Tree's Up

We put the Christmas tree up on Friday, the poor old thing is looking past its best now but as it is crammed with about 3 times as many decorations as is necessary or tasteful it doesn't really matter.

Today we went out to a garden centre so the kids could choose their special Christmas bauble for the year.  Rose spent half an hour searching for the perfect robin then bought a sparkly golden reindeer instead and Jacob went for another owl.

Note that we are still using the star on the top that Jacob made out of pasta at play group.

Next week is the last week of school before the holidays.  It doesn't feel like it as its unseasonably mild, today the thermometer on the car said 12 degrees.  Anyway, despite the temperature I've got tonnes of pre Christmas prep to do next week, mainly final gifts, kid's end of term concerts and a massive amount of advance cooking that will hopefully make the day itself easier.  In order to keep my spirits up I bought myself these motivational napkins for those stand still and take a deep breath moments.

A good modern woman's alternative to 'keep calm and carry on' I think.