Well!
The past fourteen days have seen the following:
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* the eating of a heck of a lot of food, most of it terribly nice and massively unhealthy.
* the making of two and a half dog toys; one pig, one elephant (named 'Unique-o'), and a second elephant (thus far, named 'half done, but neater than the last one').
* the putting up of decorations.
* a lot of sitting in the dark and looking at pretty fairy lights and/or candle.
* the ordering of two takeaway meals.
* the watching of a heck of a lot of television; some old, some new, some enjoyed, some not.
* the rereading of three Agatha Christi novels.
* a heck of a lot of talking.
* a heck of a lot of listening.
* a lot of snuggling with a mostly disinterested but very obliging dog.
* a lot of thinking while sitting in the dark and looking at pretty fairy lights and/or candle.
* the attendance of an extremely successful and highly enjoyable Gala Christmas Concert.
* the sucking down of many drinks; quite a few of them alcohol based.
* the playing of games; a few 'board' and a few 'card'.
* the receipt of several Christmas cards and a few presents that are Christmas presents, except not really, because "look, it's not wrapped; see? I'm obeying your rules".
* the listening to a lot of music; most of it Christmas based, some not.
* the unexpected drop in of Best Friend 1 (I gave her an apple. Merry Christmas).
* a heck of a lot of laughing.
* a heck of a lot of crying.
* the start of That Special Time Again (on Christmas day, no less).
* the finalizing of The Mother's birthday present ready for January 5th.
* the sending of my (living) Cousin's birthday present and my (late) Father's birthday card; both ready for January 4th.
* the making of three new years' resolutions.
* the admittance of a problem (okay, a few problems. ...Okay, more than a few...).
* the arrangement of one visit to Worcester to see Cousin open aforementioned birthday present (on the 3rd. A day early, but; meh).
* the purchase of two pairs of walking boots (one of them mine).
* the purchase of two pairs of jogging bottoms (both of them mine).
* the writing of a whopping two whole paragraphs of The Story and the jotting down of a few odd words and/or sentences of many other stories that I am supposed to be ignoring right now.
* the understanding (finally!) of the offside rule (really!).
* the experience of the Mother getting hot under the collar over two terribly important issues: the rolling around of tin cans outside our front door (first noticed a few days ago), and the totally unacceptable crookedness of Les Dawnson's tie in a recently watched episode of Family Fortunes (first aired a couple of decades ago).
...and! Last but not least...
* the wanton and rapid destruction of one cuddly hedgehog named 'Snuffles'.
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Good, eh?
I think that's pretty good.
Alice x
