It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

We went to Rovaniemi and it was wonderful. Levi is further north and was too far of a schelp for us when we were only going for a few nights. We had an absolute ball in Rovaniemi. Couldn't recommend it enough!

Oh Ireland

Dragging the kids out of bed this morning was fun - said they could sit up for the first half, but sure then it was exciting so I said "fine, stay up for the second half"…two hours later, it was actually bedtime 🙈 Youngest fell asleep on the couch. She was well ready for the leaba at 8:30 but if the other two were staying up, she was too 🙃 FOMO is a real deal when you are 5 😂

You're so right. I still remember my Dad waking my brother and me up at 3am in 1982 to watch Gerry Cooney take on Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title. Cooney had an Irish connection but was outclassed by the great Holmes.

Thanks for reminding me of a memory like this, I would have been 9 at the time and my brother was 6.

what a cold day out went to town and got a few bits and bought some Xmas decorations in Eurogiant before they closed up for good ended up making a coddle in the slow cooker

My first night without the baby and I lose an hours sleep 😂😂

Currently nursing a slight hangover, not too bad. Little elf was off with her mother to the cafe for the last while. It's raining and windy out so when she arrived back she asked could she lie down on my bed with me and watch the Grinch. Works for me!

The daylight is great, although my cat didn't adjust for clocks changing.

She usually likes to go out to the back garden at 11 and then cuddle. Well at midnight she got up for her nightly routine while I was trying to sleep 😂. Although the other cat slept right through it so at least I didn't have two to deal with.