Still on the Christmas Countdown

The list to do is definitely shrinking as we tick off a range of social events. Yesterday was the big one for us. We hosted 30 people (15 children) for a pot luck lunch for Karen and Justy who are in town. A nice mixture of friends enjoyed a very sunny, if not a little windy, afternoon in our back yard.
It was a bit of a mission for us and we fell into bed shattered but great fun. We love having parties and with all our work in the garden recently it was great to see people relaxing and enjoying themselves. Poor Nic struggled a bit with the day as he is beyond tired but overall it was great. Best bit was Jasmine arriving for Christmas. I cooked a delicious meal of fried ciabatta, Greek sausages in a fragrant tomato sauce and a Greek salad, accompanied by a fruity Riverstone Riesling and settled into the familiar family pattern. Starting to feel really Christmassy now.

The list

• Go to work - alas - there are no street noises outside so I am guessing there are very few people going to work today. I am going to bike as it has been too hard to manage that this week and I NEED the exercise.


• Get a chicken for family xmas dinner tonight - making Cinnamon Chicken with Lemon Jam - mmmm

That's all -

We had party popper as well as jelly and ice cream cups and candy canes yesterday. Nic and Olivia loved playing with the streamers...alas Nic thought making streamer volcanoes int he lounge would be fun, and I am sure it was. Bit of a mess though.