Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

DvB · 12-12-2018 3:21pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I always want time to stand still when we get to about this time not for getting things done but just the general feeling of Christmas being so near!

Funnily enough the last few years I've felt a lull in the christmas feeling in the last 2 weeks before finishing up in work, it always get so hectic those last 2 weeks I rarely get time to sit back & take anything in, & its same again this year. End of November we're getting decorations out, ready to put up, adverts on the TV, Christmas FM launching & theres a real buzz, then work choas & the associated stress kicks in & bang all gone until the day we finish work. 2018 has been true to form in that regard! Roll on Friday week!!!;)

CheerLouth · 12-12-2018 3:28pm

Just got my last three big presents so I'm officially done now bar some stocking fillers!

I've also realised that I haven't written one Christmas card & to be honest, I'm not pushed....I need to motivate myself

beertons · 12-12-2018 6:10pm

Holy moley. A contraption that the little one wants came back into stock on Amazon. Doesn't ship to Northern Ireland. Ended up getting it delivered to a friend in London, and he'll parcel motel it over. Same happened last year too.
Got the christmas insense sticks up, lovely smell about the house. I put out about 6 of them!

otnomart · 12-12-2018 7:47pm

Hope everyone is having a cosy evening !

Watching Shop Well for Less on BBC One right now, the couple on this episode owns a fortune in Christmas decorations ! After our own Elves hearts !
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08gfdzg

CrowdedHouse · 12-12-2018 7:53pm

beertons wrote: »

Holy moley. A contraption that the little one wants came back into stock on Amazon. Doesn't ship to Northern Ireland. Ended up getting it delivered to a friend in London, and he'll parcel motel it over.

Nerves of Steel to be cutting it so fine with the postal/courier services in turmoil :eek:

Discovered in another thread the Aldi have Dog Beer for the Festive season - must get some for the girls.

New Home · 12-12-2018 8:12pm

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Discovered in another thread the Aldi have Dog Beer for the Festive season - must get some for the girls.

I hope you are talking about female dogs, and you don't mean "the b*tches at work". :pac:

freshpopcorn · 12-12-2018 8:14pm

Can't believe the Advent calendar is half over!

CrowdedHouse · 12-12-2018 8:32pm

New Home wrote: »

I hope you are talking about female dogs, and you don't mean "the b*tches at work". :pac:

Ah now

Meet Lucy and Heidi the Lhasa Apsos AKA The girls in our house

New Home · 12-12-2018 9:07pm

They're gorgeous!!

SarahLil · 12-12-2018 9:54pm

Ordered my turkey today I am really late this year
Watched a christmassy movie last night "Love The Coopers" it was easy watching if you know what I mean I just needed to curl up and switch off
Bought the Polar Express this evening and watched that too, himself is back late tonight
I am getting my hair done tomorrow for the Christmas can you believe I am actually saying that, I'll get himself to write the cards tomorrow

Crowdedhouse them girls of yours are so cute

beertons · 12-12-2018 10:00pm

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Nerves of Steel to be cutting it so fine with the postal/courier services in turmoil .

I had less of a turn around for a dress up thing last year. Same craic, got it sent to yer man. She wore it once. Raging.

Curlysue76 · 12-12-2018 10:45pm

SarahLil wrote: »

Ordered my turkey today I am really late this year
Watched a christmassy movie last night "Love The Coopers" it was easy watching if you know what I mean I just needed to curl up and switch off
Bought the Polar Express this evening and watched that too, himself is back late tonight
I am getting my hair done tomorrow for the Christmas can you believe I am actually saying that, I'll get himself to write the cards tomorrow

Crowdedhouse them girls of yours are so cute

Watched ‘Love the Coopers’ this evening as well. Nice movie. Better than most cheesy Christmas 24 movies. The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix very much worth a look as well.

Neyite · 13-12-2018 12:04am

It's usually around this time of year I get GREAT ideas of things to do for Christmas. But not enough time to put them in motion for this Christmas. My two ideas this year are firstly to make the OH a craft beer advent calendar, and also that we will make our own Christmas Crackers and fill them with cool stuff.

Oh well. Next year I'll be more organised. Promise!

Jude13 · 13-12-2018 5:13am

Pray for mojo. My old firms christmas party yesterday. The pub was rammed at 3pm. I have to play in a work golf thing at 1pm. Im not a golfist and I may puke or cry or both.

