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Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

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    #6272
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    SarahLil wrote: »
    What an awful evening in Dublin and around the country by the sounds of it glad to be on the sofa catching up on threads here

    Had to make a quick trip to Woodies today I had a peak at the Christmas stuff it didn't look like everything was out but I did notice a lot of colours that I wouldn't really have seen before creeping in... Silver&Teal Santas, Santas with Rose Gold/blush pink colours on him and Snowmen the same
    No plain traditional Silver or Gold in the Snowmen and Santas, I did see some green and red
    Woodies was quite pricey I seen a Santa about 50cm hight 45euro with 20% off

    Going to have a look at the Range online and Homestore see if something catches by eye

    B&C wishing you good health and like the others said the Christmas you want

    As I cannot shop in person I order online and checked Woodies. Yes I found them expensive . "Going" elsewhere... need simple candles and shocked at the prices. Missing the pound shops..


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    #6273
    freshpopcorn
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    Woodies is generally expensive and they generally improve when they have about the 50% or 70% off sale on later on in November!


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    #6274
    kitten_k
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    Hope you’re ok B&C!


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    #6275
    Loughc
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    baby and crumble wrote: »
    Guys! do we ever do a meetup or anything? I think it'd be great craic.

    I'm determined to have a good Christmas MY way this year. I don't think I said it, but I'm only just back to work after 2 months off- I had to have a tumour removed from my spine back in September. I spent a RAKE of my time off sitting and sewing cushion covers and other festive presents, so that's been great. I can't believe it's only 6 weeks til Christmas Eve, it's so crazy!

    I’d love a meet-up I really think it’d be the best craic ever ye all seem like lovey people up for a bit of craic. My kind of folk :)


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    #6276
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,776 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Apparently it was snowing in Meath/Laois today. Very festive :D


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    #6277
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    Baby and crumble, sorry to hear about your health problems,
    hope you are doing well now and that you get Christmas your way !


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    #6278
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    Loughc wrote: »
    Apparently it was snowing in Meath/Laois today. Very festive :D

    I’ve seen pictures of portlaoise on FB


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    #6279
    Mam of 4
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    Baby and Crumble , hope you're doing ok now , and enjoy Christmas , your theme song for it this year should be My Way :)

    Snow ?
    We had lot's of snow here this afternoon/early evening . Roads were dicey enough at times , especially when braking . On the flip side , it was very scenic and Christmas like :)


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    #6280
    Graces7
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    No snow out here but a vicious, spiteful north near-gale. Makes for hot porridge and soup, hot water bottle and cuddle the cats.

    The mighty ocean does not observe Christmas.. listening to the tide crashing rocks on the shore behind my small dwelling...


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    #6281
    Jude13
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    Have whopper of a festive hangover today following a company work night out. Didn't finish till 1.30 and was up at 6.

    A christmas forum drinks sounds good, as I only have a few days home and already annoy family with the limited amount I time I spend on either side of the country I would be difficult for me but I'd love to see pics if it happens. I picture everyone as elves, especially baby and crumble, working away sewing. Hope your on the mend B&C.

    My OH said this morning that after work I am to take all the decorations out of the shed!


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    #6282
    iguana
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    Hey guys, just popping in to say hi!!! Everything is super crazy here with work and college all happening at the same time as S turned out to be super sick with glandular fever. He's spent more time out of school this term than in it but he's finally over the worst of it though we have to be super careful for the next few months while the virus completely clears his system and his spleen goes back to normal.

    It was S's 7th birthday at the weekend. The long, long, long awaited birthday that he's been nearly 4 years counting down to. We had a fundraiser at the school on Friday night, his birthday party at the roller rink (thankfully cleared by both his GP and the hospital doctors) on Saturday full of his classmates who all think of me as one of their teachers because I'm doing work experience at their school. I was teaching so many kids how to skate that any other kids at the rink thought I was some sort of skating instructor and I had loads of kids coming up to me for lessons. Sunday was S's actual birthday but after he got his long awaited Lego Dimensions I had to sneak off to the bedroom and get stuck into a massive college assignment that was due on Tuesday. Then right before I handed that up, I stapled my thumb!

