Christmas 2007 in review

It's the last day of the holidays, during which my tinternet broke down (banging the router against the wall to sort out the loose connection didn't help). The 'D' Factor judging went well with Erin's cover version of Leona Lewis taking first prize and crying at being given the prize. However, in my opinion the warm up act..'Jake the Peg (dingle lingly lingy lum) with the extra leg' would have got my vote if I could. That routine never fails to raise a laugh.

The kids ended up moaning about how much church there was over Christmas. Friday with school, saturday for rehearsal for the nativity, Sunday for church, Monday for Christmas eve, Tuesday for Christmas. Unfortunately for them Christ's birthday celebrations clashed with the showing of Shrek the Halls. I had to do one extra and go to the midnight service to show the Christmas prayers we had done with the P5's. We went to Spott Parish Church on the big day as their services were a bit earlier and fitted in with the family gathering at Emma's aunty Ella's. Then it was back to ours for the Christmas dinner...well tea by the time it was ready. With just 13 of us it was pleasantly relaxed and everything was cooked in time for the Dr Who special.

In the lead up to Christmas we did a trip to the EastLinks Family Farm to see Santa and the live nativity. If you have any kids and in Dunbar it's worth a visit, although it is quite expensive, but good as a one off. Well Mary and Joseph were not actually there but the livestock were in the stable gathered around some tacky models. Santa was there and it turns out he is one of the local poachers! here is a picture of him with the kids. He has just said to them...'You must not get out of your beds when i come to visit'...and cousin Robbie replied..'only if i want a wee'.Ho ho ho!