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The arrangements for the 'festive season'
GreyDesk Started conversation Dec 21, 2004
Tomorrow, the 22nd, I fly out of Heathrow airport on an Air Canada 330 Airbus bound for Toronto. Where, I will be spending the festive season in the bosom of my family
The plan for the day itself is that I, my Mum and her husband travel into the city from their home in rural Ontario to spend Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day with her husband's son and his wife. Also in attendance will be the son's wife's brother, his wife and their three daughters aged 5, 8 and 10. My mother's husband's other child, his daughter, is also expected to make an appearance at some point in the proceedings.
Oh-boy! I'm really looking forward to this...
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Lighthousegirl - back on board Posted Dec 21, 2004
Poor GD! I hope you survive and have some good books to read
(oh and internet access would be good!)
Good Luck
Meyyr Christmas and I look forward to seeing you back here in the New Year
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I'm not really here Posted Dec 21, 2004
I'm looking forward to it being just me and my son for a change. I get to be in charge of the TV and assorted attachments.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Dec 21, 2004
Family gatherings Keep your head below the parapet as much as you can mate, chin up, that sort of thing
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Dec 21, 2004
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Dec 21, 2004
It'll be just me and my son too, I wish I was on a plane bound for Canada, you lucky blighter!
Have a safe journey
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parrferris Posted Dec 21, 2004
I'm in a similar situation, Deskers, though I'm going to somewhere far less interesting than Canada - Erith! I'm spending Christmas with my brother (great), his kids (fine, I'm very fond of them despite my usual intolerance of children), his wife (not so good, she doesn't like me much) and assorted members of her complex family (I don't know any of them). It's not even a big house, so I won't have anywhere to hide!
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Dec 22, 2004
The hols arrangements seems to be a mix of people who are spending time with other people they don't want to spend time with, or people spending it alone. (I just want some adult company, who can cope with my son's behaviour).
Is there anyone *actually* spending the holiday with someone they *want* to spend it with?
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GreyDesk Posted Dec 22, 2004
Don't be daft, GB. It's Christmas, no one gets what they want for Christmas. It's traditional!
Anyways, I'm packed and about to go to bed. I just need to polish off the last glass if wine - it would be a shame to waste it - and that will be me until New Year's Eve.
Enjoy
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McKay The Disorganised Posted Dec 22, 2004
Christmas will be me and all my little ones plus no.2's fiancee - Chrstmas eve should be fun - we're off to the fiancee's and everyone keeps tell me to 'not mind Uncle Derek.' I'll be taking the brass knuckles.
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I'm not really here Posted Dec 22, 2004
"(I just want some adult company, who can cope with my son's behaviour)"
Ha, me too. We should have got married a long time ago.
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kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Dec 22, 2004
"Is there anyone *actually* spending the holiday with someone they *want* to spend it with? "
Well since J's parents decided to dump us at the last minute we will be entertaining my parents and brother and my uncle and aunt, all of whom I am always happy to see This is kind of a relief as it was supposed to be a chance to introduce everyone so we'd all have been on best behaviour. Now we can all happily get and slob out in front of Harry Potter, before the annual viscious game of cards kicks off for the evening And dad can fall asleep on the sofa again before the flame has died on the pudding, just like last year
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broelan Posted Dec 22, 2004
Christmas eve is always friends; best friends and their families (when we can fit time in for visiting amongst all the last minute shopping and wrapping there is to do).
Christmas day starts at Mr B's grandmother's house - I'm not sure why I don't enjoy this part but I'm always eager to leave and get on with the day. His family is okay, everyone's nice and always glad to see us, but many of them are very politically opinionated and my tongue starts to hurt after having to bite it for a few hours.
Then it's on to my family, this year at my grandmother's house, with my parents, sister, brother-in-law, his parents, one of his brothers, my ex and my son.
Have a good trip and a good holiday, GD
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riotact : like a phoenix from the ashes Posted Dec 22, 2004
c'mon gd, it's only 3 days! i've been at mom's house FOUR MONTHS now! ouch!
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Lighthousegirl - back on board Posted Dec 22, 2004
If GD has to go to Canada I guess it will be longer than 3 days!
PF - more fool your sister in law
GB & Mina - can we start the rumours now?
I think I am going to be spending most of Christmas day with the person I would most like to OJ As it stands now his kids are here Christmas eve and then we take them back to their Mum's before lunch - I am such a lucky Light
However we have been summonds and I mean summonds to my mother for Monday Cant win them all!
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GreyDesk Posted Dec 23, 2004
* waves from Canuck-land *
I have discovered that Canadian keyboards are not laid out in quite the same fashion as English ones. This is causing me a certain amount of confusion
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The arrangements for the 'festive season'
- 1: GreyDesk (Dec 21, 2004)
- 2: Lighthousegirl - back on board (Dec 21, 2004)
- 3: I'm not really here (Dec 21, 2004)
- 4: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Dec 21, 2004)
- 5: Lighthousegirl - back on board (Dec 21, 2004)
- 6: broelan (Dec 21, 2004)
- 7: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Dec 21, 2004)
- 8: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Dec 21, 2004)
- 9: parrferris (Dec 21, 2004)
- 10: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (Dec 22, 2004)
- 11: GreyDesk (Dec 22, 2004)
- 12: McKay The Disorganised (Dec 22, 2004)
- 13: I'm not really here (Dec 22, 2004)
- 14: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Dec 22, 2004)
- 15: broelan (Dec 22, 2004)
- 16: riotact : like a phoenix from the ashes (Dec 22, 2004)
- 17: Lighthousegirl - back on board (Dec 22, 2004)
- 18: GreyDesk (Dec 23, 2004)
- 19: McKay The Disorganised (Dec 23, 2004)
- 20: Lighthousegirl - back on board (Dec 24, 2004)
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