First Christmas post.

[sylvi]

Agedcrone and cherub here you go girls my first Christmas jumper/sweater for you Cherub.

[Matilda_1922]

Looks good

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Is it knitted by you or a bought one? Since I went to live in WV, USA, in 2009, and came back in Nov 2015, the craze for Christmas jumpers has taken off in the UK.

So has Black Friday.

[nomoreheels]

Looking good Sylvi! You should have waited for the 1st though then we could have had a pic a day for advent. x 🎄

[Neonkittie17 in reply to nomoreheels]

Does Sylvi have 25 Christmas jumpers?!? 😜😂 xxxx

[nomoreheels in reply to Neonkittie17]

Not sure but as her home is well decked she has plenty of opportunities for pics to mix in that could take us to Christmas if not. Don't quote me but I think she has 4 Christmas trees so there are 4 days there. x🎄

[Neonkittie17 in reply to nomoreheels]

I've seen her post lots of Christmas goodies in the past so yes I'm sure a Sylvi advent calendar would be a delight every day! x

[sylvi in reply to nomoreheels]

Six darling in various sizes,a little one i have put in the kitchen,a little one in the porch, three in the lounge,one in the middle room and a big one in the conservatory.xxxxxx

[nomoreheels in reply to sylvi]

Wow! Well ours is in the back garden in a bucket of water, waiting another couple of weeks to dec it. We take it in turns as to how late it comes in the house, it's my h's turn this year so it goes up early!

[sylvi in reply to nomoreheels]

I AM DONE DOING THE DECORATIONS,xx

[nomoreheels in reply to sylvi]

I hope you took your time over it & all the sparkle is lifting your spirits a little. x

[sylvi in reply to Neonkittie17]

No i don't,but i have four or five and three Christmas tunics and one pair of Christmas leggings Neonkittie.xxxxx

[weathervane]

I have never worn a Christmas jumper ☹️ I have worn festive earrings. Your jumper is lovely, i may reconsider and get one 😀😀

[Cherub198889 in reply to weathervane]

Yes, you must get an Ugly Christmas Sweater & host a party and all donations go to the Make A Wish Foundation!!

[weathervane in reply to Cherub198889]

Good idea cherub , it so happens i have to go shopping with my husband as he needs one so maybe this year ..........

[Cherub198889 in reply to weathervane]

There are also Ugly Christmas Sweater runs here in North America. Are there any in the UK?

youtube.com/watch?v=yjNfWaq...(Not working as expected?)

[weathervane in reply to Cherub198889]

No ugly sweater runs but there is a Santa run in Derry that is amazing 🎅

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Cherub198889]

😂

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Neonkittie17]

We could start Ugly Sweater Runs with NRAS members! 😁 Walk or run. My hubby goes running with some friends run on Christmas morning in fancy dress. It's just a silly thing they do for a couple of hours. I love the idea of Ugly Sweater Run! Thanks Cherub for posting. 😆

[Neonkittie17 in reply to weathervane]

I have a Shetland type cardigan in grey with turquoise snowflakes on it! That may just count! I'd like a Christmassy one with stars on. Maybe black with silver stars! Or black and white penguins!

[Cherub198889 in reply to Neonkittie17]

Why, that is a Christmas sweater!! You can add more ugly by buying a sting of lights that connect to a batterpack. These batterpack lights are bought at a Dollar Store (cheap store) and we sew them on our sweaters.

youtube.com/watch?v=bhyTxnM...(Not working as expected?)

[sylvi in reply to Cherub198889]

I have a load of battery lights that i put on my scooters and i have been known to have tinsel on my big scooter. I already have gems on my little scooter and pompoms on the handlebars.xxxxx

[Mandy8175]

I love your sweater! How are you feeling? Are you still fighting a cold?

[sylvi in reply to Mandy8175]

The virus is going Mandy,but i have a bad back and knee and the fibro is giving me a bit of a kicking.xxxxx

[Neonkittie17 in reply to sylvi]

Nooooo but I'm so glad you're picking up. My consultant today said it is the time of year when those on immunosuppressants find they pick up colds and viruses find it takes twice as long to shake them. Yup. xxxx

[sylvi in reply to Neonkittie17]

I picked up what i thought was a chest infection in August which turned out to be pneumonia and i didn't get rid of that until the middle of November when i got a lovely(not) virus which i have only just shaken off. xxxx

[Mandy8175]

I feel you, my back and legs have been hurting since the weekend before Halloween! I can barely move today as I over did for thanksgiving yesterday!

