Catchy, Catch up with PHOTO's!...

Ah - Ha!

Photo's!!

Like so many across the UK the weather has been mostly YUCK - wet, cold, overcast, foggy, frosty but with the odd day of sun thrown in to make sure I don't go completely potty from being too cold or wet to go outside.

On the odd days that we did get a dry and almost sunny day we took the kiddos to the local park...we had ummed and ahhed whether we might travel a bit further afield to a different park/area but Im glad we decided to stay local in the end as there was enough going on each day, albeit American Football practice or floods that blocked our path!

We didn't see till after we had fed them the new Do Not Feed the Ducks sign - Ooops

The Cafe has been there hiring out boats and offering a warming cuppa since I was a kiddo

We stopped at the 'bigger' play park which last year was too big for Fonzy, he has now grown into it and had ideas of trampolining with his scooter

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Our Christmas was as I said before a pared back version and it was simple but just right?!  

You know when something is just right, not what you thought you wanted but turns out to be just what you needed?

Just me perhaps?

Everyone got what they asked for and as always a little bit more...

Sad I didn't get more photo's of the tree and gifts under it but we were all a bit too busy!

Want's, Needs but no reads...the budget didn't stretch to that this year.

The table was laid, Nanny was collected and dinner was eaten.

In all honesty it isn't that much different than our usual mid-week roast, except that we had a few extra trimmings and dessert was a bit more of a fuss than I would normally do...

Christmas Pud, Ice Cream, Chocolate Yule Log, Mince Pies or Ice Lollies

Phew!  

Did I mention the cream or custard that was to hand to go with them?

Not surprisingly we were all feeling FAT AND FULL

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Talking of FAT, I have managed to put on an extra 1 stone in weight...and boy oh boy can I feel it.  My clothes are feeling far too tight, some too tight to wear.

It is depressing to think that I am actually heavier now than I have ever been, I wasn't even this heavy when 9 months preggers.

Bah, hey-ho.  

Cutting out all the 'treats' {that had stopped being 'treats' and were on the menu daily}

Upping the exercise that has become literally non exsistant
{wheeling the hoover around and cleaning dont' count do they?}

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The house is happy, I feel happy {despite the weight!} and the house is feeling it.
Rooms have been tidied {not all but I've made the start}, corners have been refreshed and re-purposed.  Small changes, invisible to those outside the house but lovingly felt by those in it.