Hi folks,

Just a shortish blog post to wish you all a wonderful evening and a fantastic Xmas day.

Some of you guys have followed me and my story for years now and during recent tragic soul destroying  lows to a few joy filled epic highs you have been there to support , comfort  and celebrate with me whatever a pernicious fate throws in my path and I am truly grateful.

This year I’ve invited all the family to my place for Xmas dinner and tbh it’s been a logistical (expensive) nightmare trying to accommodate and please everyone. Mother-in-law is a pure traditionalist and in what I suspected was a threatening tone kept informing me she is really looking forward to her turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

Simone, the kids and myself aren’t particularly fond of turkey and have been debating among ourselves whether we should just buy a giant chicken and hope mother-in-law wouldn’t notice. Obviously, there’s a tout among us and my monies on Simone or Autumn telling mother-in-law of the conspiracy  to fool her with a giant chicken.

So, turkey is back on the menu !

We discussed what everyone else preferred for mains and of course that wasn’t plain sailing either. Autumn wanted gammon, I wanted lamb , Simone wasn’t fussed and Jude demanded chicken because he hates turkey and it would ruin his day if he didn’t have a turkey substitute on his Xmas plate. I helpfully suggested we held a democratic vote to decide which meats to go for and to my shock and surprise they all decided I wasn’t part of their democratic voting  circle and I was out of the equation. Brutal. By this stage I’d had enough, and I threw the towel in and ended up buying everything, including a small chicken.

For starters we’re having tiger prawns , pate & rustic rolls  and salmon with pomegranate glaze , something we al agreed to to keep everyone happy – phew.

Anyways Jude and autumn are helping with Xmas dinner and despite all the stress  I’m looking forward to spending some quality time with them all and after dinner we’ll play some games and watch a little telly.

Perfect!

Ill finish by wishing you and all those you love and cherish a safe and wonderful time this Xmas and may Santa bring you all you hope for.

God bless you all as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ

Merry Xmas everyone X

Before you go

Laters X