Auntie Annie's Agony Assistance

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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    health and safty says do not touch heavy hot items have cup of tea and look after us val
    val
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Righteo girls I'll do as I'm told but I can barely see over the top of the pile to type :shock: .........

    ........ problem solved I'm now sitting on top of the pile - do you know it's a lovely view from up here.

    Thanks for the advice - great thread. :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning Aunti Annie, I hope you can help with this dilemma. Should I send Christmas cards to people I see on a regular basis? I usually send them to those I/we don't see, distant friends and family etc. Mr DD is of the view that we shouldn't bother at all but that is only because he detests the festive season with a vengeance: Scrooge has nothing on him. I would appreciate your thoughts. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi there DD. I reckon your question is one that will be asked in many homes this year.

    I personally don't. About 4 years ago, I went round all the people I see on a daily basis and told them I was not sending out Christmas cards except to those in far-flung places such as Watford, New Zealand, Canada, etc.

    That particular year with the few pounds I saved I made a donation to a charity. I have continued to do this and the few cards I do send out are always bought in the sales for pennies!

    I would say that MrDD and himself-in-there have a lot in common. His notion of an ideal Christmas is to get dead drunk the day before Christmas Eve and not come round till January 2nd!

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Wow - you have friends in Watford? I am not worthy! Thank you for the advice, I think the donation idea is great and I shall do that instead. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Auntie Annie,

    I'm making Coq au Vin for dinner tonight, shall I serve it with red wine, white or rosé because it's white meat and is being cooked in red wine .....then I don't know whether to do roast potatoes or creamy mash.

    Can you help please :|
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Linda with the legs

    It's not clear from your post whether you are serving this for guests, or whether it's family only. If the former, you really have no choice in the matter, you just drink what they bring with them!

    Should your guests be ill-mannered enough not to supply the booze, then the answer is the same as the family-only scenario.............whatever you find when you rummage through the appropriate cupboard. Should this choice not meet with the approval of your guests, then next time they will damn well remember to bring some with them :wink:

    I feel the potatoes question is a matter of individual preference, if in serious doubt serve both........if uneaten it's all recyclable........

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • oneday
    oneday Member Posts: 1,434
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    my boss has bullied me for years....all her bosses do is tell her off and i am left there.......too old for it anymore, feel so sad
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    when do i put my tree up it not a real one and takes for ever to put the decorations on not to mention tidying up ready we have stock take at work end of november and then spend days doing windows at work so like ours done before to get in the mood val
    val
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oneday, suggest you turn those negative thoughts into positive ones - planning the perfect murder springs to mind!

    Otherwise, just let your eyes glaze over next time she starts - it'll annoy her no end. A naughty gesture as she turns away should also leave you feeling happier.

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Val dear, you've answered your own question. Unless my daily paper is wrong it is now the 14th November. If you are trying to fit in your own chores before the stocktake and your chores are time consuming, suggest you begin now.

    Lurve
    Auntie Annie
  • oneday
    oneday Member Posts: 1,434
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    annie_mial wrote:
    Oneday, suggest you turn those negative thoughts into positive ones - planning the perfect murder springs to mind!

    Otherwise, just let your eyes glaze over next time she starts - it'll annoy her no end. A naughty gesture as she turns away should also leave you feeling happier.

    Love
    Auntie Annie

    Will practise the glazed over look....altho the mental torture bit hard to bear.
  • c4thyg
    c4thyg Member Posts: 542
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Auntie Annie,

    Christmas was so bad for me last year that I wanted to cancel it. However, I've got my life back together since and have a wonderful fella in my life now so I'm sooooo excited about Christmas this year I want to turn my house into Santa's grotto now. Is it wrong to have the full works up in November or should I wait until December 1st?
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Cathy

    I can fully understand your reasons for wanting to celebrate at Christmas this year and for wanting the celebrations to begin now. However, there are still more than five weeks to go and that is a long time for a 4 year old to wait with all cylinders running; perhaps a plan of one thing a week with Meg involved would make the waiting less hard on her? Decorations one week, tree the next, lights the following one etc?

    On the other hand, it is your celebration and if you wanted to say 'To hell with it, we'll do it now!' I wouldn't blame you in the least!

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • c4thyg
    c4thyg Member Posts: 542
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Auntie Annie,

    You make several good points and I'm not sure I could do it all in one day. Climbing into the attic to retrieve the tree might take a day in its own right! I think I might be able to hang on until the Saturday before December. Maybe. :?

