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Christmas Eve Traditions :-)
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OldNotWIse wrote: »Oh yes! We got a catnip egg for our cats and Fat F*ck (the 7kilo lad) chewed through the box and ate the entire thing. Then he lay on the floor playing with the legs of the kitchen chair for about an hour. I actually think he was stoned. He may or may not have had the munchies after. It's hard to tell with Fat F*ck, he never stops eating...
Omg that is hilarious he must really have wanted that food lol
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Omg that is hilarious he must really have wanted that food lol
He always wants food. He's large and he seems to have food dementia. Feed him and then 10 minutes later if you open the bag of food again...he'll appear, screeching :pac: feeeeeed meeeeeeee
Will tear open the bin at any opportunity too. He's not really fat though, he's "curvy", my little bear 0 -
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OldNotWIse wrote: »Always light a candle and place it in a window on Christmas Eve for animals that we have lost. And I have a decoration with our past dog's name on it. That goes on the top because she's our angel
That is so sweet I'm dreading the day when I have to say goodbye to one of my 4 legged babies !0 -
OldNotWIse wrote: »Always light a candle and place it in a window on Christmas Eve for animals that we have lost. And I have a decoration with our past dog's name on it. That goes on the top because she's our angel
That's lovely, might just do that this year for our little baby who went to sleep on 9th July :-(0 -
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Not a Christmas eve tradition but a now 3 year old tradition in the run up to Christmas in our house. My sister lives in Scotland and my mum and dad are usually in America until about a week before Christmas so the last few years, when my sister flies in for Christmas, my mum and I drive up to the airport (with our big big sign with her as an elf on it and flashing lights) and collect her, then head into the city to have a girly day shopping and stay overnight and shop again the next day before heading for the schticks again for the mayhem of our house on Christmas day.
We booked our hotel last night and we have been "eeeek"ing all day today with excitement. Love Christmas!!!!!!
Oh and have just signed up to Elfster.com to sort out our secret santa! 0 -
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Not a Christmas eve tradition but a now 3 year old tradition in the run up to Christmas in our house. My sister lives in Scotland and my mum and dad are usually in America until about a week before Christmas so the last few years, when my sister flies in for Christmas, my mum and I drive up to the airport (with our big big sign with her as an elf on it and flashing lights) and collect her, then head into the city to have a girly day shopping and stay overnight and shop again the next day before heading for the schticks again for the mayhem of our house on Christmas day.
We booked our hotel last night and we have been "eeeek"ing all day today with excitement. Love Christmas!!!!!!
Oh and have just signed up to Elfster.com to sort out our secret santa!
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Not a Christmas eve tradition but a now 3 year old tradition in the run up to Christmas in our house. My sister lives in Scotland and my mum and dad are usually in America until about a week before Christmas so the last few years, when my sister flies in for Christmas, my mum and I drive up to the airport (with our big big sign with her as an elf on it and flashing lights) and collect her, then head into the city to have a girly day shopping and stay overnight and shop again the next day before heading for the schticks again for the mayhem of our house on Christmas day.
We booked our hotel last night and we have been "eeeek"ing all day today with excitement. Love Christmas!!!!!!
Oh and have just signed up to Elfster.com to sort out our secret santa!
Brilliant tradition if I am ever lucky enough to have children or a daughter I would love to do something like that, enjoy0 -
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It is lovely. Last year my sister dressed up as an elf and walked all around Dublin in her costume. Little kids faces were lighting up everywhere we went! We met my son who lives in Dublin for Dinner and then went back to our hotel and drank a bottle of bubbles, ate some chocs and talked and laughed all night then got up and hit the shops again the next day.
Soooo excited!!!! Roll on the 21st of Dec when we get to do it again!
This sounds just so lovely!
Our 'big day' is Christmas Eve, and always has been. All the family, together with assorted wives, husbands, children etc, gather at the 'home' house, (i.e where my parents live)..
It's absolutely my favourite day. Everyone in good humour, catching up with one another, the kids looking forward to Santa, aww! We don't have kids, ourselves, (not by choice, just how things turned out), but we love seeing all our lovely nieces and nephews, and hearing about what Santa will bring!0 -
My sister and I usually start Christmas eve at the hairdressers then we help with the veg prep and I do the ham (despite being a veggie!) and we all (my parents, my younger brother, younger sister and my 2 adult sons) go to our wee town for a Christmas walk around and all go for dinner in the evening in a local hotel before back to my house for mulled wine and home baked cookies while watching a movie like Elf.
Then early to bed to see what Santa brings! 0 -
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My husband and I don't have a lot of Christmas traditions as where we are on Christmas eve, and who we're with, can vary. But we do always do two things: go for a special lunch in a nice restaurant and have a bottle of bubbles, and attend a carol service in the evening, both of which we love. 0
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Not a Christmas eve tradition but one that means a lot to myself and mr glitzgirl is that one weekend in December (usually the second weekend in Dec ) , we arrange for the kiddies to be minded and we go up early on the luas to Dublin, and just stroll around. Look at the lights, get a nice lunch, pick up small random things that catch our attention. Definitely visit the Disney store too I love being out watching people rush around panic buying, knowing I have my shopping well done it gives me a chance to stand back and actually enjoy the atmosphere minus the stress ! We don't go up to Dublin that often on days out together without the kids so it's become a real special treat for us and our chance to have some couple time admiring the lights etc. can't wait ! 0
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I'm interested to know how your make the turkey pudding - I think my dogs would love it,
It's always a hit with the dogs and cats (and occasionally drunk people too lol).
