The local garden centre had a chillie day in the summer - everyone around here has freezers full of chillies

But ... keep thinking sooz!!

I have been sat here giggling away to myself, and I've still got the tab open and keep having a sneaky peek!!!

Hahahahahaha I've downloaded the image on to my phone and am currently texting it my sisters and Mr C 

Hmmmm, well my husband is back from his parents in a min ... I think the tab will have to be closed now ... don't want him thinking that's what santa is bringing him!!

my 2 fantastic girls

Fab Tina, just fab

amazon do them but it will cost £12

Ohhhhh, I might have a look at that tomorrow erin, thanks. I've got to that 'what the hell' stage now - so the extra four quid won't register!!

Thanks Rexi

can you  belive Ashton is 2 on the 19th

Blimey That has gone so quickly

i know  all my kids growing up ..............ish

its odd i have 2 kids over 20  1 at 16  2 under 8 christmas shopping as done my nut in

Time to crack open the Baileys methinks!!

rexi hope your doing well xx

goin to be busy in the next few days hope to be on here weekend onwards x

come the 21st im on it

I'm fab babe (though I've no idea why this is in italics!!)

looks fab my darling *kisses both cheeks *

hi fives gawj

1 week til christmas eve!!! *does a little dance*

Now i'm just hoping that my deliveries arrive, had to order a new main present for one of the kids last night MrJen sot them out to charge them before wrapping and plugged the wrong charger into it..... thus blowing the battery and making it REALLY hot! Then it just wouldn't turn on If that doesn't arrive as planned on Tue i will be panicking!

Finished wrapping and all cards done!

Two gift vouchers to get and we're finished!!

I wud like to thank Argos Narnia

And Amazon (of course) as i have been ill and unable to shop.

*salutes on line shopping* ... for this year only

Oh God Jen, hope it wasn't too expensive!!

I'm waiting on loads of deliveries still but I got one today from Superdrug but when I opened the box it wasn't my order at all but someone else's.  I rang Superdrug up, she asked for my order number and said she'll send a new order ASAP and asked for the order number on the stuff I'd received (they were the same except for the last digit).  I asked what I should do with the box of stuff that wasn't mine and she said either return it superdrug in my own time or keep it as it was their mistake and they couldn't force me to send it back.

So, I'm keeping it but I really hope the other person gets their order sorted quickly too....which I'm sure they will if they ring as soon as they get their (my) order.

Result Ells

i have just finished all my wrapping

I think it feels just a little more like xmas when all the wrapping is done and you can put stuff under the tree

Rexi, I'm feeling a bit guilty coz I know this stuff isn't mine.  I really hope the other person rings up and gets her order sorted and is also allowed to keep mine.  What if she gets an operator who isn't as forthcoming as the one I got telling me I didn't have to return it?

You dont really have any choice Ells, you could return it to a Superdrug shop, but I bet one of the staff would keep it.

it must be their policy to say you can keep it ... now just enjoy it with a clear heart

I guess so Rexi, the OH will be happy though coz it's mostly men's stuff in there!

Don't tell him ... wrap it up and put it under the tree!!

big brownie points for you then

I've got my Christmas TV Times now.  I'm happy 

This!! ^^^ Wtg Ells on freebies

I've bought my last present today, and so relieved.  Although, if on my travels I see something Master Cinds and Grandboy Cinds might like, I will probably get it.

Rexi, I texted those pants to Mr C last night and had put 'I bought you some pants'.  He was out with the lads when I sent it and said he'd started to open it then thought better of it knowing what I'm like & in case any of the lads saw the picture. 

I showed them to Mother today when we were out and she was laughing her head off at them.

I got mine last night & Master C is sooooooooo happy that Polar Express is on on Christmas Eve.

I've just flicked through... I need a good hour or two to set the telly box for everything I want to see - it's harder than a shift a work!

Ells, don't worry about the freebies, the other customer will get their stuff.  Just enjoy them 

We're into single figures

 ...You could have warned me earlier ... 

**Goes off in PANIC! mode**

Tell me about it. Trying to make sure things don't clash etc etc.

I'm lucky because we have a recording box downstairs and in the bedroom, so I record my stuff upstairs and Mr & Master C record their stuff downstairs.

I'm so fricking excited that this time next week the atmosphere in my house will be great  I love xmas eve more than the day itself as it's the whole run up to the nig (very short) event.

I ordered the wrong bloody box for upstairs  It doesn't record or pause or rewind.  It's in the eldest' room and he was super excited about being able to clog up the planner with all his own shit and now he can't.

Same here, but it still confuses the hell out of me trying to remember who wants what and on which tv   My inner Bah Humbug would tell me to let them sort it themselves but then it would jeopardise my 1 Day of Being Nice to all 

Can't believe we're into single figures countdown for the Big Day   

Oh I just let them get on with what they're recording downstairs, I don't care.  I might next year (birthday or Christmas) get Master C one for his own room, he has a box but it doesn't record.  Although saying that, we might never see him again unless he's hungry, then again he's got his own bank debit card so he can order his own food in.  He'll end being like Mr Rochesters first wife just living a mad life in the attic.