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Why hello everyone.
Yes yes, sure you all missed me.
I'm currently sitting at my grandmother's computer in Inverell. I'm attempting to sit as far back as I can because she has a 19" LCD moniter with the resolution set pretty strangely. Well it's good for her. I'd just prefer to be sitting on the other side of the room... unfortunately this dramatically decreases my access to the keyboard.
So yeah, Inverell for Christmas. I was here last yr..but there weren't quite so many of us then.. this year everyone on Dad's side of the family (except Bec) is here. That means 50 people for Christmas lunch. I guess it's good to see everyone. But having a 5&7 yr old around definitely makes it a little different. ie you're quiet when the children go to bed at 8pm.. however when they get up at 6pm there's not even a slight chance that they might be quiet while you sleep. I mentioned this to Dad and he said that's not how children work. Think I must be getting intolerant in my old age. Oh well. Tomorrow for lunch there'll be 7 children under 12months, and another 9 under 10. Plus Karl and Matt (17) and me. So at least it will feel a bit more like Christmas having all the kids around.
When we got here yesterday about 1:45pm (we left at 7:20.. geez I love sitting in the car for hours!!!!) my grandmother didn't have a Christmas tree!!! Apparently she saw no reason to buy one. So mum and I went to Target and bought a tree, and some deco's and came back here where most of us help put it together and set it up. Looks gorgeous I must say. But even if we didn't like the end product.. just doing something together as a family was really awesome. Yesterday was just a good day. My brother wasn't being a complete dickhead to everyone, and he was pleasant in the car and wow... yeah - kinda shocked.
Got up this morning bout 6:50am (yes.. small children.. and SUNLIGHT!!! no curtains in my room) and so I've had breakfast, am showered and dressed... and it's 8:40am. So now what? We have all day to do nothing. Today so should be Christmas. Everyone thought so. Even Sam (7) said last night when he was going to bed - "I should go put my Santa sack out." My uncle had the difficult task of disappointing him and mentioning that tomorrow wasn't actually Christmas Day. Anyway.
I think that's about all I know. I've been working and working and working. And hopefully will eventually see what I've achieved. Currently feel like I'm treading water, just keeping the day to day stuff going, rather than actually improving the situation in any way, but Dad doesn't seem so worried.
Ok, my mummy's awake and upstairs so I think I'll go say goodmorning.
And to steal the words from John Lennon, as I seem to every year
"A very merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear."
"So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young"
Yes yes, sure you all missed me.
I'm currently sitting at my grandmother's computer in Inverell. I'm attempting to sit as far back as I can because she has a 19" LCD moniter with the resolution set pretty strangely. Well it's good for her. I'd just prefer to be sitting on the other side of the room... unfortunately this dramatically decreases my access to the keyboard.
So yeah, Inverell for Christmas. I was here last yr..but there weren't quite so many of us then.. this year everyone on Dad's side of the family (except Bec) is here. That means 50 people for Christmas lunch. I guess it's good to see everyone. But having a 5&7 yr old around definitely makes it a little different. ie you're quiet when the children go to bed at 8pm.. however when they get up at 6pm there's not even a slight chance that they might be quiet while you sleep. I mentioned this to Dad and he said that's not how children work. Think I must be getting intolerant in my old age. Oh well. Tomorrow for lunch there'll be 7 children under 12months, and another 9 under 10. Plus Karl and Matt (17) and me. So at least it will feel a bit more like Christmas having all the kids around.
When we got here yesterday about 1:45pm (we left at 7:20.. geez I love sitting in the car for hours!!!!) my grandmother didn't have a Christmas tree!!! Apparently she saw no reason to buy one. So mum and I went to Target and bought a tree, and some deco's and came back here where most of us help put it together and set it up. Looks gorgeous I must say. But even if we didn't like the end product.. just doing something together as a family was really awesome. Yesterday was just a good day. My brother wasn't being a complete dickhead to everyone, and he was pleasant in the car and wow... yeah - kinda shocked.
Got up this morning bout 6:50am (yes.. small children.. and SUNLIGHT!!! no curtains in my room) and so I've had breakfast, am showered and dressed... and it's 8:40am. So now what? We have all day to do nothing. Today so should be Christmas. Everyone thought so. Even Sam (7) said last night when he was going to bed - "I should go put my Santa sack out." My uncle had the difficult task of disappointing him and mentioning that tomorrow wasn't actually Christmas Day. Anyway.
I think that's about all I know. I've been working and working and working. And hopefully will eventually see what I've achieved. Currently feel like I'm treading water, just keeping the day to day stuff going, rather than actually improving the situation in any way, but Dad doesn't seem so worried.
Ok, my mummy's awake and upstairs so I think I'll go say goodmorning.
And to steal the words from John Lennon, as I seem to every year
"A very merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear."
"So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young"