Life with Nat - EP176: Nat's Nieces #37 - Impressions and decorations

Episode Date: December 1, 2025

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Get your first year for $2.50 a month. Learn more at pceexpress.ca. Oh my fucking God, your last episode, your this episode, Nat's nieces, today. I have never pissed myself so much listening to you three. You have just brightened up my day because I had a goddamn awful day at work, dead as a do-do, and I get in the car in a bad mood. I put you on and, well, honestly, I am nearly fucking wet myself in the car and my seats are on hot,

so it's making me feel like I've wet myself anyway. You three are fucking hilarious. Absolutely brilliant. This is why this pod is so successful. Look, see, you've got me all discombobomulated, can't even speak properly. Your pod is so brilliant because you're just so natural. It's like listening to your mates having a chat,

cheering you up. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't wait to see you on the clapping brand. And I'm just in such a good mood now. Thank you, Gail. Love you all. Aw, who's that? I haven't got a name.

Oh, shocker. But coming to clapham, give us a shout. Give us a wave. I think that summarises the messages. That was our finest performance. I don't know about performance. I'm joking. Could you imagine, though?

Who knows? Who knows? Are we acting? Is that us? Is it? I hope that happens. Who are you? Who am I?

I hope that happens more often because it's a lovely feeling, isn't it? The uncontrollable laughter is one of the best feelings ever. I was thinking about it. We had a moment like that ages ago. I think it was at yours, L. Do you remember when we did it on the, I was talking about the stripper?

Do you remember my stripper at my 18th? And we lost it a bit. I don't feel like we've had that. It was, yeah. It's lovely, uncontrollable. Even I've listened to it a lot and the videos. It's just the video. I can't, I keep watching that video.

It just makes me smile. Very good. No, people loved it. And it's a Monday morning, week ahead. It's nice to give people a giggle. So welcome everybody. Happy Monday. And I'm doing it again, we're back on a Monday,

brightening up the dreary Monday. Well, hopefully it would be a bit brighter than this week. I'm shattered. You're always shattered. No, I feel really, I feel like, oh, I think it's a lot of fresh air. Been out all day. You know, just like it hits you. Oh, really?

What you've been doing? Shopping. Ooh. I've been to every shop in Harlow. Smith's, B&M, Home Sense, Dunelm, IKEA, the range. Wow, that sounds like my perfect. fucking shopping day. It was shit.

Oh, can't I is? I didn't really get a lot. I got a few bits and bobs, but just want, all I wanted was two miniature, one and a half foot Christmas trees. I know, but when you've got something in mind, it doesn't happen.

Just two, to put symmetrical, I can't get them. Oh, what, outside? No, inside. Media unit. But M&S had them, I saw them, went on the next day to order them, gone.

Not in store, not online, can't get them. Yeah, but I feel like, have you not been to Asda, Tesco? No, but I don't really want real. Oh, okay. I'd like pre-lit. You know when they're small sometimes, I mean you're putting like... Yeah, I could do that. I've...

Fuming. I keep my algorhythm. Your what? You're what? Mark did this the other day. Am I saying that wrong? Algorithm. Algo rhythm.

Absolutely. Well, you're listening to Thursday's prod last week. No, you won't. No. Anyway, the algorithm. Yes. Just keep showing me Christmas trees Me too

Just trees Yeah Tree after tree After tree And I can't stop watching them No Mine's up Yeah it looks beautiful

Yours Me too Thank you It's because I've got work In the lounge this week And I can't put it up But next weekend I mean it is

We're talking like It's December No I know So many people are doing it Well it is the 1st of December It's the 1st of December It's the 1st of December I'm fucking honestly.

I'll never get my head around this. And I am so upset that no one's noticed my decoration. But that is, what the fuck? I mean, that is your... They look like pumpkins, number one. And it looks like you've just thrown them on. Yeah, you could have done a Christmas tree here. Where?

No. No, you don't need a tree in here. No, if it just chucked some fairy lights on it. Oh, don't it? Yeah, no, I'm not sure about that Also, I just need to talk about the last part and the videos I know that I don't mind looking bad I mean, if that was me, it would not be going anywhere

So, well done, you My face, my face, no, my face, no, my face looks like an orange And it's white, well, I've got really bad No eyebrows at all, like awful, like too little, little things. I didn't think about the eyebrows. And then I looked like a squashed sausage. Like with the, or when you buy like a piece of beef.

And it's like, like, whew, like a rear. You're just string around you. I mean, you could tell me something, girls. I didn't really know. No, I was going to, because I went to post a video today and at this angle you wouldn't have been happy. So I didn't bother. Oh, I mean, I know also, I don't care.

What was you wearing? Just a very, very tight. Leopard print jeans. And like an extremely tight top that I wouldn't wear. sitting down because I'm indoors do you know what I mean like a stretchy Claudia Schiffer could get away with wearing the top with jeans do I mean? No but a model would be fine

no I understand no anyone can wear it it's not a problem a little bit of overhang we've all got it a little bit that was fine I'll come out of a sausage factory it's just angle yeah the second video you were more cropped to help Emma I did tell Emma to crop it

she done you dirty I'm still so snotty as well You sound It's mad Over a week It's strange It's a hard one to shift But I woke up this morning

I thought on my throat Yeah It's just happening Yeah Then it's gone It's like little bits Isn't it It's like last night

Here we go again I'm aching I'm this I'm there I felt terrible Morning morning I'm full of the joys of Springo

She's so last night Here we go again Yeah because it's boring, say, we get it like three times a month. But you do... I just can't shift it. No, but I'm genuinely ill.

You didn't hear about it until I was ill. I didn't ring you Monday, say, oh, I feel so tired and achy. I did Crawley on my knees. I was so ill that day. Genuinely ill. Oh, I'm not sure. I woke up. That was the week where I was taking limps every day as soon as I woke up. It's awful.

Got a crack on with stuff. Anyway, I've been to the bakery today. And I bought you a present Oh, I'm so excited Because I'm not going to have dinner That's not a Spanish copter in there Please let it be Largest pieces of people

Industrial And why so much of this stuff No, no, you have to have to eat Oh no I can't eat it on the pod No So I want any in that There we go

Thank you Why have I got two? What is that? What the, what is that? That's not the pasta del Nata. It sure is. Elia, what is it? Pasta del Nata.

Why is it so big? Is it the shell? Have you ever seen anything like it? And it's in a croissant? Quattle? Mmm, lovely. I had to get you one each. Thank you.

