Merry Christmas

Hi everyone

I would like to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!  I hope you have all had (or having) a fun filled fantastic day with your loved ones!

Yeah I have been a bit slack but as we are now chilling out at home this Christmas night, I thought I would take a few mins to do a quick update cause after all who is going to be wanting to read a novel at this time of the year?

Sorry for the slackness - no reason really except the "usual" ones of tiredness, lack of time, work, ill health.... yeah I have never managed to shake that congested chest from 3/4 weeks ago so was back at the Dr on Wednesday and am now on a stronger, longer dose of AB's so fingers crossed that this course does the trick.  So the downside of that is no drinking over this festive season though the Dr did say that I could have one (maybe two) drinks on Christmas Day and New Years Eve... so had 1/2 glass bubbly at lunch and now having a bourbon and coke as I type this.

We spent today with Stephans family and have had a great time.  Rachel was thoroughly spoilt by all  but then isn't that what Christmas is about when you are a kid!!!  Her best score was the dolls house (or castle) that we got her... photos have been taken but battery to low for me to download photos of today, so that will be in a post in the not to distant future.  After a late night last night, a "normal" start to the day (6.10am) and no nap today, she was tucked up in bed and asleep by 6.30pm tonight! So it's a very quiet evening here as Stephan not 100% as I have lovingly and kindly shared my germs with him so he is just chilling out as we watch "Happy Feet" (and recording it for Rachel to watch later).  Oh bugger, the neighbours have started their music - not to loud but enough to be annoying to us!  Could shut the back door, but why should we have to "suffer" while it is so warm!  Okay, I am warm but Stephan is not so there is no chance of putting the air con on!

So tomorrow we are off to Otaki to my nephews place to spend the day with him, his wife, mum, my sister, her fiance, and my neice so that will be another nice day... just gotta decide what to take along...

Right, gonna sign off now - will be back before the New Year I promise!