Happy New Year
How is it that you wait and wait for Christmas and then it's all over in the blink of an eye? As you can imagine I'm doing my utmost not to let it all be over and I keep telling the children that there are TWELVE days of Christmas and not just two.
So with that regard we've done nothing to get back to normal. Every morning I light the woodburner in the sitting room and most days we've sat in front of it and played with our pressies. Some days we've not even managed to get of our jammies until tea time and it's been so nice. I just feel so 'in the moment'. The outside world isn't intruding, there's no pull from the computer and we've all just been together. There's been no need to go food shopping as you can imagine although supplies may run out soon.
I've been sitting on the sofa flicking through some of my Christmas pressies:
and reading others:
and eating lots of chocolates.
Even the cats are totally relaxed and have taken to sitting in the stable and wrecking the nativity:
that one is Benjy and this is Arthur:
he looks as if he's eaten everything in the stable!
Gosh I do love being cooped up at home. Tom goes back to work on Wednesday and I think we'll have to return to the real world then. I need to wash a fleece in readiness for doll making at school and seam ten bodies. Maybe that's why I've been putting the world off .........
By the way, I forgot to mention the daily arguments over not having a telly, the boys falling out over their toys, Amber screaming at one or the other about driving their remote control cars too near her, Tom totally pissed off as the new porch gets filled with rain water all the time and me, I just keep eating those Quality Streets and carving more ham.
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. By the way do any of you still make New Year's Resolutions these days? I feel I ought to make a few this year ............
Very glad to read that I'm not the only one who is perfectly able to stay in jammies til tea time!
Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
Posted by: Barbara | December 31, 2007 at 05:30 PM
Happy New Year. That feast book you got for Christmas looks like fun. Learning to cook Thai food this year is one of my resolutions.
Posted by: Dawn | December 31, 2007 at 07:03 PM
Happy New Year Simmy! This year I vow to get organised and relax a little more.
Posted by: simone | December 31, 2007 at 07:12 PM
happy new year simmy! i am seriously considering resolving never to make another resolution... they are the same ones every year anyhow. just a thought.
Posted by: stephanie s | December 31, 2007 at 07:20 PM
Happy New Year Simmy! We celebrate 12 days of Christmas and wrap things up on 12th night.
Instead of resolutions, we make predictions. It is very fun--we predict everything--who will be president, who might have a baby, who might get a new car, new pets, state of the world, etc. We keep the predictions in a notebook so first, we read last year's predictions and see who predicted the most accurately. Then we write down the ones for the new year.
Posted by: sarah Rooker | December 31, 2007 at 09:08 PM
That's exactly how I've been spending my time. Lots of relaxing (and eating) and family time (good and not so) and NOT looking forward to re-entering the world on Wednesday. And no new resolutions for me. Other than to keep valuing the time with my lovely husband.
Posted by: Rose | January 01, 2008 at 04:04 AM
Bliss...Happy New Year! Xxx
Posted by: bex | January 01, 2008 at 04:14 AM
Sounds lovely (except the arguing, but that just comes with kids doesn't it?). We've been just as chilled, but mainly because we're still so sick and Matt has been working so much over the last week and taking the car and leaving us stranded. Kids are supposed to be going back to school tomorrow, but I'm sure at least Oscar will have to stay home sick. My new years resolution...to look after my health more, I'm sick of being sick!!!
Posted by: Georgia | January 01, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Love the pics of the kitties in the stable... so cute and funny. We're having the same kind of holiday here... enjoying family. Happy New Year.
Posted by: melody | January 01, 2008 at 06:02 PM
Hi Simmy ... Merry Christmas.
I am trying to get my head around a good resolution or two... or twenty.
Maybe I will start by taking down the tree..
Posted by: bethany | January 02, 2008 at 01:27 AM
oh, i am ALWAYS making resolutions. all year long, and they are usually the same things. i know what you mean about Christmas being over in a blink of the eye...there is still three kings day yet to come :)
Happy New Year Simmy!! xx
Posted by: kristin | January 02, 2008 at 05:36 AM
Missed you over Christmas Simmy, but it sounds like you were having a pretty wonderful time. Love the pictures of the cats!!! I don't make resolutions anymore, I just strive to do better. That I can do. :-) Happy New Year and all the best in 2008 to y0ur lovely family!
XXOO
Posted by: Marie | January 02, 2008 at 06:51 AM
Living the moment sounds so good. We did it well i think but today DH has gone back to work and the kids go back to school tomorrow. 'Snap' on the Nigella book..made anything yet?
Posted by: bigbucketgirl | January 02, 2008 at 09:52 AM
Wishing you & yours the happiest of days in 2008--love, blessings, peace and JOY! ((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | January 02, 2008 at 02:05 PM
happy new year! Resolutions? of course! - this year i am going to try and plan my life more - get things in the diary instead of just talking about it -do more and talk less - we will see......... have fun whatever you do.
lizzi
Posted by: liz | January 02, 2008 at 06:09 PM
Happy New Year, Simmy! I love the pictures of the cats in the Nativity. Cheeky monkeys!
Posted by: dottycookie | January 03, 2008 at 08:46 PM
The cat in the nativity is hysterical.
Posted by: Mama | January 03, 2008 at 11:49 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR! My new year resolution is to start making earrings again AND make my Mum a birthday cake using sugarcraft that is not to sweet. Easy?!
Posted by: Stella | January 04, 2008 at 11:26 PM
hello Simmy! I love that Nigella cookbook- it's great for this time of year. Thanks for stopping by our blog, I have not been around there much, but have been enjoying reading what your family is up to.
Posted by: katie | January 05, 2008 at 01:28 AM
Happy New Year, Simmy! Hilarious how your kitties have invaded and taken over the creche! I splurged before Christmas and bough Nigella's new book, Nigella Express, and loved it. Her Feast book is inspirational too. Happy Days with all your new treats. Wishing you & yours the happiest of days in 2008--love, blessings, peace and JOY! ((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | January 05, 2008 at 12:51 PM
I haven't laughed so much so unexpectedly from a blog photo before. I was just surfing the net and found your blog, scrolled down and the pictures of your cats in the nativity scene....I got the giggles, then the cackles....oh man. That's the funniest thing...they look so content...with the chaos of knocked over manager scene people all around...seriously. That's toooo funny.
Posted by: tace | January 09, 2008 at 04:29 AM