Full on Christmassy here in the Rockies but a bit nippy at -28 at the moment! Also what appears to be Cougar tracks in the snow on the back deck so Santa better be careful with those reindeer later...
Trouble with my dad's side... Dad's mum was a matriarch very much in the hyacinth bucket mold. Grandad was a ringer for Sgt Wilson from dad's army (they both went to the same harrowing public school, hence being very docile and why gran is very much like the bucket lady). My dad, and his two brothers are identical to their dad. My aunt is just like their mum. They all married replicas of their oppositely gendered parent (very Freudian I know). The result? Four men quietly but poshly sitting there while four buckets kick off big time. Quality entertainment as a kid, but I can see how it ground my folks down.
My mum's dad was always asleep. Probably pretending so he didn't have to listen to my gran's tedious, repetitive drivel.
Just to balance things out on here as most of you seem miserable so & so's & would be better off spending December on Alcatraz.
Will be spending xmas eve & xmas day with my g/friend - just the two of us & will be doing a full Turkey dinner with it cold for supper. Boxing day at Southend & back to see the kids in the late afternoon & evening (they are spending xmas day with the ex-wife, her mum, their uncle (who is a manic depressive) and then they will get my presents.
No tantrums, no hassle, no problems. The joys of being divorced.
Just curious - why is this important?
Because its the reason why they have to go to her mum's as he doesn't like spending time at someone else's house. As my ex-wife doesn't drive & there's no transport on xmas day so her mum is picking them up today & take them back on boxing day. That's 3 adults & 3 kids spending 2 nights in a 3-bed house. cosy. I'm picking Golfie Jnr tomorrow evening as its doing his nut in & then we are off to Southend Boxing day.
I had the kids & my parents last xmas & saw my parents last week when they came up with the presents (they live nr Hastings). Parents are spending xmas with LargeAddick & his wife & mother-in-law (that's another story)so they are not alone.
Have been married twice so I've done all the "you house xmas day, ours boxing day" lark. Never really been a problem (apart from said ex-brother-in-law) & I love cooking xmas dinner & have done so for years.
Full on Christmassy here in the Rockies but a bit nippy at -28 at the moment! Also what appears to be Cougar tracks in the snow on the back deck so Santa better be careful with those reindeer later...
yeah we have major problems with Cougar's in East Sussex too.
Move abroad. Problem solved. Pub tonight, pub and restaurant tomorrow, pub boxing day. Christmas magic...
Me and the wife were in vilamoura for Christmas for 2015 stayed in four seasons. Spent quite a bit of time in the punter pub. New year's eve on the beach in Quarteira in me shorts and t shirt.
Full on Christmassy here in the Rockies but a bit nippy at -28 at the moment! Also what appears to be Cougar tracks in the snow on the back deck so Santa better be careful with those reindeer later...
What is it that attracts you to live in these sub zero temperatures ?
I'm not wishing to sound rude and obviously it's your choice, so that's all good.
I just can't see the attraction. The Valley was bad enough yesterday and apparently it was 9C, although a cold wind.
It doesnt drop this low too often - usually lasts a few days before milder air blows through (Chinook winds), its also very dry here - no humidity - so its a crisp type of cold rather than the bone chilling damp cold you get over there. Its also sunny most days, none of thay grey murky gloom. Great for skiing, skating etc.
I couldnt live in this climate on the prairies though where it is unrelentingly freezing for months on end.
Just to balance things out on here as most of you seem miserable so & so's & would be better off spending December on Alcatraz.
Will be spending xmas eve & xmas day with my g/friend - just the two of us & will be doing a full Turkey dinner with it cold for supper. Boxing day at Southend & back to see the kids in the late afternoon & evening (they are spending xmas day with the ex-wife, her mum, their uncle (who is a manic depressive) and then they will get my presents.
No tantrums, no hassle, no problems. The joys of being divorced.
I’m 7/8ths divorced and like you I don’t have any in-laws anymore, although mine were ok. Biggest difference is that my son lives with me not his Mum.
I had all my Mum’s side of the family over last week for a Christmas dinner and tomorrow morning I’m taking my son over to see my dad and his wife then we are coming home for dinner, to play with his new PlayStation games and watch Doctor Who.
Just to be on the safe side, though, I’m going to stop off at my (almost ex-) wife’s house on the way back from my Dad’s to wait in the car while my son goes in to see his Mum for half an hour. Neither of them know yet but if I don’t this will be the first Christmas Day that he hasn’t seen her and even though he didn’t ask to see her I suspect they will both be glad when she opens the door.
Boxing Day I’m off to Southend - I love going to football on Boxing Day.
Move abroad. Problem solved. Pub tonight, pub and restaurant tomorrow, pub boxing day. Christmas magic...
I moved abroad and married a Spanish lass. My father in law was a top bloke, but sadly passed away 15 years ago today. My mother in law moves into the house tonight for christmas and she is a miserable, selfish, rude interfering old bitch. Her usual contribution to the festivities was to criticise everything she encountered, with especial scorn for anything british, until we told her to knock it on the head. Now she sulks. She has told us all the things we do wrong with our children, covering religion, clothes, food, education and even suggested renaming one. Needless to say, having read the article above, I side with the daughter.
