How will you be spending Christmas

[Amigo]

Every time I switch on the tv or look at a magazine or newspaper, I see idyllic Christmas Day scenes of loving, harmonious, beautifully dressed families of several generations in huge immaculately decorated houses with a romping Labrador and tables groaning with food that would guarantee me hyperglycaemia well into Boxing Day night!

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m no Christmas Grinch but I wonder if this is the reality for most folk?

Our Christmas Day is likely to be quiet with too much repeat tv, an absence of tins of chocolates and more cooking than I’d like and sadly many loved ones now missing.

How will you be spending the day? Hats off to anyone having to work. Hope it’s a lovely one whatever you do 😛

 

[Ljc]

Except for the cooking we’re having a nice juicy steak , ours will be the same for similar reasons.
Im no Christmas grinch either.

 

[Greyhound Gal]

Just be me, OH, and the pups.
I'm doing our Christmas meal (scallop starter and turkey main, no pud) on Christmas Eve as I am sick of spending the day itself in the kitchen. We'll then have buffet foods, some bought some homemade, and the obligatory turkey sandwiches on the day.
On the Wednesday I'm going up to ma and pa's for a few hours over lunch. My sister and 1 nephew will also be there.
For once, I plan to actually relax🙂

 

[grovesy]

No idea what a Christmas Grinch is but I suspect I am one.

 

[mikeyB]

We’ll be in an absolute glorious tip, with offspring, husband and 2 going on 3 grandson. Much hilarity anticipated. No alcohol for me, of course. 🙂

I shall fall asleep in the chair at 2.55 and snore through Elizabeth Saxe Coburg’s Christmas message. Sieg heil.

 

[SB2015]

We’ll be in an absolute glorious tip, with offspring, husband and 2 going on 3 grandson. Much hilarity anticipated. No alcohol for me, of course. 🙂

I shall fall asleep in the chair at 2.55 and snore through Elizabeth Saxe Coburg’s Christmas message. Sieg heil.

Will she be allowed to stay after Brexit?

 

[SB2015]

We will walk over to some friends, sharing a bottle of bubbles with relatives on the way there. Then spend The rest of the day with the friends, eating too much, playing very silly games and laughing lot. Finally we will walk home which will reduce a raised BG which I suspect I will have as I will fail to be as sensible as I should be. There are just too many temptations in the day.

 

[eggyg]

I learnt years ago that reality is nothing like the TV ads, magazines etc. So I learnt to embrace it. I don’t buy “special” food ie tons of nuts that no one eats, cos usually you can’t find the nutcrackers, or satsumas that wither in the fruit bowl. I don’t decorate or buy new furniture, I don’t even tidy up really as I can’t see the point. It is just a glorified Sunday dinner. This year the hordes are descending, eleven at the moment although grandchild number four is due in the New Year so you never know. Don’t think I need to find a chair for her though! We eat late, about 3, no one will help me tidy up, except Mr Eggy, they just eat, drink and leave to visit their other families. And before you feel sorry for me, that is exactly how I like it. Open presents, eat, leave! Perfect! We then will get on our PJs and watch the telly. Probably won’t eat anything til Boxing Day, which is always turkey and homemade chips, done in a chip pan, with all the leftover stuffings, pigs in blankets etc. Might not even get dressed! Perfect! 🙂

 

[Amigo]

I learnt years ago that reality is nothing like the TV ads, magazines etc. So I learnt to embrace it. I don’t buy “special” food ie tons of nuts that no one eats, cos usually you can’t find the nutcrackers, or satsumas that wither in the fruit bowl. I don’t decorate or buy new furniture, I don’t even tidy up really as I can’t see the point. It is just a glorified Sunday dinner. This year the hordes are descending, eleven at the moment although grandchild number four is due in the New Year so you never know. Don’t think I need to find a chair for her though! We eat late, about 3, no one will help me tidy up, except Mr Eggy, they just eat, drink and leave to visit their other families. And before you feel sorry for me, that is exactly how I like it. Open presents, eat, leave! Perfect! We then will get on our PJs and watch the telly. Probably won’t eat anything til Boxing Day, which is always turkey and homemade chips, done in a chip pan, with all the leftover stuffings, pigs in blankets etc. Might not even get dressed! Perfect! 🙂