Christmas concert tomorrow night to look forward to. http://www.dubaiopera.com/showlist/jingle-bell-favourites-3/

kitten_k · 13-12-2018 8:38am

Christmas jumper day in work today

:D:D:D

OUTDOORLASS · 13-12-2018 9:29am

Morning Elves....what awful weather......hard to sleep last night with the wind and rain. I spent yesterday doing the pots for the graves.
They turned out just lovely. I think it is the last thing you can do for your relatives that have passed. Tiny Christmas Tree in the middle
then a mix of primroses, pansies, ivy, hyacinth bulbs kind of ready to bloom, some daffs ready to peep out. Then I got some fab
battery candles, with Christmas writing around it in EuroGiant for E1.50. The candle wick flickers, and the base is lit up as well.
Some value for E1.50. Then some baubles on sticks, and on my Dad.s one I got a mini Santa Hat on top of a red bauble, with
I Love Dad on it. Delighted with them.
Also went to bottle bank, and clothes bank from big tidy done in wardrobes/hot press.
My heart jumped with I went into Christmas Countdown and saw 12 days to go !!!!
Thnk it is time to be buying Vouchers for those I cant think of stuff for.
Jude13...can u send us some sunshine please......Just checked meteireann....and it seems to be rain galore for forseeable
future.....

miamee · 13-12-2018 9:39am

Neyite wrote: »

It's usually around this time of year I get GREAT ideas of things to do for Christmas. But not enough time to put them in motion for this Christmas. My two ideas this year are firstly to make the OH a craft beer advent calendar, and also that we will make our own Christmas Crackers and fill them with cool stuff.

Oh well. Next year I'll be more organised. Promise!

Stick an event in your Google calendar for next September to get cracking on your Christmas ideas

CheerLouth · 13-12-2018 11:47am

Picked up the RTE guide last night. Haven't gotten so much as a peek inside it yet. Will sit down with a pen later and mark all the things I want to see (and then most likely forget all about it again).

I also bought The Grinch on DVD for us to watch over the weekend - the 1966 one, a staple from my childhood. We had it on tape with the Flintstones Christmas (where Fred was Santy - anyone else remember that? He had to work at a department store to make extra money). We'll also be getting our real tree this weekend - bit late but Mr. CL has been away for work for over a week now

Neyite · 13-12-2018 12:11pm

miamee wrote: »

Stick an event in your Google calendar for next September to get cracking on your Christmas ideas

Good idea, thanks!!

SarahLil · 13-12-2018 3:19pm

Curlysue76 wrote: »

Watched ‘Love the Coopers’ this evening as well. Nice movie. Better than most cheesy Christmas 24 movies. The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix very much worth a look as well.

I am saving The Christmas Chronicles till Christmas Eve
I watched The Polar Express last night

freshpopcorn · 13-12-2018 3:34pm

Turkey's on sale this day next week!

Graces7 · 13-12-2018 4:07pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Turkey's on sale this day next week!

small frozen one safe in the freezer here; no chancing the weather and not having one out here.

May get my outside small display up this weekend if the coming windstorm allows,

DvB · 13-12-2018 4:14pm

SarahLil wrote: »

I am saving The Christmas Chronicles till Christmas Eve
I watched The Polar Express last night

We're saving 'Its a wonderful life' for christmas eve after the kids go to bed.
Saving National Lampoons christmas vacation for tomorrow night, my wifes work party is on so once the kids go to bed its just me & the griswalds...

Think we've pretty much watched all our other 'must watch' pre christmas movies at this stage.

Graces7 · 13-12-2018 5:08pm

Graces7 wrote: »

small frozen one safe in the freezer here; no chancing the weather and not having one out here.

May get my outside small display up this weekend if the coming windstorm allows,

"If" the weather allows me to cross to the mainland once more, I may even get a second small turkey..... the big 4 shops and supervalu are having a price war and my five cats and I love turkey...

otnomart · 13-12-2018 6:53pm

Evening, Elves !
Quiet evening for me, perfect to write a few emails with Christmas wishes, to friends who are scattered around the World at this stage.
Next week will be mad, and I did not want to rush it or to write standard "round-Robins".
Mixed feelings about how fast the years are flying by, how distances and busy lives make catching up more and more difficult.
Anyway, that's life !

SarahLil · 13-12-2018 7:21pm

It has been so cold today,
Got an extra Virgin TV box for the house so that will be handy with the time we have off

I got the hair and nails done today I have a night away with the girls Saturday
Himself is back from his trip he so he gave me a hand (he was at the Barcelona match against Spurs he passed through the Christmas markets there he said we will have to go back so heres hoping we get there next year) with the weekly shop we got a huge Chinese on the way home while popping into my mams
I picked up the RTE guide so going to browse through that this evening hopefully if I can keep my eyes open I am so tired

I am hoping to watch Love Actually one of the nights and The Holiday too, I've Neven Maguires Cooking programme to look at too

Any Romantica ice cream lovers out there its half price in Dunnes Stores under 5euro I think...

freshpopcorn · 13-12-2018 8:19pm

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freshpopcorn · 13-12-2018 10:43pm

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Loughc · 14-12-2018 7:48am

Posy · 14-12-2018 8:02am

Had the day off work yesterday- went to a Christmas carol concert, watched Christmas/Love the Coopers, wrote my cards and got a last couple of bits wrapped. My cake has had it's last feed and I have the icing and toppers bought and ready to go.
Work Christmas party and secret santa tonight.

