3 Too Many

“Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.” – Charlotte Carpenter.

I wish you a Merry Christmas, I wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year – there you go, all I can muster for now, so save it for another date if you want.  In case you missed it, like the end of the world, today is Christmas

I could start with the fact that I have had some sleep.  Real sleep – not  a lot, but it will count.  And now I feel as flat as road kill again – bugger!!!  I have started the blog several time to try to get it out early for you my loyal fans.  Unfortunately these lovely seizures have a bit of fun with me along the way.  You see I am typing then they hit –  no warning, and my hand or fingers will process what I was doing, so they then delete the bloody blog, and cause I can go out to it for several minutes at a time so plenty of time for auto save to over write the file too.  It really pisses me off while also making me laugh at the irony of it all.  I always wondered what my first seizure would be like and, in going with the how I am style, for me I was picking an arm flaying, full noise, episode.  Not a gental drop off/blackout style, act.  But they have said that it, in most cases, would and will change to a different sort.  Back to the night – so yep, managed soem sleep – thanks Santa!  Though why do I feel so tired all day?

Anyhow – everyone still asleep about 7:15am so I get up and do breakfast, meds and a cuppa.  It is going to be a ripper of a day as there is hardly a cloud in the sky, it is 7:30 and already 24 degrees!  The rest of the family slowly drag themselves up.  Just cruise then eventually head off to the Vineyard about 10am.  What a pleasant stroll – warm, very gentle breeze, bearly any traffic, and only the sound of birds around.  Fantastic.

Have a very cruisy day –  install the WiFi at the vineyard, then we sit down to do the presents.  Quiet a few tears are shed (happy ones thank fully).  The Lads are wrapped with their presents and settle down to setup their iPods, etc.  Nice when they help each other now, and Dad is redundant, unless authorising purchases.  Temperature has now hit 35 and still going up.  Tempers are staying very low and flat.  I got a new watch (yep another one), that does everything (temp, altitude, GPS, pedometer, digital compass) oh and it tells the time in 9 countries.  Guess I should learn how to use it.  The funny thing is that it sits there most of the time saying IDLE – you think – I don’t use the other gears much now

Go for a walk about 2pm – it is now 39 degrees!!!  How is that for a summer scorcher Christmas day.  Get home just in time to have the feast – Chicken, and Lamb.  The lamb is so tender that it is falling apart.  Do the usual Christmas thing and overeat, still – 1 day a year.  Fantastic meal and an awesome evening with great company.  Not one niggle, argument, or gripe.  Just near to perfect.

Head is hurting quite a bit so try to control it with meds.  It takes quite a bit of time to shake it but I do manage too, well sort of.  Talk to Joh quickly when we get back to the motel.  Sorry it’s taken a day to call Joh.  To all those that have messaged me today – I will get back to you all individually, and do a reply.   Trying to find time on holiday is very time consuming – phew!!

I have one quick mention to make as it has been passed to me.  No, I have not got myself in a dark place with thinking this is my last Christmas (Probably 2-3 weeks ago before my magic drug was delivered it would be a different story).  I have had a brilliant Christmas and now have the approach that I, as everyone of us is dying, but just a little quicker than others.  No point worrying about how or when as it is going too happen.

Hope all have had a fabulous and fun and spoilt Christmas.  Sorry the blog is so late.  I see they’ve done even more changes to it – ahhh!  Right time for rest now as off to Nelson Wednesday to catch up with folks there.  Take care, make all times special and please be careful on the roads.

Kia Kaha.