The rock on my chest

Every December is the same. So much to do, so many expectations to do it well and so much $$ to spend.

This December has been trickier with me working full time and the kids on school holidays ... but today is my last day for a few weeks so that is very very good.

This year for the first time EVAH its just the four of us for Christmas Day. We are so lucky and blessed and spoilt as we always go to my family or my inlaws for huge Christmas Celebrations (that last for days). But my sister Cath has gone north, my sister Ang is in the top end, my baby brother Joel and Krys are spending it with Cath & Andew and my MIL has gone to Sydney... taking all their food and cheer with them :-( 

I am a little worried that my Christmas dinner will be lacking compared to Andrew's or Pauline's...   so I have planned a Christmas day of fun (breakfast beach lunch pool dinner pool leftovers bed) in the hopes that no one notices we are the loneliest peeps on earth hehehe. I am also REALLY looking forward to seeing my Dad and Jan and Vyc and the boys after Christmas for a wonderful get together.

Anyhoo I took these pics and it sort of sums up whats going on around here in the lead up to the big day.  

School hols makes you get crafty.

Bear has been a great help in the garden (yes he is still wearing his cricket uniform).  He doesn't love mowing and whipper snippering but he does love the $ he gets for it.

I practised a Christmas favourite - Trifle. Its David's fave so I will make it again Christmas Day.  

Dave putting together the kitchen. But this sums up his year really.

Also thank you to everyone for saying nice things about our family pic. We went to Cath's for tea and I made everyone sit for a million shots. I turned into my Aunt Rob and everyone was cranky with me (in both families as I made Cath's crew sit for one too).  Most looked like the one above but we did manage to jag a good one.  

So I hope your Christmas plans are going well - what are you up to? Are you organised? Do you flip out regularly about all the "stuff" left to do?

ps The blog title today comes from a little convo I had with David  when I was telling him how I feel like I have a huge rock on my chest squashing me when I think about all I have to do before the 25th (mainly work stuff).  His advice was to let him inspect it to see if he could move it for me... (as my kids would say ... grotty!)