Because I let you down with a bread last week. No, I know, but I'm really grateful, but... She doesn't like them. She doesn't like them, just me. I do like it. thought you'd like that. No, I will enjoy it. But will it last until tomorrow?

Yeah, tomorrow morning. Maybe I can have a little bit tonight and then... I would have preferred the tart just for future if... What do you mean the tart? The spinach, Spanacopater. It's not a tart. I've got that in the fridge, but that is for my colleagues tomorrow. Thank you.

Did you think we were going to eat this here and now? No, no, not weird. Well, I didn't know. I brought a tissue just in case. That is sensational. It's like a proper creme brulee. No, it is lovely. I'm going to have that for breakfast tomorrow.

There we are. I've noticed I keep doing that on the pod. Yeah, I know. You need to calm down. I get excited. So we had a little message from someone. Again, I'm so sorry. Thank you for your message.

I can't find it. I don't know where I've put the message, but it was really lovely. Don't ever go at her? No, I'm not. I'm going to go at her. Oh here. Oh. No, it was a her.

I've seen it. Have you? I must say we've had a few more men engaging on that's nieces and I am so here for it. I love it. Thank you guys. No. Sorry. It's so rude.

but it's great Is it about the tree So I wanted to Yes Someone had said What do you top your tree with What's your favourite Decoration

Great, great question Hello I'd love to pop you on the top of the tree Yeah Good luck Give it a go I am I have always been a fairy

No angel Angel A fairy That's what I meant Did I buy you one? Oh. Always an angel. I'm not sure.

I don't feel like a star is right. If I'm honest. I don't agree with it. But my angel is very special because I've got Nanny Ev's angel. And she's beautiful. How'd you get that? Natalie gave it to me.

Well, the pink, isn't it pink? No, red one. Red with like star. I've got her. I've got a white one, which Joni has in her room. I have nothing. You have a lot of things. Thank you.

You've got all her fucking furniture. I've seen your lounge. I've got an angel. I've got a lot of me. But yeah, I do feel like an angel. It should be an angel. I'm with you. Oh, you're going to not like me.

No, go on. I've got a bow. I've got a bow. I think it looks lovely, the bows. And I've only done, I only did that last year. So before, I think I tried a star. Mm-hmm. But they always thought it's awful.

Yeah, it's on the won. Awful, no. You can't get the... Yeah, I agree. I'm not here for a star. No. Then I bought in Swanage. There was a stall and a lady handmade from like mohair maybe.

She's got grey hair. She's a beautiful little angel. Right, okay. So I did have her on the tree. And I did put her on my one this time, but it just wasn't working. So I've just hung her up. And yeah, I've got a bow. I don't know if it's a right bow, but I like it.

I like the little kitch bow. Well, I've got my favourite topper to show everybody. And for people who aren't, I mean, I keep talking. talking about this like it's video but it's hard because when there's cameras you do do visual things people want the videos by the way oh no no they're happening but you've always got your absolute people that are what dog walking gym in it doing stuff you know what I mean so you have to explain to people oh I see this is one of my favorite angels in the world what you're laughing at oh god Eliza made this at

primary school from a recycled bottle and it's one of my favourite things. Okay, where does it go? That goes usually on the kitchen tree. Exactly. On the shit tree. Yeah. My Christmas tree in the kitchen is one of my, I love that tree. But it doesn't go on the bitch.

But it's full of all the shit, yeah. What do you mean the shit? All the random shit that you don't want on a nice tree. The things that kids have made. Yeah, but I love that, I love that tree. No, but if I had another tree, so we're decorating the tree. Annalisa, bless her, love you, Annalia, but screwed me over. I bought the kids like a couple of Disney.

Oh, wow, Annali. Don't bother next time, love. Well, I bought Alfaia dinosaur. You broke that very quickly. Oh, she broke it. No, it's not broken. A bit like the mouse I bought James in the shop the other day, Maria. It's broken.

Well, I've got a video of him breaking him. No, but you've got him, Alvia Fox. No, I put that on the tree, but the Disney one, not being rude, but you're colourful. Well, they don't fit, I don't want them on the tree. That's why I've done another tree. That's what I mean. For James. So even Ruby found some clay stars she made last year.

Oh. I said, ah, I don't want that on the tree. Not being horrible. That is horrible. If I had another tree, I'd do that. Yeah. You could maybe get a little one in the window in your kitchen. You could.

Yeah. Just a little small one. That is awful. Even a little white. I love that with all my heart. And I'm being serious. That's mad. I love it because she made it and it's my world

Maybe she can make another one now she's 15 Possibly Might be a bit better That's true And the tree's going up I wanted to ask you Because I always find it fascinating James is obviously into everything

Yeah How's it going now the tree is up He has not once touched it No I've sat him next to it To look at it To take some photos He's just looking

Pointing And has not touched a ball ball nothing, can't quite believe it and everyone, loads of people on Instagram are sending messages like, has he destroyed it yet? Or, you know, cage things, you need this. He hasn't touched it.

And every day, he doesn't even go near it. Whereas it, Mum's, Frankie, Dom's little boy. Yeah, all over it. Didn't leave it alone. And then James was a little bit interested then, but she had one that had all little sparkles in it, so maybe it caught his eye,

but he's not interested. I can't believe it. But it is funny, because even Ruby, every morning now she comes down she's at the tree I said you haven't got to just don't touch it you haven't got to keep touching it she's really excited this year well you say that Joni said oh I can't wait for all the decorations

you do know that I've taken a few of the ballerinas off and I've hidden them from last year I said pardon in the lounge she's been taking stuff off and putting them in her bedroom that I don't know about and she's nine so there we go oh it's lovely though

Ruby was so excited with all the decks And she went upstairs because I put a couple of things in the room. She's like, Alfie! Alfie's run up there. He's like, the elf. And she's like, no, look at this. He's like, I don't care. Like, why are you showing me?

And then she goes in the kitchen. She's like, oh my God, look at this. It's like, yeah, it is so nice. So cute. When you're flying Emirates business class, dining on a world-class menu at 40,000 feet, you'll see that your vacation isn't really over. Until your flight is over.

Fly Emirates. Fly better. I just listened to your app 174, Natsneeses, and I live in wear, and I'm glad that those lanterns aren't up anymore. If they were going to fix them, they all were, then I'd get it, and if they were hung evenly, but being a florist, it was annoying.

