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Caroline I know what you mean......Some find the cost of chrimbo overwhelming and some people with big familys find it frustrating as they have to cook for the everyone and my mum used to get annoyed because she was the one always cooking and never felt like she relaxed....but the last 3 christmas's my dad has helped her with all the cooking and pressie wrapping and organising everything and she has had a time to enjoy the festivities too....Last chrimbo though they were all on edge as i was in hospital and my dad LOL put the turkey in and put the grill on instead of the oven...oooops when they were ready for the food to be dished up the turkey was ruined....pmsl......they ended up eating cheese & crackers and bits and bobs. So this year im helping my mum with all the cooking and my fiancee can keep the eye out for my little munchkin....

I am and cant wait 9 for christmas dinner, then 17 and 2 dogs of us for the evening. I love it when we put the dec's up,just huuby me and the girls play christmas music, roast the chestnuts, then when it's all done open a bottle of wine bliss

Lol Lorraine that made me laugh, your 5 year old son making a list of the adverts on tele.....Saturdays mornings are the worst for that huh....its advert after advert of kids toys ...and of course once they,ve seen it they have to have it! Claire bless, a brand new grandson...Congratulations. Theresa...wow....you certainly do have your hands full! The more the merrier though is my moto.....

Hi all I am so pleased to see there are still people out there who look forward to Christmas as much as I do. I absolutely adore it but unfortunately I am the only one in my family who does. Around mid November this mist of depression decends around everyone and try as I might I cannot bring them out of it till around mid Jan. This year is going to be doubly hard as my Brother and his Wife and Daughter are emigrating to Australia in about 3 weeks so the depression amoungst other parts of the family has already begun. I will endevour though to try and make my daughters (8 yo) Christmas a special as I can and hope that their hatred of Christmas never rubs off on her! Caroline x

Me!!!! I love it!

yes tara youngest 7 months old, then another at 22months old and then the oldest at nearly 5 - got my hands full here and i suppose xmas will be no different - oldest is already doing lists of everything he wants off the adverts - you're got all that to come lol xmas is all about the kids - but im as bad as them ive been looking around at what id like and have a list ready for oh already lol

I have a new grandson 3 weeks old so christmas this year will be especially nice,,I love christmas,,love getting ready for it too,,

yep i lurves it xx

Awww lorraine it must be lovely seeing your boys opening their presents and apprieciating them....seeing their big smiles. Is your youngest 7 months old lorraine....awww cute....my daughter's 9 months & 1 week....

sounds like you are gonna have a lovely xmas tara it will just be me, oh and the kids this year - but it is little ones first xmas - he will be 10 months old just before the big day - im sure his two older brothers will keep us busy.

I cant wait!! Last christmas I was in hospital over the entire time for 5 days giving birth to my daughter.....She was born on Boxing Day but i had to stay in hospital for a further 3 days!! So I am looking soooooo forward to chrimbo this year.......plus we have my daughter and my sister's daughter who's three months younger than my daughter as new additions to the family.....its going to be a packed house this year at my parents.... What are you all doing??