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.....

 

Drinking Plenty Of ......

Everything that irritates us about can lead us to an understanding of ourselves - Carl Jung

Welcome to my Monday🎈

(No wobbly work wheel 🎡 for me today)

However,my hubby is on his wobbly work wheel 🎡 until tomorrow dinnertime...

 The alarm went off...

It was nice to have hug and a cup of tea in bed...

 I gave him a big 💋 before he goes to work.

I drew the curtains back..↓

 I get up,

Goes for a little ride in Sexy Beast↓

I have a little look at the Birthdays↓

Johnny Kidd,(Born Frederick Albert Heath) played in the pop group Johnny Kidd & The Pirates would have been 84 years old 🎈

He died aged 30 in 1966.

Belinda Lang, English actress, (Dear John, 2point4children) is 66 years old 🎈

 Honey Lantree, English drummer & singer (The Honeycombs), died aged 75 years old in 2018

 Coffee time with nibble↓

 Then I get ready for the Happy Place Of Work's Christmas Lunch...

Before I leave to go to that, my friend appears with a Xmas card for us. I give a Xmas card to her, and walk up the road with her and her daughter.

I promise to see her next week.

I have a go on the raffle....

(I win some nice things)↓

 *I don't drink alcohol*

(6th year anniversary off being tea-total coming up in a few days time!)

Off to lunch..

 I'm ready for my food↓

 My lovely steak↓

  Drinking plenty of lemonades with a dash of lime....

 I have a lovely time chatting with my boss's dad for 3 hours..

Back home to find the dishwasher hadnt be unloaded and reloaded...

(Eye role time)

My kids are either sniffing or coughing

I need soup↓ 

 To ward it all off!

Time to catch up on other people crafting↓

Hubby comes back from snooker....

Warm up the fingers..... 

 

 

 

A Taste of Aggro Part 1

If I were two-faced,would I be wearing this one? - Abraham Lincoln

After going to bed late last night...

 I had a much needed lie-in...

We enjoyed cuddles and tea in bed..

Back off to sleep a bit more..

Then it was up up up↗↗↗

Washing machine, dish-washer and tumble drier on...

Getting some housework done...

 While I am doing that, my hubby goes and gets and delivers my dad's newspaper.

When he comes back, he is all upset.

He says,"Your dad is looking like death."

I get in touch with my younger brother who was working and will try to pop in to see our dad. Hubby goes back round to see my dad again. Younger brother turns up, and both he and my dad talk my hubby out of phoning the 111 service to get a doctor to look at him.

My younger brother tells phones me to give me a lecture on what NOT to say to my dad because he doesn't want to see him upset.

I put the phone down on him in mid word.

He is starting to turn out to be an Arsehole like my other brother(who I don't speak to!)

Back to doing the housework....

Hubby comes back. He will phone the Doctor's surgery tomorrow and book a home visit for the doctor to come out.

I am guess the dreaded Pneumonia is coming back.

(He nearly died from that in April)

The chicken goes in the oven.

More washing and drying to do...

The Christmas cake will have to be made either tomorrow or Tuesday.....

 Tea is served up!

 We caught up on:

Plus finished series 13 of:

Starting series 14...↓

I had a quick look in the newspaper..

Barry Jenkins, Drummer ( The Animals & Nashville Teens), is 75 years 🎈

 Maurice and Robin Gibb would have been 70 years old 🎈

Maurice Gibb died unexpectedly on 12 January 2003, at age 53.

Robin Gibb  he died in London on 20 May 2012 at the age of 62.

 Joe Strummer, British lead singer of the punk band "The Clash" (Rock the Casbah), dies at age 50 in 2002.

 Joe Cocker died aged 70 years old from Lung Cancer in 2014.

No Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 to mount tomorrow \o/

 

 

 

 

 

Trying To Lift The Turkey!

Taking advice about marriage from Elizabeth Taylor is like taking sailing lessons from the captain of the Titanic - Joan Rivers

The Hunt for Red October has arrived, 4 days early, so no Xmas Hump for hubby!

I woke up too early for a Saturday and feeling yakky didn't help!

  Nice cup of hot lemsip to make that yakky feeling go away!

Then back to bed with the earplugs!

Later on, I got up and pulled back the curtains..

The sun was back \o/

  I enjoyed a tea and hug in bed..↓

 I wrote out some Xmas cards..

Now to go out in for a little ride...

 I drop off one son to his boxing lesson.

Then it is off to hand deliver some Xmas cards....

Car trip to Studley.

Sent some cards off via Royal Mail.

Bumped into loads of old friends and old customers that I haven't seen in ages.

We visited the only Charity Shop.

Got some lovely things, including a handbag for £5.50, that is £55 to buy in Debenhams!

 Nice tree in the Co-op car park↑

I go and see Joe and his sister.

I gave them their Christmas cards..

I enjoy coffee and a mince pie.

I wrapped up my friend's Xmas present↓

 Nice smell of Winter↓

 Goes back out.

Drops off another Xmas card

&

the present I wrapped  up.

Then to get the Xmas food!

 We get a big turkey for £15
(So heavy, everyone had trouble lifting it out of the trolley)

(That should last a few days)

Then off to Morrisons for some bits that we couldn't get in Aldi's.

We now won't have to go into a Supermarket at all now for nearly a week!

(I hope)

We gets back home to unload Sexy Beast ..

The Cottage Pie and garlic bread gets put into the oven.. 

 Time to catch up on the telly from last week..

Plus 2 weeks of Graham Norton...

Graham is joined by Dame Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Buble. Plus Coldplay, with an exclusive performance from their new album Everyday Life.

 Daisy Ridley talks about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Henry Cavill discusses The Witcher, and Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon on the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special.

Followed by:

 I had a quick look at the Birthdays...

Samuel L.Jackson, American actor,is 71 years old 🎈

Billie Whitelaw, British actress (Omen, Adding Machine), died at 82 years in 2014.

I finished updating the blog...

Hubby went to bed at 1am..

I soon followed↓