Thats me too, i have too keep control of the fridge 

Thank you and everyone else  i will do it tomorrow 

Daughter has just come in with a bunch of 16 roses for me  and when i moaned i had no vases left, she got the one i wanted out of her bag  she is really spoiling me this year 

I have a huge fridge but it's full ..........................I also have an integral garage that is probably colder than the fridge - a lot of my 'overflow' goes in there! 

If you don't have an integral garage - a box outside the back door works a treat!

I use the conservatory as a fridge overflow 

daughters friends bday cake iced & decorated (I ended up doing it at 8,30am)

just wrapping the parents, siblings & friends pressies.. 

eta round their houses 11am, 11.30am... back here by midday...   then immediate turn around to take the girl to work.

Then home for wrapping & stuffing 

Daughter has now gone too work, so i can start cleaning, if she's here she just messes everything back up again  i'm starting too think that she watches me clean the bathroom and then think's too herself, right time too start dyeing my hair 

Hahahahahaha! I love this thread!

I've only read the first page so far....daren't read the rest....I have housework and wrapping to do! For the first time in about 8 years I'm cooking Christmas dinner for family tomorrow..... I will be back to read the rest and panic like a good 'un later.

Was up until 3am wrapping .................I'm a bit  this morning. Need to get my house ship shape - can't get motivated yet!

Im such an arse I havent panicked once this xmas, its just rolled along. Then today I had to pop to tesco, just for about 3 things. I found a space RIGHT outside the door, the store was no busier than a normal day, things were easy-peasy.  I got the stuff and paid and left, drove home thinking... "really dont know what all the fuss is about, its so simple and quick, i will be sitting down in 10 mins". Got to the door and realised id left the shopping at the till SUCH AN ARSE.  .....so back in the car  

all done here..

only disaster so far is that yesterday a parcel arrived from a company in america....now i thought to meself....'that don't look like the poster eldest spongette wanted'.and guess what?.it wasn't!!..no it's a hoodie for a chinese(i presume by the name on the invoice) girl in new york......not only did they send the wrong gift to the wrong person...it's the wrong bloody country too!

so as her email addy was on the invoice i've mailed her to say i've somehow got her hoodie and i'll be sending it back!

beds are all changed,floors mopped,house cleaned..soon be bud o'clock..

ooooh... you people that are all sorted..   

SMUG MUCH????????????????????/

Right...   you can help me with an important decision...    stuffing is in the oven...  I am at the frequent turning stage...  & I have finally started on the wrapping (BUGGER.... as I type this the bloody kitten has woken up & walked into the room...   this is gonna hinder the process)... 

anyway... I bought two cans of JD & Coke...  I have drank them both.   The rest of my crimbo booze is either wine or shorts (Tia Maria & Baileys)... 

I need to drink whilst wrapping, but I can't get too bladdered... I have a lot to wrap.. 

do I 

a) risk it for a biscuit & pour a baileys or a Tia Maria on the rocks... 

or

b) be sensible & mix myself the first black russian in twenty years?

Well i thought i would have a little lie down well the house was quiet, that was 2 hours ago 

Kitchen and living room done, beds all changed and the gammon is in the oven  if the gammon goes wrong i will tell everyone it was cosi's fault 

Just the bathroom to clean now 

do you prepare your veg the day before? i can't decide wether to get it out of the way and then tomorrow morning i've got time to get some stuff done for the afternoon party 

I don't prepare my veg the day before Aimee...   

but then we don't do a lot of it... no point, only MrD & I eat it... so just sprouts & carrots for us.

ION

I have gone for the black russian

Good choice  i don't know weather to have a drink or not tonight, i've got too be up early tomorrow and i've got a house full arriving 

I've got an effing hangover and no motivation whatsoever!  

The kids have been in Grannys for over an hour yet I'm still sat here watching Home Alone 2 and trying to force myself up to wrap all the pressies.  Have also sent the OH to get all the bits I've forgot to buy and I think he's expecting me to be ready to help him clean when he gets back

I shouldn't have drank the bottle and a half of wine last night!

ditty you need us smugs that are sorted to help advise you...

my advice is...

drink.......ALOT...then wail pathetically to mr d you 'can't cope'.........he'll then (hopefully!) take on all the chores.....leaving you to secretly become instantly better.......then you can drink some more and play on here whilst he does all the jobs.........bobs yer biscuit,result...

MrD doesn't seem to be playing ball Spongey 

We all seem to be watching a film about talking guinea pigs    

I've drank the black russian and am now feeling squiffy...   I have wrapped the grand total of 2 pressies.. 

So...  I am gonna switch to straight coke (as in cola )    and dig deep & find that motivation..

COME ON ELLS...  WE CAN DO IT!

WE ARE GIFT WRAPPING MACHINES......   ON YOUR MARKS...  GET SET... 

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

(race ya)

Will someone pleeeeeeeeeeeease tell me to go and clean the bathroom!

I've wasted two hours watching The Polar Express! Why is it that any old crap on TV becomes the most entertaining thing you've ever seen when you're supposed to be cleaning?

I've half cleaned the bathroom... the bed is unmade..... the stuffing gubbins are still raw in the fridge.     I've delivered four loads of prezzies though.. and stood and chatted to my old neighbours for ages there... they're sat in the cosy living room, done up like a Christmas grotto and looking fabulous.  I just wanted to sit there for the rest of the day.   Instead I came home to get on with stuff.... ate a Quality Street and sat down here.

Right.. stuffing first - get that in the oven thens start on the rest.  I might need my Fratellis' CD (my answer to the Prodigy for 'shift your ass' music)

I'm tryna get motivated too 

I cant be arsed any more, i've done so much washing today its ridiculous, Still have bathroom to clean, my bed to make and livingroom to dust and hoover (leaving that one til after dinner)

Lmao the baby is trying to pry a celebration sweet out of my 7yr olds mouth

I'm done ... table is laid for tomorrow, everything clean and ship-shape.

I can't have a drink till about 9.30 pm as I have to go and pick up the boy from the station - as soon as they are all here under one roof then my Christmas has well and truly started

In the absence of some form of libation I have cracked open a new tin of Quality Street

*Steals all Rexi's green triangles*

There were loads of them in the tin

I've already eaten four

you ,make me 

Gutted, my tin only had 4 in it and my boy stole one of them

It's raining.....there's washing out. I've just had to get motivated 

Ducky you slovenly aquatic avian sket...  

Get the rubber gloves on & get cleaning!!!

NOW! 

too harsh? 

I think it worked!

I'm off too, baba sleeping so im gonna wizz about

DONE!!!

I'm really lacking in xmas spirit today   not sure why, hopefully when the kids get back I'll get more into it.

Tables laid for tomorrow, going to fetch a pizza for tea tonight 

The ham looks great but do i carve it now or leave it?

sausage rolls are in the oven now 

I'm only half way through mine 

best carved cold if you are going to eat it cold   well .... IMO 

I'm going out for a pizza tonight

Leave the ham Aimes - carve it tomorrow

Thanks Rexi and Mrs H  shall i cover it in foil and leave in the fridge? can you tell i have no clue what i'm doing 

Yes ... and yes

PANIC!!!!!

I've forgotten to buy a carrot for the poor reindeer!!  The kids are gonna be pissed off, what else do reindeer eat??