Post a pic of something that represents your place at Christmas
For me, the mighty Pohutukawa
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Christmas at your place
Question is whether there was head contact first, head to head, coming in at a red card unless there's mitigating factors!
Merry christmas Enz
Give a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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sockwithaticket
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A little earlier we had a rare visit from a group of these little fluff balls
They're my mum's favourite bird, so Christmas is pretty much made from her pov.
Otherwise Christmas is usually
And putting up with choral music so beloved by my parents.
This has become part of the tradition over the last few years.
They're my mum's favourite bird, so Christmas is pretty much made from her pov.
Otherwise Christmas is usually
And putting up with choral music so beloved by my parents.
This has become part of the tradition over the last few years.
Blissfully alone this holiday season... just this moment hearing someone stuck on the street and me:
I'm on the other side of the country from family, potential move for a new job in a few weeks which would result in a visit to my parents' place to pick up stuff anyway, so wasn't going to fly out, back, and then back again.
Friends here all off to their families. I'm going to see if any restaurants are open for a cause. In my hometown, a pizza joint would open on Christmas Day and give away freebies, accepting any donations for the local women's shelter.
I'm on the other side of the country from family, potential move for a new job in a few weeks which would result in a visit to my parents' place to pick up stuff anyway, so wasn't going to fly out, back, and then back again.
Friends here all off to their families. I'm going to see if any restaurants are open for a cause. In my hometown, a pizza joint would open on Christmas Day and give away freebies, accepting any donations for the local women's shelter.
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tabascoboy
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Me except without the tree
Not long back from 18 holes of Xmas Eve golf with my son. Neither of us are into all the Xmas shite so 3 hours on the course in reasonably nice weather was a godsend. Course was busy. Daughter joins us soon for G&Ts and a Thai curry I made earlier. Slob in front of tv with more gin.
Pressies in the morning followed by a huge slab of rib roast for Xmas lunch - their choice neither like turkey - then mid afternoon they pop off to their mothers for rest of the day. I vegetate in front of the TV with more meat, nice bottle of Pouilly Fume and some home made mince pies. Bliss!
Weather permitting another 18 holes on Boxing Day with some mates.
Pressies in the morning followed by a huge slab of rib roast for Xmas lunch - their choice neither like turkey - then mid afternoon they pop off to their mothers for rest of the day. I vegetate in front of the TV with more meat, nice bottle of Pouilly Fume and some home made mince pies. Bliss!
Weather permitting another 18 holes on Boxing Day with some mates.
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Guy Smiley
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Just got home (6am) from a solid shift driving around underground for 10 hours. We got an early mark for Christmas. I'm having eggs with a beer before trying to sleep for work tonight.
Christmas? Meh, other people do it.
Christmas? Meh, other people do it.
Yeah, pretty much this. Just me and the sprog together this Xmas, before she goes back to Auckland tomorrow.
No prezzies, no cards... just intend to gorge ourselves stupid all day.
Enjoy, y'all.
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troglodiet
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I don't like Christmas. It's a commercialised shit-show, a day on which people who are assholes 364 days a year get to pretend to be 'nice and kind', competing with one another to see who can buy the most expensive gifts for their children and wife with money they could've put to much better use (or too often, money they don't have to spend). And fathers compete to see who received the most socks/ties/toiletry.
It's that time of year where you spend time with family you only see once a year, to remind you WHY you only see them once a year.
However.....
Since I became a father 3.5 years ago, a boy who was just 13 at the time, I had no other option than to celebrate Christmas in the most traditional ways (i.e the way it's shown in all Christmas movies). His whole life up to that point was spent alone, getting to watch his mother and her latest boyfriend get drunk and the two then playing a game of full-contact kickboxing and bottle throwing. Admittedly they did allow him to participate in the fighting game from time to time, but he wasn't really good enough to play in their league.
Now my wife and I, her mother and sister, and whoever else is available, have to spend the whole Christmas season as one big family, (in which of course he is spoilt rotten), doing Christmassy things, playing some sort of ball game in the streets, board/card games at night, and smiling and laughing the whole time.
