STORMY WALK

The storm came in and we thought best to walk the dogs and blow the cobwebs away after eating too much Xmas lunch, The dogs loved it but it was so windy and the waves were crashing in we would hardly stand up! But love that weather makes you realise you are well and truly alive!

SQUEAKER ALL WORN OUT!

Squeaker decided to adopt my new blanket and new teddy to snuggle up with and have a sleep after a very busy day… she has had to chase her presents all day and is worn out!…Oh to be a cat!

THANKS

Jim and Caroline gave us four little coffee mugs for Xmas they are lovely little hand painted ones, had my coffee in them every morning. We got Jim a wooden motorbike kit and Caroline a driftwood photo frame plus chocolate tools and chocolate shells… sorry guys, you know we are a bit wacky…. but hoped you liked them. And Petes mum gave us a piece of furniture for the hall, well she gave us the funds and we chose it, so thank you very much love it.  PLus thank you to everyone else for our gifts for Xmas day, hope you liked yours too X

XMAS MORN!

I love xmas morning, and can't wait for santa to arrive. I can never sleep and this year was awake from 3.20am , just couldn't sleep, so I thought someone would kill me if I got up that early so I waited a good hour and a half before seeing if pete was awake and wishing him merry Xmas, which he was delighted about!!! ran upstairs and shouted "santas been to laura (22) and Steve (17)! and there the day started! I had a nice new santa hat and a really soft perfect blanket that I have wanted for a year! and then laura, steve and mum clubbed together to give me and pete a tiger feeding day experience at Dartmoor wildlife park, and we cant wait… laura had smells, clothes , perfume and things for hers and aarons future like kettle! and cutlery! and steve had a specialist mountain bike. Pete was very impressed with his fur lined wellies… plus some art stuff to start him on his quest of being an artist! mum came over too and opened her presents…. then my brother and family later on for lunch. We had a lovely day but only because we carried dad in our hearts the whole day as always, he feels like he is with me most of the time its an odd feeling but I am very grateful for and privileged really as I know he is always near. We had a lovely lunch, huge but lovely and a busy day really. Dont think we looked too bad for only having 3 hours sleep!

XMAS LUNCH PREP!

I managed to con pete into helping me, He offered to prep the sprouts and I kept him going with the old "oh can you just do one more thing please?" it was a lot quick with two of us, don't think pete twigged that he will have to eat all those veg the next day, even the baby corn which we have "corn gate" saga most sunday lunches as laura loves it and pete doesn't and will do anything to avoid it ha ha. Then I prepared the table, I think it looks really Xmassy even if I do say so myself! I'd like to eat here!

CATS WAITING FOR SANTA

I think the cats are on the ball, if they sit on the santa suits then santa won't forget them and their presents will magically arrive! They weren't moving anyhow, there for the duration it seemed!

MOLLY DOLLY

Gem, Lucky and Shadows cousin Molly Dolly the Shitzu (is that how you spell it??) well one of those…. had her new jumper on and posed for her picture, she seems very proud of her jumper, that doesn't make her look like a colourful sausage to shadow at all!! ha ha No very nice molly you look lovely, don't listen to them!

XMAS EVE

Well Xmas eve arrived and we had a very busy day, we always put on food and drink for family and work cooking for a few days before!… always dress up as santa, my santa suit shrunk this year so had to ensure black shorts under! Don't want to be putting people off my food now!…Caught pete int he act of pinching food before people arrived and then I seem to have been snapped having a sneaky cuppa! I did try to surf on the worktop but I think i need to hone my skills! But I think I may have won the "how far can you skid in your socks on the kitchen floor" laura may dispute this,but she had an unfair advantage of fluffy socks!

LANDSLIPS

Yes plural, landslips, we have had a few and this is a picture of one of them, we have moved tons of earth by hand day after day that's why my blog is behind…well partly… just as we thought we had cleared it and opened the drive again another one fell, we just have to think carefully about how we secure it and the bridge as the earth is like sand really difficult to secure….after being out there in the rain digging soggy earth I was glad that the next one happened as I was preparing Xmas food, so Pete had to move it on his own in the rain!… sorry Pete but had stuff in oven! I was very relieved but didn't like to say!

DOGS GET TARTED UP FOR XMAS!

 The dogs had a wash and blow-dry ready for Xmas, Abby was too busy but Fran did them for us this time, and they came home looking like little Xmas presents, they were very impressed with their tinsel! Gem took it a bit too far and started posing for the camera, tilting her head in all directions for me to take pictures like a little model!!!! AH Gem you've not lost your touch girl even at 11 years old! Just distinguished grey instead of black, alas it happens to us all, thank god for hair dye ha ha