Just a quick flying visit to wish you all a very Merry Christmas ( Read more... )

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Everything is done, even the last minute shopping (fresh food stuff). Our shops were all open tonight (same stock on the shelves tonight as what will be there first thing tomorrow morning *nods*), so I got everything I needed, and while it was a little crowded, it was nowhere near what it’s going to be tomorrow and everyone appeared to be really ( Read more... )

Things I don't want to hear first thing in the morning:

My elderly neighbor sitting on his loo singing The Twelve Days of Christmas in a lovely baritone... When you hear that you just know the rest of the day is bound to be crappy :/

( Just when you think you’ve finished… )

I finally got my Christmas cards written and posted! Of course, I did it one morning when I accidentally woke up at 4am and found myself wide awake, unable to return to sleep.

( Dirty old woman! )

I now have a grand total of four presents left to buy, and I know exactly what each of them are! Unfortunately, I need Tori with me to buy them, because they’re all things that she needs to try on (new swimsuit, etc…). I’m planning on having it all finished and wrapped by tomorrow evening, and then I’m just waiting on two parcels to come sometime ( Read more... )

I finally bought myself a new vacuum cleaner today! I ended up with a Dyson, which I already love :) Tori and I also got through some more Christmas shopping, so I have only a few things to pick up now, and then I can start on the food *tries not to think about it ( Read more... )

We went to a Specialist Sports awards night at the high school last night. Tori and the girls who completed their Junior Netball Umpiring Levels received their certificates for doing that and there were loads of other awards (very few of which were for the year eights) given out over the three sports ( Read more... )

( Tori the space cadet! )

Today I didn’t bother with Christmas shopping, except to run to the hardware store when Mitch got home from school to get a large toolbox for hubby (he hinted heavily, and by that I mean he told me exactly what shelf it was on in the store). I have now wrapped everything I have bought (though there’s still a tonne to buy) and the tree is in ( Read more... )