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RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Mamzie - 07-12-2020
My parents live around the corner, and my Uncle (Disabled, that we help) up the street. We normally have family Sunday dinner and Christmas together. So glad that the regulations will us to be together x
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Bren - 07-12-2020
(06-12-2020, 07:03 PM)Admin Wrote: Just curious to know how people will be spending Christmas?We're doing the same as you Boss there'll be just us two having dinner then chatting to family via the PC. and text.
As much as we would love to see our Grandchildren we have decided to have a face time Christmas. Christmas dinner for us will be spent over the plots.
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Jay - 07-12-2020
Same here, just me, OH and son who lives with us. Will FaceTime our daughter and son in law and take a walk to my mother in laws later in the day with a socially distanced chat in the garden. Having given up everything and come so far it would be a shame to lose it for one day!
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Greenfingers - 08-12-2020
I am still struggling with Christmas. Normally I invite 4 of the elderly in-laws for Christmas dinner (all seperate households), Obviously I can't do that this year. I then visit my family, sisters and brother in laws on Boxing Day.
No matter what I do on Christmas Day someone is going to be upset and I can see no answer to it.
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Scarlet - 08-12-2020
Well, I'm also in a dilemma. We have been very strict since before lockdown officially started in March. We closed down early as I was worried.
I've had my brother here two weekends in the summer - they had to sleep in tents and use the camper van
their kids loved it!My step Dad has been here twice in the summer and lunch in the garden was fine.
Then we had the builders in...but they are outside.
Now what do I do? Boys are coming home this week - one has already had it.
My neighbors usually come in for drinks - I've already said it's a no no.
My brother and family can't sleep in tents in this. So do we risk it for just 2 days?
I would love to have a BBQ, wish I lived closer to family.
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Proserpina - 08-12-2020
I will be spending it on my own.
My parents have my younger brother living at home and they are already in a bubble with my 91-year-old Grandma. My older brother is planning to move back from Guernsey just before Christmas and will have nowhere to stay except for with my parents (but won't have been back long enough by Christmas for him to count as part of their household). I would be one household too many, so I will have to stay away.
I'm not a huge fan of Christmas anyway, so it's not too calamitous. I'm somehow not working over the four-day Christmas weekend (I'm working the weekend before Christmas and right through New Year instead) so that could mean four days sat by myself in my room. However, I'm still living in staff accommodation at the hospital, so I'll probably pop into my ward once a day to troubleshoot and get some human contact! I'm sure I can fill the rest of the time with computer games, YouTube, snacking, and sleeping.
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Baldy - 08-12-2020
Hmm, not told the family yet but:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8CEUNn3khU
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Veggie - 08-12-2020
(08-12-2020, 08:41 PM)Scarlet Wrote: Well, I'm also in a dilemma. We have been very strict since before lockdown officially started in March. We closed down early as I was worried.Here's your let-out, Scarlet.............https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-55230715
I've had my brother here two weekends in the summer - they had to sleep in tents and use the camper van
My step Dad has been here twice in the summer and lunch in the garden was fine.
Then we had the builders in...but they are outside.
Now what do I do? Boys are coming home this week - one has already had it.
My neighbors usually come in for drinks - I've already said it's a no no.
My brother and family can't sleep in tents in this. So do we risk it for just 2 days?
I would love to have a BBQ, wish I lived closer to family.
[b]People in Wales have been "strongly advised" by scientific advisers to postpone celebrating Christmas together and to put off reunions if possible.[/b]
They say families with children should consider "pre-isolating" at home for 10 days before seeing elderly relatives.
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Scarlet - 08-12-2020
The link doesn't work VC?
RE: How will you be spending Christmas - Scarlet - 08-12-2020
(08-12-2020, 09:02 PM)Proserpina Wrote: I will be spending it on my own.Existing bubbles count as 1 household - so in theory you can join them for Christmas.
My parents have my younger brother living at home and they are already in a bubble with my 91-year-old Grandma. My older brother is planning to move back from Guernsey just before Christmas and will have nowhere to stay except for with my parents (but won't have been back long enough by Christmas for him to count as part of their household). I would be one household too many, so I will have to stay away.
I'm not a huge fan of Christmas anyway, so it's not too calamitous. I'm somehow not working over the four-day Christmas weekend (I'm working the weekend before Christmas and right through New Year instead) so that could mean four days sat by myself in my room. However, I'm still living in staff accommodation at the hospital, so I'll probably pop into my ward once a day to troubleshoot and get some human contact! I'm sure I can fill the rest of the time with computer games, YouTube, snacking, and sleeping.