Christmas morning, 2007

Christmas morning with children - it's like: Russell with Bromley, Smith with Wesson, Whisky with Swallowing - they just go so well together! Having managed to sleep in until 7:00 AM - we descended upon the tree and it's surrounding gifts like Kings to mangers and here was the result:

Jezza gets into the Scottish spirit - thanks grandparents -

































Jake adopts standard present receipt expression:



























Wendi shows her love for the Blue Box




























...and finally - Andrew shows off his new pants!

Merry Xmas 2007

I love the world we live in today - sure some things are pretty crappy - but other things are just "Gosh Darn" amazing! I am sitting here listening to the Ely Cathedral Choir singing "I Was Glad" by Sir Charles Hubert Parry - or "Parry," as we used to refer to him; singing this is as intense as an E Minor Mass but waaaay more uplifting - I loved it as a chorister and am loving it now - thirty years later! I'm now listening to Kings College Choir sing carols - they're beautiful - they remind me of home - my Mum specifically - I know she's had her carols ringing round the house too!

We've had Christmas dinner on Christmas eve because the boys go back to their dad tomorrow at noon - but we get Christmas morning - and that's cool!!

This was the scene earlier this evening:


















Jake and Jeremy watch Stardust (not as good as it should have been but still worth it) and fret about whether they have enough time to fall asleep before Santa comes!

Much discussion is had over whether Santa leaves the stockings on the wall or at the end of the bed. Obviously the Scottish Santa leaves it at the end of the bed - amazing how he does different things in different countries!

So - we wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year - may 2008 be everything you wish for and more! We'll leave you with Jake - waiting for Santa...

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Christmas in Reseda

It's been a funny couple of years - !!!

To celebrate, we went out and got a Christmas Tree - we didn't have a Tree last year as we were in the UK and I'd forgotten quite how much I enjoy having the Tree inside - I love it.
























Of course, when you go out Tree shopping with Jeremy, you never know what kind of Tree you're going to get...


























...in our case, we got a live one; it kept trying to leap off the wall.

























Good job Jeremy was there to save the day!!

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Spouse 2.0 Day

It's Spouse 2.0 day - a bizarre concept but kinda cool.

To my beautiful wife:

















...words just don't cut it...