    I discovered last year that advent calendars are worth their weight in chocolate. Meg stopped asking when santa was coming and just counted how many chocs were left.
  • queenfan
    queenfan Member Posts: 563
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear AA My Hubby, Daughter & myself are going away to my sisters in Spain for Christmas & the new year.
    My problem is my sister is trying to get me a scooter to use while I am over there, I know that I am going to be a bother to them, not so much with my disability, But just recently I have become rebellious & have suggested we wear wigs & pretend to drive off in to the sunset like Thelma & Louise, Do you think there is something seriously wrong with me, I am normally quite shy :oops:
    PLEASE HELP ME :shock:
    Sue x
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Sue

    Given the time of year and the season, there is nothing wrong with you whatsover apart from a bad attack of Arthur Itis rebellion.

    I'd say go for it, girl. Get a silver wig (or purple or whatever takes your fancy) and get stuck into zooming round on that scooter.

    The only people likely to be embarrassed are your entire family, so what the hell? My daughters used to disown me when we were out and I think all families should be equally compatible.

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • c4thyg
    c4thyg Member Posts: 542
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Auntie Annie,

    I'm in need of your advice again. I'm doing Christmas stockings this year for Meg and my bf. Meg is easy to do one for but what do you get for a 40 year old man? So far he's got socks to go in his sock!!

    A rather stumped, Cathy
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Cathy

    'Tis a difficult one to be sure.......I have much the same probs each year trying to buy for sons-in-law. What kind of things does he like? Is he into smellies and aftershave, is he sporty - oh, he sails doesn't he? Is there anything nautical you could get him up to and including waterproof hankies? Smaller things now, gloves? I know zilch about sailing thingies but it might be worth a look online to see if there's anything about.
    'Sillies' - the usual Christmas rubbish, but I generally find something good for a laugh. A thoughtful prezzie like a fully stocked up first aid kit? If he's anything like those nautical types I have encountered, the first aid kit consists of an oily rag and two sticking plasters which don't stick any more.

    Can't think of anything else off the top of my head, no doubt others will come up with ideas. If I have any brainwaves I'll let you know.

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,086
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    annie_mial wrote:
    Dear Cathy

    'Tis a difficult one to be sure.......I have much the same probs each year trying to buy for sons-in-law. What kind of things does he like? Is he into smellies and aftershave, is he sporty - oh, he sails doesn't he? Is there anything nautical you could get him up to and including waterproof hankies? .

    Love
    Auntie Annie


    Hope I am allowed to but in here...have you heard of Haw*ins Bazaar?? they do lots of blokey stuff which should fit in a stocking.
    Love

    toni xx
  • oneday
    oneday Member Posts: 1,434
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    delboy wrote:
    Formal complaint to HR should work, failing that a baseball bat is useful.
    Base ball bat way to go cos current avenues arent working. HR some remote place in timbuktu so no point going there i am afriad!
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Del!

    The answer to both your little problems is the same; don shinpads, bullet proof vest, borrow a riot shield and switch the thing off! Then be prepared to stand guard over the infernal machine till the danger is past.

    For question one, this might get a little difficult, but I'm sure you could arrange takeaways and armed truces for loo stops. Of course, the closer the date, the more the troops will rally, so be well prepared.

    At least Friday's little shindig is a one-nighter, more or less. Can't stand it myself, so know how you feel.

    Love
    Auntie Annie
  • c4thyg
    c4thyg Member Posts: 542
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    annie_mial wrote:
    Dear Cathy

    'Tis a difficult one to be sure.......I have much the same probs each year trying to buy for sons-in-law. What kind of things does he like? Is he into smellies and aftershave, is he sporty - oh, he sails doesn't he? Is there anything nautical you could get him up to and including waterproof hankies? .

    Love
    Auntie Annie


    Hope I am allowed to but in here...have you heard of Haw*ins Bazaar?? they do lots of blokey stuff which should fit in a stocking.
    Love

    toni xx


    Thanks Auntie Annie and Toni. I'll take a look at the site you recommend. The solution I came up with was to get a smaller stocking! :P
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    If I have any brainwaves, I'll let you know, Cathy.

    Toni, thanks for the reminder - I must go to H Bazaar myself tomorrow when I'm in the town!

    Annie
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,086
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Great shop isnt it? I often get sillies from there for male persons - they can be extra tricky. :wink:

    Love

    toni xx

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