Sounds good to me Eggy and more in line with the ‘real’ family experience.
My Christmases have been like ‘Care in the Community’ for years looking after dependent relatives and I’ve not minded but it’s always been hard work. So we’ll be seeing my mum in her dementia care home in the morning and possibly visiting my nephew and family etc. then a quiet day. I’m on ‘duty’ (by choice) on the cancer site in the afternoon just as a watching brief because some of our members have a tough time that day. I prefer
Boxing Day and also have cold cuts, chips and pickles! 🙂

 

[Hepato-pancreato]

Wish I could play the grinch this year. The usual family get together some over doing it on the ethanol. Not me i’m Tea total as is the missus. My best Christmas was 2005 spent 3 weeks in hospital. Do you know the nurses clubbed together to buy each patient a gift. 12 on my ward at the time. It was boots own deodorant and shower gel one of the best gifts i’ve Ever received. Such kindness from dedicated nurses god bless them all. Few new editions to the family this year so I can go to sleep unnoticed this year. Merry Christmas to everyone .

 

[Pumper_Sue]

My day will consist of walking Milly as normal, sticking something looking like meat in the oven for elderly landlords arrival at approx. 12.30 then hoping he disappears again by 1.30 so I can take Milly for her afternoon walk in peace and quiet.
Personally I find the whole Christmas thing well over the top and far to commercialised so I protest by doing and spending as little as possible. Bah Humbug.

 

[AJLang]

Although I don't eat much I have crammed three freezers and two fridges full of food because it is the only two weeks of the year when you can get a proper break when working at a university. Obviously I don't work there now but Mark still does. The tree is fully decorated as is the living room but the only people we are seeing during the fortnight are Mark's parents for an evening the week before Christmas. The rest of the time it is just Mark and I. On Christmas Eve afternoon we will go for a drink then an early afternoon performance of Aladdin (starring Sheila Ferguson and Paul Nicholas). Then back home for champagne and a light supper. Christmas Day will be spent opening presents, playing party games (just the two of us) and I'm certain remembering Mum and Susie with phone calls to Dad (we would spend Christmas with him if he wanted us to). Food will be something light for lunch - possibly mini croissants served with Bloody Mary - and the evening will be party food from the freezer. We will watch the TV, listen to Christmas songs and chill. "Christmas Dinner" will be served on Boxing Day evening with all the trimmings. I love Christmas.

 

[eggyg]

Wish I could play the grinch this year. The usual family get together some over doing it on the ethanol. Not me i’m Tea total as is the missus. My best Christmas was 2005 spent 3 weeks in hospital. Do you know the nurses clubbed together to buy each patient a gift. 12 on my ward at the time. It was boots own deodorant and shower gel one of the best gifts i’ve Ever received. Such kindness from dedicated nurses god bless them all. Few new editions to the family this year so I can go to sleep unnoticed this year. Merry Christmas to everyone .

I spent three weeks in hospital over Christmas and New Year 2007, it was my worst Christmas as my family were 120 mile round trip away. But Santa called and I got Royal Jelly handcream which was lovely and my surgeon visited on the morning resplendent in a Christmas jumper. I have never forgotten that. Unfortunately I wasn’t well enough to eat much and I was in an isolation ward, but hey I am still here because of that op and I have made up for not eating anything that year!

 

[topcat123]

My christmas would be just like other days it will be just me and my son pending if he has christmas day off. I know its the 12th of december but i havent put the tree up or written a card yet my plan is to have the christmas card written and posted for the end of the week and the presents shopping next week theres no point of doing a nice food shop if its just me so will plan that once i find out his hours.
probably put the small tree up for me as my son grumbles when i decide to put the big one up as i need his help to put it together( when i asked him about the tree) the reply was "im not intrested". Me i love Christmas and would love to have the magic again from when i was a child.

