Christmas Cartoon #14 and 15

Santa has his own website! You can find out what he does during the summer (I thought he and Mrs Claus spent the rest of the year making toys but there you go). Lots of soft focus films about Lapland, the Elves, Santa’s post office, Christmas around the world, oodles more. Children will love it. Children with a fast internet connection. I think it would be quite painful on dialup. Oh and it’s in Swedish and Finnish too.

Anyway, here are the cartoons: #14 is A dog’s view of Christmas and #15 (especially for Amber) is all about Christmas cookies.

Meanwhile I’ve just finished work (hooray!) after an absolutely appalling couple of days (boo!) and plan to do nothing rush around like a blue arsed fly until I can cross out everything on the to do list.

1. Put Christmas decorations up (I know, isn’t it awful, they’re still not up).
2. Check newly arrived second-hand laptop (gift for mother) and install New Novelist software.
3. Finish packing presents (3 more to go!).
4. Food shop. Last year we went supermarket shopping for a few last minute extras like milk & butter and were astonished to find that at 11:00 a.m. on Christmas eve, staff were at the front door of the store practically giving away cut price goods such as cream (large tub of double cream for 10p). As we walked round the aisles we spotted items we’d paid full price for the day before reduced by 50-80%. So this year we’re taking a gamble and have done no food shopping at all. After a hearty breakfast at a favourite café we’re off to brave the crowds. “What if you can’t get a turkey?” I hear you cry. “Flexibility!” I reply. If it’s not turkey then it can be beef, chicken even poussin. To be honest, the poultry/meat isn’t that important, as long as I can get potatoes and parsnips for mashing and roasting, cauliflower and carrots I’ll be a happy camper.
5. Put grandchildren’s presents upstairs before the dogs chew them.
6. Pack bag for trip to Wales on Thursday.
7. Text message to stepson #2 and wife to be, currently in Australia to be married.
8. Clean bathroom, upstairs, downstairs, install new kitchen make the best of this kitchen or put nice smelly candles everywhere.
9. Empty washing basket, clear pile of ironing.
10. Catch up on all the blogs I’ve missed reading this week. Including some new ones such as Queerly Creative and faut trouver un nom au blog

Bonne nuit mes enfants.

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