Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

Loughc

SarahLil wrote: »

Crisp fresh day out there got out for a walk earlier, himself made a fry up I'm catching up Emmerdale, I want to tackle some decluttering around the house I'm tempted to put on some Christmas music while I do it

Do it. I went for a walk yesterday and started it with a bit of Shaking Stevens.

Littlehorny

SarahLil wrote: »

Crisp fresh day out there got out for a walk earlier, himself made a fry up I'm catching up Emmerdale, I want to tackle some decluttering around the house I'm tempted to put on some Christmas music while I do it

Me too! Going to wash the floors and am very tempted to put Christmas FM up full blast on the laptop.

CrowdedHouse

The plum puddings are bubbling since early - until half six she tells me.

Heroditas

Brought the girls up to Smyths earlier to let them have a look and decide what they want to ask Santa for.
Our 3yo is still dead set on a doll so happy days.
Our 6yo was a Lego Batman fanatic so I'd got the main Santa present on that basis months ago. Guess what... ZERO interest in Lego Batman literally overnight.
It's all LOL Dolls now. Thankfully she's still interested in other Lego and was also making a beeline for that too.

This LOL Dolls craze is absolutely nuts

baby and crumble

We got a new Christmas tree yesterday! It's a slim one so it'll look great in the sitting room - it's a pretty small/ snug room.

Also started my booze infusions this afternoon, lemon and ginger tea infused gin and mint infused white rum. I picked up mincemeat in lidl and I'm very tempted to give mincemeat chocolate brownies abash this evening...

Heroditas

I'm already itching to get a tin of Quality Street and a tin of Afternoon Tea.
We got some of the fancy M&S biscuits a couple of weeks ago - they had. BOGOF sale so we got the mixed chocolate ones and the shortbread ones.

ciara007

Perfect Hallmark Christmas viewing! You can thank me later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mojd9byUxIY

SarahLil

The decluttering didn't happen I ended up having a nap, I wasn't fit for much after that,
I feel like I'm waiting for Halloween to be over

ciara007

Another cracker!! Hallmark is on its game this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahAVbCYobb4

Toto Wolfcastle

ciara007 wrote: »

Perfect Hallmark Christmas viewing! You can thank me later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mojd9byUxIY

Noooo it says it’s gone. What was it?

Jude13

Went to a hardware store that is already phasing out the Halloween decs and has some Christmas decs in. Took a few pics.


Coca Cola decorations, not sure I would want marketing on my tree, although the whole tree is a kind of marketing!



Now if only it was a pint bottle of Magners


A few more traditional decs


The lantern me and my daughter spent yesterday evening making. Based on our dog.

Toto Wolfcastle

The weather this morning is my ideal Christmas Day weather. Blue skies, sunshine and temperatures below zero.

Staph

I'm with you there Toto. It's perfect weather

Jude13

I miss those days, clear sky, sun out, but freezing. A bit of frost would be nice too. It rained here today which was strange. Very dark and overcast too.

Loughc

Jude13

There is a 24/7 Christmas chanel on my tv whihc popped up tow days ago. I thought it would be unheard of movies. I lashed it on to be meet by Kevin McCalister's face so knocked off. Movies will start in November.

DvB

Was away for the weekend with the family & on the car journey home yesterday to pass the time for the kids went through our christmas movie countdown to commence this coming weekend!! Once we're into November its movies & adverts etc for us. I like to keep the music & food treats until December though.
Managed to get the OH's pressie while we are away though so that's one more thing crossed off the list!
Scraping the frost off the car this morning & wearing a scarf & gloves to work was enough of a reminder that the season is drawing very near now!! Suspect with work being so hectic I'll have to stop every now & again to take stock as at the moment the weeks are going so fast it could be upon us in no time and I'll have had no chance to sit back & enjoy the build up, cant be having that!!!

SarahLil

Cute decorations Jude, the pumpkin is class looking!
I agree Toto perfect Christmas weather out there this morning
I managed some decluttering this morning, I came across my Christmas cooking checklist so I will keep that handy, it makes it easier for cooking the Turkey etc as per my oven, also found some Christmas cards and gift tags so il put them altogether
I have a small bundle of new gifts that I came across decluttering I will offer them to a friend of mine for her next Charity bingo night or just give them to the local Charity shop

ciara007

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

Noooo it says it’s gone. What was it?

Heres a link to the trailer the movie ws takin down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwhu7TNxREo

Toto Wolfcastle

ciara007 wrote: »

Heres a link to the trailer the movie ws takin down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwhu7TNxREo

Thanks! Just the right level of Christmas cheese! I watched a film with that actress in it over the weekend. I love that there are people who have made a career out of being in Hallmark movies.

SarahLil

Just in from my mams, I'm on a roll with decluttering did a bit in her place today, I had to go out my back garden there... there was a weird sense in the air, its certainly starting to feel like "Tis is the Season"

Loughc

So that’s Bake off over with. Another thing closer to Christmas!!

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn

Does anybody know if the Disney store does a sale between now and Christmas?

Postgrad10

Is there a Disney store in Ireland ???

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Postgrad10 wrote: »

Is there a Disney store in Ireland ???

There is one on Grafton Street

Toto Wolfcastle

There’s one in Blanch too.

SarahLil

Woke up so tired this morning I was in no humor for Adulting anyway got the skates on got myself together and sang out Feed The World to myself in the car it’s made my day so much better I may have belted it out once or twice in the office too Happy Wednesday elves

I wore a Christmas jumper yesterday. Not outrageous or anything, just a dusty pink with some snowflakes on it. Don't think anyone even noticed. Today I'm wearing Christmas socks, baby blue with glittery snowflakes and let it snow written on them. No one will see them but it makes me happy.

freshpopcorn

Just back from town. Tesco are really docking up now loads of Christmas stuff out and there getting ready to put out more. They've also there lights put up in the car park.
Also a house had there icecles up.( they'd have a lot of stuff)