So, yeah, I'm glad that they've changed the update, the aware decks. Also, just to let you know that the reason you can't get Thomas is because it's going out of fashion, which is really sad. And I think it's such a shame because lots of kids love trains. And as you know, I run a toddler group all about trains, Thomas, and I think it's all a shame. I mean, fair play, if they're not even and all that, that is annoying. No, it just, it was, for me, it was just something different. I quite like him being a little bit higgledy.

Pick and you want them all working. No, I know, but it had that old, because where's an old town? So it gave it that little oldie, oldie, I liked it. However, I drove through town today. It's going to get me nails down. Lovely. Congratulations. Thank you.

Well, blow up like a puff of fish. That'll be good. And more effort has been made. So, where Noir is, the clothes shop, and then the estate agents, I don't know, I can't remember, they've got beautiful lights above there. Lovely. and then where the French delicatessen is all lovely lights there

and then the other Latin agent or a state agent is it Stephen Oates, they've done their door They always do that, beautiful, wear bear and then where we get our nails done that little bit they've done some sweeping lights which looks lovely and then as you go on it needs, people need to do more oh I just look really pretty and I've got a really lovely feeling

and there was people outside having a smoke outside the pub And I was like, oh, lovely. Loved it. Isn't it lovely? And you cried? Then I cried. You cried? No, I did.

I just got a little bit... I don't know. I just feel a bit of moosh. Why does it... I know if it when you just see people, like... Who one's a bit more jolly? Are they? I felt a little bit like that tonight, which was very odd.

I took Joni to Zumba. It was freezing cold and dark, five o'clock. Dropped her off. All the mums were outside or whatever. And then I walked back and it was a bit chilly. And I passed one of the neighbours. And I went, oh, I don't really know him to speak of loads. And he said, how are you?

I said, yeah, not too bad. Rushing around as usual. And he said, well, you know, it's that time of year where we're all busy. And he was really lovely. He was outside, you know, in the drive. And I said, oh, you know, you have these plans. I said, I've got a plan. You want to just be done by about the 20th, don't you?

Just so you can relax. He said, and he was really kind of wise. He went, it's good to have a plan. But whether it happens, just enjoy it whatever happens. I've got a bit choked up. It's just a bit of an older guy. I know it's stressful, and now everyone's, you know, and I know we all moan or got this, I've got that to do,

but, and I know it is a, it's mad in it, this time of year, we all go and spend a load of money, it's presents, food goes. But also, you should be enjoying doing that. No, that's what I mean, but it is, there's something about it where you know everyone's sort of doing the same, I know not everyone is, but everyone's sort of doing the same thing. Everyone's got the pressures, whatever they're doing, whether, you know, it's all leading up to that day.

Yeah. But it's that warm feeling of December, and I think that's what we forget. It is a festival of light. You should really read my book of Christmas history. Yeah. You would love it. Start dating right back.

But there is something about the lights. Even me, just putting the, like Alfie now, it's his ritual. He'll turn the lights off, and he comes down in the morning and he puts a Christmas lights on. When I've walked in today, about half four, it was dark. As soon as I walked in, I could just see the room was in. lit up and it's like a warm

oh it's the best thing isn't it it is the best thing and because it is the darkest time of the year that's what that's how the light started right because it was the darkest time of the year people use lights to just warm rooms or candle light because it was

very very dark so the light thing when people say oh don't put your lights up early it's when the clocks go back that people used to use light yes beautiful It is. I don't know. It just gives me such a warm feeling. I just get excited. I look forward to all our events that we do, all our nights together.

I love it. Isn't it? It's special. I mean, I didn't get the warm feeling today in the home sense. There were three women shopping. And I thought, oh, cute. They were out together. And this one woman was looking at a tree. She went, oh, I don't know much about that. You know, for 150 creed. It's quite sparse. And then the other woman was sort of walking.

I just went, yeah, I think the tree looks shit. I was like, but you know, you sort of don't expect it from like a 50-year-old woman. And I was to be like, all right, rude. Just like really blasat, shit. And the swearing really got me. I was like, Merry Christmas. That's the spirit. Also, just really changing the subject, went to popped into IKEA.

Guess where the trolleys were, guys? I still haven't been, by the way. The trolleys were at the front of the store With the baby seat With the baby seat All the trolleys at the front Not that, you know The trolleys are normally in the middle of the store

That's the IKEA thing All at the front Well that's good to know Is that for the future Just so you know Never been Don't go to that one It's not great

Not one ounce of Christmas in there Really? Nothing doesn't surprise me Nothing What? Just doesn't I just I really thought they would What do you mean?

Didn't they give us the old Christmas tree, though? Was it France? Sweden? Was it France? Who gave it? Norway? Norway. Yes.

Oh, they're Swedish. I mean, Nordic. Is that not the potato, potato? I don't know. But, yeah. I just thought Scandinavian. I thought Scandi vibes. There might be some cute little wooden things.

Very much so. But that exactly. Exactly. I thought they would have little dolls house things. No, she said, yeah, we don't have much room in this store. I bet they're gutted, though, the people that work in there, do you? That would be driving. Having nothing. Yeah, awful.

It's a shame. Shouldn't we have got a little section? I said, oh, that is it. Yeah, I saw it. I mean, it was like four shelves. Just don't do it. Oh. Yeah.

The pits. Listening to your latest pod and crying with laughter, Natalie, I'm laid up five weeks now after having a nasty fall. I really love listening to your pod through the weeks. It's cheering me up so much. Just wanted to say thank you, all of you. I'm watching The Grinch today, too, as I haven't seen it. Thanks for all being brilliant. Love your pod.

Wish it was on every day from Amanda. Never seen. So when you do the Grinch impression, I was trying to do it earlier, because I was going to smash it out, and I can't. She can't practice it at home in the middle of the mirror. Water shadow. Because every time I do it,

It's the mask. Well, it is Jim Carrey. So it's the same character. No. No, it isn't. Shambare. No, that is. Is that good?

Is that good? That's the mask. Yeah. Was it good? It's okay. Oh, okay. Jesus. Okay, so do the Grinch.

Again. We need, you need Jamie or Jackie. No, I know, but I don't know what are the Grinch's phrases and things. Well, you've watched it. I need to. No, I know. Sounds like Alan Partridge Oh, Christmas

Welcome to Radio Norfolk Oh, hello I'm Alan And ah Don't sing Susan It sounds bad To look at you You have a voice of an angel

But you sound like a trap boy That's quite good Thank you Oh my God So yeah So anyway Do you do it then I'm trying to think of a thing.

