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I am amazed at how much one fits in one these days before Christmas! Apart from work on Thursday, we went to the school fair at our children's former primary school. They've all outgrown it now but it was fun to go back - it felt just as if nothing had changed! We followed that by a hurried dash down to the Methodist church in case anyone was in (whoich they weren't) so that we could retrieve the coat L left on Monday (which we couldn't - but she got it back the next day). Then there was a trip to Tesco for the 'big shop' after which I tidied the kitchen a bit, made a lot of soup (in an attempt to eat healthily) and found a packet of cranberries in the back of the freezer, so I've also made cranberry sauce for Christmas, this last not without a twinge of guilt as I noticed they came from Wisconsin and must have been flown over so there are air miles in them. Today, Saturday, has also been very full. It's been below freezing for a few days so I really didn't feel like going out but realised I could get a lift to Middlesbrough with N and save myself a train journey in the week. I'm very glad I did, as a single trip to Matalan got H several items of clothing he needed, and a Christmas present for N. Meanwhile N did some significant Christmas shopping of his own, before we all (N, H and I) dashed home and went to the chippie for lunch to save time. J works on Saturday morning now and as it was so cold N nipped out to collect him when his shift finished, then we piled into the car again and N, H and I arrived at the Leisure Centre just in time for L's gymnastics show. Very slick this year, and done in combination with a show by the trampoline club. L and her friend E did a routine using ribbons, which don't seem to feature so much in British gymnastics as they do in the States. Then... it was all back in the car (again) and back home (dropping L's friend - a different E, at her house) for L to get changed and go back to a roller disco with gymnastics... of course N had a trip out later to collect her again, before which he somehow fitted in Tesco and I cleaned out the rabbits then dozed off in an armchair, which could be because I stopped moving! H was also dozing off, but that could be the result of road-testing his new PJs! This evening it's thawed to some extent - the little icicles on the shed roof may be gone by morning - and I went back to Tesco for bits we'd forgotten... coming back to find H had cleared some of the ironing pile (a pre-condition to putting up the Christmas tree) and the furniture had been moved to its Christmas places so the tree could go in the window. J has been out with his mates, L has been mooching round and making cups of tea (she has taken to drinking a lot of this recently) and H still hasn't cleaned out the Roborovskies (they are dwarf hamsters). All in all a successful day, but I still need to put a load in the washing machine before I go to bed... roll on the holidays! |
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