[sylvi in reply to Mandy8175]

I overdid it by climbing on chairs putting lights up.xxx

[helenlw7 in reply to sylvi]

Oh Sylvi, will you ever learn? 😀. Mind you, I’m a fine one to talk. I fell off a table when putting up an 18th birthday banner for one of my children. Got up, dusted myself down and drove to work. By the time I got home in the evening my hand looked like a boxing glove. Took myself off to a and e. I’d fractured two bones in my hand! The lesson I learned was use a ladder, and I will be doing that when I decorate my tree in a couple of weeks.

[sylvi in reply to helenlw7]

I am going to use the ladder today when i put the decorations up. xxx

[helenlw7 in reply to sylvi]

It’s hard being sensible isn’t it?

[sylvi in reply to helenlw7]

It is if it is mean.xxxx

[Neonkittie17 in reply to sylvi]

Mama Mia ... Hope you've got them all up now and no more climbing. I tidied out the under stairs cupboard recently, which is large .. Large enough to get in if you bend ... I was walking like Quasimodo after that for days!!😝

[sylvi in reply to Neonkittie17]

We have finished,hubby put the lights up outside yesterday for me and they look great. So i can rest now.xxxx

[nomoreheels in reply to Mandy8175]

I hope you were able to enjoy the celebrations in spite of hurting Mandy.

[Mandy8175 in reply to nomoreheels]

It was a typical holiday. My fiances sister got drunk and started her usual hateful spewing. She lives in the house with us, and I swear she's evil! She's such a jerk to everyone!

[nomoreheels in reply to Mandy8175]

What a shame, is he really intent on marrying her? I take it it will be the same old same old at Christmas too?

[Mandy8175 in reply to nomoreheels]

We got engaged in August, and she has just gotten worse. She is just a miserable person, and she treats her brother like her husband. It's twisted up in her mind and comes out of her mouth when she drinks! I can't expect him to put his sister out, she has lived with him for 20 years.

[nomoreheels in reply to Mandy8175]

Oops, sorry read that wrong! Some can be like that, miseries, & it affects everyone else.

[Mandy8175 in reply to nomoreheels]

Sadly, because of her every holiday sucks.

[nomoreheels in reply to Mandy8175]

How rubbish. You'll have to move far away once you're married, like the moon!

[Mandy8175 in reply to nomoreheels]

I call her a succubus lol because she sucks the joy out of everything! I know the meaning of succubus is different, but it suits my purpose!

[nomoreheels in reply to Mandy8175]

No, I know what you mean. Shame, she mustn't have any joy in her life.

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Mandy8175]

LOL .. I call my SIL a Dementor as in Harry Potter as she sucks all the goodness out of people and leaves them drained. These nutters need to go off to another planet I agree, NMH. Maybe much further then the moon in case she can get back!

[Cherub198889 in reply to Mandy8175]

Enjoy your engagement & wedding. Don't let his sister "pee" on your happiness. You will find away to kick her out.

[Cherub198889 in reply to Mandy8175]

Gwad... I think every family has a token idiot amongst them....mine is a cousin.

Sorry to hear she lives with you.

[Mandy8175 in reply to Cherub198889]

I have a sister her age, which is 57, that is like me except she is evil when drunk. I asked my sister to come rid me of my "trash" problem. My sister is healthy and loves me!

The worst part of this incident is that my back is now screaming at me in pain!

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Mandy8175]

Oh no .. Sorry to hear that Mandy. I recall you saying something before when I mentioned my SIL from Haedes!

[sylvi in reply to Neonkittie17]

You poor girls,i get on fairly well with my sils,mind you as we live away from them that makes it so much easier, my sister lives in Northern Ireland and my brother lives in Ely Cambridgeshire, so i don't see them hardly at all. So i feel for you both.xxxxx

[Neonkittie17 in reply to sylvi]

Thank you Sylvi. The good news is I've a couple more SILs who are nice. 😍 The one I refer to had obviously got some crisis in her life and was taking it out on me ... For over two years.😩 I'm tolerant but I had to tell her to stop. it was a full time project for her .. My Mum's passing. Disgusting to make a hobby out it it as such! She didn't see she was going anything wrong .. Arrogant and delusional! As she lives a distance too like your siblings it isn't as though I will see her but social media and email had her pestering me constantly. Even when I was having my infusions at hospital last year! My nurse took my phone away as it was affecting my BP! The SIL knew no boundaries. Hope you are feeling better dear Sylvi. 😘😘xx

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Mandy8175]

Ouch, can you have a more restful day?

[Mandy8175 in reply to Neonkittie17]

I'm off to the doctor for tb test before biologics, I would skip to the clinic, but my back won't allow it!

My evil SIL still doesn't realize I'm not acknowledging her existence, but you can't fix stupid!

[Neonkittie17 in reply to Mandy8175]

Hope your back is feeling better soon and hope you can keep the SIL silent!! xx

[Cherub198889]

OOOH WOW!! Now that is Ugly!!! I LOVE IT!!!