Oh, it's really hard. I don't know what he said. I don't really get it. Anyway, I watched it. I need to watch it and do it again. I watched half of it with Ruby on Friday. What did you think? Yeah.

Okay. You know, I'll make Claire as well. She says she doesn't like it. Claire. Claire. From Swanley. Claire from Swan. I don't like it.

Sorry, Claire, I called you out. No, fair enough. It's not that I didn't like, I need to watch it all, Ruby got a bit, you know, Tyson, it was late. But I do think with these films, it's like Elia now watching Miracle on 34th Street. I think it's a, if you've not watched it when you were younger. Bullshit.

That is so not true. That is not true. What is that? Because there are many films that I've watched. I hadn't watched Elf until a few years ago. I could watch it. No. That's a bit different.

I don't know. No, it's not different. Really? I'm singing. I'm singing. Love the elf. Oh my God. Oh, God.

Congratulations. You've made the world's best cup of coffee. Babe, are you an actress? Thing it. I'm not that bobbard about elf. Dost off those talents at some point. I'm not that bothered about elf. Pardon?

really oh I love it for me home alone welcome Christmas come this way no okay well he does

I looked him up earlier I couldn't find she was really rehearsing I wanted to come out with one like this one but no I don't agree

with that okay don't agree fair enough you watch the ones and you tell me what you think the Grinch it was good I was

I don't know I need to watch it all I would not I'm telling you now the Grinch I know what you mean If I hadn't seen it years ago I watched it each year

I don't think I would love it But I haven't watched it I don't watch it each year No but you watched it when you was younger Oh I'm not sure I know what you mean However Me and Mark

And you can annihilate him for this We watched Love Actually on Saturday night It was on the telly 10 past 1 it finished and he sat and we watched it and we really enjoyed it isn't it great it's so great

have you seen it before I haven't seen all of it I don't think no she hasn't seen it before no I have seen I've always seen bits and then done something or seen the end

have you seen the holiday I haven't seen the holiday yeah I mean strange stuff Julia said to me every year she said have you watched the holiday yet

she can't believe I've not seen it I mean I've watched the holiday every Christmas Have you watched all the Home Alone's? No. I've seen one and two. All right, fine.

That's what I mean. No, there's a third. I don't watch his different actor, we don't know, I love Home Alone. I'm fine, okay. But you've not watched... The holiday. And that was the first time you watched I've actually. Fully.

And I loved every second of it. And she's having one last week. Yeah, it's crazy. How good is it, though? Yeah, he's good. Emma's so good in it, isn't she? Yeah, amazing. And I just feel like...

I don't like Karen Knightley. I just feel like it... hit you so hard being, when you're a mum and you're busy and you see that secretary by the end of it I wanted to strangle Mark I thought I've got to go to bed because you've given me the public and he watched a film. It's got nothing to do with him

whatsoever. I thought I've got the She finds the thing. I said it won't be long. I said, you'll be 50. I'll be old, menopausal grey and you'll love someone like that after you and that'll be that. He's like, what? And then did you see your mate in it as well? Who? Joe? Yeah. Yeah.

It's hard not It's a spotter, isn't it? The old Baps out. Joanna Page is in it, isn't she? Oh, sorry. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, it's really good. Yeah, very good.

It's a lovely film. Yeah, I really like that film. Some people really don't like it, though, do they? Really? Hmm. A bit like you with the Grinch. I have to say, it hasn't aged well as a film. But Richard Curtis even said that.

It's just very older bloke's, younger women. Yeah, but for when it came out, and it was a little bit of fun, isn't it? Yeah, but it's like all them, all the, All the cheesy films, it's all, a woman meets a man, falls in, you know, it's not reality. Oh, so Saturday I was doing the ironing ofs and I didn't, I didn't watch it, but Channel 5, I got it, I got it. I've recorded a couple from Saturday, yeah. Oh, you had one on, you said while you was making something. I had Elf on.

I did have it on and then Elf was on a channel, so I popped that on. Although I watched something, well, I don't know if it's meant to be Christmassy, but it was set at Christmas. Netflix. It's about a girl. Oh, I don't know, but it's about a girl that gets catfished. Sounds really Christmassy. No, but it's really, no, it is. It's really funny. It's really good. I've seen it. I think I've watched it the other night. No, she's like online dating, meets this guy. Yes, is she on the sofa, like texting someone. And then she flies and surprises him and it's not him. Right, okay. But long story short is there's the guy that he's, the guy that he's. he's pretending to be

is in the village where they live. I've seen it. So she's trying to get with him. So she's actually trying to pretend that she likes all the things

he likes to get with him. And then in the end she ends up like in the yeah, no, but it's cheesy American thing. Love hard. Yeah, but it's set around Christmas. I've seen it.

Well, very, very good. And we had a funny message, Elle. Rie E.E.E.174 had to laugh. James, the baby. Any relation to Neil the baby gathered at Stacy

festive wishes, Ali. I think it is a bit. I always call him the baby. But you say that Ira's called the baby. I mean, Tony, up until dad died, he'd say how's the baby? Oh, yeah, I remember that. And it's funny as well, because mum and dad's next-door neighbours, our good friends.

Coelia, the baby. Yeah, they call me the baby. But I always say, I'll drop the baby round or I'll pick the baby out. Is that even the baby? I was dropping the baby around. I'm fucking dropping. No, she does all right, fake your own. It was a joke.

You're having a child free evening this evening. Yeah, all right. But how lovely is that? Really lovely. What's nice is you're not doing a lot. But what do you mean, sorry? What? Why is that lovely?

He sleeps. No, I know, but you haven't got to do the whole... Yeah, but she's gone out for the day. She's had a coffee. She's not been... No, no. When they're that age... Okay, but when they're that age, you are running permanently around.

No, I know. Yeah, I could never have done what I've done today. No, so it's quite nice. Sorry, you did that on your own. Yeah, yeah, I had this morning. I managed to go shopping. I'm not, you know, thinking about naps or dinner, this. And then, yeah, you're not doing all the bath.

It's not even that. And then it's going to bed and just knowing you definitely are not getting disturbed. It's lovely. He does wake up sometimes. He can look at me like that, but he does wake up. It's five minutes. Good. Well, sometimes.

He wakes up. He goes, ooh, back to sleep he goes. This morning I had to go in. I had to make some noise. No, you didn't. At 8.30. Oh, you didn't. See, I mean, she's honestly.

