Christmas It's a Wrap

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The big day has now been and gone. We celebrated for three days and today I am absolutely knackered. Actually I've barely moved off the couch (which is owing more to a summer head cold then exhaustion) but it's been good resting up. I'm getting a bit bored though as I didn't even have the energy to do any craft while relaxing and vegging out!

Christmas Day arrived in our house nice and early - 6:05am with a little girl, a big cheesy grin and a great big sack of Santa's pressies. Absolutely convinced that the top present was a pillow pet.   

Well what do you know… a Unicorn Pillow pet. Declared BEST present ever! Gee if I knew I could have stopped spending at $14 I'd have saved myself a lot of money! LOL. All other gifts have been played with to death already with special mention to the Barbie Jet, the Barbie house and her new big girls camera. She really is a sweet little girl, she told me she was very spoilt with so MANY gifts this year. I know she was, but gosh it has warmed my heart to see her so appreciative & play ALL Day with her new barbie stuff and go to bed happy!

It would seem that the the small girl presents were a hit with the big girls too. These are her next cousins up and it's hard when you are the only 'child' on Christmas Day, but the big girls more than made up for it, continuing to play with the barbie jet and barbies long after the little girl wandered off! It's also hard when you are a poor underfed dog waiting for someone to notice you waiting at the snacks table!

I scored REALLY well from my Big J & Miss K this year! A keyboard & case for the iPad (this is all GOOD news for my novel writing plans); Smallville (final) Season 10 on DVD - cannot wait to see this one again, Harry Potter Deathly Hollows Part 2 DVD; A nerd herd shirt (do you watch Chuck? No…. well that's probably why you don't get it!) and a new Blythe Girl to add to my (growing) collection. Feeling VERY spoilt!

Isn't my new girl just gorgeous! I sent my hubby an email with about 4 different girl suggestions and let him decide. I wasn't really 100% sure on a couple of the girls I suggested to him (but I was in a rush and they were on the cheaper end of the scale…) Though after seeing this new girl arrive, I am SMITTEN! Seriously! Her hair is a reddy-brown and not as long (nor as short) as my other 3 girls, her skin tone is darker and she is just so sweet. So the big Question… am I done with my dolly family? I honestly don't know. Seeing the four of them lined up together feels like I am, but I honestly can't say. I have everyone on the lookout at op shops / antique stores for a vintage - I can dream can't I? Ask me again around my birthday - I would really love to try my hand at customising… perhaps my next girl will be for that?

Boxing day was spent at my parents with my brother and his family. A yummy lunch, lots of presents and good company! My dad got a new camera - a Nikon Hybrid that we had a good play with. He managed to get some awesome photos with it - some were better than mine :o I'm not sure if that's because he was shooting auto and I was on full manual settings? Either way I am looking forward to a few photography excursions with him and I WILL get him off the auto mode! He just doesn't know it yet ~ I need to read up about it all prior so I actually sound like I know what I'm talking about! We discovered an interesting fact though - we have Poppy's feet. His resemble his normal foot, mine resemble when he had the gout ;) LOL   

I'd had 2 beers by this stage, perhaps that's why my photos were of feet & becoming a little hit and miss!

So that was our Christmas 2011, it was a big one & I've hit a wall and am about to take this little body off to bed. I'll be back in a few days, I've many thoughts about my goals for the coming year, I'm just waiting for my head to clear so I can write it out properly!