Tuesday, 31 December 2013

30 December 2013

Just what we needed during the holidays - no internet. Everything checked and swapped out so looks like a new router required. Handy that you need one direct from sky and there will be no post for days!!! 

How did we survive before broadband. 


Sunday, 29 December 2013

29 December 2013

Cold and crisp over the dee valley this morning. 



28 December 2013

Take 15 selection. Boxes and various multipacks of Christmas sweets and you end up with a new stash of kids bribery and a pile of cardboard recycling. 
This lot should see us through till summer. 


Saturday, 28 December 2013

27 December 2013

Leftover heaven....too much grazing going on and the turkey curry is in the pot. Diet starts again in the new year. 



Thursday, 26 December 2013

26 December 2013

If nobody will entertain you with crackers on Boxing Day, pull them yourself and you're guarantee'd to win. 


Wednesday, 25 December 2013

25 December 2013

Christmas chaos almost over.  Great to see the kids faces of surprise, less so when the get tired and grumpy later on!!  Grandma needed a few glasses of fizz to keep her sane and to get the turkey cooked......................................Only joking Mum, very much appreciated....



Tuesday, 24 December 2013

24 December 2013

Almost there....House tidied, beer and wine in the fridge, camera battery charged and the xmas table set.  Soup to make and the last of the wrapping before an early wake up call from the boys no doubt...........


Monday, 23 December 2013

23 December 2013

Christmas Eve eve and it was the little ones' nursery nativity today.  Not sure how much we heard of it, but all rather cute and they did manage to belt out the songs at the end.


22 December 2013

Wrapping and present deliveries progressing. Few more piles and we're done. 


Saturday, 21 December 2013

21 December 2013

Well deserved hair of the dog. Remarkably fit after a long mad Friday. Comfortable golf victory and an afternoon of retail therapy finished off with Chinese
takeaway.



Friday, 20 December 2013

20 December 2013

Nice start to Mad Friday over the city.  Roads were pretty quiet during rush hour with an unusual amount of people walking into work in preparation for the chaos of Xmas lunches.


Thursday, 19 December 2013

19 December 2013

Christmas mischief before bed.  Chocolate calendars nearing the end....



Wednesday, 18 December 2013

18 December 2013

School Xmas concert and I'm not sure that someone was paying full attention to the job in hand!!! 


Tuesday, 17 December 2013

17 December 2013

Sparkling tree still holding onto its needles so far. 


Monday, 16 December 2013

16 December 1013

Another of santa's grotto decorations. Need to buy shares in Duracell batteries!!


Sunday, 15 December 2013

Thursday, 12 December 2013

12 December 2013

Matthews homework book cover slowly getting filled in, but also getting worn out.....


11 December 2012

The dee valley at Kincardine o'neil
This is the view from a potential development site for a client. Could be worse!!!


Tuesday, 10 December 2013

10 December 2013

8 official working days left (7-1/2 if you discount office lunch), so the countdown is on.

Number 02 son thought Santa had been last night, but it was only mum being prepared for meeting the girls tonight and having left out wrapped presents to take with her!!!


Saturday, 7 December 2013

07 December 2013

Nice end of Xmas night out meal... Red hot chilli pipers performance on the pipes. 




Friday, 6 December 2013

Thursday, 5 December 2013

05 December 2013

If I put a Range Rover on my list to Santa, hope he doesn't bring me one in this colour......why would you????




Tuesday, 3 December 2013

03 December 2013

Queens cross reaching brightly into the nights sky. Seems to always be having work done up the steeple. Recession won't be hitting Steeplejacks too hard. 



Monday, 2 December 2013

02 December 2013

Another red sky morning. Seem to be getting them every sunrise and sunset at the moment. Will soon change when the snow arrives, and it's meant to be this week. 




Sunday, 1 December 2013

01 December 2013

Advent calendars opened and decorations/tree up.  Not usually as early as this, but with kids social-life and the way the day fall, didn't know when we would get another chance to get everything set out.