1) You and your father
2) You and your sexuality
3) You and your partner
4) You and your kids
5) You and your friends
6) You and your work
7) You and your spirit

© Steve Biddulph. 1994.

Warning: This book could seriously improve your life

The second half of Holbicity vs Casualty gives me a chance to catch up on a couple of forums, read a few blogs and write my own.
Peace prevails in the house.
Uncle D is downstairs working on his Best man's speech for a friends wedding later in the week and Trx is watching the TV. He's been here since lunchtime, on good form as usual, but like us all, needing a chance to rant on about Christmas and all its complexities.
Mum and dad left yesterday afternoon and got home to two inches of snow. We haven't had any down here yet, but there is a good chance it will fall overnight.
They arrived after lunch on Christmas Eve, loaded with presents and food. Mum said she would bring "crackers and a Christmas pudding", so silly me - that's what I expected. So she brings in a huge box full of biscuits, mince pies, cakes nuts etc - all the stuff that iwent out to buy from tesco late on Friday night!!! We will be eating this crap for another week I think.
Perhaps its a good thing my sister has decided to visit us on Friday for the second time in ten years...
The weather's been all over the place for the last few days, but it was glorious on Christmas Day making our picnic lunch in the Forest a really good idea. More people around than usual?
Several folk have commented that this is a good idea, so we are talking about inviting one or two other families to join us next year. Fabulous walk behind Eyeworth Pond again, and always a delight to feed the mandarins.
And the pigs turned up right on cue in Fitham village, right on the green. A big spotty sow and nine of the cutest tiny piglets you ever saw!!! Parents were delighted and that in itself I think convinced them it was worth all the effort.
Not much of the rest of the day was - we always try too hard. Everyone was so tired by six they didn't eat anything.
They were all awake for seven and delighted to see squillions of presents under the tree. Its an absolute delight working through them all and watching their faces. Felt uncomfortable watching Alice unwrap the Barbie Horse I remember buying for her oldest sister 15 years ago, but it didn't last long.
Top presents - chunky jumper from Kink, and a bottle of JD from the folks.

I have very nearly cracked Flo's Rubik's Cube.
Remember my cousin having one twenty five years ago and I could do two thirds of it then.
Curse the stupid thing - I WILL succeed.

Haven't spoken to Kink yet about her coming down, but something tells me it isn't going to happen. And I don't think I mind.

Trx is beginning to worry about the Alpha Course starting in three weeks, and the holiday in May. I sat down for breakfast this morning thinking about how I can set up a meeting with the City Council (without D!!) to talk about what went wrong with the Guides we published.
Seems like Next Year is upon us already.