Skuds’ Sister’s Brother

Only a few hours before the kids start pestering us to get up…
Can’t wait to see what Charlie thinks of his present, and can’t wait to see whether he lets us have a go.  I expect we will spend most of the festive period in Crawley hospital.

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I may not like Christmas much, apart from the much-needed week off, but I do have a soft spot for some Christmas songs.

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This week I have been mostly elfing myself…

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One of the few things I like about Christmas is hearing Fairytale of New York all the time, so I’m glad the scumbags and maggots of the BBC have decided against censoring it.
I can see where they were coming from, but they were taking no account of context and besides, the song is a national […]

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I see that the Christmas Radio Times is on sale. I’m amazed it is still going in spite of its monopoly on printing TV listings getting removed years ago, and the EPG on digital televisions being a lot easier to use.
I don’t think I will be buying it. However much it costs it […]

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Jayne keeps asking me what I want for Christmas, and I know that “a decent lie-in, no flashing lights all over the house, and no fuss” is not an acceptable answer. It is a real problem time of year, everyone thinks that I secretly enjoy it but like to put on a bah-humbug act. […]

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