Santa's Been And Gone !!!!!

cj maxx · 25-12-2020 2:37am

Now that Santa has officially arrived, happy Christmas everyone here. I hope it's the best year of your lives.

Leg End Reject · 25-12-2020 2:39am

Piehead wrote: »

Man that’s one sorry ass tree.....

Delightful, a very merry Christmas to you too.

It's lovely to see everyone's traditions and the Santa years continued even for older kids. The excitement of presents under the tree continues even when you figure out how they get there.

iguana · 25-12-2020 2:47am

Just checked the Elfcam and found this. I can go to sleep happy now.:)

(The trampoline is in the porch as a final surprise.)

PTH2009 · 25-12-2020 2:49am

He was in Dublin a fews ago then went too the fictional area of Shannon and now gone to Iceland

He will be back

Love the owl Google tracker

25-12-2020 2:53am

iguana wrote: »

Just checked the Elfcam and found this. I can go to sleep happy now.:)

(The trampoline is in the porch as a final surprise.)

He's long gone from yours. Somewhere over South America now

PTH2009 · 25-12-2020 2:53am

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

He's long gone from yours. Somewhere over South America now

Coked up baxtard clause ha

25-12-2020 2:59am

I kinda do all the running around in my house and my dad isn't really up for being able to do a lot, so our parent/child effort is kinda the other way around (he's the child, and i'm santa). I also have a separate tree for myself and the girlfriend, albeit it's a smaller tree.

I am one of those people that doesn't understand not wrapping presents. I always loved unwrapping things. It was always most of the joy haha. The mystery of it all.

Anyway, ramble, ramble.

Here's my primary (me + parents) tree (tree itself is about 20 years old)

https://i.postimg.cc/mgmWtXmv/20201224-234831.jpg

And here's the secondary one, which I got for about €20 in Argos this year, to fit into our tight little space:

https://i.postimg.cc/m2S05pWP/20201225-012040.jpg

25-12-2020 3:01am

Piehead wrote: »

Man that’s one sorry ass tree.....

I actually quite like it. I think it's nice. To each their own I suppose

Bogwoppit · 25-12-2020 3:04am

Piehead wrote: »

Man that’s one sorry ass tree.....

What’s an ass tree?

25-12-2020 3:09am

Bogwoppit wrote: »

What’s an ass tree?

This

PTH2009 · 25-12-2020 3:13am

bastard on his way to south america now

He must of knocked up someone in Ireland if he's coming back later ha

interlocked · 25-12-2020 3:20am

Santa, He Lives !

khalessi · 25-12-2020 4:19am

Ya know that feeling that something just isn't right and you forgot something, then you fall asleep and wake up choking then realise Santa may have left something in the car. Well I just had that.

Worse then that iis the sudden questioning in my mind of is it too late to get it? Then deciding to risk it only for my footsteps to clumsily tackle the stairs, the house alarm to announce it is now unset in a loud authorative voice, while I try sneaking to the car in a very silent street. This is accentuated by the beep of the car alarm unsetting, the slam of the boot reset of car alarm and sneaking back hoping that no one woke up peeped out a window and thus Christmas destroyed.

I'm now in bed again wondering if coast clear.

ILoveYourVibes · 25-12-2020 5:37am

khalessi wrote: »

Ya know that feeling that something just isn't right and you forgot something, then you fall asleep and wake up choking then realise Santa may have left something in the car. Well I just had that.

Worse then that iis the sudden questioning in my mind of is it too late to get it? Then deciding to risk it only for my footsteps to clumsily tackle the stairs, the house alarm to announce it is now unset in a loud authorative voice, while I try sneaking to the car in a very silent street. This is accentuated by the beep of the car alarm unsetting, the slam of the boot reset of car alarm and sneaking back hoping that no one woke up peeped out a window and thus Christmas destroyed.

I'm now in bed again wondering if coast clear.

How tightly did you tuck your kids in?

Ficheall · 25-12-2020 9:35am

Pinch Flat wrote: »

All done. My son doesn't believe in Santa anymore but I'll still leave the presents under / beside the tree.

Santa brought me a Giant bike 17 years ago. Still use it - the best of gifts

cj maxx · 25-12-2020 10:29am

Santa's been and brought the present for the wee lad. A VR headset. Unfortunately, because Santa didn't tell me to set it up before giving to him, the 45 minutes it's taking to set it up , connect to wifi etc, is causing a ruckus .
I had asked and warned about this but no, it would be fine.:(

cj maxx · 25-12-2020 10:30am

Now that the caffeine is kicking in , merry Christmas:)

Witchie · 25-12-2020 10:37am

My "babies" are 26 and 23 years old and I would still do up a stocking for them including a chocolate Santa.

This year they can't get home. The youngest is with his girlfriend in her aunt's in France and when he arrived last Friday the aunt had a chocolate Santa sitting on his beside locker as his gf had told them he always got one.

We are doing a zoom call soon to open gifts with family in France, Scotland and dotted around Ireland and he will discover a chocolate Santa for him and one for the gf in the box of gifts I posted over.

griffin100 · 25-12-2020 12:10pm

Really organised yesterday, me and the wife bagged all the presents in black bin bags by child and hid them in the garage. Midnight last night when the kids were asleep I passed them into the wife in the kitchen who simply had to empty them out - job done. However somewhere between the garage and the kitchen a stray black bag made it’s way into the mix and as I came back into the house ready for a nice glass of vino I was greeted with an emptied rubbish bag of vegetable peelings, bits of meat and assorted mush all over the living room floor. Balls!!!

