Still mixing?

We aren't changing our plans much but then they weren't extensive in any event.

We had planned to see DD1 and DGD over the 4 days but that's been cancelled.

We are bubbled with DD2 who has been working from home so as safe as anyone can be.

She is still coming to us for Christmas Day, just the 3 of us. Makes a change as DD2 has always used the Christmas break to travel.

We are all in Tier 3 and she lives with-in walking distance so no travel as such.

We will now Face Time or Zoom DD1 SiL or DGD at some point, it's sad not to be seeing them but better to be safe.

Hope everyone manages the day OK, it's difficult time for many people and in some ways I think a lot of people will be glad when Christmas is over.

Take Care all

I am allowed a half hour visit to my husband who is in hospital.I have not seen him for six weeks. Then I’m going to my daughter’s house for dinner.

Unfortunately we won’t be seeing the whole family but we are going to be with our daughter and family as we are in a childcare bubble with them.

It is what it is this year, but once the vaccine programme speeds up next year will look quite different?

DD1 and family have just come round to leave presents and take mine back with them. They treated me to a Carol singing event beforehand from the end of the garden path. Neighbours loved it!

Me and my hubby will be on our own as usual

Unless anything untoward happens between now and tomorrow, I will be having my usual Christmas with son and family. Bring it on!

DH, shielding friend and me. Planned this way for several months. But the rave sounds good.

We are staying at home with our son that lives here with us. No visits at all, even though everyone usually comes here Christmas Eve as it's my husband's birthday so we celebrate a day earlier than most. Everyone would prefer to be together but we are all looking after each other as best we can, and that means we have to look forward to meeting again some time in the future. Merry Christmas everyone and treat yourselves to something nice.

No we are on our own!
Two of our sons are local but tier4 here
It is what it is better times to come.

We are spending Christmas with our daughter and son and their families (our grandchildren) looking forward to it. They all live just a short drive away.

No, and weren't planning to anyway. We've just moved up to tier 3 and most of our family are in tier 4. At this rate we may not see them till next Easter. It's just the way things are right now. I'm playing carols to try to get in the festive spirit but it doesn't really feel like Christmas Eve.

We did the present-opening video meet with young grandson this morning, as I am afraid so many people will be trying to do it tomorrow that the connections may be poor.

We were meant to be seeing son and daughter today but now only allowed to travel on Christmas Day so we shall be just hubby and I and Skype calls

Just me, the other half and four Labradors. We are in tier 4 so no mixing at all. The majority of my grandchildren are in Texas so we are will just FaceTime.

We decided as a family not to mix this year.
Our DD & partner are NHS workers in London.
DS & DIL both work and have had to isolate at different times due to track & trace. Their 2 children have both been in and out of school recently with schoolmates & teachers testing positive.
We’ll make the best of it tomorrow and hope to be able to do Christmas some time next year ?

We are going for coffee and present-opening with oldest daughter and her partner tomorrow morning. It was intended to be "after church" but our church service has been cancelled! We are both in Tier 2 - Tier 4 from Boxing Day. Had a Facetime call from youngest daughter and family from a marina in Singapore this morning (they live on a boat). We'll have a zoom call with middle daughter tomorrow afternoon. and also with husband's sister and her husband. And we'll have a good time. Happy Christmas everyone!

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This one day might mean that dear ones won't be with you next year. It annoys me when I hear about families meeting up. Bubbles are silly...most in them have had contact with others. My granddaughter aged 8 had to isolate because someone in her class had covid. All those contacts in a bubble. Rant over... I will spend a peaceful day at home and have a wonderful dinner with a chilled class of something with bubbles in.

We are still having our son daughter in law and grandchildren aged 1 and 3 on Christmas Day. We childminder the grandchildren twice a week so would normally see them on a Friday. We are in tier 2 and at the moment will stay there and have not mixed with anyone else. Feel so sad for others who cannot share on this special day.

My daughter, son-in-law, and young grandson, and myself are one support bubble, so we will be together for Christmas Day. We sit apart, and have windows open.

Yes
Single Brother coming over
We are both in tier 4 but different areas

I think the having to lie or make excuses has occurred because other people are so judgmental or don't understand. Christmas Day is not illegal with 3 households, except tier 4.

Sadly not even if we could. I’m in quarantine until 31/12

We are in tier 3 so can see family on Xmas day but we are only seeing my adult son, who is working from home and has isolated for the past 10 days in order that he can spend the day with us. Our other children are either staying in their own homes or, in the case of my step daughter, spending it with her mother.

Visting Xmas day DD who is a nurse SIL and GD grown up .we not go out much so apart from odd cost to local shop we not mix . Can't vist d's family as not allowed boxing day vist which was planed unless
We drive and wave from front garden .

DD1 loves to host Christmas, but her suggestion I thought pretty good. DH and I sitting in our own home will watch the GC open there presents on facetime. Then someone will drive over with our Christmas dinner plated up, Yum! Early eavening I shall video call my two sisters, one who was widowed late 2019!! That could be the "New Family" Xmas!!