Christmas day was less than a week ago and yet it seems like forever ago! Christmas day itself was lovely- if not a little stange! For a start, it was practically a white christmas here in Melbourne and the coldest Christmas on record in the klast 50 years- bizarre. The hail fell so hard that it did just about look liel snow, (as Chris put it ' if you close one eye and squint abit!') Anyway, a our picnic was well and truely off, we trundled around to our friends, Anton and Karin's after the usual rounds of opening presnts, (Amongst other things- Chris got a IPod Shuffle, tool box, shirt, alarm clock and digi box and I got a cool watch, a Jamie Oliver cook book, Kylie perfume and a top).
We had a lovely day, with a very odd Christmas dinner. It was a combination of the picnin food and a roast chicken and potatoes- something to keep us warm. After dinner Chris took Anton out to play with Big Bertha and later our Karin's little boys persuaded us to watch Ice Age 2. When we got home, dead on 8 o clock, we started the msning, which is becoming a bit of tradition on Christmas evening. We watched as Jon, Chris' bro, opened his gifts. We chatted to ROsie and Terry and we took some small part in the utter bedlam going on at my parents home. IN one smallish room, gathered aruond the computer, there were 3 dogs, a grandma, an 18 month year old and 4 adults! It got worse when Ronnie, the baby, opened a gift, which was food, and started running round the house holding it saying 'mine mine mine' whilst the 3 dogs follwed behind him, trying desperately to make the food theirs! After all this excitement we fell in to bed. A lovely, if somewhat different, day!
And now, my Parents have arrived from England and we get to have 2 lovely weeks with them, including 4 days in the Northen Territory, Uluru and Alice Springs, and a night on the Great Ocean Road. THey are curently unpacking and trying to stay awake. THey say they are going to make the whole day without a nap- but its gone very quiet uop there- I reckon they're having a kip already! Better go check it out,
Love Helen***
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Helen and Chris....
I remember the deep joy I felt when I saw you both and the wonderful hospitality you showed - all of which added up to a marvellous, memorable, and happy holiday... so I know that your lovely Mum and Dad will be enjoying the same. Bless you all.. you are a very special couple!!
Rosie xxxxx
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