06-10-2021, 06:59 PM
I hate Doomsday relatives, they love the drama and torment they cause.
I'm couchside, glad to be over halfway through the week.
I'm couchside, glad to be over halfway through the week.
(06-10-2021, 08:59 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: Always only get the grandkids one big toy/item each at Christmas, along with (practical )clothes/pjs etc as Santa brings enough toys . Got one today on sale , another will be got at the weekend, then only two left ! And it's only October!
(06-10-2021, 09:02 PM)Zaph Wrote:I went ballistic over that ad also. It's too early for that sort of carry on! And I love Christmas but it isn't even Halloween yet!(06-10-2021, 08:59 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: Always only get the grandkids one big toy/item each at Christmas, along with (practical )clothes/pjs etc as Santa brings enough toys . Got one today on sale , another will be got at the weekend, then only two left ! And it's only October!
There was a Christmas ad on during one of the breaks in Bake Off last night and apparently Twitter went ballistic over it being on so early.
(06-10-2021, 08:59 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: Always only get the grandkids one big toy/item each at Christmas, along with (practical )clothes/pjs etc as Santa brings enough toys . Got one today on sale , another will be got at the weekend, then only two left ! And it's only October!
(06-10-2021, 09:06 PM)Mam of 4 Wrote: @Zaph , lol ! Nearly all the shops here have Christmas items out alongside the Halloween stuff . Although I can understand that it seems a bit early for the ads to be on TV .
(06-10-2021, 09:07 PM)cee_jay Wrote: I went ballistic over that ad also. It's too early for that sort of carry on! And I love Christmas but it isn't even Halloween yet!
(06-10-2021, 09:07 PM)DejaBoo Wrote: I love love looove Christmastime. It goes by too fast every year.
(06-10-2021, 09:11 PM)nothing Wrote: Have half bought (besties kids) and planning to have everything by the end of the month
(06-10-2021, 09:13 PM)thomil Wrote:(06-10-2021, 09:11 PM)nothing Wrote: Have half bought (besties kids) and planning to have everything by the end of the month
Given how screwed up the global supply chains are at the moment, that's a sensible strategy, to be honest.
(06-10-2021, 09:14 PM)nothing Wrote:I say this every year!(06-10-2021, 09:13 PM)thomil Wrote: Given how screwed up the global supply chains are at the moment, that's a sensible strategy, to be honest.
Have cut down this year too, trying not to go mad.
(06-10-2021, 09:28 PM)quickbeam Wrote: Well, that stopped the conversation. Do continue!
(06-10-2021, 09:46 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: I like Christmas, but over the years there's been more empty seats so it can be very melancholy too.
It's a great time of the year for time off work, great food and drink though. Lie ins in the darkest days of the year are heaven.
(06-10-2021, 09:46 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: I like Christmas, but over the years there's been more empty seats so it can be very melancholy too.
It's a great time of the year for time off work, great food and drink though. Lie ins in the darkest days of the year are heaven.
(06-10-2021, 09:53 PM)thomil Wrote:I am there as well, thomil, again...(06-10-2021, 09:46 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: I like Christmas, but over the years there's been more empty seats so it can be very melancholy too.
It's a great time of the year for time off work, great food and drink though. Lie ins in the darkest days of the year are heaven.
I know the feeling with the empty chairs. There'll be only one occupied in this household this year, again... Makes deciding on the Christmas menu a whole lot easier, I suppose, but it can get you down...
There's still something magical about that time though, the excitement, the buzz, all the lights going up at the darkest time of the year. Plus, every Christmas takes me farther away from that bloody 2017, and that in itself is a reason to celebrate!
(06-10-2021, 09:53 PM)thomil Wrote:I've never spent a Christmas alone, I'm always invited somewhere. Whether that's obligation, pity or my winning personality is anyone's guess!(06-10-2021, 09:46 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: I like Christmas, but over the years there's been more empty seats so it can be very melancholy too.
It's a great time of the year for time off work, great food and drink though. Lie ins in the darkest days of the year are heaven.
I know the feeling with the empty chairs. There'll be only one occupied in this household this year, again... Makes deciding on the Christmas menu a whole lot easier, I suppose, but it can get you down...
There's still something magical about that time though, the excitement, the buzz, all the lights going up at the darkest time of the year. Plus, every Christmas takes me farther away from that bloody 2017, and that in itself is a reason to celebrate!
(06-10-2021, 09:46 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: I like Christmas, but over the years there's been more empty seats so it can be very melancholy too.
(06-10-2021, 10:14 PM)dawg Wrote: Anyone else run away for Christmas ?
(06-10-2021, 09:52 PM)Zaph Wrote:Oh sweet Jesus no!! Back to normality and anyone who wants to do their own thing can practice assertiveness I'm not a fan of Christmas. It's a lonely day for daddy and me. There isn't a hope of getting him to leave his home for the day so I spend it with him.(06-10-2021, 09:46 PM)Leg End Reject Wrote: I like Christmas, but over the years there's been more empty seats so it can be very melancholy too.
It's a great time of the year for time off work, great food and drink though. Lie ins in the darkest days of the year are heaven.
We normally alternate between families for Christmas Day each year. But because of lockdown Toto and I had our first Christmas at home last year. It was just the two of us and I can honestly say it was the best Christmas I've had since I was a kid. Heaps of food and drink, and nobody else to have to suit other than ourselves. Now if we can only persuade the government that we need another lockdown in December...
(06-10-2021, 10:22 PM)dawg Wrote: What would you like to get up to ... if you could ?
(06-10-2021, 10:57 PM)Diamonds of Frost Wrote: Christmas is such a loaded time of the year. There's huge expectation to be happy and meet people and celebrate. If you don't have that then it can really increase the feeling of isolation. It's one thing being content in your own company on the day and another wishing it were different. Then there are losses which can be hard to face. It's a season when those losses all come home to roost.or.... you could, load up on the twinkle lights, binge watch christmas movies and sing carols to the radio.