Christmas Morning 2009

Well it's here at last Christmas morning and it's snowing. The bad weather has prevented Gordon and I travelling down to Yorkshire as is usual to spend Christmas day with the Haimes. Am really disappointed but we have to be sensible. the weather forecast is freezing fog on the A 66 which is a killer road at the best of times. We lost over a £100 which we forked out for a slap up meal at the Golden Lion. I would have rather have given the money to charity, but thems the breaks. However this is our first Christmas Dinner together in our wee hoose in Shotts. I've enjoyed preparing our hasty Christmas Dinner in my new kitchen, curtesy of my brother John and my darling husband. Recived some lovely gifts from friends and really enjoyed the Ward Christmas Carol Service last night, even though I was running around like a headless chicken trying to heat 72 Christmas Pies in a tiny oven. My long lost brother Andy turned up so that fair warmed my heart. We left and went down to see Bishop Paterson and his family. Billy lit his woodburning stove for us in the front room and we had a lovely chill out chat for a couple of hours. Nice! Am really looking forward to our annual Boxing Day Bash with the Dempseys and friends. I hope they have a good journey down from Aberdeen. gotta go now and check on the Roast. Yum smells good!