What are you doing for Christmas?

[GrumpyGregry]

In no particular order I'll be..

Watching my favourite seasonal movies, and a few of TLH's
Cooking Xtmas dinner with all the trimmings
Going to Mass
Running a parkrun
Eating dinner with the younglings, TLH, her mother who has dementia, and a collection of waifs and strays we've gathered over the last 12 months.

And I'll love every minute.

EDIT: accompanied by a soundtrack from The Sixteen and Future of Forestry, of course.

 

[EltonFrog]

If I wrote what I what I was doing for Christmas day it would break the swear filter on this site.

 

[Berties]

Working . 150 booked at the restaurant will leave at 7pm , I just right the day off ,we do Christmas on the 24th and 26th
Money on Christmas day for the tolls is just to good to close,
My family just get on without me..

 

[Moon bunny]

It will just be me, Hover Fly, the twins, my mother, five sisters with husbands or boyfriends and nieces or nephews and an as yet unknown number of aunts, uncles and cousins, divided between staying at my house or my brother's, for varying periods between four days and two weeks.

 

[coffeejo]

It will just be me, Hover Fly, the twins, my mother, five sisters with husbands or boyfriends and nieces or nephews and an as yet unknown number of aunts, uncles and cousins, divided between staying at my house or my brother's, for varying periods between four days and two weeks.

 

[Fnaar]

And what's the family dog doing for Christmas?

Ah, she's coming with us too
She normally has their dog to play with, but apparently it's about to peg it...

 

[Pale Rider]

It will just be me, Hover Fly, the twins, my mother, five sisters with husbands or boyfriends and nieces or nephews and an as yet unknown number of aunts, uncles and cousins, divided between staying at my house or my brother's, for varying periods between four days and two weeks.

Sounds unbearable to me, way too many folks and way too much going on.

And I like to measure family visits in hours, not days or, heaven forbid, weeks.

Yours,

Ebenezer.

 

[marknotgeorge]

I was always the fun uncle, giving my nieces and nephews presents that their parents didn't approve of...

I tried that, but it turns out Royal Marines and their wives really like playing with Nerf guns. Who knew?

 

[Hover Fly]

The time seems to fly, I have borrowed a boat to take them out on Windermere in shifts, and I would much sooner have them than sit on my own watching the clock willing it to get round to bedtime.

 

[Pale Rider]

than sit on my own watching the clock willing it to get round to bedtime.

Were you around my place last year?

 

[Brandane]

It will just be me, Hover Fly, the twins, my mother, five sisters with husbands or boyfriends and nieces or nephews and an as yet unknown number of aunts, uncles and cousins, divided between staying at my house or my brother's, for varying periods between four days and two weeks.

That reminds me of the previous generation of my family. At least 2 branches of the family used to uproot en masse and move into another Uncle and Aunts house a few days before New Year, and stay there for a week or more. About ten of them, camped out on the floor in a one bathroom house, it must have been torture! The strange thing being, they all lived within two miles of each other anyway. I thought nothing of it at the time, but now I am older I cannot see the point. I like my own bed!

 

[Roscoe]

Christmas Day at ours with the wife, my mum, her dad, teenage son and 2 dogs. Turkey and all the trimmings, can't wait. Same again Boxing Day, minus the son who will be at his girlfriends. Not very exciting, just nice to be with our nearest and dearest.

On the 27th, mum and I will go and lay flowers for my dear old dad who passed away on the 27th 10 years ago.

Some nice early rides planned in preparation for the nosh!

 

[Speicher]

The time seems to fly, I have borrowed a boat to take them out on Windermere in shifts, and I would much sooner have them than sit on my own watching the clock willing it to get round to bedtime.

Have you got room for an extra passenger?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I will ride my bike to my friend's, panniers full of edible goodies.
While the main course is cooking in the oven, we will have a merry catch up, lots of nibbles, lots of laughs.
Then we will eat the Christmas log I baked , and eventually I will ride home in the early hours, because I'm working on Boxing day and don't like to leave the cat alone overnight.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I thought it was going to be the four of us at home this time. Me wife daughter and dog,for the first time ever,but unfortunately i've been talked into travelling 20 miles in an expensive taxi to visit the sister in law's family. No doubt we'll have one of those "stand back to back to see whose the tallest" sessions as her husband and sons are "giants"!