Coming Home For Christmas

 

Hello Everyone,

I hope you`re all having a good weekend. It`s very warm here, far to warm for December in the South of England and it`s certainly doesn`t have a Christmassy feel to it, perhaps the graphics I`m usually will make it feel more so.

Danny moved back in this morning and as I type this he and Jim are putting some of his stuff in the loft.  So far everything is going smoothly, the move I mean, I`m sure the three of us will get along nicely. I mean how difficult can it be????

Do you remember my updates on the Crime House?  It was about the house just along the road from us that was raided by the police last December.  Apparently the man was accused of serious fraud and his assets seized while he awaited trial.  Well, he was found guilty of all charges and has been sentenced to 5 yrs in prison and ordered to pay back the benefits he was claiming from the government while he was charging people up to £300 a time for new identities.  Much of the money was used to buy a mansion overseas and according to the newspaper police are looking further into his finances.  Now I wonder what will happen to the house where his family still live, I suppose they could always go to live in the mansion, or even the other house they own on the other side of town.

I`ve had a good week at work but it`s been really busy.  I`ve been doing some spring cleaning there and I`ve really enjoyed doing it too.  Just give me some Mr Muscle and some dusters and I`m as happy as a sandboy!  People have started to buy their Christmas trees now and lights and decorations.  Most people seem to have planted their winter bedding plants now though we are still selling some to the more dedicated gardeners who are in their gardens in all weathers.  Not even I want to do that though I`m doing a bit of pruning here and there but there`s not much more I can do until after Christmas.  My orchid is continuing to do well and the buds are still growing but there`s no flowers as yet.  Did I tell you about the cyclamen I rescued?  Well that is also doing well, hopefully I`ll get some flowers from it this year.

Right, as far as Christmas is concerned I`m still not done, even though I thought I would be.  I spent several hours wrapping presents and I still have more to do.  One day this week I must write out the Christmas cards, at this rate they won`t get sent until after Christmas, usually I`ve written them out before the end of November but I`d better get a move on as I have loads to send overseas.

Kerry and Roman are visiting our SIL in Kent for the weekend so I hope the weather stays nice for them.  I`ll bet Roman will have a great time playing on the beach in his little red wellies though I hope he doesn`t try playing in the sand this time, it`ll be a bit wetter than the last time he was by the sea.  He`s grown up so much since then and after yesterday when he had his hair cut, he looks so much older too.  I`ll have to take a photo of him next week and post it here.  Also he is saying more words all the time, in fact sometimes he just won`t be quiet and copies a lot of what we say.  On Thursday Jim was at work when he came round with Kerry and he kept asking for his Grandad.  He also loves his books and sits there looking at the pages as if he can read them.  Kerry says that she`s going to look for universities for him....lol!

As you`ve no doubt noticed I haven`t been posting or commenting on journals as much recently, it`s a combination of lack of time and AOL playing up again.  I do miss you all and am not losing interest in journals at all.  I think in all honesty that I can only manage two entries a week with the rest of my time reading journals, even if I don`t comment every time. Trust me, I`m keeping up with your news as much as possible.  Anyway, that`s it for now, though I`m sure I`ve missed something.  Oh yes, Jim`s going sea fishing with some work mates on Monday, weather permitting.  Fingers crossed that he has a great day out and that the weather doesn`t spoil their trip. If it`s too bad it will be cancelled for safety reasons.  I`m sure there`s still something that happened earlier in the week but it`s gone right of of my head...Oh dear, another senior moment I`m afraid...lol!  I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Take care and Cheerio for now.