Had a fairly traditional Christmas Eve here. This morning I made cards with D and S for each other and for us and for Mum and Dad. D did some lovely pictures and S did some great writing :).
We droppped a couple of last Christmas cards through localish people’s doors and met my parents for lunch at a pub. It was a nice enough lunch although the service was terribly slow which is always tricky when you are trying to entertain hungry and excited children, but they behaved very well considering. There were candles on the tables which Dad and I couldn’t help messing about with so we conducted a few experiments with flames and wax and paper :lol:. We left there and went to deliver the very last Christmas card to friends who happened to pull up in their car just as we arrived, so we went in for a cup of tea and quick catch up with them before coming home. Mum and Dad went off to do a few bits of their own while I mulled some wine and the children got out the fabric crayons to decorate the pillowcases I’d got them yesterday to hang up in their rooms as ‘stockings’.
Mum and Dad returned followed briefly by Lucy and The Rs dropping off and collecting presents. We roasted some chestnuts, watched some festive tv and drank more mulled wine. I started to feel slightly rough with my cold and intolerant of the combination of small house, exicted children, annoying parents so Ady ran me a bath and I disappeared for half an hour or so to restore myself somewhat. The children jumped in the bath after me, getting out to open their traditional Christmas Eve pressie of new pjs and watch the Shrek thing that was on. We all snuggled up to read The Night Before Christmas and then they went to bed. Of course they didn’t go to sleep – I saw with Scarlett for ages and then went and sat with Davies for ages more. He finally fell asleep around 10ish I think after I’d come downstairs for dinner.
Ady cooked a lovely curry after which I finally kicked my parents out at 11pm when several not so tactful hints about them going had gone unresponded to as I didn’t want to put presents out under their critical eyes and would like to be in bed myself while it is still Christmas Eve, plus we were only all sitting here watching crap tv anyway :roll:. So they’ve gone, stockings have been stuffed, the tree is afloat in a sea of gifts , Ady’s drunk the brandy, nibbled the carrot and snaffled the mince pie left for Santa and if I get six hours sleep I should probably consider myself lucky, so I’m off to grab what I can!
Have a good one everyone :).