I don't know what you're talking about. Yours didn't stop sleeping. No, at that age now, they get me out. Wild. I missed that age. They slept better then. This morning I had... Don't project your negativity on me.

Joni, um, this morning did not want to get up. Eliza weren't well. Are I a bad parent? Can I just talk about that for a minute? Please. Is it, is it a bad thing? What? I sort of immediately when one of the children says I don't feel well

I feel like there's an issue in their life so instead of just going accepting what they're saying and I said I really don't feel well but at that age I get it you panic yeah this was last night well no you're thinking is there a reason you're getting out of going to school have you not done your homework is there pressure yeah have you fallen out with someone last night she went for god's sake I just don't feel well anyway she woke up this morning she really didn't want to get out of bed. I said, I want you to go to school. I felt bad after. She was coughing. She looked all pale. I said, no. Go in until lunchtime. I don't think that that is a bad thing because

the reality is, as you get older, unless, you know, and we can all say, we've all gone to work. Feeling rough. Unless we are dying, like really, really unwell. And even now it's worse because you work from home, you're like, oh, I'm ill. If you were going into the office and couldn't work from home, you wouldn't be going in. Oh, I used to go to EastEnders. No, I know, yeah. I would not miss a day off. Or then, yeah, you could say, oh, I'll work from home.

I'm really not feeling right. But you have to teach them that, no, you have to teach them as well. Rest. I'm sorry. No, well, I, no, but the point is, I know, I don't. If you're feeling, like, ill today and it's, it could be, in two days, it could be a lot worse. Yeah. So I'm not saying because yes you should rest

But then at the same time You're also you're here You're not laid up in bed You're able to be on your phone or do other things So I think you're all right To go to school And also I did think right It's a happy medium

Because she did have four out It's games this afternoon All afternoon in the cold Playing hockey Yeah fair enough So I said you know what I said get those lessons in that are important And I'll pick you up at lunchtime

So you're not out in the cold Which I think's fair So also as well I think, and not just her age, I remember being at work and we would have a meeting every month, the same meeting every month, and it would always fall on me having a period. And I used to suffer so bad. And I'd think, I'm missing this meeting.

They must think I'm doing it on purpose, but it just so happened to fall. And I used to be really, I used to struggle. And I remember one day making myself go in, I was throwing up in the toilet, it was really bad. You've got all that as well, that does, it brings you down, it drags you down. Absolutely.

Yeah. All of those things do come into play. Especially this time of year. It makes you a bit more rundown. Yeah, so I had her, and then we were like lunatics this morning. Because I went, just get up and get ready. And she went, oh, have a second. We were both screaming.

Mark was down at the stage at about 645. I went, bye, everybody, have a great morning. Joni did not get out of bed. 10 past 7. I was going, don't have to leave him 15 minutes. That makes a change. Yeah, she's never. But I think it's the dark.

It's that hibernation. The higger, isn't it? The what? Higger. What's that? The Swedish word for... Higga. Higga tiga.

Higga. Higga, haigata, tiger. Hi, darling. What does it mean? Higga. Yeah. It's a Swedish word for, it's like rest, relaxation. This time of year, bedding down, indoors, dark.

Well, fucking tell Ikea that, because they didn't care about it. No blankets, no nothing. Wow. For the Higa season. Looking forward to the other. IKEA sponsorship that we're going to get now. If you need a buyer, I'm here. I'm joking, I'm joking.

I love my job, love noodle, love it, love it. There's a lot of noises going on. It's because of our long talons. I've got cat eye now. I really like them. I've got a bit of custard on that one. I really like them. Cute, right?

Yeah, they're all right. It's like having marbles on your fingers, isn't it? James will like them. Tiger eyes. They're just a bit different. Why are they called cat eyes? I kind of get, well, I think they're like marbles, aren't they? Yeah.

That sort of marble. Yeah, I like it. It's okay, actually. It's all right. I'm very pale. This you didn't get them done today. You've got to wait now two weeks. What do you mean?

Yeah, when does that fall? It's going to be for the live show. They're going to look like this. That's a shame. They'll look lovely. No one will see them, so it doesn't matter. That's all good. That's not far.

I've been shaping it a little bit. bit today. Have you? Yeah, it's been quite nice. What shape is it at the moment? I don't know, really. A bit of a splog. No, it's all good.

It's all good. And can I thank everybody for your beautiful pictures of your loved ones because I'm doing a tiny little montage at some point within the show. Montage. A montage. A little montage of, yeah. Yeah, that's cute. It's lovely.

So we can have a little smile, raise a glass, shed a little tear. Just for a minute. Let's just going to have a little bit of this. Lovely. I'm poking up the mood. It's a good one now. Really good, is it? Oh, I do like pastry.

Let's go, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's quite, it's croissant. Oh, it's pastry. Let me play this fucking voice now. You bought it. Hello, my darling. Hello, girls. Just a quick one. I'm just, uh, listening to today's pod.

I've had to pause you. I am halfway through and the food chat I'm on my way in from work I'm fucking starving literally I want it's hungry but 31 minutes in I've had to pause you and I think I'm going to have to keep it on pause until tomorrow

or at least until I get home and I've bleddy eaten honestly we started about Chinese at M&S then you're on about that passer from M&S which is one of me faves now we're on about a bed of bed of Bakery. Again, another favourite. Yeah. I've had to pause. I'm flipping

starving. That is lovely Samantha who is joining us for Clepham. I love it to bits, my Alice. And then she sent a message saying, fuck the salad tonight. I'm stopping off for an M&S Chinese. Excellent. Christmas is in full swing. So I loved that. Love it. And then she sent this. Fucking hell. Now we're on about the feta and spinach pastry. Oh my God. I felt like I needed, I should have kept that on pause.

Why did I not keep it on pause? Honestly, I am fucking salivating here. You know what? I've got to be really honest here. She is making me absolutely love the Bristolian accent. I've never been a fan. I'll be honest. It's one that I wouldn't be like, oh, I love that.

But her, that. Because she sounds like Alice from the Vicar of Dibley. Unbelievable. It is brilliant. Yeah, it is brilliant. I really love that. I cannot wait to meet her because we've not met her in person yet. So that is going to be fantastic.

I know the food thing, we are obsessed, don't we? What have we been eating then, guys? Well, I have a, I'm going to post it. I'm going to pop it up on Insta on Monday. But I was really proud of myself because, you know, I sent you the pickies of my stuffing that I made, my stuffing rolls. Yes.

