me, fresh strawberries, cream, milk and bread 

Xmas desserts and party food/snacks.

 

And booze.

 

And a trip to the toy shop for some more bits and bobs but at least it's not in the main town area coz I'm not willing to step foot in that again.

Most of my food shopping (fresh stuff mainly) along with my Turkey .......10.30 Sunday - a new dressing gown for Mr Woo (the one I've ordered hasn't arrived) - will probably buy bits and bobs along the way for my boys.

 

I have a Christmas door mat which says 'Santa Stop Here'..................Mr Woo says he wants to take the 'e' off the end so it says 'Santa Stop Her'.

 

The loss of my credit card and debit cards have curtailed me a bit TBH ....new one arrived today but no pin numbers ....yet!

Don't blame ya........I'm not venturing out of town either, and that's only for a memory card for my phone 

 

Aww (The card) Hang in there Sooz.....prolly come tomorrow

Main shop being delivered tomorrow.... so all I have left to get is the meat for Christmas day...

I am all done

Can't wait for the Boxing day sales I will be picked up at 5.30am

xmas food, then I'm done

Wha!!!!!!!!!

Shopping with my mum on Sunday to get turkey and a few food bits.

 

Then on Monday I might cycle into town to see if the shops are giving stuff (for meeee) away in the sales!!

*agrees with Sproooooty*

 

Even more for the daft bugger that's picking her up at that time 

It's great ,we will be enjoying crepes with chocolate sauce and a large coffee by 10am.

I love Boxing Day ......a proper 'chill' day with lots of lovely buffet food - still have all the family but it's all a bit more mellow - we have a lot of fun on Boxing Day ..................I couldn't be doing with Town and the Sales etc.

Better you than me  

Me either Sooz, there are other days 

There's only one thing I forgot to order and that's salt beef, but I'll pop in and get that tomorrow morning.  Everything else is being delivered either on Sunday or Monday, so I think (hope!) I'm all set.

 

Him indoors has already attacked the Cadbury's Roses 

He thinks I've got a secret stash but I've told him I haven't.

He believes me.

Of course I have, but I like tormenting the silly s*d 

I thought I was all sorted, then when I was talking to Mr Cinds while he was in the shower I suddenly remembered I still needed to get some giblets to make the gravy.

It's more about logistics here. I have to transport peepil from various stations and towns to our chosen hotel.

 

collection of meat from the local butcher and a sack of spuds and a log delivery by our local man and we are all done 

 

MrH is driving me nuts - he is like a child - being a diabetic and going without so much  all the year he is  waiting for his * christmas luxuries* - top of the list a pack of proper butter    

 

thank goodness the perscription delivery came yesterday 

my favourite day - a nice attack on the cold cuts and various things that never got looked at christmas day

this year will be even better as I have NO one working so no pack ups and a lovely leisurely breakfast all together and then a pick as and when we want day and just chill 

What do I have to get?

Everything  

I am about to go & do my Tesco shop...    just necked an uber strong coffee...  and fine tuned the shopping list.

 

 

Thought I was ahead of the game (for me)...     looked up from the laptop & the tree lights had gone out.     That was 2 hours ago...    the girl has checked every bulb twice, and the plug fuse...     basically the lights are kaputt.

 

So..     if Tesco's don't have any warm white led lights...    one of my rabble will have to find me some in town tomorrow (they are all going into town to do their xmas shopping...   giving me some time alone to tackle wrapping all their stuff)

 

Then Sunday...   I am food preparing....     Monday...  little bits of food preparing, but mainly for once, Xmas Eve is looking like I have ring fenced it for emergencies & hopefully a bit of me glamming up time! 

 

we will see

 

 

Right....      Tescos here I come...  with the girl!!! 

 

Tesco and Asda are both having major shelf stacking from when they close on Sunday Afternoon  and are then reopening at a minute past Midnight Christmas Eve 

 

they are also open again on Boxing Day - and doing home deliveries 

Just got back...   almost a fully succesful mission (didn't get any new fairy lights, or a tin of Heroes...   the rabble can get those for me in town tomorrow).

 

Tesco's was lovely...     it looked like it had been ramraided...   but I will take mess &  trolleys full of stock over hoards of people any day 

 

Just got the mahoosive chore of pressie wrapping to get nailed tomorrow & THEN I am downhill all the way to Christmas 

 

Foil! Knew I'd forgotten something 

Foiled again eh?

Waiting for the rain to ease off a bit so u can get out on the bike

Again, without varifocals We're waiting for the rain to ease off so we can get out on the bikes. This is our last day together on our own. Then it all goes downhill until next Friday!

 good 'un  Soozy lol  

I gotta get some in though... where would our Christmas leftovers be without bacofoil? 

having the day off as I was at a party last night......will make a list maybe later.....Im finding that I cant do crowds and queues....so Im going to have to do last minute things at odd times in odd places

Just been to Asda and got most of the food stuff *plus extras thanks to Miss Aims, whose idea was it of her to come with me* forgot milk and toilet rolls

 

Collect meat from butchers on Monday, only 2 presents left to wrap and then all done Miss Aims is working Christmas eve and Boxing day this year so it will be a quiet one

still got pretty much everything to get! 

Don't do it GJ, it's blooming hideous out there, horrible icy rain.

 

I'm all organised apart from a few little bits, and whatever I might need once I've decided on Boxing Day dessert, which I'm umming and ahhing about.

 

The only thing on my list I can't find is angelica for decorating the old fashioned sherry trifle for Christmas eve, but think we can live without that. Tell you what was blooming near on impossible to find too, peppermint essence for making the choccie peppermint creams, (finally managed to source some yesterday.) Guess that most people just buy their chocs from the shops now, but I'll be making an assortment of very boozy truffles, marzipan/choc brazils, pralines etc. tomorrow, it's one of the Christmassy things I really love doing.

awww. that made me think of Arwen . Wonder how she's doing?

I often wonder about Arwen too...    

 

she was a lovely fm 

I saw her post on DigitalSpy forums a while back.