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Reasons To Be Cheerful

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  • #92
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Into The Blue wrote: »
    Recent rain means don't have to water plants!!

    I was only saying that earlier! Although I save the water that would otherwise be wasted while I'm waiting for it to heat up (I use it to water the plants) and I'm running out of bottles to keep it in!


  • #93
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    One of my colleagues is married to a primary teacher, so at the end of term all the kids give her boxes of chocolates etc (I'm in England, where the summer term finishes at the end of July... Which is crazy!)

    He's been bringing them into work, and today we have Roses and Quality Street. I usually only eat them at Christmas so it's given me that Christmassy feeling :)


  • #94
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    It's a bank holiday this weekend :D:D


  • #95
    scream
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 430 ✭✭scream


    ...and I've got next week off.


  • #96
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    It's the beginning of Autumn ! One season closer to christmas people !!!! :)


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  • #97
    mark26ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭mark26ireland


    The realisation 20 weeks tomorrow its the big day


  • #98
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    It's my birthday this weekend and I just got a lovely bunch of flowers, chocolates and a balloon delivered to my job from my best friend and my lovely little goddaughter.


  • #99
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    kitten_k wrote: »
    It's my birthday this weekend and I just got a lovely bunch of flowers, chocolates and a balloon delivered to my job from my best friend and my lovely little goddaughter.

    Happy Birthday kitten_k :)


  • #100
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Happy birthday!


  • #101
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    Woohoo just booked my tickets for the Amber Springs Santa Train!

    http://santatrainexperience.ie/


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  • #102
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    I have booked half of my Christmas flights! :) I'm flying back to London on the 3rd January, I haven't figured out yet which day I'm flying home for Christmas because it depends on whether I use any more holiday days before then.

    (This is much earlier than usual for me... Generally I try to have it sorted by the end of October as that's when the flight prices start to go crazy, but I suddenly realised that New Year's Day is a Friday which means I can fly back on the 3rd without using any of my 2016 annual leave. Then I realised that everyone else would have the same idea and decided I should book the flight asap!)


  • #103
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    16 weeks until Christmas. Such a fast year.


  • #104
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I got absolutely soaked bringing the washing in from the line but it was a great excuse to change into my jammies. Obviously I went for Christmas jammies!


  • #105
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    I got absolutely soaked bringing the washing in from the line but it was a great excuse to change into my jammies. Obviously I went for Christmas jammies!

    Brilliant, no Christmas Jammies yet for me, I got a pleasant surprise the other day I was rooting out winter woo lies came across my Christmas Eve jammies plus a brand new pair I put aside that were a gift I'm sorted for the toyshow so:D


  • #106
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    I've booked my flight from London to Dublin in December, so that's both Christmas flights sorted! And my new boyfriend is going to come over to Ireland for a few days as well to meet the family - he's never been to Ireland before!


  • #107
    XplaygirlX
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭XplaygirlX


    It's getting colder and darker :) fair citys recorded, have some food, gonna ring for an Indian later, pjs on. Now just relaxing :):) #bliss


  • #108
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Today I won my 3rd competition in less than 2 weeks! It's like Christmas. :D


  • #109
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Last night I put on some new pyjamas and snuggled up on the couch to watch Elf. I lit a Christmas candle and my husband made me the most delicious hot chocolate in my Santa mug. It was lovely.


  • #110
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,244 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    Last night I put on some new pyjamas and snuggled up on the couch to watch Elf. I lit a Christmas candle and my husband made me the most delicious hot chocolate in my Santa mug. It was lovely.

    Your hubbie sounds like a gem, need to find me a man like that:D:pac:


  • #111
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    leahyl wrote: »
    Your hubbie sounds like a gem, need to find me a man like that:D:pac:

    The man is a total legend. I met him on Boards so there's probably another one around here somewhere! :D


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  • #112
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    The man is a total legend. I met him on Boards so there's probably another one around here somewhere! :D

    Ah that's funny I met my wife to be on boards! This place just yield a higher return rate than Tinder! :P


  • #113
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Loughc wrote: »
    Ah that's funny I met my wife to be on boards! This place just yield a higher return rate than Tinder! :P

    It definitely seems to be the place to meet people!


  • #114
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    It's the day of my son's 3rd birthday party!!! Only 3 and a half more hours of prep and tidying and it's party time! Fingerscrossed the spiderweb that I still have to ice onto his cake comes out ok.


  • #115
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    iguana wrote: »
    It's the day of my son's 3rd birthday party!!! Only 3 and a half more hours of prep and tidying and it's party time! Fingerscrossed the spiderweb that I still have to ice onto his cake comes out ok.

    Hope cake turned out ok and all had a great day !


  • #116
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    My 2.5 yr old god-daughter keeps saying "Ho Ho Ho, it's Christmas"


  • #117
    Dolbert
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,154 ✭✭✭Dolbert


    I just got the chimney swept, nothing like an open fire on a day like this!


  • #118
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Dolbert wrote: »
    I just got the chimney swept, nothing like an open fire on a day like this!

    Right Monday is cancelled, everyone round to Dolbert's for the afternoon by the fire.


  • #119
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Loughc wrote: »
    Right Monday is cancelled, everyone round to Dolbert's for the afternoon by the fire.

    In christmas pjs :D


  • #120
    iguana
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Glitzgirl wrote: »
    Hope cake turned out ok and all had a great day !

    Thanks. Luckily my baking expert aunt turned up just as I was about to do it, and did a great web pattern.:) Today was his actual birthday so last night once he'd gone to sleep I set up his presents in the livingroom mini-Christmas style and let him come into the room and find them this morning. He was soooo delighted. I took him out to an arts and crafts toddler group (something he can do with his broken leg) and after that we went to town and I bought him a Christmas duvet cover. Then on to my parents' house where he baked another birthday cake and got more presents. And he's having a 3rd round of celebrations at the weekend with my in laws when we go see Disney on Ice.:D

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    A few minutes after finding his presents this morning. (Just the toys on the floor were what he got this morning.)


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  • #121
    RentDayBlues
    Registered Users Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭RentDayBlues


    It's miserable outside and I'm snuggled up on the couch with my two ladies watching frozen. Yes, it's been watched ad nauseum here but not in the last few months, so now the 21 month old is singing along too :)


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