Day 358 Christmas Eve

Saturday 24 December


Final preparations for Christmas are all done.  At mid day I drove over to Porthcawl to pick up Dad who is staying with us over Christmas.  We visited Mum en route though she was quite sleepy today.  The three of us had a quiet meal together and then watched the film "The Kings Speach" which Dad really enjoyed, particularly as he clearly remembered the events in it. Ian went to bed &  later I introduced Dad to Skype. First was a chat with cousin John and Sue in Canberra.  Dad has only seen him once since he emigrated to Aus 30 years ago and so really enjoyed catching up with him and being shown around the house and garden via iPad.  Next we spoke to Gaz and Vicky.  It was Christmas morning in Australia and they were waiting until after speaking to all the family at home before opening their presents. Its a shame they're so far away at this time of year.  Christmas is all about family and they're obviously missing us. Anyway, we wished them a merry Christmas and Dad marvelled at the wonders of modern technology!


 Just before going to bed I took this photo of the slightly wonky Christmas tree.