Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

freshpopcorn

I really find this year with Christmas Eve being on a Sunday that they are only three weekends left that you can do stuff!

freshpopcorn

I meant to post this sooner. Christmas puddings mixed!

mirrorwall14

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I really find this year with Christmas Eve being on a Sunday that they are only three weekends left that you can do stuff!

Agreed. I just copped that because we’re in Mayo with my parents the weekend before Christmas I have to be finished this week and next week!!!

bladespin

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I meant to post this sooner. Christmas puddings mixed!

Ahhhh, the memories, giving the pud a stir with my nan.

freshpopcorn

Next week at Aldi 7th they have a good bit of Pet food for Christmas.
They've a
3 course meal for dogs/4 for cats.
Christmas puddings for dogs.
Festive dinner for cats
A drink called Pawsecco a herbal drink cats/dogs.
Bottom Sniffer beer for dogs!

RentDayBlues

Day booked off to put up the trees but they were well up earlier in the week so popped to Penney’s for some new pjs for tonight! Super excited for it to get dark so I can turn on the trees to see how it all looks

Takeaway, bottle of bubbly and toy show, bliss

freshpopcorn

Just saw there's going to be an exclusive about The Toy Show on Today this Afternoon at 4:15!

Toto Wolfcastle

I’m home alone tonight so I had the nicest Indian takeaway, baked some brownies and now I’m on the couch watching a film I recorded on Christmas 24 while I wait for the Toy Show.

I’m feeling very Christmassy!

SarahLil

I was so giddy in work today no concentration at all today listened to Christmas fm all day,
I know what your are saying fellow elves about so little weekends left I only realised that myself when I was planning drinks with friends of ours
I'm on the sofa now catching up on posts here I've been busy the last few days doing my mothers tree and had hospital appointments with her
I've just finished my kitchen presses garland this evening I've wrote my shopping list for town tomorrow to get the last of my present hopefully planning to head in first thing then myself and my mother are going to watch some Christmas movies for the afternoon in her house
Enjoy all the parties this weekend Elves

tickingclock

I'm in my new Christmas PJs as I drink my wine and peanuts on the couch. I'm so excited. Hope it doesn't disappoint. I wish someone here was going especially me!!! Enjoy the Toyshow!

Loughc

tickingclock wrote: »

I'm in my new Christmas PJs as I drink my wine and peanuts on the couch. I'm so excited. Hope it doesn't disappoint. I wish someone here was going especially me!!! Enjoy the Toyshow!

Just finished our pizza. We have crisps, nuts, brownies and cider in the fridge. It’s going to be a good night

Glitzgirl

Happy December elves !!!

Am loving listening to christmas fm in the car. Have taken on a huge development project so havent been checking in as much.

Our elf jingles arrived tonight. Set up thr table as he does with goodies for all the family. Were all in pjs waiting to watch the toy show !

Just looked over and youngest glitz has just fallen asleep :pac: god love him didn't make it at all enjoy your night all !

xDisneyDivax

Happy December!!! Hope all of yas are enjoying Toy Show tonight and feeling super Christmassy!! :D:D xx

Loughc

Well what did we all think of the Toy Show?

tickingclock

I think knits very good just lacking in Christmas songs.

Toto Wolfcastle

It was excellent. Ryan Tubridy is so good with the kids. Some of the people in the audience looked a bit miserable though.

The part with the dad was so cute.

SarahLil

Toto I was totally thinking the same miserable looking definitely only there for the freebies
I really enjoyed it I thought it was abit different this year loved the extras like the dad coming home from the army and the book kids getting their dreams come true,

xDisneyDivax

I might be biased but I loved the Deaf kids part! I thought it was pity they didn't get more airtime! Diversity is the key! And of course the Daddy part- I just started crying and said that is what Christmas is about!! I have to second the audience part- I kept telling Mr Disney that we should be there we'd be like kids on Christmas morning ha! And I thought wee Tadgh was hilarious althoug I wouldn't like to know what his poor parents were thinking at time lol

Loughc

Same opinion here. The dad were the best part for me. My poor wife was an emotional wreck after it.

The audience looked so miserable. Time for us to petition for a Christmas Forum audience only.

Toto Wolfcastle

Loughc wrote: »

The audience looked so miserable. Time for us to petition for a Christmas Forum audience only.

I would also be willing to take part in the bike section.

bladespin

Yep, totally agree, not a fan but Tubbs made the show one of the best.
Audience were mixed from miserable to great, yer one with the slime was hilarious, seriously need some christmas spirit profiling there, impressed though, the kids were great except for the musicals, still believe it should be for everyday kids not stage schoolers.

freshpopcorn

Loughc wrote: »

The audience looked so miserable. Time for us to petition for a Christmas Forum audience only.

Be very careful when you start a petition it can end up all over the internet/radio stations/discussed on tv/etc.

bladespin

freshpopcorn wrote:

Be very careful when you start a petition it can end up all over the internet/radio stations/discussed on tv/etc.

Bring it, we could out christmassy the best.

xDisneyDivax

Or else we could start a boards.ie's version of Toy Show! Speaking of which, what happened to Tv3's version? I didn't watch it at all because subtitles were non existent as usual on that channel

Loughc

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

Or else we could start a boards.ie's version of Toy Show! Speaking of which, what happened to Tv3's version? I didn't watch it at all because subtitles were non existent as usual on that channel

It got dropped due to low ratings.

bladespin

Loughc wrote:

It got dropped due to low ratings.

Was bad, really bad, tv3 didn't help it at all blowing all the budget on the presenters.

xDisneyDivax

Glad I didn't waste my time watching it then by the sound of it

Mystery Egg

Ah lads I thoroughly enjoyed it. Tubs was in fine form and the reviewers were amazing! I felt it went very quickly last night.

We put up the tree yesterday and so watched it in a lovely Christmassy glow.

I had great plans for mulled wine and treats but by the time the decorations were done all I could do was collapse on the couch!

Ms. Chanandler Bong

Mystery Egg wrote: »

Ah lads I thoroughly enjoyed it. Tubs was in fine form and the reviewers were amazing! I felt it went very quickly last night.

We put up the tree yesterday and so watched it in a lovely Christmassy glow.

I had great plans for mulled wine and treats but by the time the decorations were done all I could do was collapse on the couch!

I think the show itself was amazing, the feels THE FEELS THE FEELS!!!!! Between the little girl going to Legoland with all her family, Army Dad coming home, the look on the little boy's face at getting the chance to go training with the Galway hurling team, the book kids dreams-come-true...
The audience on the other hand... Case in point, the slime section. There were more than a few disgruntled heads at getting slimed even though you have to expect that at some stage of the show, it happens every year! As someone else said, they were there for the freebies and nothing more :mad:

Cork Lass

Mystery Egg wrote: »

Ah lads I thoroughly enjoyed it. Tubs was in fine form and the reviewers were amazing! I felt it went very quickly last night.

We put up the tree yesterday and so watched it in a lovely Christmassy glow.

I had great plans for mulled wine and treats but by the time the decorations were done all I could do was collapse on the couch!

We were all organised for it. Pizza ordered and we were ensconced on the couch by 9.20 in eager anticipation of a great show. Maybe I had my Grinch had on but I thought it was truly awful. Not one of us thought it was good. Gutted 😩😩