Good morning Boxing Day

What a Christmas! As some of you may well know I have an adult daughter disabled and with learning difficulties and to add to it all is now nearly blind. Lives on her own with the support of the most wonderful carers. Anyway to cut a long story short her vast amount of medication and insulin that is delivered was delivered on Christmas Eve ...and she was out so it was taken away and a note put through the door at 4.35 pm. The carers rang the number provided but they were surprise surprise closed. So no medication over the Christmas period. After two attempts medication was found and provided but it had cost a vast amount, several hundred pounds as she had to take a taxi for one visit, then pay the full price for the medication as there was no prescription and to top it it all was not not able to go out for her. Hristmas Dinner and so lost the money she had paid . I have spent today driving to her place and trying to sort out what happened. On to
Of all this she had a fall and took the carer down with her! I am now sat at home glad the day is over with a glass in my hand. My first hristmas home for many years.

After a lovely day with DD, her OH & DGSs I've had a quiet day, out to get papers this morning, I haven't moved out of the house since then.

Heavy rain last night then frost, by late morning it was pouring down again, plenty of food in fridge/freezer, quiet night in front of TV.

Hope weather picks up for the rest of the week, fed up of "soggy" Devon, it will get better

Hello everyone, I did no cooking yesterday. Our youngest ds and girlfriend asked us to dinner together with gf's parents. Our farm / free range turkey which is a regular gift is going into the freezer for a a few weeks and today I have a cooked lobster as there is just me and dh.

So little meat on it that I'm now quickly defrosting some tiger prawns. You can tell I'm not used to cooking lobster and I can see why it is so expensive in a restaurant.

Hi all just finished the second day of entertaining and cooking for 10 really dont know why I do it, got grandsons for next 3 days so parents can go away then they are back just in time for rest os family to arrived for new year oh to go away for christmas/new year

Cold and dark this Boxing Day morning. Spent yesterday with all my children, grandchildren and all the in laws. Magical and rarely happens that we’re all together. I don’t know how my daughter in law does it! A domestic goddess!
More food today. I’ll burst, but it’s all so delicious! I’ll collapse by the fire (with the chocolates!)

Han electricity cut from 7 pm Christmas day to 11 am Boxing Day so got out the candles and this morning husband got out the generator. Fortunately we had cooked Christmas dinner for 6 people at midday so all OK. Evening a cheese board and we had just microwaved the Christmas pudding. Had matches to light the brandy on it and we had already decided that there was not much on TV, so all OK.

Good Afternoon all

After a lovely day yesterday with family, Mum, DD, SIL & 2 DGD's, Brother and Sister in Law, and Niece, today is a quiet relaxing day at home.

Sun is shining here and it is quite mild. Partner has driven over to Coventry to see his twin daughters who are staying with their Mum over Christmas. So I have a 'do as I please' afternoon.

May do my tax return later

Hope you all have a lovely Boxing Day afternoon.

Wet and grey here in Devon. Did nothing yesterday, apart from open presents, eat a selection of frozen cheese souffles, toads in holes, duck spring rolls etc. and read a book.
Today looks about the same, though we might have bangers and mash tonight. BF loved the presents she did get.
One cat came home reeling and disorientated Christmas eve; we've just let him sleep. This morning he manged to eat some whiskas but still seems groggy. Not having a lot of luck with cats recently!

Beautifully sunny but cold here in Inverclyde. Wonderful views across the Clyde to the snow covered Argyll hills. Back to work tomorrow so am taking it easy today and loving every minute.

Sun's come out hurrah.

Hi everyone. Had a Boxing Day walk this morning to blow away the cobwebs. We are off up to York this aft to have a walk round the walls.

Wilygran, will try that next year. Sounds like a great idea.

Just a normal day. Meals on wheels. Carers coming in to get me up. Same today. Sun streaming in today although cold outside I am told. Gifts from meals on wheels. Mainly food items biccies mince pies and choc. Yummy. Very pleasant to unwrap gifts. Hope everyone had a good day.

wilygran, re your Tesco frozen turkey. I normally go a bit mad at Christmas and splash out on a top end free range turkey. This year I read that Tesco’s frozen turkey crown came out second to one of those in a taste test, so took a risk. Cheap as chips and delicious! So much so that everyone commented, and this has never happened before!

We've still got the father and mother of all storms here, so we are definitely not going out for a walk today, although we could do with one after stuffing ourselves with Christmas food!

Today's schedule: coffee, reading, doing as we please, no visitors invited for today, although anyone who drops in will be welcome.

Good afternoon everyone! I'm now back home and washing the sheets and duvet covers from family's overnight stay at DD's house. Lovely sunny day - hope you all have a peaceful time and for those alone I do hope you have a good book, some decent TV, a stack of newspapers and some delicious food. Perhaps that a good wish for us all. xx

Morning all , Home from MIL yesterday and savouring some peace today as my Whirlwind and her young Man are Sale shopping today. Hubbie volunteered to drive them to Bluewater( shock horror) so I’m catching up with the soaps and a baileys and chocfest before the diet starts. Hope you all enjoy your day !!!X

Bonjour, lovely sunny day yesterday for our white Christmas. Woke up today with a gale blowing outside - now all calmed down. Bright but not sunny, and clear.

morning all. Happy after Christmas! A bit damp in Oxfordshire. We have no heating or hot water (not had for a few days) and there is a strong smell of oil in the house....but despite all that managed to get the lunch out on time y'day (10 of us all in all) and it was all delicious (beautifully cooked by me of course!!) - fan heaters on everywhere kept everyone warm. Hope we can get an engineer out tomorrow to sort it all out.....boiling up endless kettles of water to do the washing up is not much fun, but nearly there and at least the dish-washer is working! OH has been sitting in a chair reading one of his christmas books all morning - I was very restrained and didn't throw a wobbly, just quietly asked him if intended sitting there all day!! Once I've finished the washing up, I'll read one of my books for the rest of the day (oooh - he's now snoring in the chair!!!).

Good morning from a wet and miserable Sweden, a lazy day today, after an exhausting but happy Christmas day.Have an enjoyable Boxing Day everyone.

Good morning!

Have woken to blustery wind but lovely blue skies and sunshine. So happy it's just us today, no pressure, no "stepping on eggshells" and able to lounge about in our new PJs/lounge-wear!!!

Making the most of the sunshine, I've got the washing on...

Hope everyone has a lovely Boxing Day!

Good morning everyone.
Happy Boxing Day. It's bright and chilly here, after a very wet evening. DH not up yet so not sure what our plans are. Fairly lazy I imagine.
Enjoy your day ?

After a couple of very busy days I have nothing scheduled for today. I was a bit peopled out by the end of yesterday (Autistic term).

Hello everyone and Happy Boxing Day. I'm having a very lazy start to the day. Looking outside is magnetic as the sun is in full view and blue skies everywhere. Can't work out the temperature yet. Couple of hours will see me driving home with a shop stop in the middle. Looking forward to every aspect of it and arriving home is always lovely no matter how pleasant the 'escape' has been. Yes, life is certainly good for me at the moment.

Good morning all. I hope to have a bit of Christmas dinner today. I have just slept for 18 hours trying to get rid of a stomach bug. What a time to have one. I'm at my lovely DD's home and fell ill early Christmas Day morning. There is no morsel of food left inside me but at least that half a stone I shed before Christmas won't be going back on. DD is now insisting on breakfast in bed and I feel more like my normal self. I won't forget this Christmas in a hurry. ?