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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,705 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	18 Sep 2010 23:46
	LOL Carol, I have a friend who goes to a Travelodge every Christmas - apparently preferable to spending the time with her mother!! She has, occasionaly, spent Christmas with me - two old gits together!!
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 20,705 Send Message	maggiewinchester	Report	18 Sep 2010 23:43
	What month are we in? September?? Daughter just asked me what I was doing for Christmas. I don't bleedy know! I'd rather stay here alone. As I don't drive, if I go to hers, (which she wants me to) either she or her hubby can't drink - and I feel guilty (through the alcoholic haze.) If they came to me, someone (yet again) can't drink. My sister holds a massive extended family pre-Christmas dinner - complete with 'Santa' (my brother) every year about the 2nd week of December - Can't that be Christmas? December 25th is ( now the children have grown up) just another day. My grandson's birthday is 30th December - I'll be over then! I loved Christmas when the children were here!!
	Researching: Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,631 Send Message	Carol 430181	Report	18 Sep 2010 23:06
	Goodness just seen add on side with snow
	Researching: Vosper Cornwall /Devon. Courtney Cornwall. Arundel Cornwall. Godolphin Cornwall. Tremethick Cornwall. Langdon Cornwall/Devon. Buley Devon. Parsons Cornwall. Bains(wish I knew) Samuels London.
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 1,631 Send Message	Carol 430181	Report	18 Sep 2010 23:04
	I loved Christmas as a child, when we used to buy the tree and turkey christmas eve and decorate the tree, it was so magical, now all the hype leading up to it magic lost.. Children think they must invite us, but after 44 yrs I say to my OH would really enjoy being on are own, and have steak and chips. Also agree with Catherine regarding boxing day. Carol
	Researching: Vosper Cornwall /Devon. Courtney Cornwall. Arundel Cornwall. Godolphin Cornwall. Tremethick Cornwall. Langdon Cornwall/Devon. Buley Devon. Parsons Cornwall. Bains(wish I knew) Samuels London.
Member Since: July 2010 Posts: 1,028 Send Message	ladylol	Report	18 Sep 2010 23:01
	well i wont be enjoying it my 1st dad died boxing day my 2nd dad has 3 to 6 months so its cancelled this yr apart from any children in the family xxx
	Researching: raising awareness for fibromyalgia.
Member Since: April 2008 Posts: 1,832 Send Message	Sylvia	Report	18 Sep 2010 22:52
Member Since: April 2008 Posts: 1,832 Send Message	Count me in to. I liked it when the children were little but not now, it gets out of hand. And New Year , who likes that. Not me, maybe its because I am not a drinker, but I dislike ppl getting so drunk and wanting to kiss me at the strike of midnight and then I hardly see them again all year. Its all false to me. lol
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,315 Send Message	Michelle	Report	18 Sep 2010 09:04
	Count me in. Last year it was just me and my brother on the day at my house and all we did was watch dvds.
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 2,302 Send Message	Mick from the Bush	Report	18 Sep 2010 08:18
Member Since: April 2005 Posts: 2,302 Send Message	Bah Humbug!! This is the thread for me!~ xxxxx mick
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 2,563 Send Message	Karen in the desert	Report	18 Sep 2010 08:02
	I like Christmas, and all things Christmassy. I do not like the long run up to it, starting in August/September and going on and on and on..... Crikey, once we get into December, people are already becoming sick of it, and by the time we get to Boxing Day many people are pulling the whole lot down and clearing the house of the tree and everything. What's THAT all about? The 12th night of Christmas is on January 5th, leading into Jan 6th - Ephiphany. THAT's when it is all over! I'm all for the "Keep Christmas to December" campaign!!! K
	Researching: Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania
Member Since: April 2009 Posts: 3,209 Send Message	Susan10146857	Report	18 Sep 2010 00:04
	I hate Christtmas!....Bah Humbug and all that stuff!.....but give us a break Daffy....tis nowhere near it!.....How many moaning days are there til the day?
	Researching: Member since 2003
Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 2,044 Send Message	Cath2010	Report	17 Sep 2010 19:41
	To be honest I prefer Boxing day. 1. A lie in. 2. No mess from presents etc. 3. Just OH and me. 4. Bubble and Squeak for lunch. (Delicious). 5. Silence! (Rarity in this house). 6. Couple bottles wine. Lol. Cath x
	Researching: At the moment: Needles in haystacks!
Member Since: December 2002 Posts: 502 Send Message	Beverley	Report	17 Sep 2010 18:28
	I'm signing up too. I used to love Chrimble but not now. There is just far too much run-in for it. We will be in the sunshine over Christmas with nothing else to do but eat, drink and stay nice and warm while you all endure the snow. Can't wait Beverley
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15,575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	17 Sep 2010 18:06
	signs up It's not so much the day itself as the long, long, long run up to it. Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	Jane	Report	17 Sep 2010 18:03
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	I will add my OH to this one Daff.He always says he hates Christmas,but I think actually he quite enjoys it on the quiet lol.Every year he says this Xmas will be a frugal one ,but we still manage to spend a fortune !!!
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 3,038 Send Message	Annina	Report	17 Sep 2010 17:08
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 3,038 Send Message	Hi folks,sign me up will you,I have always detested Xmas,everything is so false. Roll on January.
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 13,276 Send Message	Lindsey*	Report	17 Sep 2010 16:27
	I don't do cards presents, decorations or turkey.nothing to do with being miserable, I'm happy with a boiled egg and soldiers and a good book to read ,undisturbed !
	Researching: For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 4,792 Send Message	Foggy	Report	17 Sep 2010 16:26
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 4,792 Send Message	I am not too keen on the religious side, having a dislike for religion, but I must admit I loved it when my kids were little, all the excitement as they opened their presents, and I have had the pleasure of the same with grand kids. I also get quite a buzz at helping out at the Christmas party at the old peoples home, brilliant fun. So on the whole i don't mind Christmas. Foggy
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 28,517 Send Message	ButtercupFields	Report	17 Sep 2010 15:10
	Awww how sweet of you Daff to put this thread up for us miseries...pmsl....I dislike it intensely but make a pretence for others:-) BX XX
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 11,687 Send Message	Merlin	Report	17 Sep 2010 15:02
	I quite like "Humbugs" the stripey ones you suck for ages.M.
	Researching: Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Wend,Prickly,Island,GG.+CC.+DIZZY & Mersey.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	17 Sep 2010 14:59
	Hate it with a passion. Waste of time and money
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

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