Why Icelandic Children Love Getting Socks for Christmas.

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Posted by wc0143

Harumph ... actual people ... pfft

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Who needs 'em! Nuts to 'actual people', I say!

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Posted by usuk2004

You know this would be a perfect excuse for you all to come over and visit me!!! I could stuff 13 little Yule Lads all in our guest room

Then maybe DH would stop saying that LIW is 'replacing (my) social activity with actual people'

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Actually, now that I think of it, I'm not so sure I want my doors slammed, my walls sniffed or my sheep...well, you know.

But, I have to say I was a sausage snatcher yesterday! We had good old bangers and mash on Saturday night and DH had put the leftovers in some tupperware for himself of course...I stole one yesterday afternoon while he was watching TV!

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Posted by usuk2004

But, I have to say I was a sausage snatcher yesterday! We had good old bangers and mash on Saturday night and DH had put the leftovers in some tupperware for himself of course...I stole one yesterday afternoon while he was watching TV!

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You go LAD!!!! I have to say I am such a loser, I did no door slammling or sniffing (I can't remember who the heck I am) this weekend


(Although we did drive out east & when we passed Rafael, I said 'Oh, London girl (as you are affectionately known in our household) got married there' )

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Posted by wc0143

(Although we did drive out east & when we passed Rafael, I said 'Oh, London girl (as you are affectionately known in our household) got married there' )

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Awww.... You should know that you are affectionally known as 'Your Girlfriend Wendy' in our house (DH sees your letters and cards lying around all the time - and by the way, contrary to what you may think, I'm a great pen pal, I'm just really bad at sending the letters that I so dilligently write, I have about 3 for you that I haven't sent yet )

Oh cool, cause DH's response was 'Oh you mean that girl who wrote to you ONCE?'

One of FHs friends is booking Raphael and my FH turned to me and said 'didn't your imaginary British friend get married there?'

I said yes, and then kicked him.

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Posted by wc0143

Oh cool, cause DH's response was 'Oh you mean that girl who wrote to you ONCE?'

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That's it, Tim's gonna get so many letters from me, it's gonna look like that part in Harry Potter where the owls keep dropping letters - Royal Mail, Royal Mail, ROYAL MAIL!!!!!

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

One of FHs crazy friends is booking Raphael and my FH turned to me and said 'didn't your imaginary British friend get married there?'

I said yes, and then kicked him.

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THanks for defending my imaginary honor!!! (oops honour)

Alright Liz...when are you going to hand out the titles?

You guys make me laugh!! I just read though this whole thing and I want a Yule Lad now!!!

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Posted by oneday

You guys make me laugh!! I just read though this whole thing and I want a Yule Lad now!!!

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I just read the whole thing too... ahh...Monkey has got to be by far the BEST for making me laugh!

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

You just can't make this stuff up...

An old Yule custom in Iceland includes the importance of getting new clothing Women spent many nights sewing so that each member of the household would get at least one new garment. As folklore had it, any person left out was in danger of being eaten by a malicious beast called the Christmas Cat.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

Monkey, write a song about it...And next year we can debate the importance of it!

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Wow. A whole year!!!

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Posted by MonkeyLuv

As folklore had it, any person left out was in danger of being eaten by a malicious beast called the Christmas Cat.

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Does that Christmas Cat/Malicious beast go by the name Gunnar, by any chance?

OMG! I heard about this, but i don't think I'd ever actually read the thread! How funny!