Merry Christmas

so wanted to wish everyone a merry christmas! i hope you (the hemphills) enjoy the mince pies - single cream i think is like pouring cream its the kind that you pour rather than spoon!

so didnt really know what to write and margo suggested to say what an anglo xmas involves - well in my family as im sure everyone differs!

so my mum wasnt going to do stockings this year but my 22 year old brother insisted that we have them and he normally still wakes up at like 4am to open them! i found out the other day actually that when he was little he connected his stocking to his bed though a banger from inside a cracker...basically meaning that when someone ('santa') picked up the stocking there was a small band which waked him up!!! i thought this was genius! anyways yeah stockings usually involve really stupid things that are of no use but fun on the day to open - like chocolate money! we then usually have a present opening session (1 each to keep my brother happy!) and the lunch prep is started. this involves getting a little stove thing out as the arga is not powerful enough to keep its heat for everything that gets cooked:
1 turkey/vegie option for my mum
3 kinds of stuffing
peas
carrots
roast potatoes
pigs in blankets (small saussage rapped in bacon)
small sausages
bread sauce
cranberry sauce
bacon rolls
gravy
brussel sprouts
other vegies - normally parsnips

these are combined with wine and crackers!

so thats cooked and normally eat around 1.30pm and pudding is xmas pudding with brandy butter and ice cream.

then its the queens christmas message which is broadcast at 3pm on all channels - well my dad insists on watching it i cant say im the biggest fan, but its one of those things that when you watch it its actually quite interesting!

next in the post xmas walk with the dogs that have xmas decorations...usually just round westbourne but youll have no idea what that is...then when we get home its present opening time. then its normally a film that mums bought....like a family thing like love actually/gladiator no idea what it will be this year/if theres a good tv show on like the only fools and horses xmas special.

then its bed - not really any more room for food but there is plenty of turkey for the next week!

26th is boxing day. this usually involves heading down to the sailing club where my dad brother and I take part in the boxing day rowing race which involves 360 degree turns/rowing backwards etc. my bro and i have done it together for the last couple of years and normally end up last and my dad usually wins it - most annoying! then its just home for more turkey and relaxing times. i think we are also heading over to my cousins in bognor.

thats enough from me...merry christmas!!!

hope you all have a great time!!!!!!!!!!!!