Thanks for all the comments on my list making / preparation.
I have a disease called Menieres (think of unbearable vertigo, nausea, tinnitus, light sensitivity and ear fullness) which rears its ugly head when I get stressed so I figured the best way to avoid it happening at Christmas is to be as prepared as I can be. Hence the lists
Im also into my own single digit countdown until our little newbie Nicki comes home. We had a call from the lady who has her that because of her size , her litter mates have been picking on her a bit and shes been bullied away from mum at meal times so we are picking her up on the 14th when she is 7 weeks old. She is still tiny and is by far the runt but she will be well loved. I have the 14-18th off and then my MIL has offered to puppy sit her when I am in work for my shift (I only work 3hrs at a time though) so she will get to settle and the kids will be with her.
Husband has put his back out so have him laid up on the sofa today smelling of Deep Heat, and so any Christmas prep has taken a backseat today but I have found my daughters old Christmas list which Im going to price up today.
Hope all of you affected by Irma are ok, stay safe!
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