    Can't wait to get stuck into Christmas and I have loads and loads planned but I also have another big assignment due in 4 weeks, (right after my birthday) so I'm trying to get through that bit by bit to leave me a bit freer because we're going Elftown in Galway for my birthday and I'd rather not come home from there and have to hole up working for rest of the weekend. I still have to make a 1000 piece Snowman and Snowdog jigsaw with mum and break it up into 24 sections for the advent calendar my mum does with S. And I have a Lego Christmas village that I need to divide into 24 sections too, for our advent calendar at home. I can absolutely not wait until the 11th when my last assignment is handed in and I have all of this stuff done! Then I can get on with making up the custom action figures I have planned for this year, although thankfully I'm just keeping it super simple this year! Thankfully Santa's visit to the roller rink is on the 15th, so I'll be able to just simply enjoy that!!! (In case you didn't know, Santa happens to be an excellent skater!)

    Also on top of all of that, we got a new dog. A 1 year old rescue who is thankfully a pretty easy to manage little guy and we're taking him to Santa Paws next week. Which S is really excited about! https://www.facebook.com/events/713680189145004/


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    #6283
    xDisneyDivax
    Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭xDisneyDivax


    May your health be good now and you get your Christmas B&C! :)

    Looks like I won't get our living room ready in time for toy show as sofa won't be delivered until start of Dec along with curtains :( but that will not stop me putting up the tree! :D Not sure if it'd last with a toddler though! ;)

    Think we're gonna go to Centre Parcs next week and I will book Santa experience as it looks awesome! Hope to head to the zoo one day as well. Will put up tree when we get back then! :D


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    #6284
    Eleysian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭Eleysian


    B&C have the best Christmas you could possibly wish for and wishing you the best of health for 2020.

    xDisneyDivax - congratulations on your new home. Enjoy many happy years there.


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    #6285
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users Posts: 2,433 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    Hope you are on the mend now B&C & have a lovely Christmas! Would you post up a picture of your crafty work if you have time? I love seeing what people can make!

    I got the Good Housekeeping's Christmas mag last night. Haven't read it all yet, but enjoying it so far.


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    #6286
    Lollipops23
    Registered Users Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭Lollipops23


    Aiming to be more organised than normal this year and have all my shopping done (either bought or ordered) by Cyber Monday. That way I can kick back and enjoy the run up without too much stress.

    Have both sets of parents coming to ours for nibbles and drinks on 21st Dec- hit me with your fave party foods/ideas!!


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    #6287
    SarahLil
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    Went to the shops with a list on my phone this morning, I had the Pine Oil on it that Grace7 recommended came home without it, I am going to get stuck in around the house over the next few days see want I need and make an actual paper list that I can keep taking out and looking at it

    All the shiny stuff this morning distracted me I never reached for my phone at all

    Sinus are at me too so going to pick up eucalyptus oil a guy in work from India recommended it, it is meant to be good for asthma too

    My mams birthday today spoiled her this morning, heading for dinner today I know they are doing a Christmas menu I just hope it is on today:pac: Another birthday dinner for her Saturday at her favourite Italian

    My mam got one Christmas present off her list today..for me, I love it... a classic winter coat can't wait to wear it

    Whats everyones plans for the weekend? Anything festive?

    Toto well done on wearing the Christmas jumper on a school night


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    #6288
    DvB
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    We have our first christmas event of the season on Saturday. Our GAA club has their end of season/Christmas ball on & myself & the mrs are heading along, looking forward to it now, if nothing else its a break from all the work being done in the house (nearly there now, mainly tiling & painting left & then it'll be straight into the decorations!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #6289
    [Deleted User]
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    My brother is going away and missing Christmas. This is his last weekend before he heads off. My other brothers are coming home today to spend time with him and on Saturday my mam is making a mini Christmas dinner for us all. Really looking forward to it. Will be bawling come Sunday though!