My boy may be a big man now, turning 17 in January, but we have to make up for his lost childhood Christmases as well as that of a typical teenager boy/man.
Christmas is actually a lot of fun now.
I have finally, after half a decade on this planet, figured out the true meaning of Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all.
It's that time of year where you spend time with family you only see once a year, to remind you WHY you only see them once a year.
However.....
Since I became a father 3.5 years ago, a boy who was just 13 at the time, I had no other option than to celebrate Christmas in the most traditional ways (i.e the way it's shown in all Christmas movies). His whole life up to that point was spent alone, getting to watch his mother and her latest boyfriend get drunk and the two then playing a game of full-contact kickboxing and bottle throwing. Admittedly they did allow him to participate in the fighting game from time to time, but he wasn't really good enough to play in their league.
Now my wife and I, her mother and sister, and whoever else is available, have to spend the whole Christmas season as one big family, (in which of course he is spoilt rotten), doing Christmassy things, playing some sort of ball game in the streets, board/card games at night, and smiling and laughing the whole time.
My boy may be a big man now, turning 17 in January, but we have to make up for his lost childhood Christmases as well as that of a typical teenager boy/man.
Christmas is actually a lot of fun now.
I have finally, after half a decade on this planet, figured out the true meaning of Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all.
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FalseBayFC
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Happy Christmas everyone, hope you all have a restful day. Having a quiet Christmas with my parents and daughters. We had a huge extended family bash planned on the farm but one of the youngsters has viral meningitis and we've decided to split up into smaller family units. There is big dam on the farm here stocked with bass and tilapia so I've been fishing a lot.
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FalseBayFC
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Yes. Bacterial meningitis is the fatal one. But there is a bit of a flair up here in KZN and a couple of kids have died from it.
Hope they recover ok, and start feeling a bit better over Christmas Day.FalseBayFC wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:29 amYes. Bacterial meningitis is the fatal one. But there is a bit of a flair up here in KZN and a couple of kids have died from it.
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FalseBayFC
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Thanks man.Ymx wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:33 amHope they recover ok, and start feeling a bit better over Christmas Day.FalseBayFC wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:29 amYes. Bacterial meningitis is the fatal one. But there is a bit of a flair up here in KZN and a couple of kids have died from it.
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FalseBayFC
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Thanks Jock, I say youngster but she's a 26 years old niece. I still think of them as kids.Jock42 wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 7:40 am Merry Christmas all, I'm off to bed hope you all have a good one.
Hope the bairn gets better soon FalseBayFC
Hey Trogs, you had it figured out long ago, my friend. Merry Christmas to you and yours.troglodiet wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 6:27 am I don't like Christmas. It's a commercialised shit-show, a day on which people who are assholes 364 days a year get to pretend to be 'nice and kind', competing with one another to see who can buy the most expensive gifts for their children and wife with money they could've put to much better use (or too often, money they don't have to spend). And fathers compete to see who received the most socks/ties/toiletry.
It's that time of year where you spend time with family you only see once a year, to remind you WHY you only see them once a year.
However.....
Since I became a father 3.5 years ago, a boy who was just 13 at the time, I had no other option than to celebrate Christmas in the most traditional ways (i.e the way it's shown in all Christmas movies). His whole life up to that point was spent alone, getting to watch his mother and her latest boyfriend get drunk and the two then playing a game of full-contact kickboxing and bottle throwing. Admittedly they did allow him to participate in the fighting game from time to time, but he wasn't really good enough to play in their league.
Now my wife and I, her mother and sister, and whoever else is available, have to spend the whole Christmas season as one big family, (in which of course he is spoilt rotten), doing Christmassy things, playing some sort of ball game in the streets, board/card games at night, and smiling and laughing the whole time.
My boy may be a big man now, turning 17 in January, but we have to make up for his lost childhood Christmases as well as that of a typical teenager boy/man.
Christmas is actually a lot of fun now.
I have finally, after half a decade on this planet, figured out the true meaning of Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all.
We had a quiet one here Trogs - and loved it. The good lady broke her leg 5 weeks ago and had to have a hip replacement so that sorta stuffed everything up so we stayed home.
