It is something of a
family tradition that on Christmas Eve, "er indoors TM"
goes visiting various relatives and drops off pressies along the way.
Usually I'm working on Christmas Eve, so I don't normally get to go
along. This year with Christmas Eve being a Saturday I got to go
along. As did the rest of the tribe; chauffeured by the Rear Admiral.
The first port of call
was my mummy's house where we exchanged insults over a cup of coffee,
then moved on to my mother-in-law for a glass of Bailey's. Very nice.
And then to the
brother-in-law's house where his nearest and dearest were all
watching him play "Grand Theft Auto" or some such
game. Whatever it was, it looked interesting.
We then popped next door
to the chip shop for some sustenance, then after getting some petrol
we drove out to Westfield to see my sister-in-law. My niece wasn't
feeling well, so whilst everyone "familied" in the
kitchen, me and her watched "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
in the living room. An excellent film.
Pausing only briefly for
a flying visit to my father-in-law, we got back home with half an
hour to spare before our lift arrived. And then the Bat took us to
Folkestone where the clans gathered. There was a minor panic when we
realised we'd forgotten the dice, but that was nothing that a quick
phone call couldn't put right.
Usually we meet up for
New Year's Eve, but this year was different, and twenty of us
scoffed, watched films, played the parcel game, and had a wonderful
evening.
I eventually got to bed
shortly after 1.30am. Absolutely worn out. I'd had a brilliant day
just meeting up with family and friends. For all that I've been
getting rather self-absorbed lately I am very much aware of the
wonderful people in my life.
In another plane of
reality Santa has arrived. He's having trouble telling the difference
between who's been good and bad. But when one has just come up the
chimney, one is hardly in any position to take the moral high ground.
And here's a thought -
it's not actually Christmas yet, but creme eggs have been spotted in
the shops already....
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