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i'm being traumatised!! DH told me to go wild and buy whatever candle stuff i wanted cos we got our ftb top up from last year (and i bought him some limited edition rum so he's happy lol) - i am torn as to what to get though! too much i like - and i can kinda picture where to put everything and Christmas is here this year and and and and...
oh dear - Christmas AND candles - i'm in my element!
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I'm about to start my shopping....I will be doing it all online & want it all done very soon. With a bubs due around that very time me thinks it would be a good idea to get in now.
I really can't wait to put our train up as DS is just soooo in love with trains atm...he is going to adore it. We too will have no family with us as we are in remote QLD & they are all in SA...can't travel with a bubs on the way. So I sadly admitt we are thinking of going out for lunch as I'm not sure I will want to cook....esp with the way the weather is here atm, it's going to be HOT!
I'm getting excited about making things this year. I've just found the most gorgeous reindeer cookies made with ginger nut biscuits...think i'll make some for Playgroup closer to Christmas, oooh & found snowmen made of marshmallows, too cute.
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heehe Bg- you might have a crawler by then, all christmas decorations above knee level
Im looking forawrd to the santa stories and excitement, Jasmine will be 3 this year, I think we might really put it on for her can't wait. Its coming so quickly now Im going to start getting adult pressies soon. That reminds me must email everyone about secret santa and see if they are interested
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rofl
most non bubba-friendly stuff up high already (bro's DD was only 1 the first christmas we did here) - looking for baby gates for the dining room arch way - the tree goes in there, table comes out lol
DD and i have an agreement though - minimal mobility before christmas lol
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it all sounds so exiting
ok, so its September now! time for me to get cracking with Christmas bits and pieces!!
i have a few present ideas, i think i should make a list today, and i can start laybying.
DD1 is all done, bar some summer clothes which ill wait till december to get.
DD2 is having her bedroom 'done' for xmas, so i can start buying bits and pieces to put away, more so for DD1's benefit, she has already told me she will have to open all Kayla's presentss form santa because she will be too little, how thoughtful of her lol
i also buy our presents from my nan, so i might start looking into that as well. she likes that i get her organised early
i was hoping DP and i could get a dining table for us for xmas.. but not sure that will be possible.
im looking forward to making Gingerbread houses with DD this year as well, i think she will love it!
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I am so excited about christmas after reading this thread and thinking about what we are going to be doing. Hopefully we'll have an early christmas celebration with DP's family in Russia (their christmas is actually after ours in the new year) then back here in time for christmas at my sister's place at the beach in central queensland. I am super excited as it's DD's first christmas, we will see snow in Russia (I've never seen snow IRL) and my parents go all out and decorate the inside of the house and outside with 1000's of lights. Mum has a collection of santas and heaps of inside decorations and they have won the lights competition in their town a few times. DD is gonna love it! Oh and rum balls, can't forget our secret recipe delicious rum balls.
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ff that sounds so cool, im a bit hrmm as i dont know whats happening i guess christmas will be my pregnancy safe zone for us so i think it could be a double celerbration. I am so dreading putting my tree up for christmas as its SOO HUGE. Looks good in end but to big sometimes when ur doing most of the work. Might cut the decorations down by half this year as we have hundreds as ill be around 25 weeks preggers.
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im so excited about chrissy.
being due on the 25th is fun.
we are doing it at our house and we are doing bring a plate and i will sort out the main roast or ham and salads.
DD will be 28 months so will have a better understanding
and i love our tree
we have a black tree lol which we decorate with green pink and white the kids chose a colour each so next year a new colour will be added for our new baby
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Funkeefrog your DD will love getting to celebrate two Christmases - my family is Russian so we always had Christmas on 7 January as well (you get to leave the tree up for AGES!)
I am planning my Christmas quite extensively (yes I am a Chrissy tragic LOL) I am planning my menu, have organised place mats, bought new glasses, worked out what decorations will go where and I have been "prepping" my 3 year old all year so he won't be scared to sit on Santa's knee (dunno bout the 20 month old though - I do expect there will be tears!)
Less than 4 months to go girls!!
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actually 115 days
how exciting. i am hoping DD will sit on santas knee this year was a bit of a struggles last year
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