Christmas

26 days to go and I am so excited. Tomorrow we are allowed decorate the office. I have designated it Decorate your office Friday. I think everyone should follow suit. Its really starting to feel christmassy with the lights being switched on everywhere. I shall take lots of pics and show them off up here. Hopefully the camera behaves itself a bit better then last year. The kid rang this morning to tell us to leave money out for her so she can get her madness and pregger pills tomorrow. I look forward to when she starts getting her own money. Although that said, since she moved out we have saved a lot. She was asking about the tree. Apparently, we have to let her know when we are doing it so she can come home and do it with us. Family tradition she claims. Tradition that has obviously just been invented because I don't remember it. Although I do remember saying the same to Mam when I would be at college so perhaps she's right. I told her the tree was going up on Saturday. She proceeded to wail about she won't be around and why can't we wait until she's available. I ask her when she's available, she said maybe next Saturday but she wasn't sure. I can't wait so I told her the tree was going up regardless. She gave out and ranted but
eventually I got her off the phone. Less then 5 minutes later I get the following text from her:

"I can come in on saturday for the tree, so u f**** wait for meee!"

Lovely turn of phrase eh. No rearing on that child, I blame the parents! We were out last night with Mammy2's parents. Lovely meal in Chatham Brassarie, which they paid for. We take it in turns to buy dinner so this time it was there turn. I got to hear all the stories of Paris and I talked football with the dad, even though I don't follow soccer. We moved onto films, after a discussion between all of us for heated over politics would you believe. Mammy2's mammy feels sorry for Mary Harney. Movies are a much safer topic as well as family politics. There appears to be a stand off about one of the kids birthdays and so far we don't know what's going on. So as far as we know, there's no party and we are free that weekend. Well, not really as I have drinks with 2 of my old college mates on the Friday and the Sunday is the mod meet and christmas drinkies. Everyone is actually able to attend. Its madness, I just need to give the designer a shout now and see if she can swing by afterwards.

Have I mentioned I love christmas? I am so excited about it. I think there are a few carol services I want to go to in the National Concert Hall. And this is on http://www.dublindocklands.ie/index.jsp?pID=94&nID=105&aID=541. 12 days of christmas in the Docklands, its impossible to describe to check it out. Its fab, myself and Mammy2 have gone the last few years and I loved it, surprisingly enough :) Tonight Mammy2 has also given me permission to get some new tinsel, we're splashing out as she finally got paid. A month and a half on one wage was a tad difficult. Now we can do the christmas shopping and also give some money to charity. I always remember how chuffed Mam used to be when we got a christmas box from a charity. We never found out who put our name forward but Mam was always chuffed when she got it. We could over indulge on christmas day then on marrowfat peas and whatever else was thrown.