After that, I looked in the fridge and I had a load of potatoes, runner beans Oh yes Leaks Cabbage And I thought This is going to go in the bin Genuine it's going to go in the bin

Did you chat GPT it No I didn't And I thought I'm going to make a bubble And squeak Was that what that was I boiled it all up Bored all my veg

Fried a load of onion Mashed a load of potato And I have made 8 or 9 Bubble and Squeet Rossi Rosties Oh lovely I've frozen them

But then you can have that We've really clever When Mark's family are here For the buffet, I'm going to fry them all up. Really clever. And that's the potato thing. Lovely. Really clever.

White pepper, loads of onion, veg. You should deep fry them. I could deep fry them. That would be lovely. But yeah, I thought I'm so proud to not. I thought I'm going to use everything that I've got. Well done. Thank you.

So it was good. Yeah, I did wonder when you sent them. Yeah, very good. Little bubble and squeak Rosties. Yeah, nice. What have we eaten? Have you been eating? Oh, my, I had the brie.

I had the fucking breed. Did it, didn't I? Was it nice? I looked to really eat that. I'm having picky bits on Saturday with the girls. A brie one was good. First of the season. I'm so excited.

I feel like it was a bit beige for me, all of it. Wow. Bastard. But the brie cheese dip, I'm going to have to open two tapas dishes. May I recommend the miniature turkey toasties? Oh my goodness. Are they good? They look good.

Are they good? Fantastic. I was in there yesterday and I was hungry. I had not eaten, so I just need a little snack. The saucy sauce-saint. With the bonnet? With the walnut. Soce-s-s-on.

Oh, so nice. M-N-S. Little, like, thick-cup, it's a salami, but they've got little chunks of walnuts in it. It's French. It's not so-sison. Beautiful. It's fantastic.

But what's the difference? Boar, wild boar, saucy-saint. Yes. As opposed to? What salami? Pig? No. Oh, it's a boar, isn't it?

Oh, yeah, ball. I don't know. I don't know. Maybe it's the way it's... Because it is different. It is. But this, I have to say, this is very salami-like. Is it?

With walnuts. Oh, really nice. Oh, it's fantastic. And it wasn't in the usual place, so I had to find someone and say, if you still got it, she knew exactly where it was. Really? Mm. We had a stew on Sunday, didn't we?

We had chicken stew. Is it nice? Yeah. My stew is much better. Yeah. Dad made it. That does some strange things. Why?

Because it was like cubes of chicken. I'm not interested. I want it all shredded. It needs to be drum. Well, no, it just needs to be drumsticks. No, but I like you say that. I feel like he has a vision. Yes, not.

Because it likes cooking. It doesn't work. It tasted lovely, but yeah, the chunks of chicken for me, no. No. No, like jump dumplings were excellent. Jack did dumplings, they were good. The carrots were too big for me. Me too.

I would have liked leaks in it, parsnips in it. Other than that was delicious. Honestly, you too You make it next time No, I bloody well will I'll bloody a hell Although I must say It did give us a little insight

To Christmas Day And I must say I'm nervous And so you should be Can we go deeper into that Dig a little bit deeper What's the problem? Just a lot going on in it Yeah, your kids

Oh, that may horrible No, they're just so hyper They're very hyper They were quite good No, they were good. They just don't, none of them. They just nutters. They don't leave off.

It's a lot, and it's just a lot of ages and... But it isn't. It's just them. It's the three of them and they're wild and they're happy. Yeah, and they're running around. Young children, if you get two young children in a room, forget it. That's happening everywhere. I don't think that's abnormal.

No, no. And especially because of their ages. It's not like you've got a nine-year-old and a four-year-old. You've got two, four-year-old. old and a six-year-old, that's a lot. They're all hyper. Yeah, they're all hyper. I'm just hoping Christmas Day there's going to be so many new toys that they are fully

entertained. Well, you say that, that gets overwhelming. Yeah, but that's got to, we got to, how we manage that because it's a lot. But also, they can have some, they can then sit and play with them. And they should sit and play with them, and I don't need to sit with them and enjoy the time. And then throw two babies into it, one trying to walk, one smashing up the Christmas tree. Then you're like, shut the garage door to shut, you know what I mean? You've got to be on your wits about everything.

Especially, like you say, when you've got kids that are running for you, they're leaving doors open. Yes. It's a lot of stuff to navigate. Garage door's got to be shut, that door's got to be shut so they don't get up the stairs. Yes, yeah, it is quite a lot. But we say it, and we've never done it, of where we said it every year, I think. Let's save some presents for after dinner.

Never do. People do that, though, enough. I do. No, but also that's because they are crazy. They just want to go, go, go. don't know they see one they see the next yeah our day is very slow couple stop

they're older though aren't they yeah yeah but Joni has always been one to save presents she's always like to space out but also maybe I cannot get mine out yeah yeah I'm at and Annalisa I would just hide them and then say you can have them later

and then later go oh look what we've got they're not going to know it'll be interesting to see because they are all that little bit old like the old ones all that little bit older, does change. Well, the reality is is they should just be able to sit and play with their toys. Yeah, but we will.

I'll play with them as well. They need the attention. It'll be lovely. It's Christmas. That's how it should be. It's their day. And you think the babies have their naps, that sort of breaks it up a bit.

Yeah. And realistically, the babies will be going, well, James will be going to bed as he normally does. Absolutely, yeah. Happy day. Good luck to me. No, it is a lot, but it's lovely

And you're making memories all the time That's what you've got to remember Some people would kill to have a house filled with children and family You've got to just embrace it And everyone's got to do their bit Like Jack on Sunday I said, Alfie just wants to... For everybody that's listening

The crunching of the paper is Elliot eating her pasta del Nata Is that what it's called? Like Alfie just wanted to play, didn't it? Yeah, he tried to wrestle So I was like, Jack, play with him, fucking hell he's getting him, he's throwing him, then they're pulling his truck. It's lovely though, and you give him like a little 20 minutes

and tumble, don't they? Oh, it's lovely. It is lovely. They just need a bit of time and they'll be as good as gold. Hey Nat and the nieces. This morning, I nearly crushed my car for laughing along with you all.

Today's pod was top-notch, from the bread and the second-hand bacon roll to the Christmas film Confessions admitting you haven't seen Miracle on 34th Street is basically a hate crime towards Santa. Sorry. And then the ad chat. Thank you so much.

Life's got on top of me recently and this had me howling with laughter. I can't wait for Clapham. All the best, Nanny Cock. Oh, thank you. I can't wait to see Nanny Cock. I mean, we've had so many messages from the last pod. I think probably one of our biggest responses yet.

