Until now.
D got me this fab LEGO head which is a storage tub, and now holds a lovely skein of yarn from my pal Erin in Texas. The head is about 26cm high (about 10ins), and 24cm wide and is part of a range of funky storage containers for kids bedrooms. Well, I'm still a big kid, so it's perfect for me! (and it goes perfectly with my lego head stitch markers)
The inlaws drove up on Christmas day when the roads weren't too bad and have headed back today as it's a bit milder (2C) but snow is expected tomorrow. We were so relieved that they made it!
I finally opened my ItsyBitsy swap gifts too and got lots of lovely fun stuff from my swappee BrooklynIrishGirl. The Christmas themed oven pads and towel were put to good use in the kitchen straightaway, the ornaments went on the tree and I'm using the stripey socks as bed socks to keep my feet toasty warm at night. Lots of lovely stuff, thank you!
Something always has to go wrong at Christmas though- either a toy doesn't work, or a sweater doesn't fit. This year we'd got Jack a copy of FIFA 11 for his xbox which he was delighted with until he opened the box and there was no disc.There's not much you can do about this on Christmas day though.
So, on Boxing Day I decided to brave the roads and head out to the sales. I wouldn't normally do this, I'm not a fan of frenzied shopping, but I felt bad that my boy hadn't got his present. So I found the receipt, got my coat, hat and boots on, picked up the plastic case, opened the case and saw the instruction manual in a sealed bag on the LHS of the case and the empty disc space on the RHS. I absentmindedly took out the manual in the sealed bag, turned it over and there was the game disc!!
Oh. My. Goodness!!
If I'd driven 20 miles to HMV and had a hissy fit over the missing game only for the sales assistant to flip over the manual to reveal the game....oh the embarrassment. Thankfully I avoided that.
Still, it gave everyone a good laugh, and I didn't have to drive to the frenzied sales. Phew!
Jack is such a dingbat though.
Hope everyone else has had a funfilled Christmas too!
