whooo hoo a good good christmas :)

Well depite all the crap pre Christmas, we had one brilliant day.

But to begin at the begining :- getting the crap out of the way :(
This Christmas week started with a bereavement again :( -seemingly to be almost common to our Christmas's each year now (although its now time for that to stop no more thank you :( enough enough)
Ali was only 38 Her mum Sue went to call her up and found her curled in a ball she had died in her sleep, she had a stomach ulcer which burst and led to internal bleeding :'( We've not been informed of the funeral arrangements yet it may be in the 3 days after christmas or maybe in the New Year ... i really dont think i can face another new year with a funeral, but i guess if its to be :/

Ive now had the flu for 2 weeks, the cough is horrific making me continually sick, i dont really know how ive got through all the Christmas preparations but its done .. phew!
Money is short because of snow (will as a builder doesnt get to work in this nor does he get paid ) 8 inches and its hanging about, then on wednesday i dragged myself into work only to be told they had lost a huge contract, 350 people were looking to lose their jobs and as a contractor of course there was no further work for me :/


BUT NOW TO CHRISTMAS - a quiet one (quietest ever) but :) a brill one

Viki and liam stayed several days as the roads were impassable, but went back home thursday, i dragged myself shopping dragged myself round the house cleaning and finished decorating for christmas - i dragged myself to wrap presents and prepare food and finally collapsed awaiting the onslaught of christmas day cooking and frivollities .
Christmas day was fabulous:)

Nick was up suprisingly early (something hes not done for years) and in a very good mood - we opened pressies and i had some lovely perfume and other gifts from him and later viki and I opened a joint gift of a pamper day from him to :D excellent or what !
Feeling a tiny bit better although cough still attacking me frequently, i sorted the dinner out when Viki and Liam arrived and we sat and opened more pressies. Will and i have tickets for strictly come dancing in April, i got a dressing gown and slippers from the. Vik and liam got a indoor sky diving day from nick, i suggested we have the pamper day after shes sky dived :D :D
both Nick and Viki had money from me and a few small gifts Liam i put half towards a laptop and he too had just a few mini things to open. Will had beer and lots of mens things along with our tickets.


Dinner was yummy and we were all stuffed we had lots of laughter, photos show the madness of my family ha ha ha but it was a fun day and although a very very quiet Christmas for us never having less than 10 to feed before, it turned out to be one of the best we've had for a long time.

Today my cough seems to have eased and flu is hopefully passing over, although not well i think im definately improving. My sister is doing some tea for us later this afternoon (hope shes not done to much food im still stuffed from yesterday )
In the mean time, im just lazing, will has only just emerged from bed and no one else has made it up yet but they can lay there till then need to move :)


Well things to do i guess i had better move :/ hope everyone had a good one this year and hope the new year is the best ever!