Christmas 2011

[Perdita]

I had my first Christmas present at the weekend :eek: and I have to admit, I have about 80% of the Christmas presents for this year sorted :D Seen the first Christmas stuff on sale last week in August in Spain :eek:

[Chloe O'brien]

Perdy don't rub it in. We were talking about getting organised at work as we don't want to get hit with the bad weather like we did last year. I never bought any cards last year and was still wrapping presents on Christmas eve. I so hope it doesn't happen again this year.

[tammyy2j]

Saw plenty of selection boxes on sale already in grocery shops at weekend

[Siobhan]

Lidl and Aldi over here has all their christmas decoration and sweets.. way way to early for Christmas... Halloween hasn't even come yet!!

[Perdita]

Lidl and Aldi over here has all their christmas decoration and sweets.. way way to early for Christmas... Halloween hasn't even come yet!!

They always start late August or ealry September at the latest !!

[Katy]

the lights are up in hyde centre and ive seen trees in quite a few pubs! im not impressed!

[Chloe O'brien]

Some of the shops are even selling snow shovels. I've seen what I want to get Riley and Skye for Christmas in Asda. Riley is the grand old age of two weeks old and Skye is 14 months old. Marley is off to spain next week for the October break so I'm starting my shopping while she is away.

[Katy]

we got the christmas music out at band last week! thats definitley the earliest i have ever started practicing for christmas!

[Chloe O'brien]

How's everyone's shopping going. Mines is not too bad. Still got a few things to get but it's just finding the time with working to get it done. Marley said last night. IT's offical it's nearly Christmas as the Coca-Cola advert was on telly last night. :D

[Tuareet]

Not doing too badly, although it's a struggle trying to get my son to tell me what he wants!

[Perdita]

Since last weekend, the outdoor lights have appeared in my neighbourhood and I see plenty of window decorations too. Not happening in my house before December for sure.

[Katy]

had my first carolling gig on thursday! the first of many! Christmas is a very busy time for a musician. Got one tonight as well.

[Chloe O'brien]

Can you believe one of the neighbours in the street have their decorations up already? They put them up on Thursday when the lights in town went up.

[xcarlyx]

Theres someone near me with lights up :/. I am totally not in the christmas mood this year not looking forward to it one bit. In the charity shop where I volunteer we've been selling christmas cards and christmas stock since September and quite frankly it's boring watching it now.

[Chloe O'brien]

I'm going to try and put the tree up tomorrow, still to buy cards and wrapping paper but been really busy this week with Marley being in a community panto and being on the picket line on Wednesday. By the time I get home from work at tea-time I can't be bothered thinking about wrapping presents. Still got some more shopping to do.