Finally Getting Ready For Xmas!

My mother-in-law has come round to our house at Christmas seven years running.This year we're having a change.We're going to let her in - Les Dawson.

Welcome to my Christmas Eve 🎄🤶

The alarm went off for the final time...

I had a nice cup of tea and hug in bed..

  I gave hubby a big 💋 before he left the house.

I got up to go for a quick ride...

 I bought two buckets from B&Q↑

It is still cold↓

 I had quick look in the newspaper↓

 Cynthia Payne, English brothel madam,would have been 87 years old🎈

There are two films that are loosely based on her life, both released in 1987: Wish You Were Here, about her adolescence, with Emily Lloyd in the lead role, and Personal Services, about her adult life, starring Julie Walters. 

 She died aged 82 in 2015

Ricky Martin is a Puerto Rican singer, actor and author who is widely regarded as the "King of Latin Pop" is 48 years old 🎈

   I enjoyed a quick coffee↓

 Off to work...with some great music↓

I gets back to enjoy a lovely coffee↓

 light lunch↓

I went and wrapped all the presents ready for tomorrow...

Time for Kenny to come out and play↓

 While the cake was baking.

I caught up on the blog.

We watched a great film..

 Finished decorating the Christmas Cake↓

We finally defrosted the turkey↓

 Set the alarm for tomorrow to turn on the oven.....

 

Going Back To It...

I have a large seashell collection, which I keep scattered on beaches all over the world. Maybe you've seen it? - Steven Wright

It is our last day of our holiday!

I was up enjoying a cup of tea..

 We got dressed.

We had a lovely big breakfast.

Then it was time to load up the car for the journey home↓

 We said goodbye to Simon and Rhona

One last look at the Tower.

Quick drive down the front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Our first stop off the motorway

 

 Nice to have a Boost↓

 After another stop,

We got home \o/

 Once we dumped the bags.

We went out in the Sexy Beast.

Off to Homebase↓

 Then to Aldi↓

 Gets back home.

Light lunch.

Then off to work in the sunshine↓

With some good music↓

  I comes back to put all my clothes away.

Piles of clothes to be washed!

Nice easy tea.

Back on the small wobbly work wheel tomorrow 🎡 

 

Punch Left Then Right!

Books serve to show a man whose original thoughts of his aren't very new after all - Abraham Lincoln

 Welcome aboard the small wobbly work wheel 🎡

I enjoyed a cup of tea in bed 🛏

 I gave hubby a sloppy 💋 before he left the house.

I had to wait for the Plumber to replace the taps in the bathroom.

It looks like rain↓

 First coffee of the day↓

 My son is getting good at crochet↓

 Today's newspaper↓

 Time for toast↓

 The Plumber arrived.

He couldn't get away from my yakking!

(He probably thought I don't get out of the house much!) 

I have now non-leaking taps in my bathroom.

I went off to the man cave to pick up my order!

 

 Big big sunglasses time!

 I said to the sales assistant after I picked up my order,

"Bet you know what the job I will be doing?"

He laughed

 My order↑

 Temperatures going down↘↘↘

  Light Lunch↑

Nips to Morrisons.

Could rain be coming? 

 It's getting warm again↓

 Then off to work I go...

 I came back,

Jumped into the shower,

Quick tea,

One episode of:

Then out of the house to do my self defence course...↓

 Felt better for doing that!

Goes to see my dad afterwards.

(Didn't get no thanks for doing so!)

Then off to do my final job of the day with some good music↓

 I gets back to enjoy some sleep tea.

After such a busy day,

I will be picking up my new glasses tomorrow..

 I did a self defence move on hubby gently.

Any more power on that move, it would have really hurt!

At least I have learnt something!

(Now to remember it!)