murdered in the process. Wish me luck.

Mech1

yea, he has arrived all delivered, just gotta sort it now!!!!!

looksee

Santa has to get a very large doll house in through the front door and past the bedroom where a pair of eyes are still twitching...could be a while.

He's just been and gone here.. He didn't deliver anything but collected a huge haul to be delivered elsewhere.Ive been smiling to myself for the last few weeks when Santa's list was being discussed by 3 smallies and thinking if they only knew what was locked in a room upstairs.. The excitement is so cute.