Our Christmas

Hello everyone out there!! Did you all have a lovely Christmas? I havent done much blog reading let alone any posting, it all seems to have been non stop here for a couple of weeks. My week off was very productive, I got lots of jobs done around our house and at my mum's and managed to fit in some visiting and some last minute christmas shopping( although not too much), I have definitely not spent as much as last year. Despite the fact we had some gorgeous presents bought I am most happy that we got to spend time with our loved ones this year. Last sunday about 40 of my youngest son M and his wife L's family all got together for an early Christmas meal, a final Christmas together before their emigration in May. It was really lovely meeting up, there were so many of us the pub found a large room that we could have all to ourselves, which the children loved because it meant they could run around to their hearts content.
Tony and I both worked Christmas eve, me only the morning session, thank goodness, because I had started  with a horrible cold which sort of put paid to some of our plans. We intended walking up to midnight mass in the village on Christmas eve but ended up having to go to bed early instead feeling terrible! Anyway, I am pleased to report I'm back to fighting fitness and it didn't spoil our celebrations too much. I thought I'd show some photos to give you all a taste of our Christmas.

Marmalade caught a robin.....only a felt one but don't you think she's clever picking off the only bird ornament on the tree?

Our fireplace looks lovely with lots of candles lit up but I can't have too many because of the various hanging things!

Our tree before............

Drooping and past its best after a couple of weeks !

The little fairy was the last figure I managed to get finished....actually I didn't properly finish her at all, she has wings but no wand or tiara because granddaughter E claimed her and took her home!

Christmas lunch was spent with my eldest son, C, partner S and granddaughter O plus S's sister D and their dad.We all booked in to a lovely pub at Newmillerdam which was especially nice for me since I had no cooking to do (I don't mind the cooking so much, its the timing I have trouble with!) and there was no washing up for any of us.

It's been a lovely relaxing few days but back to work tomorrow. We are planning a trip to the cinema for our New Year's Eve after tea and then I would hazard a guess that we will both be too tired to see in the New Year. Instead we will raise a glass to the coming year and probably be fast asleep by the time midnight strikes! 

How do you intend to spend your New Year's eve?