Just coming in for the post Christmas catch up.
Right our Christmas. Hmmm! Good stuff first. We had a fantastic Christmas. Of course the kids were all terribly spoilt! Highlights were a bike, secret diary and snorkel and flippers for Charlotte, guitar, bubble machine and books for Maggie and books and race car track for Ryan. (The race car track is actually a winner with all the kids! )
Daryl and i also got spoilt by Mum and Dad. We got a voucher for a night in a 4 star motel in Hamner Springs and tickets to the hot pools there. We've decided to use it in April for our anniversary (it's getting cooler then, so good for the hot pools).
We had a lovely breakfast at home with Mum and Dad and then went to Daryl's cousins for the rest of the day. Pretty much most of Daryl's family was there (including his Uncle and cousins from up North) and we had a load of fun as did the kids. Especially good were the teenagers there who had fun taking on babysitting duties. Kids and teenagers had fun playing together which meant i had a few opportunities to sit and relax. Yay!
Did have a kind of sad moment though, watching Daryl's Uncle Pat play with Ryan. Just thought it really should've been Grandad!!
Boxing day was then spent at MILs farm with loads more family visiting, more good food and loads more fun for the kids, especially the rides on the trailer behind the lawnmower!
On the downside now, Christmas Eve day Maggie woke miserable and was diagnosed with tonsilitis. Since then Ryan and Charlotte have come down with a nasty virus (fever, sore throat) . I had Ryan at the Dr a couple of days ago, but was just a sore throat, however on going back yesterday he now has tonsilitis too. Charlotte is still in the sore throat stage, but the Dr gave me a prescription for antibiotics to fill if she gets worse, so at least i hopefully won't have to go back (for the rest of this year!). Anyway she was feeling a bit better yesterday and has gone to Blenheim for a couple of nights with Mum.
Other than that we have been having fun around the house. Daryl has been working hard in the garden and we've been enjoying the good weather and the pool (30 degrees).
Hope everyone else is having a lovely festive season and enjoying good family, friends, food and health.
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