Christmas is cancelled yet again!

cranbrook2 · Post by **cranbrook2** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:36 pm

Hoovie wrote:Hey Bathstyle - changing the subject ... Do you go along with the tradition of opening one or more pressies Xmas eve? We used to do that in our family due to german mother.

My father is Swiss so we always opened ours Christmas Eve.

I always thought all Europeans did that ?

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:39 pm

I only know of it as a German tradition myself. Was he from the east/German part of Switzerland?

cranbrook2 · Post by **cranbrook2** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:46 pm

Hoovie wrote:I only know of it as a German tradition myself. Was he from the east/German part of Switzerland?

It was a little town called Rorschach , i think that is how it,s spelled ?

The Weegie · Post by **The Weegie** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:01 pm

I have never heard of opening presents in X-mas eve.

village idiot · Post by **village idiot** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:04 pm

in this house its 1 xmas eve, one on the end of the bed for first thing in the morning then no more till after everyone is up, dressed , breakfast & teeth done, & we dont want disturbed before half eight

cranbrook2 · Post by **cranbrook2** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:05 pm

The Weegie wrote:I have never heard of opening presents in X-mas eve.

I think the tradition was to open them after midnight mass ?

The Weegie · Post by **The Weegie** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:20 pm

Ah now i understand why. You would never of thought that i was raised as a good catholic boy

I have just finished putting all the kids presents under the tree.

Had to assemble a few things which took a while.

cranbrook2 · Post by **cranbrook2** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:23 pm

It must be getting close to midnight over there

It,s just after 5 pm here

village idiot · Post by **village idiot** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:26 pm

22:26 John

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:48 pm

cranbrook2 wrote:It must be getting close to midnight over there It,s just after 5 pm here

You must be on EST then? UK is 5 hours ahead of you, rest of Europe is 6 Hours

Mooncat · Post by **Mooncat** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:17 pm

Healthwise, so far, so good. But as the wife has MS, that could all change. But at least, the turkeys all done ready for the oven. Our kits are grown up, one has left home, other one is out, so it's up to us. But Mrs M is VERY impatient, so she'll probably open hers at Midnight, I'll wait til tomorrow.

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:55 am

So far so good. Nobody has been ill for the last 12 hours and everyone has just had toated panettone for breakfast. It looks like Christmas has been saved and we won't have lots of uneaten food and poorly kids..

They're all playing on the Wii and are very pleased!

panlid · Post by **panlid** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:37 am

just took me an hour to set the bloody wii up

thank god its done, i can shrink away for a bit

Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:41 am

Panlid,

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who took ages to set it up, in our case about 20 minutes. My two are busy saving Princess Peach on Mario Galaxy.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:14 pm

At least you got a Wii to play with

I have to play with myself :o Ok, think I better reword that

Happy Christmas all and glad the all the sprogs seem to be having fun