General Chat

Son rang me this evening to say he has to work on Christmas Day - daughter in law also working a shift on Christmas Day - so, that leaves me on my own :-S :-S

Ive done for years Ann, its just another day have your christmas early or later doesnt have to be the 25th :-D

Come over to us you old bag :-D :-D

trying to make my family happy
i have to be in two places at once on christmas day
how i am gonna do that i dont know

some times a bit of just me time would be a blessing :-D :-D

Next year OH will most likely be working Christmas day..we'll just do the dinner thing on another day.....don't believe that 25th Dec holds any more meaning than any other not being religious so it means nowt to me ........loads of folk post on here throughout the day Ann.....start a party thread.........I reckon it'd go down a storm x

to be honest I just donl't care :-) :-) :-)

nice to know that my son has been good enough to step in when no one else would work on the day - trains have to be put in the right places ready for Boxing Day

Daughter in law is a nurse and she doesn't mind working on the day either

Be proud of them Ann - they are doing worthwhile work.

daughter (working in care home) and grandson-in-law (prison officer) both working Christmas day, other daughter lives some way away - so we all including granddaughter and grandson! are meeting up a few days later -
probably do an expensive in-house picnic like smoked salmon, and exchange presents then! - rather looking forward to that, and to a switched off day Christmas itself after midnight mass.

I am very proud of both of them - love them to bits - both of them :-) :-) :-)

I think I'll quite enjoy the day on my own

Don't come over to us then :-P :-P :-P :-P

Christmas Day can be a lonely day for so many. If we have had children, we remember all those happy years. And we still put a tree out and some decorations.

But, for many older ones, it is just like the old and traditional Sunday. A day when you can't buy petrol or food easily, where restaurants charge a fortune. So it is a lie in, a turkey crown with frozen veg and a sleep in front of the Queen. And a good film on DVD (something like "Wonderful Life" or "Carousel" where you can weep at various intervals) and perhaps a nice new book about family history or a biography of someone you like. And happy phone calls to family and close friends throughout the world.

And feel refreshed and re-charged ready for Boxing Day and New Year. Hogmanay, First Footing and Nos Galan (ooops, rr for foreign languages?)
:-D :-D

Hope Christmas Day is happy for you and "children", despite everything. Ann.

I wish you lived closer to me Ann, I would love to have you join us for Christmas. Have a good day, you will have something to look forward to when you have your family get together xxxxxxxxxxxxx <3

You could come here, but there aint no room left, unless you share the sofa with Madoc, you should fit ok you're a shorty:))
Perhaps you could help out somewhere, maybe at your old job....just a thought??


Son and daughter are both working a late shift xmas & boxing day, so will be home all day to see the kids open pressies:)

jude x

you're all very kind - thank you for your warm thoughts - however, I didn't really put this up for sympathy - there are people who have no family at all - I consider myself very lucky indeed

I've slept on a sofa with a bull mastiff in the past Jude though not at Christmas time

Sue - thank you for your very kind offer but I shall enjoy the day by myself eating what I like when I like and watching what I like - me and my faithful pussums, Cadwaladr - Caddie for short :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Joy, You could always try doing the Splitz. :-D :-D

i think i will have to hun :-D

Never mind Ann, get up late, play hunt the petrol and food, go back to bed. Sorted :-D

Wonder Why Island Spendsa so much time in Bed?? :-D :-D :-D

me and hubby both used to work all over christmas and new year in hotels, I loved it.
Then when first of our three came along I had Christmas Day off and would wait til the evening as Steve had evening off and have dinner ready for evening together would work Boxing Day and in laws would look after her for the day.

THen when Steve changed job he could have all holiday off with us which was nice and he does all cooking which is even better.

Going to be weird this year as eldest has just left home and chances are she will be working anyway as people still need their carers to go in so wont see her. Guess this is the next stage in our life on way to becoming sad old grumpy pensioners lol

come to the boro Ann :-D :-D :-D