Pinch Flat · 25-12-2020 1:52pm

Piehead wrote: »

Man that’s one sorry ass tree.....

Ah thanks hope the rest of your Christmas is merry and non judgemental .

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What's in the Chanel bag?

Perfume for Mrs PF

Mech1 · 25-12-2020 6:01pm

All went perfect here, see you all next year.

EmmetSpiceland · 25-12-2020 6:04pm

Jaysus, I am stuffed.

Edgware · 25-12-2020 8:16pm

Santa is after coming. No wonder the floor is so sticky.
Not only was Mammy kissing Santa Claus, she was doing it doggy style with him.

cj maxx · 26-12-2020 9:51pm

Edgware wrote: »

Santa is after coming. No wonder the floor is so sticky.
Not only was Mammy kissing Santa Claus, she was doing it doggy style with him.

Ah leave Santa alone. It's the only time of the year.......

Mech1 · 24-12-2021 3:43pm

Well, it's time for me to pass the thread to someone else, my crew no longer believe so the effort is no longer needed.

It's been fun sharing our Christmas eve setup but I'm sure someone here will take up the challenge.

Many thanks.

Loughc · 24-12-2021 3:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370055#Comment_118370055

Thank you for sharing your Christmas Eve setups every year. It’s been great reading this thread every year and you’ve made some magic moments for your kids!

Mech1 · 24-12-2021 4:51pm

Mech1 · 24-12-2021 4:52pm

Some others from last year to finish off.

Loughc · 24-12-2021 7:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370276#Comment_118370276

End of an era.

knucklehead6 · 24-12-2021 8:06pm

Gonna miss this thread. Hopefully there’s some Boardling that will allow a boardsie take up the mantle

Loughc · 24-12-2021 8:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370748#Comment_118370748

I have a 3 week old so it’ll be a few years before I can take up the mantle 😂

Autosport · 24-12-2021 8:09pm

I’ve always enjoyed reading this thread 🥰 It sprinkles of magic 🥰 @Loughc I’m looking at you now to continue it on 👍😉🤶🎅

24-12-2021 9:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370754#Comment_118370754

Ah Congrats Loughc, best Christmas present ever, enjoy your first Christmas with babs.🎄

iguana · 25-12-2021 1:23am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118370055#Comment_118370055

Aw this was my very favourite thing on the internet!

I didn't even take a Santa's gone photo as it's pretty boring looking tonight with just a stocking filled up as most of the gifts are small. Tablet, Switch Games, etc. Got this just after he arrived though.

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And a big congrats on the baby Lough. You have so much fun in store over the coming years.

ceadaoin. · 25-12-2021 2:05am

Love seeing thread every year 👍 too early yet for Santa where we are

wyrn · 25-12-2022 12:22am

@Mech1 I know Santa retired but surely there must be one photo for us. I look forward to this thread every year.

Sorry everyone for bumping it

Cluedo Monopoly · 25-12-2022 12:38am

Santa doesn't wrap presents. He gets what you asked him for and leaves it at the end of your bed or under the tree.

Family members wrap their presents because it's a surprise.

iguana · 25-12-2022 12:49am

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He's just been and gone here after the fastest falling asleep ever on Xmas Eve.

wyrn · 25-12-2022 1:10am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120032567#Comment_120032567

I love the wee train set around the tree. You know what they say, the fastest falling asleep, the earliest waking up!

Cork Lass · 25-12-2022 1:13am

Still waiting for the big guy here - he won't arrive until our 22 yr old goes to bed 😂

cj maxx · 25-12-2022 1:18am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/82371362#Comment_82371362

I read that as Santa poops down the chimney and leaves it !!!

...Ghost... · 25-12-2022 1:21am

The cheeky fecker left me with a PS5 to set up!!!

2 hours later……

I wanna go to bed 😭

appledrop · 25-12-2022 1:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120032612#Comment_120032612

Don't be worrying, I'm still up and good bit to set up yet!

I wouldn't have bothered to download that tonight sure it would give the teenager something to do tomorrow(I'm assuming it's one).

geotrig · 25-12-2022 7:28am

Really liked this thread over the years ,was hoping mech1 wasn't really retiring

Graces7 · 25-12-2022 8:33am

So sorry that he was late.. He went head first down the very narrow chimney here and got stuck with his head upside down in the hearth! He did look funny!

I had to rouse my neighbour - who was mad at being woken and refused to believe Santa was stuck in my chimney!

So I went out and fetched a couple of his cows... The rest was easy... Tie cows to Santa... slap cows hard on the backside .. and POP GOES THE SANTA!

NB we don;t have any kids out here but most of is are in our second childhood so Santa pays us a courtesy visit!

iguana · 25-12-2022 10:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120032597#Comment_120032597

8.38am!

wyrn · 25-12-2022 4:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120032904#Comment_120032904

Lucky you getting a lie in!

Montage of Feck · 25-12-2022 4:43pm

I miss the days of physical media, Santa's present is still downloading and will be for another 38 hours!

ceadaoin. · 25-12-2023 1:30am

Sorry for bumping but...no updates this year? It's the end of an era!

Loughc · 25-12-2023 1:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121534579#Comment_121534579

Santa has just arrived in my house. 2 year old boy fast asleep no idea what awaits him in the morning.

Santa's Been And Gone !!!!!

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