I agree. And I just think it is so really with heart, how lovely that we just cheer up. people up. I love that. Yeah, I just love the, we've had just people saying they had a bit of a shit day or they were in a bit of a bad mood and just

even if you, you know, the context of the pod, but just that laughter so many people said they've been in Fitsiki and I do get that, I've had it before where you're having a bit of a shit time and you hear something, it just takes you out of your... It just uplift you and it, doesn't it? We had a lovely message from Krista who said

love today's episode, it calm my nerves before I start a new job after five months of being off going through my breast cancer and being made redundant and then Maria had responded and then she said thanks so much my day's going really well

great boost to my confidence which had been totally knocked out of me the pod honestly is the best medicine and today literally thought I'd be going in on my first day having peed myself from laughing so well done Krista and hope that's all going well oh that's fantastic isn't it amazing

so brilliant but yeah just yeah I mean every time every message, it gets a little bit more overwhelming, doesn't it? Someone messaged me, sorry, I haven't got my phone, but they said, you're just so normal. I said, I don't know if I'd call us that. What is normal? I said exactly.

It is so true. What about the listeners? We are 252 followers away from 10K. Come on, before the end of the year. Come on, make our year. Come on. Follow at Nat's nieces for us. It'll be fantastic if you did.

or just tell a mate to, it doesn't matter. Just get them to follow it. Get your daughter and your son. Get their Instagram, just follow us. Your auntie that's on it, you know, don't really know how to use it. It doesn't matter. Just whack them up there.

It's fantastic. Liz said, oh my God, the funniest thing ever, was laughing my head off whilst working. Devoted listener, listen to every single episode. Nats and Ease's ones are my fav. Thank you. That's lovely. Thank you, Liz.

This is a bit of a come-down one, isn't it? A bit more chill. No, you've got to chill out. So obviously it being the 1st of December, how was your first Ferreira Roche? Well, I'm fucking got it. Someone sent me one in Lidol. Yeah.

Listen, I'm waiting. I'm hoping and wishing and winning and winning. I'm waiting. Good. If not, I'll just go and buy myself a box frerey roshees and just munch on one every day. Or just buy it a week later, it'll be an off-off. No, if not, then I'll be half-price. I want a big teak or a Joe Malone.

They'll be sold out. What have you got? Your picture one? My picture one is ready on the fridge and waiting. I mean, it's hard to talk about, I know we're actors. A week before. We are recording this on the 25th of November, so who knows what I wake up to.

What? What starts today? A month today. Merry Christmas. You've got to stop doing that as well. Yeah, honestly. You're going to give me a heart failure. It's really stupid.

I think I've got it from Ruby. And do you know what else is stupid? Go on. The housemaid film is out on Boxing Day. Why? Because I'm not sitting... I'm not going to watch it. I know...

But some people do. People have a Boxing Day. We might. She's not going to see you. Oh, fair to do. She didn't told you that yet. No. But...

Oh. So snotty. All right. It feels like it's going like sinusy, you know, like, Teddy. So boring. Yeah, and you're going to make us still because we're in a stuffy hot room and now I'm going to be ill. Yeah, no. Need to get out here now.

But yeah, it's annoying that it's out then, but Emily and Paris, is that true? Is that back? Yeah, 18th December. I love the little Netflix Roundup. Woo! Yeah, no, just saw it. Talking of Tele Roundup, so I'm a celeb. Haven't mentioned it yet.

Get it in your bag. Get it in your bag. Love it. What you go on it? Oh, is that it? Are you going, yeah, I'm off. Oh, yeah, okay now, yeah. Oh, leaving the pod.

What? Going to Australia? I don't know. She's doing something to do with it. What do you mean? I love Antendex saying, get it in your bag. It's so good. And they're just brilliant.

Tom Reid Wilson, I've been following for quite a long time. Not as long as me. I think I introduced you to him. Oh, do you know what? I knew him before all of you, because I watched those go dating. Bullshit. What are you talking about? I knew him from Word of the Day.

No, that was fucking word of the day is mine. No, it's not. It's Catherine Louise Scott. Another one thing that she brought to my life. Slaves go dating, I watch that. You two don't. No, absolutely. But I love him.

He's amazing. We've messaged before. We're acquaintances. How good is it? I'm getting him on this pub when he gets out of there. Fix it. How? How?

I mean, all. I just want to sit and speak to him. And his vocabulary. Yeah, it's amazing. It's incredible. Beautiful. And I just laugh. When he says things, I laugh.

Yeah. But he's not. but trying to be funny. And then when he did the Essex. Yeah, brilliant. So good. So good. And Shona's doing brilliant.

Yeah. And I have to say she's... I love her singing. I'm pleased she's singing in there. Everyone needs to hear that beautiful voice that we all have known for such a long time. Yeah, no, brilliant. And I feel like she's flourishing and doing a great job. But I love Ruby.

Yeah, Ruby is jokes. Lisa's amazing. Ginger's great. It's great. H is good. I like him. Eddie. Love Eddie.

Yeah, he's brilliant. Eddie. brilliant I can't get into it every night though no it's too late for me I can't sit up till half ten I watch that

half ten then you and gold raw family's on excellent every night again I did it again fucking knock her out stupid bitch

you can't just keep do it do how bad that is when I think of it but that and you want and now she goes why there's Ruby always do that it's her

and she said I do it because Ruby does it so where did Ruby learn it from why do I do that it's because when our fingers sang I'll get excited Saturday night the wheel the wheel yeah the wheel what would you watch it

what would your subject did it love what was your subject soap who's soap oh I said soup soap was your soap did you get it right I didn't get picked.

I will never pick me. Where was you in the ranking? I did very well, I didn't do bad. It's not on it. Yours hasn't been on yet. What, my new one? Oh, you've done it again? Oh, yes, of course.

Sorry, but I was going to say. Think, ding, ding. Just remember. This table's getting on my nerves tonight. On Saturday I watched it. Yeah. And Pete and Sam were in a thing together. Yes.

That happens quite often. It's the second time it's happened. Who was the one before? I've seen it. Never seen him. I don't know who they are. Two men. There's hope for me and you yet.

And that's nieces. Oh, what's our character, grey? Food. Wine. Or food. Or food. I was thinking about this earlier. Food, wine.

Spice Girls? Yeah. Yeah. Good one. Nice. Friends. Yeah, friends. Loads.

