Recovery Period

Hello!

Christmas has now come and gone. It feels like I have blinked and now we are on to the next thing.

We had a great time at Chris and Elaine's. To be honest, I thought the girls would be at each others throats most of the day but they played well and it was truly a chilled out Crimbo.

Mae loved all her gifts (thank you to all who sent her stuff, except my brother Chris and you know why- that damn dog has been barking 24/7!)

She really likes her Hot Wheels and her favourite gift was from Papa Ross, who gave her a large dinky style car with sound of tearing tires and when you open the trunk/boot, it makes techno/acid music from the 'sound system'- sort of mini 'Pimp my Ride'. Her other faves include her Stompin' Tom Connors book- thanks uncle Andrew we have just downleaded the song. For those of you who don't know Stompin' Tom he is like a cheap Johnny Cash from Prince Edward Island, the land of Anne of Green Gables. So instead of Fulsom Prison Blues it's more 'Bud the Spud'- songs about potatoes, for God's sake. Need I say more?

She also loves her snake, her paper dolls, her Backyardigan p'j's- the list goes on.

We also went to church on the day and although the only baby Jesus to be seen was in the stained glass windows, she liked the carols. Thanks Chris and Elaine.

We also went to Lilian and Ross's house, and had a fab Christmas dinner. Lilian rocks in the kitchen- I will post a pic sometime.

Then back to Dumfries on Boxing day- thank god we missed the EARTHQUAKE! Yep, an earthquake. 3,5 on the Richter scale, houses were shaking, apparently. Although I wouldn't really call this the California of Britain, you need to take the bad with the good.

And the other Christmas tradition of course, sickness. I was in bed all day yesterday, poor Lauren was pretty bad with a cough when we were there and Ross was a real casualty, with the flu- proper flu as well, not man-flu. We will debate man-flu some other time. I'm sure it's a hot topic.

So a great Christmas, missed my family but it was good to talk. Also really nice to be chilled out. Next year, who's going to cook......?

Here's a pic of Mae's airport (from me and Geoff) with the requisite dinosaurs, Hot Wheels and I think Barbie just fell out of the control tower.........