Busy Saturday

[caz963]

We packed the kids off to Nanny and Grandad's for the weekend last night, so today was Operation Christmas Shopping.

We managed to drag ourselves out of bed fairly early and braved the cold, the biting winds and the rain to get the rest of the stuff the girls have asked for, plus a few other odds and ends. But I'm bound to have forgotten something.

Then we spent most of the afternoon wrapping presents while watching Iron Man.

I don't know why it is though, but I can't say that I feel particularly festive. The girls are getting excited, and so are all the kids at school, but it just doesn't feel real to me! The end of term is Friday, and we're having our usual Christmas tea for the kids and some of their friends after school, so perhaps that might help to start to get me in the mood.

Tomorrow morning I'm planning to make marzipan and then slap it on the Christmas cake so I can ice it next weekend. Maybe I'll even make some mince pies.

Comments

[laurenba.livejournal.com]

I don't know why it is though, but I can't say that I feel particularly festive.

Yes, that seems to be going around... a distinct lack of Christmas spirit. I am searching for it myself. We got the tree today, so maybe decorating it will help. Usually Christmas music helps me out, but the stereo is not cooperating, so I can't rely on that. In any case, congrats on getting your shopping done. Except for a few things in their stocking, my kids are getting one big gift (between them, so less!) I just have to go buy it...

[caz963.livejournal.com]

It's been that way for me for the past few years really. I wonder if it's because I'm working and just concentrating on week-to-week without really taking much notice of what week it actually is!

[hooloovoo_42]

I keep thinking that it's a few weeks to Christmas, but then I realise that I've got another 10 days at work and then it's Christmas Eve. I've not even discussed with Ma about catering for the holidays.

And unless Bro gives me a list of things for the kids tomorrow, they're getting vouchers!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

I think maybe it's a result of the way I work- thinking in terms of "week 1, week 2" etc. And probably because I'm so focused on getting to the end of the term in one piece!