Good day Bloggets. A very happy Christmas Eve to you all.
Sitting here at last. Hub got up this morning after a rather stressful night
evening which lasted most of the night. So,
Hub began to prepare the dinner as I did some adjusting to our grocery shopping
for next weekend. Then the door bell went. Hub shouted, Quick it’s Pip and Thomas
come to see us. So, I ran down stairs to be greeted by my friend and her Son.
What a lovely lad he is. He goes on forever. So tall. I tell you, next time I need
my ceiling painted, he’s my boy.
So, two stuffing one for us and one for Boy Wonder. Hub
peeled enough potatoes to feed an army, two turnips/sweeeds and he made
something my Son will be horrified about, pigs in blankets… Small sausages
wrapped in bacon. He has also made a meatloaf. He’s cooking the turkey later. I
did the carrots and parsnips as well as the white cabbage. Tomorrow I shall do
mushy peas and attempt BW’s vegan Yorkshire puddings. Making them without eggs
is going to be a task but let’s see how they turn out? Oh, and then we have
prepared the sprouts, gross, but the boys love them. I have part cooked the
potatoes and put them in a tray for the oven. I have poured oil on them a nice
one and added a sprinkle of salt, pepper and a potato rub. I’m having a Quorn
roast rather than poor turkey. BW is having a vegan version. I shall do the sauces
tomorrow. Oh, and then there is the Christmas pudding and brandy sauce. I have
bought BW a vegan pudding and vegan custard. Later I am going to set the table
with the Christmas cloth and napkins crackers that we pull before we eat our
meal so we can wear our silly hats, BW will read the awful jokes we get in
them, we will receive a dreadful bit of plastic, they call a gift, that will end up in the bin, and I will put a candle in the middle.
Yesterday BW asked me if he could have a full big breakfast
on Christmas morning? Em, not sure where he will cook. As every disk on the top
of our stove and there are five, will be full. The oven will be full too,
though we have a smaller oven, he will have to use that. I have bought some
Christmas shaped crumpets. He can have some of those.
My friend brought me a beautiful gift. Gosh, she has totally
spoiled me. A stunning jumper. Oh, I love it so much. It’s long, warm and the
softest wool in a baby blue colour. She also got me a candle that is so pretty.
She also went to the shop for us, to buy some streaky bacon
for Hub to cook or put on top of his turkey or wrap around his sausages or
something… I don’t have anything to do with that, but he was panicking as no
way we would want to cross that awful road and tackle the last-minute Christmas
shoppers…
We have carols on the TV from Kings Quire. The house smells
so Christmassy. I’m writing to you in a time space I have to sit and chill
before round two comes along. Round two is cleaning seriously, my friend will
think Hub and I had gone out at the weekend and BW had a rave whilst we were
out…
My Brother and Sister in law came on Saturday so no work got
done. We had a lovely day with them. We get on so well. BW loves him too. And on
Sunday, we just chilled so again no housework. So today, my house was a mess…
Shamrock is coming around later and BW won’t be back until midnight. He’s
visiting someone in my old home town. I told him to be back before Santa flies
over, otherwise if he doesn’t see he’s in bed, he won’t stop to deliver the
gifts. Hahaha. My poor Son, sometimes he pacifies me.
So, last night, we went to our local church. I saw my dear
Geordie and her family. I adore her. Her Son is so sweet, her Hub and mine get
on really well. It was a great night, we saw briefly our friend Julie who plays
the piano, sang carols by candle light and drank some mulled wine. Waggatail
did really well getting there and back. Though she let me down afterwards
whilst we had refreshments as she decided she liked the smell of a sweet mince
pie held by a lady… oh, my, she didn’t eat it, but had a good sniff. Not sure
the lady will have wanted to eat that after it had been Waggared…
Then home to our Son who was still working on his iPhone. As
well as my, lap top… and his lap top. I won’t bore you, but he has cleared his
phone, no pass words or phone numbers of anyone and no history. After talking
with Apple tech team, he was lost. Well Hub and him stayed up and worked on
this where as I just listened getting more and more anxious for him as I knew
he had to be up early for work and then three hours of driving today as well. He
will be so tired when he returns home, but at least he will be home and we are
so happy to have our Son for Christmas for another year. I hope we will
forever.
We have all the presents to bring down stairs. Just the ones
we have bought, not of course all the ones Santa is bringing… I thought I had
bought Sham a lot of gifts, then Hub told me last night he has bought her
another one. I am surprised by what he has bought her, as it is a very girly
gift. Expensive too. So tomorrow she will open gifts with us. She’s coming to
us in the afternoon.
As Hub sits near me with his glass of Sherry, I would like
to wish you all whatever you are dreaming of now. wherever you are whoever you
are, whatever you are doing tomorrow, I send love and when you wake up in the
morning, know that I shall be thinking of you all and we shall chat again soon.
With love.
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