Saturday, 27 December 2025

This week my Word of the Week is: Christmas!! #WotW

This week my Word of the Week is:

Christmas


It has to be! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, whatever you were doing.

I worked through my Christmas Eve to-do list and got everything done and by teatime I was ready for a sit down. I got lots of the Christmas dinner cooked in advance so there was less to do on Christmas Day, it worked out really well.

We were up early on Christmas Day at half past seven, just in time for Becky and her friend getting in from work. Becky's friend was staying with us over Christmas so she didn't have to rely on a lift to and from work with there being no buses. We were up so early so we could all open our presents together! Everyone was spoilt rotten! The girls had a few surprises which they were happy about and so did I. I got some perfume off Stu, which I wasn't expecting, a fab Bon Jovi mug and from my dad, a tonne of bath stuff, which might seem a normal gift but coming from my dad it isn't, he is so not into girly things so it was a big surprise.

The morning was spent going through our presents, speaking to family on the phone and helping Ellie set up her new phone. She takes security seriously and has a different password for everything and never writes them down, so that was fun. It's a good job I kept a record of her login details for her bank because she didn't have a clue as she uses her fingerprint to log in to most things but when you have a new phone you have to log in to everything first before using your fingerprint.

We could have eaten Christmas dinner at midday as most of it was ready but it felt so strange to be eating that early on Christmas Day, so we held off until about 2pm. It was just Stu, Ellie and I as Becky was still sleeping for work. I'm blowing my own trumpet here and I have to say the Christmas dinner was one of the best I have ever made! We ate our fill and then relaxed for the afternoon.

Just after half past five, Becky and her friend were up and out of bed and were ready for their Christmas dinner. I always think I am just an OK cook and I get nervous cooking for other people, but the friend said the food was amazing! Phew! I also made them a packed lunch to take to work full of picky bits like pork pies, sausage rolls, chicken bits and things like that. They loved it and were so grateful as there would have been no buying snacks from the shop with it being closed. It might even have convinced Becky that packed lunches are a good thing and she doesn't need to spend money each evening at work buying food. Hehehe.

Yesterday we spent the day doing nothing much at all apart from watching the new episodes of Stranger Things. We slept until late and ate lots and we didn't even bother getting dressed properly. It was the best PJ day ever!

How was your Christmas? I hope it was as wonderful as ours. I don't think Anne is hosting her Word of the Week linky this week but I do like writing these posts.

Word of the week

4 comments :

  1. Oh, this post made me happy! I am so glad that everything worked out so well for you and your loved ones on Christmas. It is so much work and there is no guarantee that it´s all going to go well, right? So to have a lovely day is just the best tasting cherry on top of the season!! I´m glad everyone liked your meal so much- mine, too, turned out to be one of the best ever based on everyone´s reaction and that was a great feeling. How wonderful to have extra food to send with Becky and her friend to make their work a little nicer. My Stranger Things lovers watched the new episodes, too! Have a great day :).

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  2. What a great day! Sophia's boyfriend was very complimentary about our Christmas Eve dinner, so I was happy that he enjoyed it and he texted me when they got home to say thank you and what fun he had with our Christmas traditions (Christmas crackers, Bingo, LEGO, and Christmas pajamas). We have a LOT of leftovers, but I love a Christmas sandwich!

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  3. Happy Christmas Kim! I'm glad the day went well for you and you all enjoyed the dinner.
    This year Boxing day was made for watching Stranger Things I think, I enjoyed the epsiodes but it's a bit annoying we have to wait another week for the finale.
    I hope you are having a lovely weekend x

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  4. My Christmas dinner turned out good, if I do say so myself. Everyone here enjoyed it and most took home leftovers. No material gifts for me, other than sweets from several who bake and make candy. Yum! I gifted myself a few things. It's not the same without little ones, kids at home, and my hubby here with me, but it is all still good. I am loved by many, and blessed by even more and all of that is better than gold! I enjoyed your post!! xo

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