As Santa makes ready his sleigh and all is quietening down in the Harrison houshold!
Everything is done!!
This morning was a very early one, and we were up for 4:30am to make ready for our big food shop at 7am! It was cold first thing and I coulden't wake myself up, but two cups of coffee and toast and I was human again! I finished off my arm's length shopping list with some added extras from Derek in case I had forgotton anything, and so armed with list, several re-useable supermarket shopping bags and a healthy does of "surely it can't be busy this time in the morning?" we took off in the car a little after half 6am. Lo and behold it was busy though! I should have expected it realy...what I dident expect was the tannoy announcement....."Due to lisencing laws, we are unable to serve alcohol untill 8am!" What rubbish I thought. The shop could have applied for an early liscence, or told us on the board which advertised the early 7am opening! No, it was just a crafty sales tac tic to get you to spend more money as in: "Oh well we will just have to hang around for 50 minuites while filling our trolly's with unnessary and useless or wastefull items!" Well, Derek and I had a quick conference and he said he would come back later for the booze. To which I debated to hang about and wait for 8am, so we sould not have to make a return journey. I won! So we just hung about glowering at the checkout staff...hehehe We diden't get much booze anyway, just port for me, beer for Derek and Cherry B for mum, as well as wine and Schloer white grape, pop, juice and cordial.
On coming back I began to make the house clean and tidy and make some preparations for tomorrows lunch. I tend to make nearly all my Christmas dinner preparations the night before as I hate messing about peeling veg on Christmas morning. I like to plan everyhting carefully so that everything runs smoothly and we have a tasty lunch. This year though we have a change...in stead of Christmas pudding we are having homemade Gooseberry pie!! Mum is baking it as we speak, and I must say my mums pastry just melts in your mouth!! Much nicer than having a gritty, Christmas pud! I am not too keen on fruit cake anyway! Away from the food subject at the moment, Derek has me totally baffled with Christmas presents this year and I not sure what its all about? At the moment there are enough presents under the tree you would belive a family of 7 lives with us!!!! So yesterday me and mum decided to go back to town and buy Derek somthing extra...When I asked him about the mountain of gifts, he simply said he felt like it and some were only very small anyway! Not from where I am looking!!! Yesterday I inadvertently (honest!) picked up one small one adressed to me as it looked to be in the shape of a pork pie!! What the heck is he doing wrapping pork pies for Christmas?? But its not as it was solid, and before I could read the lable, he snatched it out of my hand and put it back under the tree!! I say I wanted to read the lable properly as Derek always writes a small, cryptic clue on iit, as to what the present is, and I have to guess before opening it!!! It sounds dull but its realy rather fun!!....Anyway, for the time being we are just putting our feet up and resting on our laurels knowing that everything is done! Currently Derek is watching "Banquet" one of his favorite Chinese films, which he loves. He has a large collection of Chinese cinema films! Personally I think its the pretty ladies that he loves!! LOL!!...as for me, well I am just about to have an early bath (as Sirius is getting his bath later) and smother myslef in jasmine bubbles! Then and only then will I truley relax!
Have a wonderful Christmas where ever you are!! and lots of love and Christmas wishes from Vicky, Derek and Sirius! x x x x x
p.s
I am going offline now untill the 3rd of Jan 10 so have a brilliant new year too!! ((((((((hugz))))))) x