Christmas Day and all the rest

A complete success...everyone had fun, it was all good! We really enjoyed having Christine, David and baby Sophie here. They are such easy, good company. The one year old and the two year old weren't brilliant sleepers* but we all muddled through, each knowing what the other was going through.

Christmas Day was perfect. The girls opened their Santa gifts - a Barbie scooter and make-up for Lily and an open out doll house for Charlotte. Plus they both got a red and white striped candy cane. We had pannetone for breakfast (that Mum had bought for us when she was here), my parents and MK's parents rang and then we opened presents. We had prepared lots of the vegies the night before so in the morning I put the turkey in the oven early. Once it had cooked the vegies and pork went in.

Present opening was fun as usual...the girls received lots of fun stuff but there were a couple of highlights - the Barbie scooter and make up and the little radio that I'd picked up. But over the last couple of days more presents have been looked at closer and become favourites. I had picked out my own gift from MK (AWW The Complete Book of Modern Classics) which I was happy with. Plus I received the first series of Desperate Housewives on dvd and earrings (Mum and Dad), a notebook with pen, scarf, card holder, pannetone (Christine and David), apron, green knitted hat, chocolate cooking supplies, 2 cake tins (one silicone, one with a glass bottom) and more from Jen and Brad...

Christine and David took the three girls outside for a bit of a walk and when they came back we were ready to go with lunch...roast turkey, roast pork, roast vegies (root vegies), peas and Kumara Crumble (sweet and addictive). Much later we had plum pudding with brandy butter (courtesy of C&D), Gruyere double creme and icecream. Over the course of their time here we had smoked salmon, cheeses, ham, mince pies (Christine bought 3 packets with her) and lots of left overs (the turkey was huge, we had more than enough pork and we prepared too many vegies for that one day).

It's been a lazy few days...our visitors took a trip on the train to Vevey on Tuesday afternoon, we had fondue for dinner on Tuesday night (typical night before you leave dinner), Christine and I went shopping in Lausanne yesterday (Wed) morning, then they left 3pm yesterday afternoon. MK is on afternoon shift this week, but was able to come home early (just after 8pm) on Tuesday night for the flamin' fondue.

The sales have started and yesterday Promod was the place Christine and I both struck it lucky. I bought a long, black winter jacket (reduced from 99CHF to 49), a green jumper and a black skirt (Christine bought one as well). Everything on sale. I really like that shop, and even more so at sale time.

And speaking of clothes, the ones I bought in the US in September are now too tight for me. That's two months of not good eating and little to no exercise. Bad look.

I took my last antibiotic on Xmas Eve and am feeling well again. The cough lingers but it's not as bad as it was and doesn't hurt like it did by any stretch. And I really don't cough that much, thankfully.

Next stop...New Year's Eve. We'll probably sit this one out as MK is working 6am-6pm both Saturday and Sunday.

*and still it continues...Charlotte woke at 5.15am this morning. I dealt with her by trying to keep her in bed, but by 6am she was in our bed and by 7am MK was up with her.