 

[Vince_UK]

Well, for the first tme for many years I will be in the UK.
Usually at Christmas time I am working in Asia but this year my family have insisted I spend it at home which i will do.
So, Christmas day for me will be spent at my sons home with My Son Lee, his wife Debbie, my Grandsons, Garry (26) and his gf Jess and his Son my Great-grandson Zac (6), my Grandsons Connor (21) and his fiance T'Mara, Nathan (16) and Lucas (13), my Granddaughter Trudy (11), my ex-wife and Debbies parents.
Also accompanying me will be my empty wallet lol.
Probably there will be many others later in the day popping in.
Will be watching my food consumption and definitely not drinking alcohol.
I am a reformed character.🙄
Boxing day with be a haven of peace and quite, well for a short while anyway.

 

[Bloden]

It’ll be me, Mum and hubby - they’ll cook and I’ll wash up. Mum’s spoiling us with a goose this year - luuuuush. We’ll have a walk, eat too much, open presents and enjoy (cheesy) Xmas Day TV. Then on Boxing Day my elder bro and his (sophisticated teenage) daughters arrive and we’ll do Xmas Day all over again. Can’t wait!😛😛

 

[Carolg]

I learnt years ago that reality is nothing like the TV ads, magazines etc. So I learnt to embrace it. I don’t buy “special” food ie tons of nuts that no one eats, cos usually you can’t find the nutcrackers, or satsumas that wither in the fruit bowl. I don’t decorate or buy new furniture, I don’t even tidy up really as I can’t see the point. It is just a glorified Sunday dinner. This year the hordes are descending, eleven at the moment although grandchild number four is due in the New Year so you never know. Don’t think I need to find a chair for her though! We eat late, about 3, no one will help me tidy up, except Mr Eggy, they just eat, drink and leave to visit their other families. And before you feel sorry for me, that is exactly how I like it. Open presents, eat, leave! Perfect! We then will get on our PJs and watch the telly. Probably won’t eat anything til Boxing Day, which is always turkey and homemade chips, done in a chip pan, with all the leftover stuffings, pigs in blankets etc. Might not even get dressed! Perfect! 🙂

Love when I get new pj’s from santa.(I have put in my request) love your response Elaine.

 

[Carolg]

My day will consist of walking Milly as normal, sticking something looking like meat in the oven for elderly landlords arrival at approx. 12.30 then hoping he disappears again by 1.30 so I can take Milly for her afternoon walk in peace and quiet.
Personally I find the whole Christmas thing well over the top and far to commercialised so I protest by doing and spending as little as possible. Bah Humbug.

The commercial aspect of Xmas depresses me with stressed kids seeing all these goodies in the shops ,on tv, and the pressures to feel as if “it’s not enough”.the reality of poor and homeless with nothing or little(for whatever reason) not a Xmas grinch but trying to get a grip...and I am not doing a great big Xmas cleaning, so there!!!merry Xmas in advance

 

[Stitch147]

Christmas day will be fairly quiet. It will just be me, Trev and his mum. I'll be cooking dinner. Boxing day we normally go to Trev's mums house but she has just finished a course of radiotherapy for breast cancer (all is good on that side of things) so we are going out for boxing day dinner to the local steak restaurant. My family (apart from my nephew) disowned me about 4 years ago now so I wont be seeing them.

 

[Amigo]

Christmas day will be fairly quiet. It will just be me, Trev and his mum. I'll be cooking dinner. Boxing day we normally go to Trev's mums house but she has just finished a course of radiotherapy for breast cancer (all is good on that side of things) so we are going out for boxing day dinner to the local steak restaurant. My family (apart from my nephew) disowned me about 4 years ago now so I wont be seeing them.

Well it’s their profound loss Stitch is all I can say! Good for your nephew! x