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It's that time of year again and feel like I've come full circle. We're off to the family beach house for Christmas (no computer) just like last year. Last year I was hugely pregnant and totally disorganised. This year I'm still not organised, but not embarrasingly so, and a little less exhausted. I know what to expect this time - Christmas is a big event for Ben's family! We'll be having a brunch with Ben's mother's family (11 or so adults, 3 children) and dinner with Ben's father's family (20 or so adults, 9 or so children) but we're missing out on a Christmas Eve dinner with more family because they're spending their holidays in Australia - so not as busy as last year when there were a few more family members present. With second cousins, cousins and cousins once removed, I've decided on plain old 'cousin' to make things a bit simpler to explain to Mia. But no doubt we'll be trying to work out who's once removed, or twice removed, over a drink or two. I'm looking forward to it.
I haven't sent out any cards or written any letters to anyone. I'm sorry. I still haven't found a place to put my clothes and bits and pieces in the house, so it hasn't been at the forefront of my mind. I've still got a few days to sort out a few presents...
Anyhow, let's hope it stops raining so we can enjoy the beach (I knew we shouldn't have watered the garden!). It'll be a while before I can post again, so, merry Christmas!