Christmaaaaas!! \o/

DenMan · 14-12-2018 9:40am

Hey everyone

Hope you're all enjoying the countdown to Christmas. Today's my birthday too so I can really feel the buzz of Christmas. Only 10 days to Christmas Eve now.

OUTDOORLASS · 14-12-2018 9:42am

Happy Birthday DenMan..........Have a great day.

gypsylee · 14-12-2018 9:48am

Happy Birthday DenMan. Enjoy

DenMan · 14-12-2018 9:55am

Thanks guys

beertons · 14-12-2018 10:01am

Happy Birthday dude

beertons · 14-12-2018 10:09am

Was chatting with a woman on Tuesday, she was saying that she bought her tree on Camden street in Dublin. The woman she bought it off said she kinda recognised her, and asked if she lived in the flats. Reason being the tree might be a bit big. Not at all says my friend, loads of room. How wrong she was. She can't see the telly, and the fairy looks like its doing a hand stand. But she loves it.

CrowdedHouse · 14-12-2018 10:19am

The same happened us a few years ago, looked grand in the big warehouse size shop, we were only focused on height. When we went to put it together it took over the room - a mile wide!
Luckily we had no problem returning it.

redmgar · 14-12-2018 10:35am

whats the best way to keep a tree watered / alive for the longest time?
Its drilled into a stand so I cant put it in a water bowl.

CheerLouth · 14-12-2018 10:38am

Same here, I think one year himself had to trim a bit off the back of the Christmas tree in his parents - was huge!

SarahLil · 14-12-2018 11:14am

I'm reading the posts in work which I don't usually do but sure its Christmas
Cheerlouth nearly after bursting out laughing "Trim the Tree"

Happy Birthday Denman

What has everyone else got to get ? I still need a new dinning set not just for Christmas but for every day, I need to pick up some new hand towels for the bathrooms too, we need a microwave too
I need Holly Wreaths for the grave, I have bought artificial Christmassy flowers for the grave too
I need to try on my Christmas dress that I bought to see if it fits if not il have to return to the shop which is local so not too bad

Staph · 14-12-2018 11:35am

redmgar wrote: »

whats the best way to keep a tree watered / alive for the longest time?
Its drilled into a stand so I cant put it in a water bowl.

As it's in a non-water stand, just try keep it away from radiators/fireplaces so it doesn't dry out too quickly. You can't really water it in that type of stand.

You're going to have to buy a tree stand which allows the trunk to sit in water to keep it properly hydrated. I have a stand that the trunk can sit into and it 'drinks' a lot. It will take in a lot of water initially and then I top it up regularly while it is up.

DvB · 14-12-2018 11:49am

SarahLil wrote: »

What has everyone else got to get ?

We are finally 100% done!!! Other than the groceries we have everything bought & wrapped, thankfully! It seemed to be a mammoth task to close out this year for some reason.

Have no idea how some people leave it until the last minute & do it in one mad swoop, fair play I suppose if you can but its not for me:)

DavyD_83 · 14-12-2018 12:09pm

SarahLil wrote: »

I'm reading the posts in work which I don't usually do but sure its Christmas
Cheerlouth nearly after bursting out laughing "Trim the Tree"

LOL, I thought this was a euphemism, checked back to original post for context ; nope just innocently trimming a Christmas tree

Gonna try fit "trimming the tree" into conversation as a euphemism of some sort this Christmas

CheerLouth · 14-12-2018 3:43pm

Ha lol, nope defo not a euphemism - but I did put some thought in to how to word it lol!

jellybear · 14-12-2018 6:47pm

Stopped into Carraig Donn for a browse. They've some lovely Christmas stuff. Couldn't resist this

Bananaleaf · 14-12-2018 8:40pm

They do have lovely things in Carraig Donn - I got the tree baubles there.

I have some work to do from home tonight - I estimate that I will be hopefully finished by 11:30pm - but will try finish earlier. Then I'm braving Dublin tomorrow afternoon for the last of the pressies. Say a prayer for me hehe

jellybear · 14-12-2018 9:10pm

Don't get blown away Bananaleaf!!...or too rained on!!

Enjoy the shopping

Loughc · 14-12-2018 9:18pm

jellybear wrote: »

Don't get blown away Bananaleaf!!...or too rained on!!

Enjoy the shopping

It is awful weather out there tonight!

Bananaleaf · 14-12-2018 9:19pm

I became a mammy to my first puppy in June. I was never a dog person - ever. Never had a dog growing up and couldn't understand people who treated them as part of the family.

Now .... I just finished wrapping all his presents and I watched The Snowman and the Snowdog and it made me cry!!!

(working at home is going well...)

jellybear · 14-12-2018 9:26pm

Milo is very proud of you!:D

Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

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"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens