News from the hood.....

This week I have taken a few pics from around the house. The Christmas decorations are up - nothing over the top, but festive none the less. Yes, there are fairy lights strategically placed around our little home and I am pleased to report that the little man has managed to keep his chubby little paws off the tree - no mean feat when you are 20 months old. My beautiful Mondocherry birdies arrived in the mail today too. I am beginning to feel truly festive - even more so knowing that we will all be on holidays in the next week!

As I have been driving around our neighbourhood, I have been tickled pink to see many houses decorated with lights and other Christmas paraphernalia. It is so great to see the Christmas spirit alive and well in our local area BUT (you sensed a but didn't you ;) I will pose this question to you lovely readers. Is it possible to overdo fairy lights and almost become 'Griswald-esque' in our attempts to be festive? I am fairly confident that our neighbours decorating efforts would be seen from one of the Russian satellites (this is not a good thing) as they have chosen to decorate their home with flashing blue and red lights. Such is the intensity of these flashing lights that we have had to draw our blinds at night to stop our room lighting up like well, a Christmas tree! I was going to say the red light district but felt that was leaving me open to scrutiny :) As you can imagine this has provided us with a good laugh....

Did I mention that I have aged a year since I last wrote a post? Yes, hold your breath, I am now 36 - shock horror! I had the best birthday, indulging in a little bit of me time and spending time with my family. So, what's news from your neck of the woods? Feeling festive? Baking treats? As I write this post I am on a sugar high from eating too much rocky road :) .....