Some of you may know it as Boxing Day
Or the day after the night before
We are all having a chilled day here
After the hustle and bustle of yesterday
I was the first one up Christmas morning
I got the dogs out of bed
Let them outside
And went to wake up the rest
Mum was up next
So we opened our presents
I got some lovely gifts
Avoca soap and socks
An apron with dogs on
And a diary also with dogs on
My family know me well
After the present opening
My mum and I went to 9 30am mass
Which I slept through
But what I did hear of it was lovely
Then we came home
And the rest of the family emerged
The dogs werent forgotten either
And in total got three stockings between them with toys and treats
Dinner was a joint effort
Although my sister really did most of it
And what a delicious meal it was
Turkey and ham
Roast potatoes as well as boiled
Carrot and parsnip mash
Stuffing
Gravy
And of course Brussels sprouts
Christmas dinner would not be the same without them
I did my best with dinner
And ate a small plate
I did purge though
I have to be honest about that
For dessert
We had the most delicious apple crumble with cinnamon
With lashings of custard
Absolute heaven in a bowl...
Dinner was lovely
It was just the six of us
Low key and quiet
Just the way that I like it
No fuss
No drama
No alcohol
No fighting
Just me and my family
And of course Honey and Lea
Who also had a Christmas dinner
We had a lovely meal
We tAlked
Laughed
Joked
We all got on
All made the effort to be sociable
Even though we might not all agree about everything
We all put our differences aside
And shared a lovely meal together
Today is a quiet day
My dad and I brought Lea for a walk this morning :
Honey elected to stay in bed
I dont blame her though
Today I am feeling very grateful
To have a roof over my head
Food in the fridge
Clothes on my back
They say that happiness is not having what you want
It's wanting what you have
I hope you had a lovely peaceful Christmas
I hope you enjoyed it
Rather than endured it🎇