We've been invited to family for Xmas dinner etc., the thing is they're not going to pay us to go there and spend Xmas with them, they're not even going to pay for our transport so we're not really sure if we'll go and haven't told them yet because we thought we'd go onto a football forum for advice.......
Full on Christmassy here in the Rockies but a bit nippy at -28 at the moment! Also what appears to be Cougar tracks in the snow on the back deck so Santa better be careful with those reindeer later...
Mate I don't think humans should be living where you are...
(no wonder you were so upset with my Chris Powell comment yesterday)
It can be a problem when you try to make it perfect in your eyes when that is impossible as you can't control other people. I just go with the flow and try to create some entertainment. I prefer the few days after Christmas when I am at home with not much to do
A great start to Christmas today with my usual walk with our dogs in the school fields, surrounded by care homes we/I was treated to drinks from some the old folk while the dogs have presents! Now home, we have just given a box of milk tray a good hiding and the drinks are flowing. Tomorrow is an early start to get them walked before going to my daughters for dinner......
Took mine over Danson this morning. Nice little touch at the the hut next to the boathouse. Offering his regulars a short and mince pies. Was actually a Baileys, but could see that raising a wry smile.
Christmas day here a bit of a non event, doesnt feel remotely like Christmas at all....it was 41C on Christmas eve, but a lovely cool 22C On Christmas day. Had a four hour round trip drive to spend a couple of hours with my step daughter, nice to see the Grandkids albeit they are so spoilt they seemed disinterested in presents.....step daughters Husband went to bed after an hour...hey ho Merry Christmas
Not me ... when you bought the wrong size presents for not one but two people, bought the exact same present as someone else and instant custard for the trifle, you know Xmas 2017 hasn’t gone to plan. Still getting an ear bashing about the instant custard 48hours later ....
Survived the in laws and the nightmare sister in laws yesterday. Got another 8 hour session with them later today then back to Kent tomorrow to see the good guys.
60 mile bike ride in the morning, drove out to a hotel in Cheshire for a posh Christmas lunch. Her family are yanks, my mum lives in the Canaries, her kids were with their dickhead dad.
Full on Christmassy here in the Rockies but a bit nippy at -28 at the moment! Also what appears to be Cougar tracks in the snow on the back deck so Santa better be careful with those reindeer later...
-28 is f*cked up and potentially critical if unorganized. Some twat I used to live with "didn't believe in winter tyres" so guess what, we got stuck and had to push the car out of a ditch while freezing to death.
I've been around the block (very quickly) in a -20 and it shocked me.
Thought it would be a time of year that mountain lions are even more elusive. Guess they are unpredictable.
Full on Christmassy here in the Rockies but a bit nippy at -28 at the moment! Also what appears to be Cougar tracks in the snow on the back deck so Santa better be careful with those reindeer later...
-28 is f*cked up and potentially critical if unorganized. Some twat I used to live with "didn't believe in winter tyres" so guess what, we got stuck and had to push the car out of a ditch while freezing to death.
I've been around the block (very quickly) in a -20 and it shocked me.
Thought it would be a time of year that mountain lions are even more elusive. Guess they are unpredictable.
-39 this morning with the wind chill Dave..even too nippy for me to venture outdoors until this cold snap relents....
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My mum's dad was always asleep. Probably pretending so he didn't have to listen to my gran's tedious, repetitive drivel.
I miss them all!
I had the kids & my parents last xmas & saw my parents last week when they came up with the presents (they live nr Hastings). Parents are spending xmas with LargeAddick & his wife & mother-in-law (that's another story)so they are not alone.
Have been married twice so I've done all the "you house xmas day, ours boxing day" lark. Never really been a problem (apart from said ex-brother-in-law) & I love cooking xmas dinner & have done so for years.
If he has any sense your house will be first so Christmas can come early
Spent quite a bit of time in the punter pub.
New year's eve on the beach in Quarteira in me shorts and t shirt.
I couldnt live in this climate on the prairies though where it is unrelentingly freezing for months on end.
I had all my Mum’s side of the family over last week for a Christmas dinner and tomorrow morning I’m taking my son over to see my dad and his wife then we are coming home for dinner, to play with his new PlayStation games and watch Doctor Who.
Just to be on the safe side, though, I’m going to stop off at my (almost ex-) wife’s house on the way back from my Dad’s to wait in the car while my son goes in to see his Mum for half an hour. Neither of them know yet but if I don’t this will be the first Christmas Day that he hasn’t seen her and even though he didn’t ask to see her I suspect they will both be glad when she opens the door.
Boxing Day I’m off to Southend - I love going to football on Boxing Day.
(no wonder you were so upset with my Chris Powell comment yesterday)
Nice little touch at the the hut next to the boathouse.
Offering his regulars a short and mince pies.
Was actually a Baileys, but could see that raising a wry smile.
Any survivors?
Best Christmas ever
I've been around the block (very quickly) in a -20 and it shocked me.
Thought it would be a time of year that mountain lions are even more elusive. Guess they are unpredictable.