Will be back in 2008

Our mum is deep in my thoughts today. I can't quite believe it is ten years since she passed away. We miss her so much.

Every year I can't understand why life just gets so frantic - all for one day! But no matter what - every year is the same. So I'm going to make this my last entry for the year. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and all the best to you all for 2008:-) And to those who manage to squeeze in a holiday - enjoy!! Just over one week until we head away and I can't wait! I have shopping lists a mile long for supplies for Christmas and then the holiday. The supermarkets will make a fortune out of me.

Our Christmas plans are for a meal at home. Our daughters and their families will be here. Our son is working:-( Hoping for not too many left overs as we head away the next day. For the adults we do a name in the hat for our Christmas shopping, a lot of fun, only thing is my man 'forgot' who he drew out - so I had to do a bit of question asking to find who he was buying for. We do buy for the grandkids and the presents are sitting waiting to be wrapped. The kids are going to be a lot of fun. The excitement is already setting in! Devin's wish list is about as long as my shopping list! They are worried about the mechanics of Santa arriving, e.g. no chimney - oh the worries. I told them Santa had a master key - problem solved. There is a magical kids book at Whitc0ulls along with a CD - A Kiwi night before Christmas - very appropriate for Kiwi kids. I hope it will be sunny, well not even sunny - but hope the wind keeps away! I remember one year we sat under the oak trees sipping wine and eating strawberries and pav. One daughter let me into a secret this morning and I'm not meant to tell but we also have friends popping in to surprise us in the morning....they let her on it and she couldn't keep quiet - LOL so I haven't told a soul and I will act surprised when they arrive!!!

We had a fun weekend catching up with friends and this coming weekend looks like more of the same. Meeting up with Chris and JennyT tomorrow for lunch. A few Christmas presents left to wrap and one more Christmas cake to make. (Son gets one, son-in-law another and one for a friend.....) And I do a WW version of a cake - no sugar, no butter - a total of three ingredients - but it tastes great! Orange juice, fruit and SR flour and that's it! I've offered to have two grandsons here for a couple of days as school will be over and no out of school care to send them to - so means I have to be totally up to date. Which isn't going to happen if I sit here!!! So I'm off.......

Have a safe, happy and fun Christmas:-)