60 Days - Page 7

Aliantha · 11-20-2008, 04:36 PM

I used to put the kids in the trolley with a few toys and they'd sit and play and 'have a ride around the shops'. I'd go to a big shopping centre with various shops to choose from and I'd have an idea of what I wanted to get for people on my list before I left the house. If a shop offered gift wrapping, I'd have that to save me having to do it at home and I"d just have a packet of gift tags in my handbags to put on the gift in the store.

It actually wasn't a big deal for me.

I have been accused of being a bit OC about being organized though...so maybe that's it.

Clodfobble · 11-20-2008, 05:12 PM

I think that's really more my problem, I have a snarly toddler who won't put up with being in a trolley (I'm assuming this is Aussie-speak for a stroller.) He'll do a grocery cart though, because he gets to stand up inside the basket and have a little bit of room to move. That's currently the litmus test for whether I can go to any store or not: do they offer carts? But for hypothetical olden-days Christmas shopping, this would eliminate books, which is usually a large portion of my gift list. And still there would be the issue of buying gifts for the kids themselves. I think we'd have to hire a babysitter. Thank God for the internet.

Aliantha · 11-20-2008, 05:18 PM

A trolley is a grocery cart. Fits two midgets in quite nicely.

Aliantha · 11-21-2008, 05:24 PM

34 days to go!

I bought my new tree yesterday. I couldn't believe the price of them! We don't have real trees too much over here because the right sort of pine trees don't really grow well. You can just use an ordinary pine tree, but they're not very lush, and some people use sheoaks, which is what we did when I was a kid. They were nice, but getting the needles out of mum's loop pile carpet was a bitch.

I want to put my tree up today, but Mav is telling me it's too early. He could be right, but I still want to anyway.

Aliantha · 11-22-2008, 06:22 PM

33 days to go!

I put the tree together yesterday. Maybe I'll decorate it today.

Aliantha · 11-23-2008, 04:32 PM

32 days to go!

I'm going to ice my cake this week. Have you baked yours yet?

Aliantha · 11-24-2008, 04:34 PM

31 days to go!

Oh and btw, Happy Turkey Day to you merkins.

classicman · 11-24-2008, 11:44 PM

Thats not till Thursday ya damned Aussie!

Aliantha · 11-24-2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

Thats not till Thursday ya damned Aussie!

Well bugger me. I thought it was the 25th. lol

I guess I'll just say it again in a couple of days.

Treasenuak · 11-25-2008, 09:17 AM

The kidlet's first birthday is on Thanksgiving this year

Double holiday!! ... and no one to celebrate with. Who wants to come out to central Tennessee for a Thanksgiving/first birthday party??

Aliantha · 11-25-2008, 03:57 PM

30 days to go!

Well I'd come except I'm a bit far away to make it on time now I think.

So it's only 1 calendar month till Christmas. I hope all you slackers are starting to take me seriously now. You know that's only 4.3 weeks don't you?

classicman · 11-25-2008, 04:12 PM

OMG - freaking out - I hate this thread... HATE IT!

Aliantha · 11-26-2008, 02:24 PM

This thread is for the benefit of all.

Perhaps you should stop visiting if it stresses you out too much? lol But then, how would you know how many days till Christmas?

29 days to go!

Aliantha · 11-26-2008, 08:01 PM

Oh, and I almost forgot...

Happy Thanksgiving!

That's for you yanks when you get up tomorrow.

Aliantha · 11-27-2008, 10:59 PM

28 days to go!

That's exactly 4 weeks to those of you who haven't started shopping yet!

11-20-2008, 04:36 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I used to put the kids in the trolley with a few toys and they'd sit and play and 'have a ride around the shops'. I'd go to a big shopping centre with various shops to choose from and I'd have an idea of what I wanted to get for people on my list before I left the house. If a shop offered gift wrapping, I'd have that to save me having to do it at home and I"d just have a packet of gift tags in my handbags to put on the gift in the store. It actually wasn't a big deal for me. I have been accused of being a bit OC about being organized though...so maybe that's it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-20-2008, 05:12 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I think that's really more my problem, I have a snarly toddler who won't put up with being in a trolley (I'm assuming this is Aussie-speak for a stroller.) He'll do a grocery cart though, because he gets to stand up inside the basket and have a little bit of room to move. That's currently the litmus test for whether I can go to any store or not: do they offer carts? But for hypothetical olden-days Christmas shopping, this would eliminate books, which is usually a large portion of my gift list. And still there would be the issue of buying gifts for the kids themselves. I think we'd have to hire a babysitter. Thank God for the internet. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-20-2008, 05:18 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	A trolley is a grocery cart. Fits two midgets in quite nicely. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-21-2008, 05:24 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	34 days to go! I bought my new tree yesterday. I couldn't believe the price of them! We don't have real trees too much over here because the right sort of pine trees don't really grow well. You can just use an ordinary pine tree, but they're not very lush, and some people use sheoaks, which is what we did when I was a kid. They were nice, but getting the needles out of mum's loop pile carpet was a bitch. I want to put my tree up today, but Mav is telling me it's too early. He could be right, but I still want to anyway. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-22-2008, 06:22 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	33 days to go! I put the tree together yesterday. Maybe I'll decorate it today. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-23-2008, 04:32 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	32 days to go! I'm going to ice my cake this week. Have you baked yours yet? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-24-2008, 04:34 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	31 days to go! Oh and btw, Happy Turkey Day to you merkins. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-24-2008, 11:44 PM	#8
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thats not till Thursday ya damned Aussie! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-25-2008, 09:17 AM	#10
Treasenuak Multiorgasmic and wrapped in plastic Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Tennessee Posts: 483	The kidlet's first birthday is on Thanksgiving this year Double holiday!! ... and no one to celebrate with. Who wants to come out to central Tennessee for a Thanksgiving/first birthday party??

11-25-2008, 03:57 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	30 days to go! Well I'd come except I'm a bit far away to make it on time now I think. So it's only 1 calendar month till Christmas. I hope all you slackers are starting to take me seriously now. You know that's only 4.3 weeks don't you? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-25-2008, 04:12 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	OMG - freaking out - I hate this thread... HATE IT! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-26-2008, 02:24 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	This thread is for the benefit of all. Perhaps you should stop visiting if it stresses you out too much? lol But then, how would you know how many days till Christmas? 29 days to go! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-26-2008, 08:01 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Oh, and I almost forgot... Happy Thanksgiving! That's for you yanks when you get up tomorrow. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-27-2008, 10:59 PM	#15
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	28 days to go! That's exactly 4 weeks to those of you who haven't started shopping yet! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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