Up early CM day for a run... Santa had been (Harry mocked me later for having put on my parts the year he hadn't) failed miserably to find the geocache near Chalkies. Watched 2 mins of muppet Christmas carol, then had to rush breakfast and shower to get round the crem and Nan's before the boys arrived allegedly at ten.
Santa had been again.. sacks for the boys.. should have been a sign of the manic things to come. By the end of the day I wondered how Santa hadn't had to remortgage, but it was clear how they had kept themselves busy for the last month or three. Seems that the best toy was one from the toy box, when Jenson discovered that Henry's tube can be used as a whistle..
Dinner... was, to quote Jon.. "warm and on time". So, new kitchen and the West Wing all worth it. Hope Ma was happy, because it was really nice. Best in years. Not tummy ache starving from waiting till 4 and not tummy ache overstuffed and this year we served ourselves, and it was all warm thanks to two previous year's presents from Chalkie. Anyway, was delicious. Well done Ma.
Cracker toy races and me alledgedly entertaining JJ after dinner, till we were allowed to move into the front room. This Christmas we discovered that with a three year old around you don't actually get to open your own presents. In fact you don't even get to find out which ones are your presents.. JJ first ripped off the label of anything near him, then began opening. Hilarious, but quite how Harry keeps track of things is beyond me. At one point she said "this Lego pencil case.. is it JJ's or Jenson's?" Ma replied.. "actually it's Gemma's!".
Time to play with the toys.. Thomas was cool, he actually blew steam. Didn't get to play with Jake's pirate ship though. Me and Chalkie got to show off our matching outfits :-)
Sadly Jon et al had to leave before tea, but not before cheese puffs! Leggett genes running strong hehe. The traditional board games and cards, then the traditional toasted turkey sandwiches. Everyone tired out early this year. The whole day seemed to shift forwards a couple of hours.
Boxing day.. reading in bed till brought coffee! although not a Nespresso (Ma's present). Off to Carrow Road on the bike in the afternoon. Pops is right, all the bike kit helps keep you warm! We took an early lead, but then threw it away and let Fulham beat us 2-1. City pretty poor. Day didn't get any better when we went out to the bike. Turned out to be expensive rather than free parking. Council are just mean. Boxing Day for flips sake. Spent the evening backing up the Macbook and playing Blitz.
It's now 12th Jan, so as usual I can't remember what we did each day. It may well have been Friday that me and Ma and Chalkie went into the city. Very restrained sale shopping. Saw Lewis. Should have bought the Simpsons All Stars. Actually, don't think it was Friday. Must have been after the Saturday night. Hmmm. Saturday was Football.. on the bike to see City take on Man U. We were like a different team. Attacking and positive. Should have won, we had all the chances. They got their one chance through 2 lucky deflections, and typically, they scored. Cheaper parking this time. Had to stop Pops from starting a fight with a car, mainly as I'd have been no help as blind from the moment the helmet went on. Visor broken so constantly steamed up.
Saturday night Mum put on a party. I sneaked off when the guests started arriving to go watch Star Wars in the front room. Once discovered, Jo brought Lewis in so he could hide too. He is a brilliant guy. Chatty and funny and into his computers and stuff. Had a great night in the end. Teamed up for the picture quiz. I think we lost quite badly, as both of us have better things to do than read celebrity magazines and watch reality TV! Jon's texts made me laugh later.. when they had to leave to get back to Sheringham there was a stampede for the exits! Was quite weird to have everyone gone by 11pm! Jo's excuse was the best.. the dog may have 'curled one out' on the kitchen floor!
Sunday... think I got the coffee machine out. More backing up... spent a large portion of the holidays watching a 'time remaining' bar slowly tick down. Decided we should have chips at Hemsby for dinner. Got there and spent ages walking on the beach looking at the devestation of the recent storms...
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Played ball to keep warm, then back to the cafe for hot choc, then Martins Bingo. Chalkie got 5 wins, very nearly three in a row! Turns out I was the only one that didn't win. Although actually falling asleep while playing probably doesn't help! However, by the time we had finished playing the chippy was shut!
Gets really tricky to remember the second week. Was probably Monday that we went to the city. Most of the rest of the time was spent backing up Mac, then making R2, filming easy thanks to the awesome presents from Chalkie.
New Years Eve very quiet.. just Chalkie and Nan round. Fun and games getting the Raclette working without tripping out the whole house electrics! Ended up running an extension lead from Nan's cooker socket.
Was very yummy in the end, and ate loads.
Played board games leading up to midnight.. started with playing Heads Up on my phone... was hilarious. TV logo hilarious when Pops thought Star Trek had the Romlians in! Even more hilarious when Pops was trying to hum the Dr Who theme.. not only did it sound nothing like Dr Who, but it did sound like it was being hummed by Frank Spencer!!
