The race is on!!!

My Marks and Spencers Christmas puddings are 'out for delivery' in Sherwood Park!! Which means I should have them for Christmas day :) So long as I can get them from the post office by Christmas Eve!!! I doubt they will be delivered to the house so I will have to hope they go to the post office in town.....and the card is put in my box tomorrow and they are in the post office by tomorrow night but sometimes they say by 1pm the following day and I am not sure if the post offices are open Christmas Eve!!!! Oh I hope so!!!!

And now for some good news!

I had some great news this weekend - my wonderful wonderful friend - bestest friend ever from Stockport, Lianne - is coming over to stay in the Summer!!! AND - she is bringing her little girl Bethany!!! I have never met Beth before but WAS involved in her conception (hahahahahaha kind of lol) as they used my technique for getting a girl!!!!

I am soooooooo excited to see Lianne after soooooo long!!! We can have coffee again :) OMG and reminisce about our holiday together in Wales and the days we were pregnant together with Susie and Ashley....and when the boys were young and days at the park and going to see Santa on the miniature train.......and me getting soooooo drunk at our Christmas girls night out and her taking me home to Nigel hahahahaha and I passed out and didn't wake up for a day or two hahahaha!!! (TOTALLY her fault - if she had drunk more of HER share I wouldn't have drunk as much lol)

I can't wait to see her!

Fed up

I think I just give up. I do not feel festive . I do not feel Christmasy. We have watched a few movies. We have been to Brightnights. We have been to a few parties. We have made some crafts, been to the concerts...but it all feels false. It all feels as though it was only last month that we did this last time. The year went so fast. And so many bad things have happened to so many good people this year that it seems kind of wrong.

And all this present business. That seems wrong too. People asked for a list of my wants and I didn't have any. Lloyd asked me what I wanted and I didn't know. The kids didn't know. Lloyd didn't know. So many people around me have nothing. People have lost children, died, divorced....people are sick. My house is falling apart (but at least I have one right????) :(

Last night I was wrapping gifts but to be honest it all feels forced. I could really do without it. I feel like I am having to be given gifts and having to give gifts on Thursday because I am being told to. Because someone else is saying Thursday is THE day you HAVE to. I don't need anything. I don't think ANYONE around me NEEDS anything but its Christmas day so you damn well WILL get STUFF!!! It's disgusting and sad when you think about it :( and I could do without it really but I don't know how to stop it :(

I really don't want any gifts - I know I have some - and I know I'll love them because of how thoughtful Lloyd is and how much thought he puts into things despite me not writing a list. But right now I feel like the Mr Krank and I could quite happily skip Christmas and go right on to New Year. Goodbye 2008. Hello 2009. I really REALLY hope you are a better year for a great deal of people!!!

Samantha looking all festive!!!!

On Friday Christopher had to go to the Orthodontists to have his braces fitted. He now has braces and will wear them for two years and then wear a retainer or atleast have continuing treatment for the next 6 years - treatment ends when he is 21. We handed over a cheque for $8,000 on Friday!!!! Rather that than pay in installments anyway!!!!! That would just be a pain! Especially when Laurence and Susannah will be needing treatment also in the next couple of years!!!! Chris was in the ortho. for almost 3 hours in the end, so while he was there, I took Sam to Kidz Quarterz. My friend Samantha came and met us there for a while for coffee. She was Abigails preschool teacher years ago and is so great with kids that Sam seemed to think that she was there to play with him, and it wasn't long before he had her up in the climbing frame and going down the slides!!!! Me? I was sat having coffee ;)

After Chris's appointment, we went to Tim Hortons for lunch and Chris hada BIG lunch making the most of being able to eat pain free before the pain of the braces kicked in!!!! By saturday it hurt too much to eat!!!

Friday night I spent relaxing in the tub and then Lloyd and I curled up and watched The Family Stone - a Christmas movie about my family! Seriously - that IS my family ;)