What's the drill for christmas morning?

PrivateEye · 24-12-2008 05:55PM

Tomorrows running order:

selection box for brekie,
frantic present opening,
family will call over,
off to pay the respects to the dead and gone,
home,
dinner,
walk the mutt,
few cans of Artur G's finest,
Father Ted boxset family viewing,
phone calls to the relatives far away,
'an bhfuil cead agam.....'
few more cans of Artur G's finest,
stick on the Saint Patricks Athletic DVD i found under the stairs and am obviously getting,
sleep like hell

jrodd · 24-12-2008 05:55PM

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Are you a phoenix?

No im a big monster

macroman · 24-12-2008 05:56PM

Surface around 9ish.
Exchange prezzies.
Have Full Irish.
Back to bed for a few hours.
Go to Grandparents for gigantic dinner around 3 or 4.
Eat my weight in Ferrero Rocher.
Desi Driver so no drinking until around 7 or 8.
Vegetate in front of the telly watching some crap film on RTÉ.
Bed.

FlutterinBantam · 24-12-2008 06:17PM

newmills wrote: »

Quality times indeed people. I'll be the out-law at the in-laws. Up with 2 kids about 8. Little one is too young for santa but the elder is just getting into it. Laugh at the missus and her brothers and sister practically falling over themselves with thank yous for crappy gifts. Politely "decline" offer of drink from mother in law (port or sherry - sorry but i'd do time for a bulmers). Sit down for dinner (praying father in law chokes on turkey - so I can "legally" punch him in the gut to dislodge said foodstuff!!:D Then it's an afternoon of sh1t tv and sh1t conversation followed by the mother and father of all sit down toilet blockers - then the bed. Happy christmas all!!:D

Less of the shít and toilet stuff there pal.

You are getting me edgy:mad:

RoMiLe · 24-12-2008 06:19PM

Don't know and don't really care. It's become a marketing ploy to get you to buy over priced crap that you don't need.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for buying over priced crap. But why must we all cram into the shops to buy said crap at the same time of year?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 24-12-2008 06:23PM

RoMiLe wrote: »

Don't know and don't really care. It's become a marketing ploy to get you to buy over priced crap that you don't need.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for buying over priced crap. But why must we all cram into the shops to buy said crap at the same time of year?

Over priced? You are living in Ireland right? Use the internet, go to america for shopping.

Crap? Well you wouldn't be the brightest spark in the fire for buying crap. That's your choice.

You don't have to opt in to buying presents at all. There are no rules to say you have to.

red_ice · 24-12-2008 06:27PM

Get woken up by a screaming 6 year old
get dragged out of bed (willingly tho)
go down stares give/open pressies with the family
Play with what ever i got (mainly socks)
Make small talk with the family about what they got
come up to the computer write about it on boards (done it every year to date)
Shower n get dressed
go to aunts house with the family and give out selection boxes to my cousins
gtfo of there and go home
watch telly with my dad, eat dinner, hang out
Off to my GFs house for a serious session with loads of guitars and singing and alot... ALOT of drink!

RoMiLe · 24-12-2008 06:30PM

Lyanna Rough Misogynist wrote: »

You don't have to opt in to buying presents at all. There are no rules to say you have to.

I'm aware there are no rules, thanks. Next year I'm not buying presents and I'm telling my family not to buy me any. Me and my sis already agreed to not buy each other anything.

Have a good time getting ripped off in the future.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 24-12-2008 06:34PM

Ha, what are you talking about? Some prices do go up, but lazy people will get ripped off, those who don't shop around. I found a great and fair price for all the practical presents I bought.

Every year me and my family say the same about buying presents, "don't buy me any" yet it never works.

Pherekydes · 24-12-2008 06:35PM

0645: Reveille
0700: Parade for breakfast
0730: Children can fall out to open one pressie
0845: Mass Parade
0855: March in a smart and soldierlike fashion to church (But no drill)
etc
etc
2359: Lights out.

Nightwish · 24-12-2008 06:36PM

I go home to the parents for Christmas eve, so I'll be lucky to have a decent sleep. (The family are a loud bunch)
Get woken at around 7 by my younger brother and sister (they're 22 and 16) so they can see me open presents.
Open presents bleary eyed and immediately forget what I got and from whom.
Try get back to sleep.
Get up at around midday to the smell of Christmas dinner cooking.
Dinner at 1:30
At 3pm movie for family viewing. Last year it was Die Hard 4. This year its the new Indiana Jones movie.
Everyone falls asleep in front of the fire, except me.
When the movie ends, my dad insists on putting it on again cos he missed it.
I leave, and take as much food/drink with me.
Over to the in-laws to exchange gifts and Christmas greetings.
Back home. Watch some new DVDs with OH and bed.

