Thursday, 14-12-23: Blogmas 14

Good morning, lovely people.  It's Thursday and where has this week gone?  In a flash, that's where.  To be fair, I did sleep a lot of the last two days away . . .

However, apart from not eating properly yet, I feel fine now, thankfully.  I had a couple of small meals yesterday which stayed put and didn't cause too many other issues so that was good.  

However, something has it in for me and mine!  There's poor Beth with her back (muscle relaxants and anti inflammatories, plus pain killers prescribed) and then yesterday Dave texted to say he had Covid after avoiding it completely for years!
We were going to have a family pre-Christmas thingy on Sunday; that may not go ahead now.  It depends if Dave is negative by Sunday and also if he feels up to it plus will Anna go down with it?

I'm glad I knew yesterday because I had planned an early morning shop today to get the food for it.  I will wait now until Sunday morning and take a raincheck with Dave around nine thirty.  I can catch Morrisons early, if necessary, and it shouldn't be too bad.

Beth and Alex (who remains fit and healthy as far as I know) will definitely be coming over Sunday afternoon.  We can open pressies and play games.

And have a Family Gathering in the New Year.

Sharon came over (she was full of cold, poor thing, and wore a mask), worked her magic, and now my hair is ready for Christmas!   I never cease to be amazed and how much better I feel after a hair-do - do you feel that too?

Today, I have had to change all my plans.

Instead of a big shop at M&S and Aldi, I'm doing a small shop at Morrisons.

Then Chris is over for coffee and chat and a few refreshments, seeing as it's our last one for a few weeks.

Then I was going into town on the bus but Maxine emailed me yesterday to say sorry I had been ill and because of that, Bob hadn't finished the final clear up and the last few snaggy things (I had noticed) so could they come this afternoon. 

Given that the company is closed over the next two weeks (who wants home improvements the week before Christmas) and they really want to tie this all up as I do too, it felt a lot more important than going into town to get advice about foundation from some posh girl in John Lewis.  It's good because once they've done that, I can move the pots around and start trying different ways of placing them.

And I want to start packing - I mean getting things out to pack, of course.

Today's Body Shop Advent thingy is some pink grapefruit shower gel (to go with the soap, I guess).  I'm loving these little bottle of shower gel and will definitely be using them in the next few weeks.

It means I get the pink grapefruit vibe and still have the soap to regift or donate.  Can't be bad!

Have a lovely day, everyone.  xx

Today's Blogmas music is one I totally love.  

Thorns in the Straw, written and performed by Graham Kendrick.  

Beautiful words, beautiful melody and beautiful harmonies.