General Chat

any one else started?? My mum started last month which is early for her. I wouldnt normally start until beginning of November but yesterday i just saw things that are perfect for people so just bought them. Now i am really in the mood for doing the shopping lol xx

Nooooooo I've not had my holiday yet, I go tomorrow, won't think of the dreaded word Christmas until after. lol

I have bought a few presents already lol Julia

Puleeeeeeeeeeeease Claire.......... Deanna X

Norah i have a friend just like you she gets all her presents in the January Sales It is a good idea but i always see thing closer to Christmas to buy for people. Also if i bought them at the beginning of the year i would be itching to give them to everyone lol xx

I buy bits through the year as I see them. Problem is hiding them from the children. Also have one of their birthdays on the 15th Dec plus a nephews birthday on 19th December so have to be organised. They also live a distance from us so usually go down Oct half term to deliver them as would cost a fortune to post them.

Hubby has........ he came home with a bargain of a digital camera for our daughter!! 1 down........... 100's to go LOL

I bought a Christmas pudding in Asda today! Last year I left it too late and had to buy a different make and it wasn't nearly as nice. So I thought as I saw it today, I'd get it today! I always make Christmas cakes but never Christmas pudding - I don't know why. I've only got 8 cakes to make this year, so I need to get started by the end of September! Have to start buying ingredients next week. Sue xx

I've started mine - Silk Ties for nephews from Past Times in the sale - Ruck Sacks for great neice & great nephew from Index when it closed down - Food & Drink crossword book for nephew [to go with tie] from Motorway Service Station in the sale Brighton Monolopy for daughter from Market, bargin at £15 Flannel for sons stocking from Boots in January sale All my Christmas Cards in January Sales. And last but not least I got my husbands Christmas pressie in February and he had to have it on the day 10 months early, a bike, it was from a second hand shop and was such a bargin I couldn't resist it, but it was to big for me to ride home so he had to. I'll have to remember He's already had his pressie.

Joseanne you sound very organised as well, well done for doing it early. Sue i m going to start a recipe thread please add your cake recipes there for us. I love baking and love to try new things. xx

Claire, I used to be, but not so much these days - old age creeping in, well trying to. I always keep my eyes open for pressies in the sales just incase, sometimes I see something worth buying for the person & sometimes I don't. But Christmas Cards I go out right after Christmas for, as I like to get the nice ones and wouldn't have been able to afford them otherwise as I wasn't working before this year.

Good point Norah I hadn't thought of that, but I doubt that they will, I'm the Family History freak. Having said that I can't remember how many days ago I came on here to add more to my tree and its still the same number - well in fact homepage says one thing and the tree says another. Maybe we should all get together and buy Genes Reunited a CALCULATOR for Christmas