Santa Claus is coming to.............Dobbies

Took Aimee and Murray to see Santa at the local Dobbies yesterday we arrived at 12.30pm only to be told there were no tickets to see him until 3pm. How to explain to a 5yr old that Santa has no space to see her......... her eyes filled up with tears and we tried to explain that Santa may be somewhere else waiting to see her but she was not up for that at all. This was where she saw Santa last year and where she should see Santa this year I never knew that you would be able to spend 2 and a half hours in a garden centre ........ Anyway our grandson thought the whole thing was a bit boring and slept through the meeting with the great man.

An awakened boy with his pressie

Santa digging deep


Having a chat


One happy girl

Oh Christmas Tree

I love Christmas

Two trees in our house this year plus a real one at the front door. I usually have clear lights on my trees. This year Aimee came with us to get the one for the front door she was helping put the lights on when she spied an old set of coloured fairy lights (think they are about 10 years old) she was so excited with all the different colours. So on they went and I have to say I love them my friend thinks it is because it reminds me of the trees when I was young (everyone had coloured lights and baubles) so there will now be coloured lights on my outside tree for many a year

This the tree in the living room (sorry not a very clear picture)

Christmas Tree number 2 in the hall think it looks cute

Sheepishly forward

Aimee took part in her first Primary School show one performance this morning and one this evening. Grandad and I went to the morning performance with mummy and daddy going at night. I did manage to hold it together with no tears. Aimee is a shy reserved wee girl who took everything that her teacher said on board. 'Boys & girls face forward do not look behind you and sit nice and still' she spent both performances facing forward and so still at times you would think she was a statue bless her. Mind you the fact she didn't do a runner when faced with a hall of parents is a miracle. I personally would like to say thank you to her teacher Miss Doig who has worked tirelessly to encourage and reassure Aimee both academically and emotionally in her first year at school WELL DONE

When Santa got stuck up the chimney

I have a small collection of 'Santas' that was started off many years ago when Colin brought me one back from Denmark also the one in the middle of the top shelf is from my most precious friend Maggie ( ouch as hard as I try she will always be Margaret to me ) The tree on the middle shelf is a cookie cutter from Holland how sad am I loving the fact I can display them all on my favourite kitchen shelf