Done And Dusted

Christmas is done and dusted for another year.  All those weeks of preparation and then gone in the blinking of an eye.  I wish we had the pretty snow scene featured above but it is just leaden grey, very miserable and cold.

We had a lovely time on Christmas Day.  The first time we had sat to table as a family of six.  Nathan and Daniel were so good.  It was such a long day for them. Obviously they had the excitement of opening their presents at home, they came here reasonably early and did not leave until after 10.30p.m.  Daniel only had a short power nap.  Apart from that they were awake the whole time playing with their toys.

I had some lovely unexpected presents.  I got a silver coloured desk lamp for my computer desk and it matches my monitor perfectly, a brand new keyboard which also has a photo enhancement programme built into it and a matching wireless mouse.  I also received a clock that always tells perfect time because it picks up a radio signal and also tells me the temperature and shows the phases of the moon.  As if this was not enough, I received three books (they will keep me busy) another cottage for my cottage collection and some skin care products and three lovely framed photographs of the boys (Daniel still had long hair when they were taken).  From the lovely Sandra of Sandra's Scribbles I received a  pair of secateurs and some pink gardening gloves and Mike received gloves also.  They will come in very handy.  She also sent me some diabetic chocolate, how thoughtful. Thank you so much Sandra. So I was really spoiled.

Mike also. He got clothing (which he needed), a couple of nice CD's and two DVD games.  Coronation Street is his favourite programme so he will enjoy playing that one.  Becky and Dean gave him a router.  So...........................he is now on the internet in his own right.  Dean set it all up for us.  You should see Mike's face when he hears "You have email"!!  We sent each other little messages all day yesterday (we never grow up).  No, he will not be starting his own journal.  He is a one finger typist and everything takes him absolute ages.  He loves games, especially card games and now we are on Pogo together we can go into the same room and play against each other as to who can get the most points in a session.  As we can see each other whilst we are on our respective computers we can also exchange banter whilst we are doing it.  So  - one very pleased him indoors. Although I can foresee a problem getting any jobs done around the house lol.

We were both very tired yesterday so our Boxing Day was very quiet as I indicated above.  I was mostly showing him things on the internet and getting him set up on Pogo.  Alas, he has got a very bad cold.  We are not sure if it is a cold or the flu because he is aching all over, coughing fit to bust with constant sneezing.  It is almost certain that I will get it because we are together all the time but just maybe I will get lucky and it will pass me by.

It is so quiet around here you would think we were the only people left in the world.  Lots of people must have the whole week off until after New Year's Day.  We have not even seen the postman in the street.

We should finish the last of the cold Turkey today, having it with salad.

Not much else I can tell you.  I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. I hope Santa was kind to you and that you enjoyed being with your loved ones.