Christmas 2007

We have had a lovely Christmas this year. Last week my parents were here for an early mini-Christmas (a good opportunity to try out some new recipes). Then last night the four of us had a quiet dinner, followed by a reading of "The Greatest Gift" and then the movie (based on the book) "It's a Wonderful Life" starring James Stewart.

Afterwards we sat on the back deck and saw the moon rise and listened to Christmas music. It was so peaceful, with thousands of crickets singing along in the bush.

This morning we had croissants for breakfast - with ham and cheese, and also with mango, ham and custard (sounds odd, but is a great combination). Then Garry's parents, sister and my niece Emma arrived for Christmas lunch and presents. All in all, a relaxing couple of days. The only drawback was that Christopher woke up at 4:15am and thought his blood glucose levels were low - I did a finger prick and he was 9mmol (not low at all!). Back to bed - but then couldn't fall asleep for the next couple of hours.

Here's wishing you all a wonderful, peaceful Christmas.