The Tan-In-A-Can? Weeelll... it came out in a burst resembling drinking chocolate so I frantically rubbed it in, resulting in slightly orangey knee patches and fronts of ankles - and still white legs. No, tell a lie, it's more Dulux Peach White or Crab Shell. No hangover, because I'm a good drinker who alternates hard booze with soft stuff and I hate the out-of-control feeling that being drunk gives me, but I was absolutely shattered by 9pm Sunday night! The Hubster and sproglets went down to the beach whilst I stayed behind to wrap Christmas presents.
Father Christmas is bringing that good old Kiwi garden staple; a boinga-boinga. 12' diam. with safety nets... that's going to be fun to erect at 11pm in the dark on Christmas Eve when we've had a few! No, I haven't tried to wrap that; I did the stocking fillers. It's getting harder and harder to hide the gifts because there is no real hideaway storage... they're in the wardrobe with my old winter coat slung over them! Luke will turn nine in the new year and he still believes in Father Christmas. Each year, since he was about six, I've expected some snotty nosed, ugly little scroat of a kid to tell him the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. My mum thinks he will be bullied if he believes any longer. She turned to me in my teenage years and said, "Father Christmas stops coming when you turn 16," and bugger me he did too! Yet when we spend Christmas with The Hubsters family, he visits their house.
Talking of which, my MIL is in hospital in the UK today having a gall stone operation, before travelling back to France for Christmas. I don't think she realises she will be in pain for a good few weeks and as most of France is covered in a thick, white, snowy blanket I think they may stay in the UK a bit longer. She should have flown out here to recuperate - it's getting to be nice now. My car is in for a service (gulp) so I am having a lazy morning, drinking coffee, dunking biscottis and blog hopping so I should be round at yours anytime soon.
- urban gypsy [9:26 am] |
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i am... honest. loyal. selfless. controlling ... hobbies... listening to music. theatre. blog hopping ... reads... chick lit. glossy magazines ... listens to music like... 70's disco. motown. pop ...
WISHES FOR
`new house (in Oz)
`less housework
`new shoes
`less bills
`new knickers
`smooth, tanned, glowing skin
`digital camera
`an iPod nano
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Urban Gypsy
30-odd year old mum of two
England - Saudi Arabia
- New Zealand
words__
When you run so fast to get somewhere
you miss the fun
of getting there.
Life is not a race,
so take it slower,
hear the music before the music is over, take your time and stay happy...
wishes for__
`new house (in Oz)
`less housework
`new shoes
`less bills
`new knickers
`smooth, tanned, glowing skin
`digital camera
`an iPod nano
