Just listened to Bing Crosby - Pat a Pan - not :carols: traditional but a nice christmas tune.
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Just listened to Bing Crosby - Pat a Pan - not :carols: traditional but a nice christmas tune.
I love finding out about how different nationalities spend Christmas and this forum is perfect for it!
In all honesty Christmas Eve in our house is traditionally chaotic. I tend to rush around...
Thought I would start the 2011 thread.
For me I would love a new christmas journal for next year. I bought one a few weeks ago and I am really enjoying jotting down thoughts, ideas, recipes etc...
Charm braclets are great - you can then buy something for it on every special occasion.
My husband bought me an eternity ring on the birth of our first child.
Congratulations - I'm sure the...
Will be tablets/iPad (electricial kind)
For boys I think Lego Ninjago will be popular and girls Lala Loppsy - both avail in UK :santa1:
I bought a beautiful Christmas Journal for 2011 which I have been lovingly completing.
Ive also bought a stack of gifts:presents2: all ready to wrap in Autumn. I'd like the majority of shopping to...
Crazymike I am just finding my back back onto this site and cant beleive I missed your mamouth thread!
Your tree is AMAZING!:smitten: I am incredibly jealous and dont mind admitting it!
Everything looks incredibly beautiful!
Hope you had a fabulous time x
Wowzers they are beauties!:tree1:
My little ones are 1,4,6 and 10!
Thants why I start shopping sooooo early!
Slippers and I'd love the New Nigella Lawson book.
But if money was no object I'd love an iPad:singing:
I like to do a mixutre of both. I get most of the childrens gifts online as they tend to be bulky.
But I love wondering arounf the shops in December choosing gifts for people.:elf3:
We have one tree in the window of the living room - tradtion Christmas window scene!
Ant his year one in the family room at the back of the house - i need to buy this tree so might actually wait...
Yes tinkerbell - I love going to our local garden centre, its fantastic at Christmas. Their displays are normally ready mid october as they also sell fireworks etc.
Now September is here and the...
Hardest - My Granddad - there is nothing at all he needs or wants
Easiest - The kids - they want everything they see on TV:presents3:
AM trying to put a picture of the hot watr bottle on fingers crossed it works!
I bought some lovely mini hot water bottles yesterday. The are in a white knitted cover with pretty red hearts and ribbon on.
:presents2:
Thought they would be good grandmas and class teachers....
Yes we do but there are not as good as those in the picture!
We tend to make stars and bauble shapes.
We moved house this year so my decorating 'strategy' will have to change.
I have been thinking about and will try and draw up some plans (nothing special very basic!!!!)
Am so...
We all decorate the tree together, mainly the children at first and they hand all the deocarations on the lower branches as we have a very tall tree.:christmastree:
The Elves come to help and move...
I wish we celebrated Thanksgiving in the UK. I love the idea of serving lots of home baked pies!!!!
Equally Id love to attend a thanksgiving dinner hopefully next year when we relocate a kind...
The presents were actually quite reasonable - think £25. I got them 2 years ago, they look great when arrange properly under the tree - a super buy!
I havent watched Christmas Every day yet - ill try and google it
not sure this will work but it is suppose to be the tree on first decoration last year!
Ours come down 31st Jan so we can welcome in the new year and start planning for next christmas! if i left them u:christmastree:p into the next year they would never come down!