Throw a few packs of turkey mince into a basin and grate in a couple of potatoes and parsnips. The parsnips apparently help to sweeten it Then mix in a few eggs and a jar of Bovril. I don't have actual measurements but you kind of know as you go how much is needed. Then grease a big baking tin and cook in the oven for around 40 minutes.
Although, I am not sure but I seem to recall there being something in the news about giving turkey to dogs and pancreatitis. Never affected mine but you could look into it. I did the same recipe one year with beef mince (there was a run on turkey mince and I couldn't get any) and the result was pretty much the same 0 -
OldNotWIse wrote: »It's always a hit with the dogs and cats (and occasionally drunk people too lol).
Throw a few packs of turkey mince into a basin and grate in a couple of potatoes and parsnips. The parsnips apparently help to sweeten it Then mix in a few eggs and a jar of Bovril. I don't have actual measurements but you kind of know as you go how much is needed. Then grease a big baking tin and cook in the oven for around 40 minutes.
Although, I am not sure but I seem to recall there being something in the news about giving turkey to dogs and pancreatitis. Never affected mine but you could look into it. I did the same recipe one year with beef mince (there was a run on turkey mince and I couldn't get any) and the result was pretty much the same
Thanks for sharing! I may have to try that this year for my dogs sounds like they would love it! although to be fair one particular fat little terrier here will just have to get a smaller portion before he implodes on himself :pac:0 -
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Moved back to Ireland this year so its gonna be a bit different to the last few years!
The tradition abroad was very unlike here, so we have been talking about it since June! The OH has come up with a little idea for Christmas Eve. She wants to make Christmas Eve boxes. The basic idea is that the three of us (mammy, daddy and 7 year old daughter) get a box that evening. All wrapped. Our daughters box has been decided. Inside will be Christmas pyjamas, a Christmas hot water bottle, a Christmas DVD and a Terrys chocolate orange. The boxes will be presented around 5pm or so. So our daughter can put on the PJs, watch the movie and scoff the chocolate orange. Then bed with the reindeer hot water bottle.
We are still working on the contents of Mammy and Daddys boxes.:D I'd be happy with a brandy, cheese board and cigar, but I'm not sure that will work!
I love doing this with my family too! It's such a nice tradition and one that kids will always remember. our elf (the elf on the shelf ) leaves on Christmas eve and always leaves a good bye / christmas box for mammy daddy and (now ) both boys ! we just fill ours with things we can use as a family new pjs, slippers, maybe a little mug filled with drinking chocolate and marshmallows, and a dvd we can watch as a family. Getting all excited thinking about it! Good luck with the boxes ! 0 -
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I'm curious about the PJs. When I was younger we always got new PJs for Christmas eve but they were just normal PJs as Christmas ones hadn't been invented/weren't available in Ireland. But now Christmas PJs exist and if you only get them for your child on Christmas eve are they a size big so they will be worn all the next December or are they only worn for a few days? I have a tradition of getting a few Christmas PJs in November and they come out for the Toy Show and they are worn then until the 5th.
I will happily wear Christmassy PJs in the middle of June, if the weather calls for it.
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anothernight wrote: »I will happily wear Christmassy PJs in the middle of June, if the weather calls for it.
When I was a child I used to find Christmas stuff a bit extremely depressing once Christmas was over and school was back. It was like salt rubbed in the wounds, Christmas was gone and a month is an eternity to a child never mind the whole year it's going to take for it to come back. It almost physically hurts.0 -
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If anyone wants to to try making their own, it turns out you can get signs like this on ebay.
You could make a box for the fraction of the price of that one. (Of course you could make it without the sign but I think the sign is nice!)0 -
I've only recently started looking in on this forum- I'VE FOUND MY PEOPLE!!!!!
I was just saying to a colleague that, despite not working in retail since 09, I still haven't gotten used to the novelty of not working Xmas Eve.
And I'm 28 (29 on Tuesday) and my mam still gets me Xmas Eve jammies, as she did throughout my childhood 0 -
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First Christmas Eve I won't be working in the 8 years I have been with my wife (9th Christmas).
And we'll have a 2 year old and couple of week old to share it all with.
Woop woop!!
Thank you thread for getting me so excited about this already.
Gotta get to work on defining the Christmas Eve traditions;
Loving the Christmas Eve presents ideas (debating the actual box...), we'll definitely get some family Christmas jammies and hot chocolate in.
Oh, and have just realised I should actually be home to watch the Toy Show with them this year too.:D:D:D:D:D:D 0 -
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