Run Up To Christmas 2021...Part One

I received an early Christmas present from Cerys, a pair of Rudolph slippers so I can wear them all through December.

I spotted this super cute shirt in Lowes that I knew would be perfect for Scott to wear on Christmas day.

I bought a couple of Christmas t shirts for myself and Cerys.

My one.

Cerys' two.

I bought our Christmas crackers from Dusk this year again.

I got a Christmas bag for $5 from the charity shop.

Mid November Spotlight had a relocation sale as they are moving to new premises on 12th December 2021, so I bought an adorable Aussie animals Christmas table cloth that I plan to use next year, I will do a native animal and bird theme next year.

It was reduced from $55 to $33.

Sunday 21st November 2021, Cerys and I went to the Christmas Market where stall holders were selling their beautifully handcrafted items, I got a couple of gifts for Cerys, this reusable lunch pouch and a stunning pair of Amethyst earrings.

I also bought this gorgeous tree topper for our Christmas tree, isn't he fabulous.

Of course, I couldn't leave without treating myself 💛🌈🌵

It has been super busy here these past few months, what with appointments and meetings, Darren coming back home, trying to get the back garden finished in between all the rain we have had. Scott has been really busy at work and we have had hardly any time to get organised, we have started putting up decorations this past week. I am hard pushed to believe it is the 1st December tomorrow!!

We started hauling the decorations out on Friday 26th November to start decorating and putting the trees up over the weekend.

The house is still a tip, boxes all over the place, we miss not having a spare room to shove everything in until we have time to pack it away.

Needless to say, the dog slept through it all, that is to say until...👇

Jodie came across his dress up costume, check out the look of disgust below 😂

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