Mummy and daddy were both skiving off work until NEXT YEAR!!!! I have no idea how we're going to manage all that time but I suppose they know what they're doing. There was no early morning grandad call as he has nanna at home because she's off work until next year too. The country is going to pot. Because nanna is at home, grandad has his work cut out even more than when I'm with him. He says I'm  much easier to manage. We did pop over to see them just before dinner time and I think this is down to mummy and daddy having all that time off work so we're saving our food by eating theirs. I think this is ok because I know for a fact that nanna has been shopping 54 times this week already.

I popped up with grandad to see a lady and he gave her a bag full of stuff which I assume is food to help them through the terrible weather. I don't think she works at all so grandad must be helping out. He should run one of those charity things and put an advert on the telly. He could use Millie with a sad face to help tug at people's hearty strings. There is a picture of me crying on the funny bouncy ball thing at the Lookout place that he could use for a small fee and a constant supply of fresh molk.

Nanna asked grandad to put some more stuff in the freezer and I have no idea how he can do it. The freezer in the garage is bulging at the seams as it is but with some precision re-packaging, he came back with the smiley face of a man with a mission accomplished. He could get a job on the Tokyo underground where they cram all those people into those train carriages. They're packed in so tight, it surprises me not-a-jot that they have eyes like that.

Later in the afternoon I put on some big boy pants. Still like nappies but with lastik bits to make them easy to get off when I need 1's or 2's. Tallywhacker secured and in popped Auntie Ali and Auntie Bev. I think they know nanna quite well, maybe they went to school together or something but the way they kept laughing would hint at a previous high intake of alcoholic beverages. We all had tea together apart from grandad as he had to go to work, we had lovely potatoes with their coats on and some spicy stuff or fishy things. Grandad says Ali and Bev are going to get into BIG trouble if they eat those special cakes of his!!!!

Apparently, in a couple of days, it's some geezers birthday who lived several years ago and everyone in the country is having a party. He must've been pretty popular as everyone seems to know him. Grandad says we eat lots of food then wish we hadn't but to be honest, I don't think there's any food I eat that I wish I hadn't. I reckon it's because he has to watch his weight but I strongly believe he's not watching it good enough. I'm coming back to grandad's on Wednesday for some more so that'll be fun.

As it's the birthday Christmas celebrations, I have to mention my fellow cousins one-twice-three times removed from the other family members so here goes (and God help grandad if I've forgotten anyone!!!!):

Wiltshire Branch:
Shona
Kane
Cody

Gloucester Branch:
Dylan
Rosie

Hertfordshire Branch:
Olivia
Maisie

St Prex*, Geneva (Our international chapter - branching out into Europe and beyond):
Lyra
Myles
*Grandad says I shouldn't try to say this word yet until my English is a little better - which is quite a statement as it's a French word!!! When I'm older, I'm going to school in town where they will teach English as a second language by then.

Currently there are two new arrivals waiting to enter the Departure Lounge early next year and no doubt a couple more awaiting the winners of future tadpole races.

That's it, I'm currently home in bed and writing this under my bed covers with my Thomas the Tank torch perched on top of my head so I can see. Grandad said it'll give me square eyes but I'll take that over the Tokyo ones. Have a great Christmas and New Year (I must say I like the old one), if I've missed anyone please tell grandad before nanna finds out because she'll go narnas at him!!!

Dogg