28 December 2008

Lights, Camera, Action!

Before the forrins arrived, we had to make sure that everything was just right. The preparations started with the purchase and decoration of the tree. Munchkin had never really experienced a tree before....so this was what happened....


The tree was brought in and laid down while Daddy prepared the base. Munchkin could not wait. So the decorating started early...whilst it was still horizontal.

Then when the tree was upright, Munchkin decorated some more....with a little help.

A special tree for a truly special Christmas!

Say....Cheese!


Enough said!


Christmas is upon us!

First, we had to make sure that the tree was up and the decorations were just so...




Then we had to make sure that Santa and his reindeer would feel welcome, so some food on the lawn was in order....



And then we embraced the Christmas spirit...eat, drink and be merry!


22 December 2008

Because she is worth it!

24 hours ago, some forrin visitors arrived at Chez Munchkin. We were all a little apprehensive of what he was going to make of them when he encountered the aliens first thing on Sunday morning.

We needn't have worried. He greeted them with squeals of "Mamah! Ah Ee!" Followed by huge "tuddles" and beaming smiles.

It is going to be a very Happy Christmas!

20 December 2008

I don't care how you get here, get here if you can!

They are on the way. Right now my mum and sister and flying above Europe somewhere. In just over 3 hours time they will be landing at Heathrow.

The house is in a mess, there are presents yet to be wrapped, the beds need making and everything is chaos. But Mama, dear Mama had this to say this morning before she got on the plane "Mama will fix all of it in no time". And she will.

I can't wait. To try and put this feeling into words is impossible. There just aren't the words to describe this feeling. I have been 15 years waiting...and now, just three hours away....my Christmas time will begin.

The clock ticks...I wait.....the joy builds.

13 December 2008

The end of a horrible week

What a week it has been. We have had such bad news this week. To top it all off, I had a car accident on Friday morning on the way to work. The car is off the road and will be picked up by some accident repair people. Hopefully this coming week. I am praying the repair is going to be quick and everything is going to be resolved so that I can get on and forget about the whole darn mess.

What did make things better was 2 Christmas meals in a day. Lunchtime was spent with work colleagues (food wasn't great but the company was) and in the evening our annual Usual Suspects do. It was great to see the "family" again. 21 of us this year. It is the sort of gathering that makes you appreciate the true meaning of friendship and camaradarie. None of us actually work together any more, most had to travel quite a way to be there. But, every year, without fail, they come. Many would not have seen each other for a year. Everyone always picks up just where it was left the year before, the laughter always rings out, the joy overflows and the love is enough to warm any cold, dark (and rather wet!) winter's night.

Long live the spirit of Remote Operations!