The day after

I hope you & your family had a very merry Christmas yesterday.

We spent the day with my sister & her family, starting with a family devotion & communion followed by coffee & cake & presents.

We then ventured off to meet with another couple of families to share Christmas lunch & fellowship. Despite the very hot weather (40 deg Celsius), we all had a very pleasant afternoon celebrating the birth of Christ.

Today is Boxing Day which we usually spend relaxing. We had planned a train trip to Mandurah, but in this heat today (41 deg Celsius), it's just too hot to do anything. Staying indoors in the air-conditioning, in front of the telly watching the cricket, is a much better plan. We'll probably take Chloe to the pools later when it cools down a bit.

Once again I hope you & yours had a blessed Christmas. Enjoy the rest of the holiday season, that is if you get one!!





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Christmas week begins

This week is Christmas week; there will be some busy times while other times will be quiet.

For me I have to work Monday, Thursday & Friday; these will be the quiet days for me as many business that I visit during my daily courier run have already closed down for Christmas and so I am expecting an early finish tomorrow afternoon.

Tuesday is Christmas & of course there's family get together s, eating, giving of gifts & then the aftermath what ever that may be.

Wednesday is Boxing Day when usually we rest from the day before or go on a family outing; this year we are planning a train trip to Mandurah on the newly opened train line.

It's going to be hot this week also; the forecast is for mid to high 30's all week, so amongst all the festivities, the challenge will be to keep as cool as possible.

So what will you be doing this week? What are your plans for the big day? Whatever you do, I hope it's a good one for you.





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The season begins

Today is the first day of December, which means 3 things; it's officially the first day of summer, although if you have looked out the window this morning, you wouldn't have thought so. It's dull, overcast & cold. If I remember correctly, last year was exactly the same on the first day of summer. The funny thing is, is that November was our warmest November on record.

December also marks the official start of the Christmas season. This is interesting because all the Christmas decorations have all been up for about a month already & the advertising started back in October. It seems that the calendar has been lagging behind a bit. From now until the big day it's all on; work breakup's & other Christmas party's. At the time everything is winding down for the year, life suddenly gets busier.

Lastly December marks my last days as a 28 year old. My birthday is on the 2Xth; you'll have to wait to find out when.



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Getting in Early

I know it's only the first day in November, but when you look at it, there's only 9 weeks until Christmas.

If your family is anything like ours, yo have many people including children to buy presents for, & allot of people, like us, just don't have allot of money to throw around.

Jo & I worked out how many people we have to buy for & decided that rather than waiting until the last couple of weeks, & having to buy everything at once, we would start now & buy one or two things each week until the big day.

This year we have a couple of other families joining us for Christmas, so we thought we would buy something small for each family, so obviously that's extra stuff to buy, which is fine if you are prepared.

Are you going to start early, or just wait until the last minute? I think if you get organized early, you can actually enjoy the festive season when it officially starts, whenever that it; it seems to be getting earlier every year.

So, the next thing we need to think about is Christmas cards & emails.



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