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    #6290
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    Oh and I'm doing some housework at the moment with Christmas music blasting round the house! :)


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    #6291
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Have a look at this winter cocktails, I can't stop thinking about Irish Coffee or hot whiskey since looking at this :) They also mention hot chocolate with baileys anyone tried hot chocolate and baileys?

    https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/shows/irelandam/article/1.65.1482.1484/295026/Winter-Warmer-Cocktails?fbclid=IwAR1zAbNt7GTpQxg8qYJb6MB9kSJfrGxlVUKmrP7jIWkFP4BkjfVSEbIRSP4


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    #6292
    Heroditas
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    The weather over the last few days had definitely helped to make it seem a bit more Christmassy. Certainly today anyway - nice bright, cold, crisp day.
    I got my winter coat out this week and it usually starts in the cupboard until mid December at the earliest. I even wore a scarf this evening!!!


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    #6293
    baby and crumble
    Registered Users Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭baby and crumble


    Thanks for all the good wishes guys! I really appreciate it. I’ll stick up some pics of crafts when I’m on my laptop.

    If anyone fancies coming to a christmassy burlesque/cabaret show in Dublin I put some events in the events thread. I’m performing in 2 of them (as a drag king) so if you want a mini meetup and get yourselves tickets I can sort out a reserved boards table or something?


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    #6294
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Supervalu sent their Christmas leaflet with my groceries; OH MY! So many lovely foods. Will enjoy making my small list!

    Choosing a chocolate Yule Log over a Christmas cake... mmmmm


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    #6295
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,915 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    I've been awake since 5.30 for no reason and have used that time to spend an absolute fortune on books for S. His concentration levels are way off because of the glandular fever and it's been making school very difficult for him. He got an amazing comic book from his aunt and cousins for his birthday and he's been so into reading it that I ended up searching for more along the same lines for him. Because it's great to see him be able to get stuck into reading something again. They aren't easy to find (nor are they cheap!!!!) but I found a couple. Then I found a bunch of box sets of another series of books that he's into so I bought them too. He has so much and I already had a few nice books for his Santa pile so some of these will be saved for Easter/other special occasions. And he'll have to get one sooner off me because I bought it for his cousin too, so it would be weird if Santa bought him a book that we'd bought for his cousin but not him!

    Now not only have I spent LOADS on books but my bloody amazon page has a picture of some of them in the box "your recent order." Really hoping S won't see them as they are cool books he doesn't know exists and he'll be shocked that Santa found them for him. You'd think Amazon web designers would have copped on to the fact that people won't want pictures of purchases made before Christmas appearing unexpectedly on their computers!!!

    Yesterday I also found and bought the very hard to find Lego Dimensions set he wants from Santa and a couple of surprise ones. So I am super excited for him to get everything!


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    #6296
    Loughc
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    iguana wrote: »
    Now not only have I spent LOADS on books but my bloody amazon page has a picture of some of them in the box "your recent order." Really hoping S won't see them as they are cool books he doesn't know exists and he'll be shocked that Santa found them for him. You'd think Amazon web designers would have copped on to the fact that people won't want pictures of purchases made before Christmas appearing unexpectedly on their computers!!!

    Try clearing your cookies and cache and see if your recent purchases go away, it might help hopefully. As you said you'd love to keep that amazing surprise a surprise.


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    #6297
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,202 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    We finally were able to start refilling our new kitchen cupboards etc yesterday so took it as an excuse to wash everything, glasses, plates, dishes etc which can essentially double up as part of our pre christmas deep clean, couldt resist having the MTV christmas channel on in the background earlier which had us all in great form despite the mountain of cleaning & organising.

    Tell you what, scraping the ice off the car this morning in the freezing cold gave me a sharp reminder of how close we are now!

    This day 5 weeks I finish up for the Christmas holidays & I cant wait.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #6298
    Loughc
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    DvB wrote: »
    This day 5 weeks I finish up for the Christmas holidays & I cant wait.

    SAME!!! :D:D:D


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    #6299
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    Loughc wrote: »
    SAME!!! :D:D:D

    Me three :):):)


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    #6300
    CheerLouth
    Registered Users Posts: 2,433 ✭✭✭CheerLouth


    Me four! :D

    Proper icy out this morning, car had a wobble on the way to dropping the kids to school. Thankfully Mr. CL was driving as I was having a flashback to when I crashed the car on the same stretch of road at the beginning of the beast from the east. Not helped by the fact that there had already been a tip in the same spot this morning! Will have to find a different route to the creche - which is hard when you live in the sticks and the routes are limited & generally crap roads.


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    #6301
    miamee
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    Me five! :pac:


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