THE 10 STAGES OF CHRISTMAS…

ONE – GET READY …

Decorations down from the attic, but … no great rush to put them up!

TWO – TEARS … 

School cases strewn, Christmas decs strewn, maternal breakdown imminent. Lovely happy dogs in the river, the perfect antidote  http://bit.ly/1etYsZ5

THREE – DEEP BREATH AND ON WE GO…

Holly picking ….. with plenty of helpers (We’re getting that festive feeling  )

FOUR – OVER INDULGENCE …

A Tale of Festive Over Indulgence: 1. Peanut clamours to go with Sarah’s Speedy Runners; 2. Sarah & the SRs set off without Peanut; 3. Peanut escapes the nursery, chases after the SRs and gets all the way across the meadow before being returned! 4. Peanut sleeps ……!! http://bit.ly/1bdXYOW

FIVE – TIDYING … 

Half way through tidying, and this happens.  Strict instructions from the NotSoSmalls that the dogs can’t be disturbed so tidying will have to wait!  Heigh ho, at least we tried!

SIX – LOVE…

‘I love you.  And you. Oh and you! I love everybody!’

SEVEN – BUSY, BUSY, BUSY…

So much festive fun to be had, so little time in which to have it!

EIGHT – EXCESS….

So this is Christmas…. 

NINE – I NEED TO SLEEP  …

There’s a lot of sleeping off to be done.  But where to do it?

TEN – AND RELAX…. 

Now, finally, we all relax.  Who needs busy-ness hey?