Things I have learnt this Christmas...
* It doesn't have to be stressful - especially if the husband cooks on the big day and the Grandma behaves herself.
* It's really quite nice to sing Christmas Carols around the piano like you're in an old black and white movie, drinking mulled wine. altogether now...'So bring us some figgy pudding...'
* I do believe in the magic of Father Christmas. You have to believe to receive, right?
* My children have a ridiculous amount of toys. Too many. It makes me feel guilty.
* Relatives are best in short and sweet bursts.
* There is such a thing as overstaying your welcome.
* There is such a thing as too many turkey dinners.
* Sprouts are unsociable.
* Stop pouring custard on the Christmas pudding when the husband likes Brandy Cream. He finds it irritating. And certainly don't repeat the mistake the very next day.
* Never go sales shopping with your husband. It's miserable. Or is that just my husband?
* Do get someone to look after the kids, go to the local pub with the husband, order a packet of dry roasted peanuts and a couple of V&Ts. Just one hour as grown ups in a pub without any kind of J20/apple juice/Mini Cheddars/Children is totally heavenly.
* Don't eat too many mince pies/sausages wrapped in bacon/brandy cream/stilton or a relative will point out your mince pie belly and say - "Is there something you want to tell us?" There isn't. * Meet friends, go for long walks with a hairy dog, cook big pots of chilli with jacket potatoes and brownies for pudding and let the children eat buns. It's good for the soul.
* There is no shame being in your pj's on NYE at 10.30pm. Or is there?
* Read books. Especially Christmassy ones like India Knights, 'Comfort and Joy' or Ali Harris' 'Miracle on Regent Street'
* Remember that Christmas is just one day.
* Most important of all is to remember that a piece of chocolate orange solves everything, for everybody. FACT.
5 comments:
Long walks with a hairy dog + evening V&Ts = Christmas bliss
"Relatives are best in shorts"? ... Oh... "short and sweet bursts"... yes, indeed.
Chocolate orange does indeed solve everything. Do you remember the advert when they first came out? "Tap it, unwrap it, and share a little luxury".
Sounds like you had a good one...especially the hour in the pub, and carols around the piano! We didn't have ANY turkey dinners this year, except at Thanksgiving, and no Christmas pud. I missed that.
Far too drunk to learn anything this christmas, except always ALWAYS refuse the sprout vodka shots. You're right, unsociable. xx
Mud- I do love the long walks with a hairy dog and V&Ts. The highlight of my Christmas. Love your blog at the mo. Can't wait for next installment!!
Iota - I do remember that ad! So true. Thanks for visiting. I am just tucking into a 99p choccie orange with honeycomb that was on special offer at Blockbusters. Yummmmmm...
NVG - Pub =ace (not the prices these days). I would miss the turkey dinners too if I didn't have them!
Glad life is going so well Stateside xx
MH - Sprout vodka? Was it a cheap import from Russia that I've been reading about in the papers - it can kill you? Glad to have you back xx
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