Christmas music has started …
I know it’s a week early but the Autumn concert finished last week so the orchestra got its Christmas music out today (Abbie very happy to be given a tiny little solo at the end of one of the pieces!). Joe had a Suzuki Group concert this afternoon and they played a couple of Christmas songs as well – so although it really is too early, I can’t help feeling as though Christmas is just around the corner. Schools (theirs and mine) are already preparing for Christmassy things so there’s no ignoring it! I will shortly be putting the Christmas CDs in the car too 
Er. That’s all I have to say. The rest of my life just seems to pass in a blur of school and after school activities, not to mention homework, plus of course latterly the essential Animal Crossing fix every day. There’s no way I can play it as much as I played Wild World on the DS when I was at home rather than working, but it’s still so nice to escape into that other world, I can’t help it – it feels like watching your favourite old film all over again. OK so I’m weird, but I don’t care (you all knew that a long time ago).
Bit worried about the garage at the moment … wondering how long the recession might go on for as it does seem to be filtering down. I try to ignore it while Steve tries to fix it – both pretty useless reactions really, somewhere in the middle might be a good plan.
Anyway back to tonight: dinner, wine, X Factor, Animal Crossing, Casualty, and at this rate the children currently fighting over pieces of electronics kits will be going to bed early so it should be a peaceful evening!
November 22nd, 2008 at 19:52
I so know how you feel re the business. As for Christmas NOT UNTIL THE FIRST!!!!!!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 19:55
We’ve been listening to Christmas music and reading stories for ages! Kieran is completely hooked on Christmas-he was begging for the decorations to go up today! Hopefully I’ll make it to the 1st.
November 22nd, 2008 at 20:01
lol – I normally have 1st Dec as my date for starting the music too, it will take me that long to unearth the christmas music anyway. And I’m not decorating anything here, that’s just too much mess! thankfully we’re going away 20 – 27 Dec so we’ll just decorate there instead.
November 22nd, 2008 at 21:49
So far we’ve not really been hit but this is our big quarter and who knows what next year will bring. Tough as we’ve hit a point where we have to have someone there full time, either one of us or someone else – and that is scary when you know sales could just dry up. What can you do but keep on being positive and try to grasp every sale there is?
Looking forward to AC:CF… i know just what you mean about the escape.
November 22nd, 2008 at 23:10
Away again? Where to this Christmas? We were talking about it yesterday and thought of you taking your tree that time
November 22nd, 2008 at 23:14
Yup, like to put it off to the 1st, though did have to buy a tree today. They put it over the front door as part of the village lights, so of course needs to be up before hand
November 22nd, 2008 at 23:17
Some timeshare offer, Alison – sit through a 2 hr timeshare presentation and get a free week in a s/c lodge in the grounds of a Cornish hotel. We decided we could cope with the hard sell for the sake of a week away, we’re very good at saying no thanks!
November 22nd, 2008 at 23:29
Have you decided to go for the big Christmas dinner Sarah?
November 23rd, 2008 at 0:33
yes we are.
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:22
I’m jealous Sarah, the thought of Christmas here is not a great one!