Xmas with family

 Well where do I start with this? Christmas went well and Ava DGD had loads of lovely presents from everyone and Santa, including a skateboard - more on that later. Our youngest son came for 2 nights as he had work on 27th so left on Boxing Day. Doing well now as his back has improved a lot and he's almost working full time, after gradually returning to work. We all ate Xmas Dinner on Xmas Eve as we never have the dinner on the actual day. OH cooked a lovely meal, roast pork and turkey. Daughter liked her saucepan set we bought her for the new kitchen she's having next month.

Sadly daughter dropped a plate on her foot and bruised her toes. The next day she managed to knock down a large umbrella that I'd hung up high on a hook to wash the floor. Unfortunately it hit her other foot and looks like it's broken her toe.

 Now Ava wanted to play on her skateboard but it was raining hard outside. As we have a long 18ft uncluttered living room I thought she would be ok practising in here. First day went well but the second day just before they were leaving she lost control of it and crashed into my ankle. My own fault for telling her it was OK in the house! I went to the NHS local walk in center the next day as it was badly swollen. So I have a small fracture in the ankle bone. It doesn't need plastering but they offered me a soft boot for protection. I didn't want one as I think I would probably trip over in it or slip on the laminate flooring here. Dogs have been very good and moved off the sofa so I can put my foot up.  I managed to do all the washing today as we don't wash on New Year's Day. My mum always said it was bad luck lol. I have a roomba robot vacuum for the floors so all good.

OH isn't well as his cough is very bad so he's going to see the doctor on Tuesday when they open, even if I have to force him lol. Been telling him for weeks to go as its slowly been getting worse. He's one of those people that doesn't go to doctors until he's convinced it won't cure on its own lol

Well that's about it for now. Hope everyone reading this had a lovely Xmas. Happy New Year to everyone 

Bye for now All the best x

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