DanGerMus · 24-12-2008 06:37PM

Black and Deckers and Boschs' are fine they'll do the job for your normal occasional DIY but you can't beat DeWalt for quality and durability more expensive but you'll get better value over time. Thats what i'd be hopin for anyway.

jrodd · 24-12-2008 06:39PM

DanGerMus wrote: »

Black and Deckers and Boschs' are fine they'll do the job for your normal occasional DIY but you can't beat DeWalt for quality and durability more expensive but you'll get better value over time. Thats what i'd be hopin for anyway.

Everybody saw it, you were the one who did it.
Fail.

RoMiLe · 24-12-2008 06:41PM

Lyanna Rough Misogynist wrote: »

Ha, what are you talking about? Some prices do go up, but lazy people will get ripped off, those who don't shop around. I found a great and fair price for all the practical presents I bought.

Every year me and my family say the same about buying presents, "don't buy me any" yet it never works.

I'd rather just not waste my money on anything. And not waste time shopping around.

The way to solve your little conundrum is to just not buy anyone anything.

But try telling that one to the kids(if you have them)!

Shanotheslayer · 24-12-2008 06:47PM

Plan or tomorrow:

Get up early
Install games
Sort the CD's Onto Album
Play game
Talk to people
Eat choccie.
Watch DVDS
Watch the Harry potter film:D
Dinner
Play games. etc:D

DanGerMus · 24-12-2008 06:50PM

jrodd wrote: »

Everybody saw it, you were the one who did it.
Fail.

Bah Humbug! Scrooge.

Monkey61 · 24-12-2008 09:28PM

Everybody else's Christmas's sound so fun....

I'll wake up at about 5am and stay in bed til 8, annoyed that I can't get back to sleep whereupon I'll be summoned to the sitting room to open presents quietly and awkwardly with my mother and sister.

More awkward present opening and feigned joy when my father arrives at eleven. Hopefully he'll bring a bottle of fizzy wine though so I can get moderately tipsy on my own whilst reading my Christmas presents.

My elderly Uncle will arrive (late as usual) and lunch will be eaten in awkward silence. A fourth glass of wine will make me temporarily chatty, until I become embarrassed that people think I'm drunk.

We will all sit in silence in front of the telly for the rest of the evening...

Oh for a fun family! Perhaps I can adopt one next year,

mp3guy · 24-12-2008 11:02PM

RoMiLe wrote: »

I'm aware there are no rules, thanks. Next year I'm not buying presents and I'm telling my family not to buy me any. Me and my sis already agreed to not buy each other anything.

Have a good time getting ripped off in the future.

Yeah man, fight the machine! :rolleyes:

I'll probably be doing the same as every year, get up around 8 hours after I go to sleep, open presents, have breakfast, wait for dinner, eat dinner with family and grand parents, waste the day away like any other.

TestTransmission · 24-12-2008 11:06PM

Monkey61 wrote: »

Everybody else's Christmas's sound so fun....

I'll wake up at about 5am and stay in bed til 8, annoyed that I can't get back to sleep whereupon I'll be summoned to the sitting room to open presents quietly and awkwardly with my mother and sister.

More awkward present opening and feigned joy when my father arrives at eleven. Hopefully he'll bring a bottle of fizzy wine though so I can get moderately tipsy on my own whilst reading my Christmas presents.

My elderly Uncle will arrive (late as usual) and lunch will be eaten in awkward silence. A fourth glass of wine will make me temporarily chatty, until I become embarrassed that people think I'm drunk.

We will all sit in silence in front of the telly for the rest of the evening...

Oh for a fun family! Perhaps I can adopt one next year,

im working till 8am (12 hour shift) ,2 hour drive home ,try to get maybe 4/5 hours sleep,have dinner then go play poker

ill probably be out for the count by 6pm :pac::pac:

Saibh · 24-12-2008 11:10PM

Will have to get up early, I ‘m too lazy to do anything tonight.

Put turkey in oven after I come home from 9am mass, prepare stuffing, we don't bother with ham on Christmas day, have ham the next day. Prepare the vegetables and potatoes etc.

Open a few presents in between.

I have it all planned in my mind that everything will just cook at the same time and nothing will burn.

