Christmas 2009 was:
having the girls over for dinner and drinks.
cute red and white decorations scattered about
marking gifts with a ‘T’ or a ‘C’
Toby declaring he wanted to be an angel and not a farmer in his nativity, or failing that a fireman.
mulled wine fizzy cocktail
adorable baby giggles
mulled cider
gingerbread lattes
a real tree
Toby declaring the best bit [...]
Gingerbread lattes
Carols
Nativity plays (seeing Toby’s first one this year was just brilliant)
Buying gifts
Rolls of beautiful wrapping paper
Sparkly things everywhere
New Christmassy scented candles
Bundles of cinnamon
Gingerbread men
Finding new decorations
Mulled wine and mulled cider (just had to stop this list to make some )
Christmas scrapbook supplies and card designs
Advent calendars
Cream on top of everything
Chocolate coins
Playing games
6.15am – Toby wakes and runs downstairs to discover presents under the tree. He runs back up shouting ‘Father Christmas has been!’
6.20am – Toby corralled into his bedroom to open his stocking presents. Many squeaks and a ‘how cool is that?!’ gets a giggle even from Mummy, who still has her head under a pillow.
6.45am [...]
Dean Martin is crooning, the washing machine is on its last cycle, the cats are snoozing (one even in the new catbed!). Daddy is going to pick up our own little angels and so the last preparation begins.
Actually, I’m really feeling the anticipation this year. Toby is excited, we’re excited he is excited, and I’m [...]
Late Thursday night, Mother Nature decided to dump about 8 inches of snow over Brighton. A snow day was declared, although the snow was found to be too fine and fluffy for good snowmen building, and it was a fun Friday. Right up til about 4pm when it became clear getting a taxi to the [...]
There is nothing big I ask for this year, just a simple list:
1) A lie-in for my and the husband together. Simply a day where both kids don’t wake before 8am would be *bliss*.
2) No arguments on Christmas day – my husband and small son not to be at loggerheads over what constitutes ‘enough’ dinner. [...]
The trouble with being at home for Christmas with just the four of us is that just two of us eat adult portions and another one of us isn’t really tackling anything with lumps yet while Mr. Finicky will no doubt request salmon or fishfingers or gingerbread.
This means that my Nigella Christmas hasn’t seen me [...]
This year’s gifts include, in no particular order, most of the Fisher-Price singing plastic available for the under ones, a copious spread of Peppa Pig and Toy Story for the under fours and a metal robin watering can, a packet of lavender, two glazed tiles, two crocheted cakes, 3 packs of chocolate, a boardgame, a [...]
… for Amazon next day delivery.
… for pre-cut scotch tape.
… for small Christmas supper parties with girlfriends.
… for twinkly lights and cinnamon sticks.
… for M&S doing easy peasy Christmas food so we can pick what we want to spend time on.
… for lumpy, glitter festooned, clay tree decorations made at nursery.
… for Muppet Christmas Carol
… [...]
I was wondering where it was, it seemed to be late this year, but it’s now here in its full glory. The Advent Cold.
Always a humdinger, always with a scratchy throat and super runny nose. Last year I couldn’t take anything because I was pregnant and I knew I was ill because watching unseen Dad’s [...]
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