Just wanted to say

[kallis3]

That's a good idea - makes it more fun for them. Never thought of doing anything like that.

My daughter is a bit too old for that now and my parents certainly wouldn't go for it!

[freelili]

Mine love it, even the older ones. They are tittering all day with names I come up with.

[kallis3]

There's not many of us for Christmas Day so I think it would be a bit lost, and my parents wouldn't understand any of it.

[Skippy]

I'm glad Cole's back to normal. Harry would say hi if he could be bothered to move - he's asleep on the back of the sofa!

I'd love to have a real tree, but I couldn't be doing with the needles going everywhere. We've got a 5' slim tree that I bought in Next a few years ago but we haven't really got the room for that!

I hope you have a fantastic Christmas in your new home Lily xxx

[freelili]

totally understand that it wouldnt work for everyone Jan. Its just something I have always done, think up codes and silly names. I know my kids love it and they burst out laughing as we pick out one pressie at a time and whoever picks has to read the silly name out.

Hiya Skip
We have one in a pot, so they dont drop that much, they arent really that wide in Asda, as long as they are watered. One problem last year was one of the cats used it as a loo. I cannot believe the prices of the artificial trees, over 100 for something that comes out for a couple of weeks. What are those upside down things? What planet is that designer from? Where would you hang the presents?

[Skippy]

I'd probably forget to water it! My record with houseplants is poor to say the least - my aloe vera and money plants have both gone to meet their maker.

I got my tree in Next - surprisingly it was only £30 and it was a really good one.

I know what you mean about the upside down ones - they had them in the Christmas tree display at our local garden centre last year and they looked awful. Give me a traditional tree any day!

[Julie]

Oh Lily, your kinda Christmas sounds like mine! I love it and get so excited. I've made shoeboxes for my 2 daughters this year (25 and 23) full of little things that they will/use to love. Hairbands, brushes, fingerless gloves...just girlie things that mean things to us.

We normally have 2 trees, artificial in the dining room and real one in the living room, but I don't know if its worth it with Latch peeing everywhere and Dobby destructing it! Thankfully lady teide is well behaved [:D]

Talking of Christmas, i am so looking forward to taking my little ones to the pantomime on the 28th [:)]

[kallis3]

Mine cost me £15 and will be used for many a year to come.

Julie - no way could I do a pantomime. I hate them and always have done!

[Shining]

I will put my tree up next weekend, it's a job I love to do, I love Christmas for the children and have 5 grandchildren and now I find out my son (who lives in Manchester) has a girlfriend with 3 of her own...how wonderful and I'll meet her in January.

I love the pantomine but am not going this year as granddaughter is going with the school and I do like to support the local one.

[kallis3]

Our tree will be up on Tuesday - we always put it up on the 1st December and it comes down on the 2nd January as I have had quite enough by then!

[Skippy]

Mine will probably go up next weekend or during that week.

My uncle used to take me to a pantomime and I enjoyed it when I was young, but when I was 25 and he still wanted to go I had to say something - I couldn't think of anything worse!

[kallis3]

Hate pantomimes. My daughter has never been to one.

[Shining]

I love decorating the house and if I didn't live with Bah Humbug would do a lot more!

[kallis3]

I love the Christmas Decs Lesley, and my hubby is the same Scrooge!