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Righty oh, then, who's going to help with all the 'virtual' preparations, jobs to do? Luckily for you lot, I put the sprouts on to boil on Boxing day 2012, after 10 minutes in the microwave, so they'll be ready

Here's a list of what needs doing, so who'd like to step up to the plate? Some jobs are a little tougher than others, but, if we all pull together, our Christmas day will come together nicely


Marquee, generator etc @janeg
Mobile thrones @wildmissus
Rudolf and Santa snacks @Jem61 nom nom
Security/Bouncer in chief @Minsmum
Cocktails on arrival @rawkaren can we hire Tom Cruise to help you?
Turkey and goose stuffer/baster @Manderley with help from @Betsysgr8 and @Silverdarling
Roasting chestnuts for goose stuffed with walnuts and prunes in Armagnac (dribble) @Azureblue
Potato peeler in chief @coffeetime
Vegetable preparation @janeg and will you do veggie mains too and liaise with @coffeetime who's also doing a veggie mains, with help from @Betsysgr8
Gravy, bread sauce and cranberry sauce @carorees with red (hic) wine
Table settings @MaryAnn
Place names @wildmissus
Sommelier @ballerina what wines are we having?
Pudding cooker @Domane
Brandy sauce @lovemyparrot less Polly
Cheese and biscuits with grapes and THE best chutney around @PennyForthem
After dinner dwinkies @rawkaren and @Ballerina .. triple hic
Charades, strip poker @candicemarie (I knew someone would lower the tone!)
Wardrobe mistress @drilakila
Cracker organiser @carieoates
Christmas starters @Julieathome and honey glazed parsnips
Games @silverdarling
Music @angie090465
Quiz @silverdarling
Tree/decorations @callyanna (steady on with the tinsel, there.....)
Fruit mince tarts @juliewil10
Scandi delights @Debs
Trifle @gillymary.... will there be jelly in that there trifle?
Christmas cake with wonky icing but a great flavour @carorees
Delish low carb treats @FatDog
Anything I've missed?

Oh yes....
pan scrubber @candicemarie (brillo!!) and balloon blower-upper
washer upper @Wendy Darling
Pan drier @AnnieW
Wine hoarder in kitchen @Candicemarie
Panicker in chief @Nessie
Vegetable peelings recycler @AnnieD for her horses

Kilted sausages... my friend who's big in the kilted sausage world.

Providing nuts for the nuts @chichi13

In charge of little people and any older folk who can't stay the course @wendyjane and @golarne, who will have chocolate money and a sick bag kit.

Pet crèche @Sue.Q and @Candicemarie but no parrots please. (Er, talking of barking....)

Coffee/tea, mints and petit fours @PennyForthem Anyone for liqueur coffees? Make mine a Cointreau coffee...

Water and sobering us up duties @Debs hub

@Debs hub is the only man so far. Come on men, don't be shy... we still need turkey carvers, stuffing servers, gravy pourers and someone to...
set fire to... sorry flambe @Domane's pudding

Dancing - we need to dance! Perhaps @Breadandwine could help us out here

And to keep us all in the Northern hemisphere warm, we'll have one of @Wolfie's gorgeous quilts

And, because we have snow, @candicemarie and @angie090465 are in charge of snowmen and snow clearing - don't take on too much there Candicemarie

What can you bring to the party? All welcome Christmas day. Open house, 24 hours!

It's coming together nicely now.



So, choose your job and let's get Christmas under way.

Go on then. I'll do the cocktails......

[carieoates]

I'm happy to sort the crackers as they are not too heavy to lift. And I'm a stickler for good quality ones, with nice gifts inside.

I bagsie the sommelier so it looks like Rawkaren and I are a team and I suppose we could the after dinner bit as wellI if that's OK with Karen. I think Julie should be volunteered as the entertainer and I'm sure fat dog and Izzy can do us proud with the foodie bits.
Oh, I'm getting quite excited now, can't wait, AND it's the Strictly semi final tonight, oh goodness me I must calm down now,

Ballerina x

I'm happy to sort the crackers as they are not too heavy to lift. And I'm a stickler for good quality ones, with nice gifts inside.

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For a moment there I thought you meant the biscuit type crackers

Ballerina x

I don't mind peeling the spuds - then I don't have to make any decisions, I hate choosing for other people.

I bagsie the sommelier so it looks like Rawkaren and I are a team and I suppose we could the after dinner bit as wellI if that's OK with Karen. I think Julie should be volunteered as the entertainer and I'm sure fat dog and Izzy can do us proud with the foodie bits.
Oh, I'm getting quite excited now, can't wait, AND it's the Strictly semi final tonight, oh goodness me I must calm down now,

Ballerina x

If we are still sober [hic] by the end of the meal so after dinner might be a bit haphazard. @coffeetime, you are a star for peeling the spuds. We will make sure you have extra cocktails...

I don't mind peeling the spuds -

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I love you

Ballerina x

Turkey stuffer
Don't know why, I find it soothing

I'm up for setting the table. Which side does the fork go on again?

Put me and my sweet tooth down for the puds

[janeg]

I'll do the veg
are you sure the sprouts will be ready, Penny?
see, I just eat the trimmings, being veggie.
And who's doing the kilted sausages and bread sauce?

Not on the list but I can run in ever decreasing circles and panic a bit, which means that the rest of you can calmly get on with things.

Can i do the music then if thats not taken?

i love a bit of DJing

Me? An entertainer, hopefully you were thinking about another Julie, though I could volunteer hubby, he's a really good DJ.
I can do the starters if no one else has picked that job.

I'm having a mini Camembert baked in the oven with whole garlic cloves stuffed into it. That and some crusty bread (I will deal with the IBS later).

Hubby is having a chinese style chicken and ginger soup. Subject to change.

The two lads are undecided and I still don't know if my daughter can make it for Christmas dinner.

But the recipe books are out and being drooled over.