Of Bah Humbuggery December 27, 2007
Posted by Jen in : Journal , trackbackWell, we appear to be surviving. The boys have, after two days, abandoned their high-tech pressies in favour of a balloon-modelling kit. They have toiled for hours to transform the long, thin balloons into – you guessed it – swords. They are now fighting with what could be considered festive vigour.
Christmas Day passed without tears and I have not yet succumbed to my usual distemper, insisting on taking the tree down at the end of Boxing Day. The rogered angel with her doleful glare is set to stay a little longer.
Lovely bf is swigging Lemsip at a rate of knots, prompted by my caring reminders.
‘Have you had your anti-moaning drugs yet?’ I demand at regular intervals.
Tomorrow is No 1 Son’s 14th birthday, the huge hairy-legged beast. He has opted for a pub lunch in our local. I’d quite like to adopt that as a tradition as he gets older. It sort of occurred to me, in a moment of alcoholic sentimental feebleness, that the Crimbos he has now will be the ones he thinks he had all through his childhood.
No 2 Son, meanwhile, was very helpful on Christmas morning when I confessed that I had hidden some of the presents away so well that I couldn’t remember where they were.
‘Oh, they’re in the cupboard under the stairs, under a quilt,’ he answered without a flicker of guilt.
I’ve decided that, sweet as it may be, his whole ‘believing in Santa’ thing is proving rather expensive.
I will be adopting drastic measures before the next Christmas onslaught. Ho ho ho.
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Oh yes - isn’t it nice when it’s over? Love that photo!!!
Heh! I used that image on Jasfoup’s blog last week
Shouldn’t bother thinking of a good title for the novel - go with a crap one so you won’t be upset when your editor changes it!
Zinnia - it’s fab when Christmas is over. I much prefer the ‘afterwards’, the quiet laziness between Boxing Day and New Year. Great pic, isn’t it?
Rachel - heh, what are the chances of us both posting the same pic? I love it; I googled ‘bah humbug’ images and was thrilled to find something so awful
Hedgewizard - good advice. I have plenty of crap ones!
Love the photo!
I am grabbing a moment away from the noise. They are SO noisy! Currently my 2 boys are playing guitar hero with G and his brother. Noise. Noise. Noise. Thank the Lords for JD and ice!
Have fun x And happy birthday No 1 son.
Totally agree - Christmas is much nicer when it’s actually over! Only 361 shopping days til the next one though. Mwah haha!
All the best for the new year! And I have to agree with the common sentiment - I hate the fuss, love when it’s over!
Caroline - thanks to your comment, I remembered a bottle of JD in the pantry. By 10pm last night it was half gone and I felt very yuck indeed today!
Nez - nooooooooo. Don’t even talk about it. Seriously.
Wordtryst - Thank you, and to you too. Ugh, the fuss is the worst bit. But we’d miss it if it didn’t exist. Probably…
Ah, there you are Jen! It’s taken me a little while to find you, I could have done with a sat nav. to get me here, but I’ll know for next time.
Hope you’re still surviving it all and that 2008 brings you everything you’re wishing for!
Hello Maddie! Blogland is quite big, isn’t it? Stumbling about with our compass in one hand and glass of wine in the other doesn’t make life easier. Wishing you a direction-filled New Year
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And I’m back to say: happy New Year! My wishes for you in 2008 are to finish ‘Must Think Of A Decent Title’ in (I mean proper finish, not just the first draft) and find an agent and publisher. Go on! You can do it!
Hi Jen Happy New Year hope to see that book published in 2008. Looking forward to saying I used to comment on her blog you know
Zinnia - thank you, I’m getting there! X
Breezy - that’s really sweet of you. Wishing you an amazing year in your gorgeous patch of the world X
Happy New Year, hon. Wishing you all the best of everything. And something nice to drink while you’re enjoying it.
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Happy New Year Jen. May this one be your best yet.
LQS - thank you Sweetie… hic! I wish lots of things for you but you know what they are already
Yvonne - it’s so nice to have you back in Blogland! Wishing you all that you’d wish for yourself.
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