Christmas prezzies

[supawooly]

What have you lot all asked Santa for then?

Don't say world peace. Just don't.

[Catfish]

My dream pressie haul would include a Petzl duo, a dry sack (the holdall type, not the genital disease) and a bass recorder. However, I am unlikely to get any of these things, and will be content enough with 1) my dad remembering my dietary requirements to avoid lunchtime awkwardness, 2) my mum not bursting into tears with either festive stress, over-happiness at having her family together or too much mulled wine and 3) my train to be hideously delayed so I can argue all my money back on my ticket- hurrah!

[sideshow]

I got one of my presents yesterday, it's a chair made of horseshoes, spanners, pincers and bits of fences, very useful.

[Catfish]

I also want a chair made of horseshoes, spanners, pincers and bits of fences now.

[sideshow]

every home with a strong floor should have one.

[brispie]

Spare bits for my bike, a new shaver and a digital camera.

I have bought babybris that Fisher Price garage with the car lift. That's exciting me more to be honest.

[daleylama]

like father like son eh bris?

Mini Denby will be getting a calculator
Mini Ab will be getting a filofax
Mini Rich will be getting a tricycle
Mini Will will be getting a dictionary

[sideshow]

One of those fisher price garages ruined christmas when I was ten. My Mum came out of her gin and anti-depressant comas for long enough to buy one of them for me brother.
On Christmas day, just us three, having left our Georgian manor house for a dingy flat in Cambridge sat down to open the presents. The dismay was writ large upon his face as he opened a toy meant for children years younger than him, he tried to pretend to be pleased but she wasn't fooled and fled to her room to cry some, he ran off in the other direction to ours.
I ate all the cake as I was bored and we didn't even have a telly.

[denby]

minidenby will be getting loads of stuff from other people which he will believe is from me and mrsdenby, hahaha

[brispie]

That was exactly my attitude last Christmas....and this.....and for as long as I can get away with it.

[Wizaard]

When your kids are young, what is the protocol with prezzies? Do you say they're all from Santa, or do you attribute due praise to those who have bought stuff?

It's tricky. I'd welcome some input. The missus wants to say they're all from Santa, but I'm not convinced. A small bag from Santa and then the rest from family would be how I'd play it.

[tigerwoods]

When I go and stay at my mum's at xmas, all presents from specific individuals go under the tree, with a sack of general goodies from santa being placed outside the bedroom door

I hope this helps

I am 34 however ;D

[latelark]

sideshow said:

I ate all the cake as I was bored and we didn't even have a telly.

I reckon you did have a telly - you just pretended not to have one

[richhtfc]

Ha, mini Rich number 1 is getting a scooter. (she's already got a bloody bike, but won't ride it!)

[GlasgowTangerine]

Wiz - I always had some from Santa, some from my parents and then from everyone else. You can't have all your presents from Santa!


I'm getting my hair done and god knows what else. Sadly the boxes under the tree look too big to contain money

[GlasgowTangerine]

I haven't bought my nephews anything exciting TBH. They'll get plenty. I've got both of them clothes, and the little one (19 months) has got some books and the big one (nearly 4) has a Thomas the Tank calendar and a couple of other Thomas things.

My brothers not very helpful instructions were "buy the litttle one something he can't eat, rip or destroy and buy the big one something the little one can't eat, rip or destroy"

[latelark]

Might be a LOT of money G-T

[GlasgowTangerine]

I bloody hope so. Got declared to me at work today that the new people manager has decided us seasonal sloggers can't work past Christmas Eve. Good for my dissertation, bad for living next term.

[latelark]

Have to cut down on attending football matches