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Let's make Christmas fun

Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor11 Dec 2017, 9:35 am AEDT

Let's make Christmas fun

Good morning Forum Land,
Just in case you didn't know, it is two weeks until Christmas. I'm super excited!!! Christmas can be SUCH a hard time of the year. As many of you know, I have no family or friends, and consequently I will be spending Christmas day alone, just like I spend every other day of the year alone. However, this will be the twentieth Christmas that I have spent by myself and I kind-of have the hang of it now. It used to be excruciating, but over the years I have developed my own way of navigating the day. I have created family Christmas traditions...just without the family bit.

To all those Forumites who superly duperly struggle with Christmas, I get it. I really do. For many years it was a truly horrendous time of the year for me. But now I've learnt to make it a fun time in my own quirky way.

This is my first Christmas in Forum Land and I am super looking forward to counting down the days to Christmas here. I totally understand that this thread will not suit everyone. There are threads here and here, which focus on the challenging aspects of this time of year. My hope is that this thread can be a space where those of us who want to enjoy the fun parts of Christmas can do so. Christmas can be oh-so-hard...but despite my muddles and my social isolation, I choose to make Christmas fun. I superly duperly hope you will join me.

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utopiaSenior Contributor13 Dec 2017, 4:54 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member. Very funny Christmas songs and pictures. Just waiting for the last image to come through.
The caravan is a great idea - fit more of us in. I think last year we had a bus.
@Owlunar. Beautiful birds. All of them. I've had cockies and a galah and a cockatiel as pets before. And they are great talkers and very entertaining and clever.
I don't have Christmas lights for my tree - because my galah chewed them years ago & I never replaced them. Lol.
Have bought my 2 dogs some smoked bones for Christmas. Have to keep them on top of the fridge until Christmas morning. If I put them out any earlier - they will find them and eat the bones, wrapping and all.

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utopiaSenior Contributor13 Dec 2017, 4:56 pm AEDT

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You have such good eyesight @Bunniekins. Sorry I didn't notice the new avatar @Owlunar. Looks great.

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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor13 Dec 2017, 5:09 pm AEDT

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@Adge (and anyone else who is interested),

I just gave Santa a call and he said he can't find a book for "Adge." Santa understands that we can't provide our real names here in Forum Land. He said that if anyone chooses a pseudonym that is a common name, then he will be able to use special Christmas magic to look them up in his book and see if they have been good enough for a Christmas present. He is also interested to hear what you would like for Christmas.

If anyone wants me to ask Santa about them, make sure you tag me in the post because I only get notifications for posts that I'm tagged in.

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Unknown userMember13 Dec 2017, 5:48 pm AEDT

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lol

@utopia, stop playing with the decorations and come help me put them up! lol

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Unknown userMember13 Dec 2017, 5:53 pm AEDT

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No no @utopia, ya doing it wrong, I said put them up not try them on lol

You'resuch a cocky little bird!

But we loves ya lol❤❤❤

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AdgeSenior Contributor13 Dec 2017, 6:29 pm AEDT

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Excellent @Phoenix_Rising Santa can use some special magic to find me...

I've had virtually no Christmas presents (from anyone) for several years.

So perhaps Santa will "back-date" some Christmas presents, to cover the last few years (as well).

Dad always used to send me a Christmas hamper in the mail (every year) - so he's been very much missed, since he passed away early last year. No just for his gifts, obviously.

Christmas doesn't seem the same without Dad's kind thoughtfulness (& surprises)...

Adge

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utopiaSenior Contributor13 Dec 2017, 6:29 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member. Live the pictures. They gave me a good laugh.
Hint: if I'm not helping put up the Christmas decorations because I'm playing with them - then chances are I've hit the eggnog hard (bourbon). Lol.
@Phoenix_Rising. I'd be interested to know which list I'm on. I'm hoping for the Nice list - even though @Former-Member has caught me playing with the decorations instead of helping to put them up. My excuse - they're shiny and tinsely and I'm a bird

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MoonGalSenior Contributor13 Dec 2017, 6:48 pm AEDT