I've been wrapping presents for most of the day today and the floor is now covered in tinsel, sticky tape and bits of paper - I only vacuumed this morning - I knew it was a bad idea!! - to vacuum that is not wrap presents.
I love the build up to Christmas and always have. When I was small it was so exciting in our house waiting for Santa and never quite knowing what he'd bring - there was eight of us (including mum and dad) and it was always a big thing in our house. Christmas Eve was 'adults' night when the extended family and close friends would gather in our tiny lounge and exchange gifts - we'd start at around 5pm with a great buffet (dad always bought a whole ham on the bone - yummy!) and most years didn't finish unwrapping gifts until midnight - Yes, Really :0)
My granddad (Papa Jim) always drunk too much whisky and Nanna always moaned at him and it ended in 'words' between them - mum was pretty chilled out & enjoyed the atmosphere and dad was the one who got 'over excited' and ended up shouting at everyone - it was always the same routine - but I absolutely loved it and have such great memories of us all being a family...
..Oh Well! enough reminiscing - back to the wrapping...
