Well hello all, happy new year. Glad that's out of the way for another year. Really enjoy christmas and new year but once New years eve is out of the way, the decs come down and it's back to normal ASAP.
As one would expect, it was quite manic in the Dyson house over the period and fortunately, father christmas didn't disappoint. Imogen got her fair share of gifts including a dolls house that she had written asking FC for one. She did look pretty upset after opening all the gifts in the sack and remembering she'd asked for a dolls house. She soon realised that he normally leaves bigger gifts in the dining room.
We had duck for dinner with Grandma and Grandad. Grandad was allowed home from the hospital for a few hours for dinner. He had been in for a week or so. Poor Grandad Phil, it was christmas day last year after dinner that he last went in. We told him (as we do every year) that we would make it a very special christmas this year. In a jokey sort of way. He laughs at it (fortunately).
Later in the day we descended on Immie's Uncle Jeff for the big family party. Surprise surprise, came home with another huge bag of pressies. Imogen's other Grandma and Grandpa always buy us all a stash of goodies.
New years eve was a good do. We had the neighbours round, Kay, Adam and Kids. We had a chinese takeaway for tea and then played Abba and Take That singstar on the Wii from 8pm until 0130. Was the best new year in ages cos I am always working the streets.
So now she is back at school and was really reluctant to go. Cried in fact going in. Soon be back into a routine. The word on the street is school is shut tomorrow due to the snow.
Immie is supposed to be at Manchester next week for a barium meal test. She had one a few years ago but it showed that her osophogus was ok and saw no problem for swallowing. Barium meal is a liquid I think, that goes in the tummy and shows up on x-ray. I am confident that all will be ok again, but as the surgeon has requested it, we should do as we are told. Still not swallowing much, same old on that score.
Anyway, if the snow is still bad, we'll shall postpone it as getting into Manchester is not looking brill.
Believe it or not, we have no holidays planned. We have a trip to Nanny's in February - just remembered, but still no plans for the caravan. Immie wants to go to the farm where we store it, to have a cup of tea in it. Sound like a plan - we are all withdrawing.
Health and happiness to ya.
Dyson
PS Loads of videos to watch below
Fat man has been
What's this?
Where's the main pressie?
Cute (bit of a din, but cute)
Check out the teacher on all fours at the end.
A face full of snow.
Sledging on a tea tray
