Good morning! It’s Christmas! ? ??

Good morning Maw!
I’m up (well, awake)
Happy Christmas Everyone! ? ♥️

Good morning Happy Christmas from Cheshire. We are very excited to be going to our daughters for lunch today and my sister and her husband and son will be there too. I hope everyone here has a good day in whatever way they enjoy. Here's to 2022 and hopes for a better year for us all. Xx

Awake here, too! Good morning from a soggy Torbay, and a Happy Christmas.

Our Crib Service was well attended yesterday - the biggest number for which I’ve been the accompanist at this church! DH came with me which made a pleasant change from my solo visits on Sundays.

We shall be up and off to Crewe as soon as we can be ready. 230 miles to travel but we hope it will be on less busy roads than sometimes.

Peace and love to you all. ????????

Good morning and happy Christmas to everyone
Got the family and GC for lunch
Thoughts to those with troubles or are feeling under the weather ?
Have a good day everyone ???

Safe journey- Ashcombe - that’s a lot of driving but I hope most people who are going anywhere will have gone already and at least there should be very few lorries, if any.
I did about 250 miles picking up D and GS from Norfolk two days ago and then 75 to Birmingham yesterday. And I don’t want to see a steering wheel for a day or two.
Will you be playing “Driving home for Christmas” on the way?

Good Morning all from East Staffordshire where it is cooler today.
I was awoken by a voice message saying “Happy Titmass” “See you at party” from a very happy 2 year old this morning. I do hope he likes his cowboy boots!!
We will be going for breakfast in an hour or so, we like to let the chaos calm first, mummy and daddy are the worse culprits of chaos in that house on a Christmas morning!!
I have a hang over from too much Prosecco last night so I’m off down stairs for a coffee or two.
Lovey OP Maw
❤️??

Good morning from North Lincs. I dutifully set my alarm for 5.30am and have driven from my hotel to my daughter’s house, expecting it to be ablaze with lights and excited kids opening presents. Alas, they are still asleep. ? I could have had a lie in!

Have a safe journey Ashcombe

Good morning and Happy Christmas to you all ✨

Extra special thoughts to those with heavy hearts and challenges in their lives?

Good morning and Merry Christmas to everyone from a regular reader rather than a poster. It’s lovely to read how you all are doing and how much support you give to each other. We’ll be heading over to DD and family after a short Christmas Day service at our little church. Hoping you all have a peaceful day and those who are poorly are feelIng a bit better today.

Good morning, and Merry Christmas!

Dogs walked, breakfast consumed. Heading to the 08:00 at the Cathedral one town over shortly, then back home to get the rest of the lunch on and to a joyful Christmas.

Christmas Day has been me and the dog or dogs for several years now, alone ish but not lonely: I have gifts to unwrap from kind family and friends, and the expectation of a thoroughly gluttonous day, well, two days, before the diet restarts on Monday.

Peace and joy. ??

Buon Natale ! from Italy, so wonderful to be back in this country ! Midnight mass last night ( I’m not a believer but enjoy the ‘experience’. Which was very socially distanced with masks throughout including choir.)
look forward to lunch for ten with lots of local specialities. Already FaceTimed the Sydney branch who were swimming and kayaking,…

Merry Christmas everyone! May all your tests be negative.

Good morning and Happy Christmas from a very wet Essex by the sea.
We are going to DH's eldest daughter for lunch and to see his 5 very excited grandchildren.
Safe journey to anyone 'driving home for Christmas ' today.
Have a lovely day whatever you may be doing.
Peace and love to everyone ????? xx

Good morning all from South Lanarkshire. No idea what the weather is doing.

Thank you for your lovely welcome Maw. I have happy memories of those days with my own children. I’m sure that’s exactly what’s happening in my grandchildrens’ homes right now.

Safe trip Ashconbe & OD.

Wishing each and every one of you a happy day.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Good morning Maw

Yuletide Greetings to you All ?

When I went to make my tea I saw that DH had typed up a cooking chart, times, which device, what temperature for our Christmas Dinner (at lunchtime). It’s lucky he is cooking it. I’ll open the wine and I’ve laid the table. ??

Good morning and Merry Christmas everyone! I haven't posted for a long time but have been reading and wanted to say Best Wishes to all of you lovely people at this time. May the New Year bring us all happiness and joy. For those who have been ill this year or have lost loved ones a special hug and best wishes.
My New Years resolution is to get more involved with the outside world (including Gransnet) and get myself back on track!
Love to all!

Good morning and Merry Christmas to all from a very windy Lincolnshire. Awake early, hot chocolate made, and relax before festivities begin. ?

Good morning and a very happy Christmas to everyone. After a lovely evening yesterday with two little believers and keeping guard while Santa arrived, I seem to be the only one awake in this house. I don’t want to be up before the children erupt so I am waiting for the sound of excited voices before I can get my first cup of tea!

I wish everyone a good and contented day, especially those of us who are alone or have had plans disrupted by Covid. We are still waiting with fingers crossed for a test result, taken three days ago, which, hopefully will allow the only one of my daughters without children, to join family today.

Thanking everyone for sharing their lives this year, it’s been such a good start to my days. Happy Christmas and love to all ?????

Happy Christmas. My daughter and younger son arrived a couple of days ago. Son made the best fish pie for dinner last night. Elder son, partner and their five year old daughter should arrive today by 12 noon. They are staying until tomorrow. I can’t remember the last time all my family were under one roof. Probably before the ‘plague’. I too have typed up a time plan for today’s lunch! I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Good Morning all and Happy Christmas from a corner of the South Welsh coast. A lovely opening post Maw.
Safe journey Ash.
Glad to hear that grandMattie made it to stay with her family.
Wishing everyone a happy day. ?

Happy Christmas folks from the East coast have a wonderful day
Soon be off to the beach for a christmas. Day dip The official one has been cancelled but a few of us will try and keep the spirits up with an unofficial one (I have a Victorian ladies swim costume to go in in) then home for a hot shower and off to my eldests for the rest of the day
Good wishes and loved to everyone on GN a big hug for anyone on their own or worried ill or not feeling ‘it’
Xx

Happy Christmas everyone! It's dark and damp here on the south coast but quiet and calm within our home and DH is still in bed. I managed a lie in until 6.30am which is unusual for me. Glad to see he's done some more of the difficult jigsaw we have ongoing!

Safe journey Ash - I am sure it will be quieter on the roads for you and for anyone else travelling today.

Expecting to hear from our family later and hope all is well. DiL was still waiting for her CPR test result last night. I was pleased my LFT was negative and I do feel much better today, thankfully.

Wishing the happiest of days to everyone.

Good morning from Bristol.
Thank you for opening up, Maw, and Bon voyage Ash.
It’s going to be bittersweet today, but I shall put my best face on and enjoy the little girls. It’s the first Christmas with them for about 6 years, and over 10 years for DS1! (When he complained about the cold, I told him it was rich coming from him, who had spent Christmas in the Himalayan foothills some years back!) ?
I hope all you GraMmingos have a joyful, peaceful day, all ills on the back burner. Peace and joy to you all. ?❤️????❤️?☀️???