Just have to keep the other chefs in the house away from the kitchen who thinks things should be cooked this way or that way

afatbollix · 24-12-2008 11:11PM

jackncoke wrote: »

im working till 8am (12 hour shift) ,2 hour drive home ,try to get maybe 4/5 hours sleep,have dinner then go play poker ill probably be out for the count by 6pm :pac::pac:

is it just me or does it seem that everyone is working christmas????

in a few years every one will be working...

(p.s im also working 8 to 8 all week

)

phasers · 24-12-2008 11:14PM

Get up at 9, open presents, have a big durty fry up, watch telly, dinner, more telly, poker.

With loads and loads of shoite food in between

Mark200 · 24-12-2008 11:15PM

My 16 year old brother still gets overly excited about Christmas. He wants us to get up at 5 or 6 in the morning so he can get his presents. Feck sake. I'd stay in bed til 12 if I had the choice, have a quick look at what I got, then hop in the car and be in my granny's for 1 and get more presents and have dinner. Arrive home at about 4 and watch tv. That's my ideal Christmas.

This'll probably be how it goes:

5am: Brother tries to wake me up. I tell him to wait.

6am: Brother tries to wake me up. I say "fine.".

6.10am: Brother wakes parents up so we can all go downstairs and he can get his presents

6.20am: We all give each other presents.

6.30am: I will inevitably be helping the rest of my family sort out any electrical accessories that may have been bought, they usually don't understand how to work anyway. My dad still doesn't know how to record tv.

6.50am - 7.30am: My brother will make me watch him play his new xbox game that he will be getting tomorrow.

7.30am: I will either go back to bed if I'm still sleepy, or if I've been up too long to be able to go back to sleep I'll probably just lie down on the couch and watch tv until I have to get ready to go to my granny's.

I'll get loads of more presents in my granny's house and have dinner there and see all my relatives on my dad's side there.

Exciting.

stovelid · 24-12-2008 11:16PM

Up between 6-7 to feed baby, get breakfast, feed cats, watch TV, wake wife about 830-9, open presents, go and collect dinner guests - parents, sister and my best mate, eat, visit close friends and have a few drinks, back to the house, chat to friends and family on the phone /net, more drinks and music/TV, depressively acknowledge my birthday at midnight, more drinks, end.

TestTransmission · 24-12-2008 11:23PM

anto-t wrote: »

is it just me or does it seem that everyone is working christmas????

in a few years every one will be working...

(p.s im also working 8 to 8 all week )

It sucks monkey balls,it is a nice bit of extra cash tho i must say

Quackles · 24-12-2008 11:51PM

Wake up between 7 and 8. Wait for the 3 year old to wake up (he wakes up before me EVERY SINGLE MORNING but always, always sleeps in on Christmas morning when I'm waiting for him to get up

).. When he wakes up, take the camcorder and film his reaction to whatever Santa sees fit to leave him. Breakfast, shower, dress, head over to my parent's for the day. Help herself with the dinner, my job is usually the desserts. Give out about the crap my father watches on the telly over christmas, possibly force them to watch "A christmas story" because I'm in the mood to see it again. Can't drink because of the bump, can't eat much because of the gestational diabetes, merry christmas to me. I'd kill every man in this room (currently just my husband) for a mince pie

Snowie · 24-12-2008 11:51PM

get up eat... lie on the couch for anhour then prep the dinner....
play xbox sleep eat 2 comes i start cooking the dinner well assing around....
cook meal then axcahnge gifts after dinner...

lie around the house full and probabl go onto the inter spazzzzzzzzzzzz

Riddle101 · 24-12-2008 11:56PM

-Get woken up at 11:30am by mam telling me to get up
-Go down stairs and exchange gifts with family
-Go to Grandmother's house and have dinner
-Spend the rest of the day in Grandmothers house with the extended family(miserable gits)
-Come home around 3:30am and get take a check out my presents again, if i've computer games i might play them and so on
-Spend the rest of the night relaxing and watching crappy TV
-Listen to Music at 1:00am to 4:00am
-Go to bed a 4:00am(as always)
-Wake up and do it all again, except without presents

Drag00n79 · 25-12-2008 12:56AM

Mark200 wrote: »

My 16 year old brother still gets overly excited about Christmas. He wants us to get up at 5 or 6 in the morning so he can get his presents...

Feckin hell! :eek:

trailerparkboy · 25-12-2008 02:15AM

Up at 6.30 get the fire going for the turkey , put down fire in sitting room, cook a big fry followed by about 6 cans of beer while cooking dinner, eat dinner followed by a box of milk trays, watch tv east a 2nd leftover xmas dinner, go to bed.

What's the drill for christmas morning?

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