Hi Girl! How is everybody?

We are super excited about christmas, we have a pretty big display of christmas lights up and DD loves to go out and help turn them on every night. Christmas present opening is going to be staggered, already got her trike from DF's parents, opened one from my brother's gf on Monday, some on christmas eve and then on christmas day and boxing day. And that's mostly from relatives, i didn't even buy her much! Just some books, a new pool for the backyard, a couple of matchbox cars and some sandwich cutters. Our family are pretty good and will ask what they should buy so she's getting an art easel from my parents, paints and a roll of butcher's paper from my bro and a table and chair set for outside from my sister.

Mrs C - Congrats on your pregnancy, hope everything goes well for you! We love the Wiggles here too. Wiggle Bay has become our staple car music and Swim like a fish is the favourite at the moment.

PRMG - Alexandra is really into nursery rhymes at the moment, especially twinkle, twinkle and baa baa black sheep. I can just imagine our DD's together singing on your DD's new karaoke machine

Kell - Wow a boy! That's fantastic news!

SP - We have one of those 50L plastic containers full of 20+ year old duplo that my mum held onto, it's awesome. Cars, planes, all of the farm animals and fencing, a circus set with all the animals and house furniture, beds/toilets/kitchen benches. I would hate to think how much it would cost to establish such a big collection at today's prices.

JM - I hope you are feeling better and the MS has eased off a bit. How do your girls cope with the plane flights? We are going to Thailand in March but haven't been on a long flight since coming back from Russia last christmas.

Mo - How have you been since your mum's service? I know from experience how difficult that first christmas after a loss is and have been thinking of you. I hope that you have a wonderful christmas with your family!

JF - Hope you and Immy are well!