Nuts, it's now Feb. No hope of remembering anything. Will just add the pics of presents, sale bargains and charity shop bargains. Still trying to make room in the flat. Am very, very grateful for it all though. Thanks everyone. Evidently, and predictably, I went back to the city for those All Stars..
Santa had been again.. sacks for the boys.. should have been a sign of the manic things to come. By the end of the day I wondered how Santa hadn't had to remortgage, but it was clear how they had kept themselves busy for the last month or three. Seems that the best toy was one from the toy box, when Jenson discovered that Henry's tube can be used as a whistle..
Dinner... was, to quote Jon.. "warm and on time". So, new kitchen and the West Wing all worth it. Hope Ma was happy, because it was really nice. Best in years. Not tummy ache starving from waiting till 4 and not tummy ache overstuffed and this year we served ourselves, and it was all warm thanks to two previous year's presents from Chalkie. Anyway, was delicious. Well done Ma.
Cracker toy races and me alledgedly entertaining JJ after dinner, till we were allowed to move into the front room. This Christmas we discovered that with a three year old around you don't actually get to open your own presents. In fact you don't even get to find out which ones are your presents.. JJ first ripped off the label of anything near him, then began opening. Hilarious, but quite how Harry keeps track of things is beyond me. At one point she said "this Lego pencil case.. is it JJ's or Jenson's?" Ma replied.. "actually it's Gemma's!".
Time to play with the toys.. Thomas was cool, he actually blew steam. Didn't get to play with Jake's pirate ship though. Me and Chalkie got to show off our matching outfits :-)
Sadly Jon et al had to leave before tea, but not before cheese puffs! Leggett genes running strong hehe. The traditional board games and cards, then the traditional toasted turkey sandwiches. Everyone tired out early this year. The whole day seemed to shift forwards a couple of hours.
Boxing day.. reading in bed till brought coffee! although not a Nespresso (Ma's present). Off to Carrow Road on the bike in the afternoon. Pops is right, all the bike kit helps keep you warm! We took an early lead, but then threw it away and let Fulham beat us 2-1. City pretty poor. Day didn't get any better when we went out to the bike. Turned out to be expensive rather than free parking. Council are just mean. Boxing Day for flips sake. Spent the evening backing up the Macbook and playing Blitz.
It's now 12th Jan, so as usual I can't remember what we did each day. It may well have been Friday that me and Ma and Chalkie went into the city. Very restrained sale shopping. Saw Lewis. Should have bought the Simpsons All Stars. Actually, don't think it was Friday. Must have been after the Saturday night. Hmmm. Saturday was Football.. on the bike to see City take on Man U. We were like a different team. Attacking and positive. Should have won, we had all the chances. They got their one chance through 2 lucky deflections, and typically, they scored. Cheaper parking this time. Had to stop Pops from starting a fight with a car, mainly as I'd have been no help as blind from the moment the helmet went on. Visor broken so constantly steamed up.
Saturday night Mum put on a party. I sneaked off when the guests started arriving to go watch Star Wars in the front room. Once discovered, Jo brought Lewis in so he could hide too. He is a brilliant guy. Chatty and funny and into his computers and stuff. Had a great night in the end. Teamed up for the picture quiz. I think we lost quite badly, as both of us have better things to do than read celebrity magazines and watch reality TV! Jon's texts made me laugh later.. when they had to leave to get back to Sheringham there was a stampede for the exits! Was quite weird to have everyone gone by 11pm! Jo's excuse was the best.. the dog may have 'curled one out' on the kitchen floor!
Sunday... think I got the coffee machine out. More backing up... spent a large portion of the holidays watching a 'time remaining' bar slowly tick down. Decided we should have chips at Hemsby for dinner. Got there and spent ages walking on the beach looking at the devestation of the recent storms...
photos
Played ball to keep warm, then back to the cafe for hot choc, then Martins Bingo. Chalkie got 5 wins, very nearly three in a row! Turns out I was the only one that didn't win. Although actually falling asleep while playing probably doesn't help! However, by the time we had finished playing the chippy was shut!
Gets really tricky to remember the second week. Was probably Monday that we went to the city. Most of the rest of the time was spent backing up Mac, then making R2, filming easy thanks to the awesome presents from Chalkie.
New Years Eve very quiet.. just Chalkie and Nan round. Fun and games getting the Raclette working without tripping out the whole house electrics! Ended up running an extension lead from Nan's cooker socket.
Was very yummy in the end, and ate loads.
Nuts, it's now Feb. No hope of remembering anything. Will just add the pics of presents, sale bargains and charity shop bargains. Still trying to make room in the flat. Am very, very grateful for it all though. Thanks everyone. Evidently, and predictably, I went back to the city for those All Stars..
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