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I got all keen and made our cards a couple weeks ago - now entire house is covered with glitter ;D Will be posting them when i get my act together & find addresses (that'll be Dec 23rd then...) ;)

Quote from: BAGGY on November 29, 2005, 13:20:24
We don't by presents for each other that cost more then £2.  Then we treat each other in the year to something that we would normally not buy ourselves as it would be considered extravagant.

I spend a ludicrous amount of money on presents for my husband and son at Christmas because I like to and want to, it doesn't make me feel guilty, it makes me feel wonderful that they will be receiving many things that they want but we could not afford throughout the year.  I donate to my specified charity every month (as does my husband) through direct debit and I participate in the "buy and extra gift" and hand it in at Superdrug for the Sally Army to give out each year too.

For next Christmas I am seriously considering applying to volunteer in one of the many homeless shelters, hopefully local to me, else in London.  I think it will be wonderful. 

Oh, and in keeping with the thread topic....2nd week of December, LOL!   

I commend your charity Yellow Petals.

Derekthefox :D

I love my £2 pressies from everyone.  When you have so many to buy for we kind of got into the 'jumpers for everyone' rut and it all got a bit silly coz we used to double up on pressies and spend the new year exchanging them.  We try to find really good idea for each other and the kids always make something for aunts, uncles and grandad (and he usually cries).  I have got some cracking pressies from the pound shop and various bits in closing down sales.  In July for example,I managed to get an artists carrying case for £2 for my nephew who is at uni doing art.  I suppose in the end it is what floats your boat.  As long as everyone has a great Xmas who cares if some of us think it's humbug.
(have to do pre-xmas dinner 2 weeks time as in-laws are going abroad for 3 mths.  And there was me thinking I had got off light this year with bubble and squeek day )

QuoteI am just not allowed..

You lucky bas**ard Derek. ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D

I can't vote in this poll - we start ours at the beginning of December and do 3 or 4 a day until we get to the end of the list - there's no option for "all of the above".

I make a lot of my cards & buy the rest from http://www.charitycards.co.uk/ - I would recommend them if anyone's looking for charity cards.

Romeo says "bah humbug" all the time in the run-up to Christmas but he loves getting Christmas cards  ::) !

YP, I could kiss ya!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I've upset all my children by volunteering for Help The Aged on Christmas day, and have contacted www.thrive.co.uk to see if my pitiable skilss would be any use to them  ... < ... have also set up a private charity for the barmaids at my local, after all ... they have to put up with me ALL year !   :(

Glyn

You may well be right my friend...I told the Governor last night how lucky I was to be looked after in such a wonderful way... but that I felt terribly guilty...and I do. :-[

She told me not to be so silly..

My questions are..

1.  Am I eligible for a diploma in creep'olgy?

2.  or... is it merely the fact that having been married for so long and bringing up two wonderful daughters the female manipulative trait is rubbing off on to me??

HEY..Have I discovered, at long last, how the female mind works..  NO CHANCE  :o  :o

You do realise that I am in a hole here...when do I stop digging??? 

Derek

I use the pound shop for stocking fillers too, all sorts of weird things are bought by me !!! Gardening knickknacks, kitchen gadgets, CHOCOLATE ! , tubs of this and that, CHOCOLATE ! , tools, CHOCOLATE!, stationery, CHOCOLATE ! ...

Get my drift ... ?

Derekthefox :D

DtheF - Why do you feel quite light headed now? Is it all that CHOCOLATE or the thought of forcing rhubarb for your next supply of wine?

STOP DIGGING, DEREK!! Is one huge hole... ;D ;D ;D bit of infill may well be advised bout now... ::) ;)

Several reasons, Delilah, yes the rhubarb wine will do that, but I will be having a go at some parsnip before that I think ... whereas chocolate ... I tend to pig out, and then get that sort of sick feeling ...

Derekthefox :D