Chatback#10

[veggiechicken]

Big Chief Sleeping Bull
I'm off to gwely now so, have a Happy Family present opening and a great day.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Evening folks!

After an evening in the local, and a while watching TV and Christmas snacks, I was *going* to venture into the festive musical byways - but I realise that the first item on the PLAN for tomorrow occurs 8.30am when the turkey needs bringing out the fridge to come up to room temperature.

The shockingly massive price that I've paid for it, I half expect it to make it's own way out the fridge to make me a cup of tea in bed, then stuff itself and tuck up in the roasting dish. Hmm.

[Scarlet]

Morning All! iTS CHRISTMAS ...unfortunately my kids are still sleeping but I'm getting them up soon it's exciting! have a lovely day all

[Scarlet]

Trip they are great! I book marked them to do but I ran out of time!

[Nannysally99]

Morning all, up early for the calm before the storm.
Only joking
Today will go as smoothly as it should.
Our daughter will face time us so that we can see them opening their presents, which I love.
Then we make our way over with the Christmas dinner and cook it there
Turkey and gammon cooked yesterday. Turkey is dry, cooked too long. Gammon might be alright.
None of that matters lol because the favourite bits are the sausage meat stuffing and the pigs in blankets
Hope you all have a lovely day whatever you are doing.
Many thanks for all the advice and laughs over the year.
You lot are truly wonderful
Merry Christmad Grapeys

[Nicos]

Mornin all!

YEY!!....it's Xmas peeps!
Happy, happy, happy

Let the fun begin!......

My family usually sleep til 9/10 o'clock and then we actually get dressed up for the day before opening the pressies...in turn .....whilst supping on champers and munching on croissants..
That usually takes us through til midday when we start preparing food and sit down about 4pm as it's getting dark, so we light loads and loads of candles and eat, chat and giggle our way through til late evening.
we still have a wreath and gingerbread house to make though!!

Looks like Hibou and I are the first up this morning in this household!

[Tripmeup]

Trip they are great! I book marked them to do but I ran out of time!

Morning all...Merry Christmas!!

They were a bit of a rush too Scarlet, bit rough and ready but I don't have you artists touch!!
Congrats to son yesterday...

Kids were awake at 6, kept them in bed with us until 7, that was as long as could keep them..Major excitement when they seen the trail of chocolate coins from their bedrooms down the stairs to the tree with their Santa stuff...
Very happy kiddies... Brings joy to the heart

[Bigmallly]

Kids were awake at 6, kept them in bed with us until 7, that was as long as could keep them..Major excitement when they seen the trail of chocolate coins from their bedrooms down the stairs to the tree with their Santa stuff...
Very happy kiddies... Brings joy to the heart

Morning all from a totally miserable Nestland. Thanks for that Trip, it brought back so many happy memories. Enjoy them whilst they are young..........

[Bren In Pots]

Morning and Merry Christmas

[Lisasbolt]

Merry Christmas everyone,
What a horrible nights sleep sore throat, ear ache, heads banging and i´m dying

This is our christmas eve we are not doing anything till tomorrow, it feels so wrong, might open a box of chocolates and have a baileys coffee in a while Hopefully will prepare some stuff for tomorrow.
Hope santa is kind to you all and treasure those moments with your children, some of the best i remember from my childhood is my mum screaming around the house at 5am that santa´s been santa´s been.
Have a wonderful day x

[bramble]

Good morning and a Happy Christmas Day to sll. Enjoy it, however youre spending it.
Trip, bringing back such memories of when my own kids were little.
Lisa, hope your better for the big day tomorrow.
NAnysally, hope all goes well with your day.
Nicos, our day goes much like yours except we have a full Irish with our champagne
I hope each and every one of you have a good whatever youre doing.
Drive safely.

[Nicos]

Strange isn't it Lisa.....here tomorrow is just another normal working day!
Today is Xmas...and then it's gone.
What most of the French we seem to know do is look forward to is New Year's Eve....food, food , food,food talk talk talk ...,fooood, family, fooood , some wine, talk , fooood and yet more food ..well, you get the gist 7pm through til 5am.
After 1am and 6 hrs of translating I'm ready to keel over!.

Now Xmas on the other hand!!!!!!!!

[Nicos]

Oops Lisa...hope you feel better for tomorrow X

And yes bramble...drive safely peeps...and watch out for those who don't

[Nicos]

Trip...that was lovely to share.
For those of us with no likkle peeps around us that was lovely to read.

I love the idea of the chocolate coins!
I used to sprinkle gold glitter from the fireplace to the pressies so that it was Santa's magic dust.
Lovely memories

[Florence Fennel]

Good Morning, Happy Friday and Merry Christmas I'm not cooking for the first time in years and I don't know what to do with myself! Have a lovely day