Christmas

281/365 Dresses are Delicious

Far more interested in eating the dress than opening any of her presents. A girl needs priorities, after all.

280/365 The Sparkly Ball

The ball has little glittery bits that float in it and it lights up and flashes when you bounce it. This is why Riley steals all of Piper’s toys.

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It’s always the presents that you don’t expect to be a big hit that inevitably are. This was huge on Christmas day even with Floyd running around. Bug glasses. The husband was in charge of stocking presents this year. And every year in the forseeable future based on their reception.

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A Very Goog Christmas

I do my own Chirstmas photos every year because Riley is petrified of Santa. I mean she likes the idea of Santa but she dissolves into tears at the thought of sitting on his knee. I take advantage of the fact that they still play along with this. I doubt I’ll be getting school children [...]

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Back to Real Life

After nearly two weeks we will be heading back home. A place where I am responsible for all cooking and cleaning and during the day I am mostly on my own. Not enthused. I rather enjoy being pampered silly. But eventually, things have to get back to normal. And both girls are more than ready [...]

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Flying the Nest

By the time you are reading this I will be (hopefully) already at the airport and be all checked in. I hope that’s where I’ll be anyway. I do not want a repeat of my nearly missing my flight to Melbourne. That was less than fun. And if it wasn’t for the kindness of Jetstar [...]

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261/365 Letter to Santa

We’ve started writing down her Christmas list. She draws it and I write the words, so Santa knows what to bring her. Sadly, I am guilty of manipulating her requests. ‘I want a rabbit’ ‘Do you want a rabbit, or do you want a kitten?’ ‘I want a kitten – a black one!’ ‘Do you [...]

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252/365 Christmas, I’d Like You To Meet Your Biggest Fan

Perhaps it stems from my own Christmas enthusiasm, but Riley’s love of Christmas is EPIC. And has very little to do with presents. A fair few months ago for some reason they had a Christmas tree in a bank that we walked past. When I informed her I didn’t know why they had it. Serioiusly [...]

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133/365 It’s a Pool!

Finally had some time to put together the paddling pool the googy got for Christmas. I know. It’s nearly the end of January and I’ve only just taken the tree down as well. A fact that was extremely disappointing to Riley. But her spirits were lifted by this addition. To say that she was keen [...]

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127/365 The Damn Hat

It is typical that just as I’m trying to get myself orgnanised to take down the Christmas tree that Riley suddenly and inexplicably shows an interest in the Christmas hat that I was trying to get her to wear for ages in the hope of a suitably tacky Christmas photo. Well no Christmas photo was [...]

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