Fashion. Natalie. Cassidy. That would be so good. I recorded and it is so good. Alan Carr's picture. Just slam. Oh, fuck.

Is it good? It's such a good one. Have you watched Changing Ends yet? No. I can't. Please put it on. What's that? What is it?

And I watched Only Connect last night and I got two things right. That's good. So good. And I was like, well done. Alan Carr. Changing Ends. It's his sitcom. Oh, was that with him as a child?

Yeah, but he's in it. And the child is Alan Cut. Yeah. It's brilliant. I'm not. We're talking about a game show. Yeah, it's a game show. And then 1% Club.

The Picture Slam is really good. No, that's not. It's all about brand, you've not seen it. I have, I have, I have. It's a bit, I know, it's like the logo, board game, isn't it? I love it, I love it. 1% club, smashed it. I'm never going to get the 1%

you're never going to get the 1% question. You are? People do. Well, I don't know how. It's so hard. Yeah, well, I worked with, we've got it. Really? I always do really well.

And on Saturday, I smashed it. To the final, final, I couldn't even get. I don't watch Saturday night telly anymore. It's so heartbreaking. I've not watched The 1% Club. Oh, what are you doing? I don't know, by the time I do that, do dinner. I love it.

And then last few Saturdays, I've been busy. I don't know. I have to say, last Saturday was the first Saturday night because I was cooking. I did my bubble and squeak. I was in the kitchen. Then what's Strictly? I just put the telly on.

Strip was on, but I really enjoyed just being up and about rather than sitting down. Funny, isn't it? No. What's funny about that? I just feel like strictly hasn't captured me this year, like it usually does. I've not watched it. Which is a shame. I do like it. When's the 1% club roll over thing on?

Oh, that's going to be fantastic. How good is that? Four nights. But that's great for me in the week. That's the sort of shit I'm talking about. What's Saturday night, though? I love a Saturday night in. Well, no, I just think...

Oh, I do, I do. Well, no, I've not been in. That's what... Oh, I've been in, but I've had people over, so I've not been... able to. That's why I've not done it. Fuming. We'll have to catch up. I have a little catch up. I wonder what Christmas TV stuff. Radio times will be out soon.

Ready to circle and highlight. What are we going to do Christmas Day? She's done it again. She's done it again. I did it. I've toned it down. No Gavin's Day and Stacey Christmas Day. Well, the same thing you've done every other year when it's not on. What? Don't watch the tell it. I don't, we don't, and we didn't watch it Christmas Day.

We did. So good, isn't it? It was lovely, it was good. But, no, it's board games and music on. Yeah, I'm not here for Telly on Christmas Day. Maybe, like, in the morning. No, yeah, a little bit of news. No.

No, I don't want to watch the telly. Everyone just goes night over, so you just put the telly on. I'm not, well, I don't want that. I agree. Oh, I'll be getting the kids to sleep, so all the best. What time? It'd be lovely to play a game. Oh, were you getting the traitors?

What, the board game? I've got it. Oh, perfect. I've got it. Any good? You're not playing it at Christmas Day. It's too intense. Oh, is it?

I've never played it. I've got to do it properly. It's in the cellophane. Never opened. Me too. Got it for my birthday last year. Any new board games this year? Not that I've seen so far.

Sort of a limitless win. Sort of little card one. Oh. Fuck, I knew I should have bought it. It's so annoying I know you say that though But some of the little card games are annoying They look great

And then you open it up and go What is it? Thank you And you know what That's what happened to me all day There was some fun little quiz Things and I picked it up And I thought maybe I'll get this

And we'll open it And I do it on the pod And then I thought You're going to The one on the back The example is like Oh funny And then you open it

And you're like this is shit Yeah it's so true So don't get roped in guys Because I swear That's what happened I agree but we did have that recommendation from that lady about a music thing with a microphone

Oh, we have to take it So we need to... Yeah, I'd be up for that I'm up for that, we need to get that So, we'll do that Any Christmas crackers? What do you mean? Have you seen any?

I've bought a few. A few. For the pod? For the pod? No, no. For life. How many Christmas crackers do you need? I've bought a lovely little miniature set in Van Hanks

the 12 days of Christmas. Cute. Just really sweet, maybe for Christmas Day. What's in them? Just a no, absolute joke thing. It's a hat. Shit. Well, I found 12...

Hot. Oh. I found 12 deluxe ones in the loft. Yes. And I took a far out. I said, Mom, do you want these Christmas Day? I mean, they're probably not even going to snap. They'll be fine.

They've been in the loft for years. But you get them out. Use them. They'll be damp. Buy some good ones. I'm sick. of this shit. Fucking 15 year old crackers.

They're not 15. No, it's good. To use stuff up. I'll tell you when they're from. COVID. Pregnant with Alfie. What? Seven years ago.

Okay. Why is that? Why didn't you use them? Because I think I bought too many. Right. I thought I've got them in the sale. You know when you get the tape, you buy it all get excited. Never used them.

No, fair enough. That'd be interesting. I've bought the ones with the glock and spiel. which are always great fun. They're fantastic. You all have a small tile. Oh, do you remember when Dad was doing it? I've bought some more.

Because I've got the tiles and the bits. It's not the same. It's not the same. And everyone does their bit? And you do your bit and you've got to do the song. They're always great for Christmas Day. Also, the old kazooz. Oh, I don't like them.

They're overrated. I nearly bought that game as well. I knew you'd fucking moan. I really. I thought that would have been good on the pod. That would have been good on the pod. Maybe we'll get some kazoo ones and some glock and spiel and have a little cracking evening.

Yeah, we do need to really have a bit of a girly evening here, sleepover. Yes, we need a sleepover. We'll fit it in in a minute. Well, I'll tell you what, I hope everybody enjoys a fantastic first week of December. Yeah, happy first. Happy first. May this be the first of many? Does that make any sense?

Many, what, days? Christmas Eve? Ready festive things. I think calendars. Like, follow, share, 077-8, 201919. Let us know what you think. Let us know your opinions. And we are going to be doing a few more Natsneeses in the festive run-up.

So let us know your thoughts, advice about Christmassy things. You know, anything that you want to ask us, we're here for. So please let us know. I hope you've enjoyed your pastries. Lovely. Can't wait to eat mine tomorrow. I'm going to send you a picture. You'll be jealous. Fantastic.

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And I love you both very much. Love you. Love you. Love you all. Thank you. See you later. See you later. Bye. Bye-bye now.

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