Up The Farway Tree

Happy Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas! I had a wonderful day and for the first time in a long time I actually felt well on the day :-) I was up at my usual 7 am, opening my stocking before waking everyone else. I sent Seb through in his little santa cape and hat to wake mum and dad and then the present opening began. I had the most enormous pile of presents to open and we were there for some time!! I got lots of lovely gifts and am so delighted with everything....I had given mum some ideas to choose from but she just got them all ;-)

Then, also for the first time in years, I actually helped mum with dinner! We did a lot of the preparation on Christmas eve and because I could help, we were ready to sit down and watch our movie soon after the Christmas vigil. I was really not very well at Mass last year and was struggling with breathlessness, where as this year I could even sing all the hymns (or try too haha). Only minor panic was taking a hypo (low sugars) just as Mass started - suddenly realised the priest sounded very distant and everyone looked fuzzy....luckily I had dextrose in my bag although I got a few funny looks as I sat munching on what looked like sweeties to everyone else! Christmas dinner itself was lovely and I ate all four courses without too much difficulty! My favourite part is always the steam pudding - it's a bit like Christmas cake but ten times lighter and tastes amazing. My gran used to make it and my mum has carried on the tradition...I guess I need to learn how to make it now :-)

At Christmas Dinner

I am now down at Andrew's parents, relaxing and chilling out. We had some friends over last night which was great - in fact one commented that I said more in the first five minutes of them arriving than I did all night last year, such is the difference in me. Today we have been out for a walk, down to see Andrew's brothers flat and also been trying out the game Boogie for the wii. You basically need to sing and dance at the same time in time to your character on the screen. I can do neither! Good exercise though ;-) I also have two new singstar games (karaoke style games) - summer songs and Abba, so much fun will be had at New Year. I need to start practising...

Seb has been enjoying the festive period and was rather excited by all his new toys on Christmas day - he thereafter thought every parcel was for him haha! This morning he totally traumatised Andrews gran when he burst into her bedroom (thinking he would find Anne and John) and jumped right on top of her! I am not sure which of them got the bigger fright as it was not who Seb was expecting to see ;-)

I am heading back to my mum and dads for New year but Anne and John will be joining us, so much fun and games to be had. Last year I spent a large part of New Year's day in bed and didn't even make it to the dinner table and the rest of the evening was spent lying out in the big recliner chair.....this year I am sure I will be joining in everything!!

Other news was that fracture clinic went ok. There was no evidence of new fracture, which is good news. I have been given a big walker boot to support my foot at the moment - just to wear walking outside, not around the house. It is like a giant ski boot which you can pump air into to make it fit like a cast. Very cool but very big! I will post a photo when I am back home :-) I am also going to get an ultra sound of my foot next month just in case it is a different problem entirely. It has not been too bad over the last few days but I have not been doing much walking since there are plenty of other people to take Seb out - at least this gives me a chance to rest it properly.

Although I am not sure if dancing to the Boogie game counts as resting.....