With my very limited diet there was no point having a huge cook up so roast lamb and spuds, couple of veges, cheese sauce and gravy and Robert's your mothers brother.
Then I found I could only eat about half of my very small portion as I am so used to eating stuff all.
Video chatted with the kids and grandkids and Christmas was done.
The best part about Christmas day is that the cricket is only one day away.
With my very limited diet there was no point having a huge cook up so roast lamb and spuds, couple of veges, cheese sauce and gravy and Robert's your mothers brother.
Then I found I could only eat about half of my very small portion as I am so used to eating stuff all.
Video chatted with the kids and grandkids and Christmas was done.
The best part about Christmas day is that the cricket is only one day away.
I drink and I forget things.
We're in the 'for others' camp. Fed the cat, dogs, birds. Weather is hissing down grabbing a couple of coffees before cleaning out and lighting the open fire. Sod all on the idiot box so going to be bored senseless.
Might call in at dad's later and see great nephew for the first time as niece and nephew have decided to invade for the day. Was supposed to be at brother's place but he's got a virus or something so niece decided it was all going to be at dad's, dad asked to be rescued. My daughter's lot are at my ex's and my son's lot will have my daughter in laws family over so Helen and I get left in peace.
I've put more lights and stuff up than ever but feeling even less festive. Maybe it's because I didn't know I have untreatable cancer before.
Might call in at dad's later and see great nephew for the first time as niece and nephew have decided to invade for the day. Was supposed to be at brother's place but he's got a virus or something so niece decided it was all going to be at dad's, dad asked to be rescued. My daughter's lot are at my ex's and my son's lot will have my daughter in laws family over so Helen and I get left in peace.
I've put more lights and stuff up than ever but feeling even less festive. Maybe it's because I didn't know I have untreatable cancer before.
dkm57.. really sorry to hear that. Puts a bit of a damper on today..
Have my daughter and family coming up for lunch, so it's 8 round the table. Did most of the cooking yesterday so going to finish off and chill with maybe a beer or 8....
Have my daughter and family coming up for lunch, so it's 8 round the table. Did most of the cooking yesterday so going to finish off and chill with maybe a beer or 8....
I love watching little children running and screaming, playing hide and seek in the playground.
They don't know I'm using blanks..
They don't know I'm using blanks..
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Guy Smiley
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That's not ideal mate. Sorry to read your news... not good.dkm57 wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 9:43 am I've put more lights and stuff up than ever but feeling even less festive. Maybe it's because I didn't know I have untreatable cancer before.
This.Guy Smiley wrote: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:51 amThat's not ideal mate. Sorry to read your news... not good.dkm57 wrote: Sun Dec 25, 2022 9:43 am I've put more lights and stuff up than ever but feeling even less festive. Maybe it's because I didn't know I have untreatable cancer before.
All the best, dkm57.
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mat the expat
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We.had our traditional orphan's Xmas gathering and.hosting a friend who is in the doghouse tonight as he was supposed to fly to Taiwan with his partner last night, only to find his passport had expired!
Cold cuts and potato salad tonight
I'm not a huge Xmas person and we'd planned a quiet one due to the Dog have 4 weeks of radiotherapy.
She's good and we got the bonus of selling our House last week so a big change the new year to look forward to
Sorry to hear that dkm57 .....
Cold cuts and potato salad tonight
I'm not a huge Xmas person and we'd planned a quiet one due to the Dog have 4 weeks of radiotherapy.
She's good and we got the bonus of selling our House last week so a big change the new year to look forward to
Sorry to hear that dkm57 .....
I met my great-great nephew for the first time yesterday as well. Good moments.Met my great nephew for the first time yesterday.
Stink up the place all you like dkm - too young for the other stuff.
I drink and I forget things.
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Opensides Butler
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Sir, as usual, fulfilled his tradition to Eat, Drink and be Mary.
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mat the expat
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I got a WhatsApp call on Xmas day from one of my Grand-niecesEnzedder wrote: Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:13 pmI met my great-great nephew for the first time yesterday as well. Good moments.Met my great nephew for the first time yesterday.
Stink up the place all you like dkm - too young for the other stuff.
I like being the crazy great-uncle in Oz!
