Is it Christmas Yet?

Hello everyone,

Today I was thinking about what to talk about in my journal and I came up with a novel and seemingly clever idea. Then I thought again and realised it wouldn`t work at all. This always happens to me, I have these `clever` ideas early on in the day and by the afternoon they seem very silly. Maybe it`s because my brain is more alert in the morning or maybe I`m just a bit strange...who knows...lol!

 

                          

I`m afraid you`re going to have to read the usual boring stuff that my days are made up of if you can bear it...lol! We had a lovely day out yesterday even though myself and Jim, Kerry and Roman were all sneezing and coughing all day. We must have looked a proper sight, the four of us with red noses and streaming eyes. I suppose though the red noses are quite seasonal...lol! We got to Reading at 9am expecting there to be queues at the car park. Not a bit of it, we found a place straightaway and then headed for BB`s, our favourite coffee shop to give us a lift for the day ahead. It was nice flitting around half empty shops knowing that later on the crowds would pour in and it would be every man and woman for themselves out there. Jim bought me a lovely pair of boots for Christmas, he won`t surprise me as he doesn`t trust himself to buy the right thing, though I would love it if he did. I do love the boots and I really need them as my old ones are looking worse for wear with constant Winter use over the last three years. If I have a comfortable pair that I like I wear them out....I can`t see the sense in throwing comfy boots away, they become like old friends!

                                       

 

We met Kerry for lunch in Tootsies burger restaurant and then set out to but her present. Thankfully my daughter is easy to buy for as her tastes are similar to mine. I wish I could say the same for my Daniel who is a nightmare at Christmas. We`ve bought a couple of things but are now at a loss as to what to get him. We`ve decided to give him the money and let him choose for himself...it was so much easier when he was into Star Wars toys...lol!

 

 

                               

 

When we got back to the car park in the late afternoon we found that it was going to cost £12/$24  for our time there, we couldn`t believe it. For that money they could have washed and valeted my car at the very least! . It has really put us off going there again unless we can find somewhere cheaper but  Kerry told me one of the other car parks charge more...MORE???  I don`t know how they can justify that amount of money, it makes me mad, we`d already spent quite enough in the shops there without being penalised for the pleasure of it. 

 

                                              

I went back to work today and was quite relieved that I didn`t feel too bad. The only thing was that I was constantly coughing and sneezing and I just hope I didn`t put any customers off their shopping!  My boss gave me a bottle of wine as ` a thank you for your hard work this year`. It was a very sweet gesture and very unexpected. Now Jim and I can enjoy it with a meal at the weekend. The customers have been buying Christmas food from us today, quite a few lines have been reduced and one of them completely sold out in an hour. The `reduced` sticker on them obviously had the desired effect.

                                            

 

                          

 

I must go now and wash my hair, having a cold has certainly made it look as it`s not been shampooed for a month let alone two days.  I look like I`ve been dragged through and hedge backwards and and then through it again...lol! Take care  and have a lovely evening. Bye Bye. :o)

 

At the moment I`m having some quiet time. Kerry and Roman were here but have now gone home. Jim is visiting his other sister B, who lives not too far away and won`t be home for a couple of hours. I had planned to get his present this afternoon but I`m rather tired so I`ll go straight from work tomorrow afternoon and while I`m out I`ll drop some Christmas parcels in to some friends. At least that way I can get everything done at once and have the rest of the week to myself...apart from late Friday evening when Jim and I will take on the hordes and go late night shopping at Tesco. NOT something I`m looking forward to but must be done regardless...sigh.

 

 

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