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Absolutely shattered!

Theres only 7 days until Christmas so I thought I better get off my backside and start all the exhausting boring jobs of cleaning and putting some decorations up. Since 8am this morning ive been washing up, wiping down, tidy things away, hoovering, mopping the floors and even took the plunge and gave the toilet a good scrub :lol:

So now the place looks and smells clean (probably turn back into a bomb site next weekend) and later on I will dig out some decorations and put those up for when the family drops in ..its mainly for the kids (not mine I dont have any yet thank goodness lol).

I decided to leave the food shopping until next week because thats when prices of food goes down because with only a week to go the supermarkets need to clear their Christmas food stocks ASAP and im just trying to think of what I need to buy :?

Biscuits, Christmas Cake, Stan pie (I like that), Mince pies, Pringles lol, Some selection boxes, Chocolate Gateau, SPROUTS!, Turkey or a Chicken, Milk, Bread, BOOZE!!!!!!, Peanuts and general snack food...

I already have some stuff but am I missing anything? lol

I also need to stock up on some essentials because if the snow suddenly kicks in big time then I dont want to be going outside to the shops etc...its so stressful I dont know if im forgetting anything which I know I probably am lol.

Sounds right to me but snow?! O.o where I live its stinking hot :( I am actually English (my dad's side, don't know my dad he left when I was a new born) but my mum is Australian im the only English one in my family really weird haha but yeah it gets very hot here!

Have fun shopping at this time its very very busy

In germany theres no snow, we only had some rainy snow on friday lol :? I hope there will be some snow this week but there will be some anyway in january lol.

Well, usually, in Canada, we get a ton of snow. But this year, we have gotten nothing but rain. I'm not complaining, because I hate snow :lol:

Anyway, we already bought all the Christmas food, and the tree is up.... Now all we have to do is decorate it

Hey

We had a few flakes of snow the other day but nothing to write home about I love the snow, its great going out on a Mountain Bike in Fresh Virgin Snow = you cant beat it....looks like we wont have a white xmas here in Essex, but who knows there is still a week to go yet..


Well i got all me bits for Xmas wahooo;

A nice Sainsburys self basting Chicken
Pork sausage Meat from the Butcher ( i am gonna half it and use half for the Sausage Meat and Sage & Onion Stuffing, and the other half for the Sausage Rolls i will make

Pigs in Blankets x 16

Got a nice Smoked Bacon Joint that i will cook in a slow cooker for 2-3 hours submerged in Balsamic Vinegar and Orange Juice and Honey cooll; ***Try this out anyone who has a slow cooker (its truly Awesome)

I made a Wicked Christmas cake Yesterday (the fruit had been soaking in Sherry for nearly 2 weeks) and i made some HomeMade Crystalised Orange & Lemon peices to go in it.

Got Snacks(Hula Hoops,Ritz Crackers,Crisps,Peanuts, Walkers Crinkle Crisps,Orange Matchmakers and After Eights (my favourite).

Bought a great big bit of Stilton (half price)

All i have left to do is, get the food out of the Freezer Friday Morning and then start preparing it on Saturday.

I dont Drink cooll; so Booze is no problem for me, but i will be nicely Chilled over Xmas wahooo;

Oh yeah and I WON £10.00 on yesterdays Lottery, So i bought myself a big box of Black Magic Chocolates, so they will taste even better as they were FREE..

I love Xmas = not for the presents, But for the Food wahooo;

Chris

hungryhounduk im seriously coming around to your house for christmas next year the food you describe sounds amazing..set another place for me

hungryhounduk im seriously coming around to your house for christmas next year the food you describe sounds amazing..set another place for me

Ya know, with the amount of i buy, and every year i say the same "I dont need much" is probably enough to feed 6-7 people at one sitting..

Yeah there is always plenty at Hungry's House cooll;

Boxing day is always Cold Meat/Bubble & Squeak & Pickles, yeah i love that.. then Finish off what was left from Xmas Day Evening Buffet Then there is the cake/Mince Pies, Chocolates etc... I usually am still eating Pigs in Blankets months after ( thats the beauty of the Fridge/Chest Freezer...

Chris

OMG its absolutely CRAZY out there this week. I just got back from town where I went to get some last minute food/snacks etc and all the supermarkets were packed...cues of 20-30 people at each till lol so I thought f*ck that ill leave it until tomorrow and go really early before the rush and I came home.

So tomorrow im getting up at the crack of dawn and im going to be first in line before the doors open (I may need to tackle a few old ladies to the ground though) then ill run in get my stuff and get out as fast as possible then im all set for xmas and im not leaving the house again until the new year :lol:

CodenStuff wrote:

OMG its absolutely CRAZY out there this week. I just got back from town where I went to get some last minute food/snacks etc and all the supermarkets were packed...cues of 20-30 people at each till lol so I thought f*ck that ill leave it until tomorrow and go really early before the rush and I came home.

So tomorrow im getting up at the crack of dawn and im going to be first in line before the doors open (I may need to tackle a few old ladies to the ground though) then ill run in get my stuff and get out as fast as possible then im all set for xmas and im not leaving the house again until the new year :lol:

few old ladies will recognite you and call a police lol

Dont worry I tackled them from behind they never saw me coming ...im all set now ive got all my usual foods, chicken (no turkey they sold out), xmas pud, mince pies, nuts crisps chocolate, veg and a bit of booze. Im not a massive drinker but you have to have a little something at christmas :P

So thats it im home now and the door is locked and im not leaving again until the new year ..WAHOOO! cooll;