[Niamh.]

Luckily we're allowed 3 households to mix for Christmas and we're allowed travel between counties from tomorrow so our Christmas Day will go ahead how it would have done anyway (Brother and Sister in Law can travel to us from Dublin/Mother and step dad can come for dinner too).

What about everyone else? Do you have to make changes to plans? Will you ignore the guidelines if your plans would break the rules?

[Vanessa]

I'm staying at home anyway.
I have two weeks holidays from next Tuesday.
I plan to eat, drink and relax

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I'm staying at home anyway.
I have two weeks holidays from next Tuesday.
I plan to eat, drink and relax

Sounds great Ness, will you have any company?

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Sounds great Ness, will you have any company?

Not this year.
Will have to see my family via WhatsApp/messenger.
But I'm hoping to go to Italy next summer.

[joeysteele]

No, then again I made none this year.
It will be solidly only my Mum, myself and a Cousin who shares my home.

NO ONE visiting us and none of us visiting others either.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

No, then again I made none this year.
It will be solidly only my Mum, myself and a Cousin who shares my home.

NO ONE visiting us and none of us visiting others either.

That's very sensible.
I usually work during the holidays, but not this year.
I really need some time off this time for myself.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

That's very sensible.
I usually work during the holidays, but not this year.
I really need some time off this time for myself.

I'm sure you will need it Vanessa, I hope you are able to relax and get that quality to e for yourself.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Not this year.
Will have to see my family via WhatsApp/messenger.
But I'm hoping to go to Italy next summer.

Yeah fingers crossed travel will be allowed by the summer

Originally Posted by joeysteele

No, then again I made none this year.
It will be solidly only my Mum, myself and a Cousin who shares my home.

NO ONE visiting us and none of us visiting others either.

Have you moved to Ireland now Joey?

[Vanessa]

I hope people are sensible this Christmas and avoid inviting too many people.
I don't want a. January lockdown

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I hope people are sensible this Christmas and avoid inviting too many people.
I don't want a. January lockdown

I feel like a lot of people will ignore the guidelines tbh

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I hope people are sensible this Christmas and avoid inviting too many people.
I don't want a. January lockdown

Since when have people ever listened to guidelines and rules ?, sadly I think plenty will ignore it all and still meet and invite big gatherings this Christmas .

Obviously some people will use common sense and keep their distance though, just ashame others won't.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah fingers crossed travel will be allowed by the summer



Have you moved to Ireland now Joey?

We're allowed to travel abroad, but I don't think it's safe.
I'm waiting to get the vaccine first.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

We're allowed to travel abroad, but I don't think it's safe.
I'm waiting to get the vaccine first.

I think it may be a requirement to have had the vaccine anyway if you want to get on a plane (after it's properly rolled out )

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think it may be a requirement to have had the vaccine anyway if you want to get on a plane (after it's properly rolled out )

Yes, hopefully it will help to bring cases down.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I think it may be a requirement to have had the vaccine anyway if you want to get on a plane (after it's properly rolled out )

either that or a covid test before you go, and before you come back which is what is happening at the moment, in Spain anyway

so its a considerable extra expense if you want to travel anywhere.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah fingers crossed travel will be allowed by the summer



Have you moved to Ireland now Joey?

I haven't yet Niamh.
I had a lot of work commitments still to see through, here in UK.

My Mum has in the home we decided to have there, I was to follow, so she got set there.
However when this virus was mentioned earlier in the year, and it was clear from Italy etc it would be hitting here.
I brought my Mum to be with me here in England.

Where she's been since before the first lockdown.
Since she has a heart condition.

She's misses it.
However in this crazy and scary year she's been safe with me, that's the important thing for me.

I still have the intention to head there after though, after this virus is hopefully more controlled or near to being better anyway.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

I haven't yet Niamh.
I had a lot of work commitments still to see through, here in UK.

My Mum has in the home we decided to have there, I was to follow, so she got set there.
However when this virus was mentioned earlier in the year, and it was clear from Italy etc it would be hitting here.
I brought my Mum to be with me here in England.

Where she's been since before the first lockdown.
Since she has a heart condition.

She's misses it.
However in this crazy and scary year she's been safe with me, that's the important thing for me.

I still have the intention to head there after though, after this virus is hopefully more controlled or near to being better anyway.

Oh I see, that was smart to bring her back to you for the Lock down Joey, you sound like a very good son

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh I see, that was smart to bring her back to you for the Lock down Joey, you sound like a very good son

My Mum's my Mum Niamh.
I was determined to ensure she was safe, being her youngest, my Mum seems to listen to me more for some reason

My Brother's are all old enough to be my Dad as I came a long time after them.

They have their families, So it was the ideal thing to bring my Mum to me in this rotten pandemic.

Thank you Niamh for your kind words.
We try to do our best.

I'm of the schooling we need to look after our Parents.
So doing my very best to do so.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well i was woken up early this morning by ex-mrs LT in a panic as the headteacher and deputy at her school have tested pos and a teacher she works with so she had to go and get tested yesterday. Stupid teacher was ill last week but didnt think it was anything so went in. if she tests pos then my Christmas is cancelled I got her to do her temp and its ok but being a slight hypochondriac the stress has her thinking she has it. -it took an hour to talk her down.

Bloody hell fire

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Well i was woken up early this morning by ex-mrs LT in a panic as the headteacher and deputy at her school have tested pos and a teacher she works with so she had to go and get tested yesterday. Stupid teacher was ill last week but didnt think it was anything so went in. if she tests pos then my Christmas is cancelled I got her to do her temp and its ok but being a slight hypochondriac the stress has her thinking she has it. -it took an hour to talk her down.

Bloody hell fire

Fingers crossed it's negative, keep us posted

[Cherie]

Apart from my son coming home (which he already has) we won't be seeing anyone, my Aunt who is elderly is on her own and would usually go off to a hotel for Christmas with her friend and we discussed her coming but on balance we all decided given she will be in the first wave of vaccines it would be silly to risk it at this late stage, so we will drive down Christmas Eve with a dinner on a plate and some bits so she doesn't have to cook, other than that if we do meet friends it will be in the park with the dog at a distance

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Apart from my son coming home (which he already has) we won't be seeing anyone, my Aunt who is elderly is on her own and would usually go off to a hotel for Christmas with her friend and we discussed her coming but on balance we all decided given she will be in the first wave of vaccines it would be silly to risk it at this late stage, so we will drive down Christmas Eve with a dinner on a plate and some bits so she doesn't have to cook, other than that if we do meet friends it will be in the park with the dog at a distance

That's the sad part isn't, a lot of elderly people will have to spend the Day alone, at least she will get to see you when you drop her dinner in, that's nice

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

That's the sad part isn't, a lot of elderly people will have to spend the Day alone, at least she will get to see you when you drop her dinner in, that's nice

tricky though as if any of us get ill that can't happen so I haven't mentioned it so she gets food delivered as well!

My son came home early so he could isolate so he is in the attic

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

tricky though as if any of us get ill that can't happen so I haven't mentioned it so she gets food delivered as well!

My son came home early so he could isolate so he is in the attic

Cheries son currently

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Well i was woken up early this morning by ex-mrs LT in a panic as the headteacher and deputy at her school have tested pos and a teacher she works with so she had to go and get tested yesterday. Stupid teacher was ill last week but didnt think it was anything so went in. if she tests pos then my Christmas is cancelled I got her to do her temp and its ok but being a slight hypochondriac the stress has her thinking she has it. -it took an hour to talk her down.

Bloody hell fire

she is probably fine x