Feeling A Little Bit Christmassy

I've been very busy tonight and it's late so forgive me if I ramble.

I got a tip-off that a shop had some Christmas cards, so I jumped in the car this morning, leaving DH and the kids behind to man the pumps that are currently working flat out to remove all the flood water from our garden (several hours later most of the water and the frogs have disappeared, it's actually very quiet tonight) and went in search of Christmas...and I found it, sort of.

There was no tinsel, no music, no Ho Ho Ho! or twinking lights, but there were no crowds and there were some cards so I bundled a load into my basket along with some gifts. At the checkout I was asked if I would like to use their 'free' gift wrapping service....OH YES PLEASE! I enjoy wrapping up presents, or rather I did, before children. Now it can be rather a painful excercise and the hours between their bedtime and mine are short at the moment, so anything to save time. I left the shop feeling very satisied!

So, this evening those short hours actually became longer hours as I endeavoured to write lots of cards while yawning and humming along to the odd one or two Christmas songs on the radio with everyone else sleeping soundly...I hereby officially bagsy the lie-in tomorrow! You see it had to be done today/tomorrow because a friend is flying back to the UK on Monday and has very generously offered to post things for me. Good job because I still haven't found the Post Office yet!

Now, let me just say that I've really tried my best...if you don't receive a card it is for one of the following reasons...
a) I've run out of cards and may not be able to get back to the shop in time for more.
b) You've moved recently and I can't quite just at this minute lay my hands on your new address.
c) You've moved and I know where your house/flat is but I don't know its number.
d) You don't deserve one because you haven't emailed or got in touch to share your news (just kidding, but it might prick the odd concience!)
e) I used to rely on the Boy Scouts and their powers of deduction to deliver yours and they knew how to find, for example 'the red brick house with blue window frames on Spring Lane', and, unfortunately I'm not going to be able to make it to Talisman Square any Saturday morning in December to drop them off to them this year - so very sorry!