Happy Christmas!


A bit late I know, but I've been in hibernation over Christmas and this is the first time I've turned the computer on in ages.

A wonderful Christmas spent in Sussex with everyone. We looked like the Berverly Hillbillies leaving East End with so much stuff rammed into the car that Will had zero leg room and eventually went to sleep in something resembling the lotus postition.



It was a magical day; Father Christmas didn't disappoint stuffing Will and James' stockings full of rubber dinosaurs, snakes, bouncy balls, gold coins and other essentials. Later that afternoon Will's face when he opened his trike was a picture - it is definitely very different when you have children to bring the magic of Christmas to life. James did his best to eat as much wrapping as possible but alas ruined his appetite for dinner......We stayed up after the boys went to bed, putting the world to rights before the cards came out. My nemesis (I am TERRIBLE at cards). Time for bed.

Boxing Day and we actually felt OK - having spent most of the previous day manically looking after the children there wasn't time to drink too much. Eddie made up for it today though, drinking his body weight in Ruddles, most of my red wine and then we headed to the pub for Harveys and pool. I haven't played for such a long time and it was a brilliant evening. You cannot go wrong with beer, peanuts (salted) and pool.


Hoping to make an early departure, a hungover Eddie was unable to move from the bed, so I ended up getting Will and JimBob fed and watered before jemmying Eddie from under the duvet and coercing him to help pack all the paraphenalia back into the car before heading back home to regroup. We pulled into the drive only for Jim to run out of the house and drag Eddie off for a shoot - a definite kill or cure. Fortunately in this case a cure + a brace of pheasant!!

A quiet New Year spent with fine wine, gourmet food and 'Meet the Fockers' and suddenly it was 2009. A year brimming with potential, I'm feeling a bit nervous but excited at all the possibilities that lie ahead.

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Lowly said…
Happy New Year The Houghtons. Keep up the good work with the blog it brightens my day.
4 January 2009 at 04:59
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