Home for Christmas

My son's home for Christmas. When I heard the wheels of the suitcase roll up the drive it was as though all my Christmas wishes came at once.  He is my inspiration and a pure joy to be around.  We share the same sense of humour and before long I was laughing until I could hardly breathe! 

I made sure that the house was looking festive for his return but as it was late, the mince pies are still in the kitchen untouched.

It is grey, overcast and cold today but after an necessary early outing to pick up a parcel, I am cosy and warm inside the house.

Seasons Greetings

Life is anything but predictable right now so joining in with unpredictability I decided to show my Christmas lights (above) in a whole new way.  I like it! I swished the camera from left to right and captured a brief moment in time.

This December has been like no other.  Despite the negative news in the media I have found people on the street to be friendly and going out of their way to say hello, cars have stopped to let me cross the road and there has been a genuine 'Christmassy' feel that I haven't experienced since being a child. 

I am ahead of the game this year.  I have bought most of the presents I need to buy, caught up with some major household chores, crossed loads off my to do list and we are only at the 10th of December!

Instead of running around like a headless chicken I am working my way methodically through the month taking my time to choose and wrap presents, meal plan and generally keeping on top of things.  It feels so good to be in control for once!