We had a delightful few days with DS and family. It was our first Christmas with grand-daughter and she was in fine spirits. Within a few minutes of arriving, she found the wind up santa and settled in with us to play with it whilst her mum and dad unpacked the car.
There was a lot of unpacking to do, 4 dogs worth of stuff, hers and their stuff plus Christmas presents for them and us.
The house was pretty well stuffed itself by this time but we got by.
We managed each night to play on the PS4, silly games such as Overcooked and the house removal version by the same company. Much laughter and emergency trips (by me) to the loo ensued, a few grumbles (from me) as per usual but once I got to grips with it I settled in.
We had hoped to finish our pandemic game which has been ongoing for more than 3 years but didn't get around to it. Unfortunately the spare bedroom comes from the dining room and the door needed to be open so she could hear us.
DGD still had a bit of a chesty cough, DDiL still had a bit of a cough and DS was in the throws of a cold. He did test himself 3 times whilst here for Covid but was negative.
They will do it all again when they travel down to her parents to meet up with family so hope they all feel better by then. Hope they can fit everything in for when they come back as it was a bit close leaving from us.
At least Christmas and New Year meet ups can take place. We will probably pay for it later on, but time will tell. I wish I believed that 2022 will be better but to be honest, I don't think it will.
Onwards and upwards and time for us all to put on a new pair of big girls knickers!
How lovely you managed to spend time with your family! I agree that 2022 won't be any better but at least we're forewarned and prepared for it this time round!!
ReplyDeleteI think we just all have to do what we need to get through. Hopefully things may improve...
DeleteGlad you managed your first Christmas with DGD. Must have been a bit chaotic with 4 dogs as well as extra people!
ReplyDeleteSemi organised chaos. At least most meals were prepared so that helped.
DeleteGlad you had a good time with the family. We had K and A for a visit yesterday which we all enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteJust so nice to meet up isn’t it.
DeleteHow wonderful that you managed to get together. Our oldest tested as well before he left for a friends yesterday. Since he was clear, we feel a bit safer.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
They have both tested negative today ready for meeting family for the New Year.
DeleteFamily time seems so much more special this year doesn't it after last years being confined to our homes. It sounds like you had a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteWe did. Granddaughter was a delight.
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