I made my own up after reading everyone elses smug ones I posted it on here a couple of weeks ago but I still daren't send it out only other ppl who have seen it are my aunts in NZ
What I really wanted to send but decided best not
Well what a year it's been ,can't believe how fast it's gone aswell!
The first half of our year was very busy ,Poppy celebrated her first birthday just after Christmas ,then of course There was all the planning for Emmas wedding gawd if anyone told me what a bridezilla she was going to be I would never have taken on the role of matron of honour .No wonder I developed nervous exhaustion during the months of May and June. I especially remember been screamed at in the middle of meadowhall the day before the wedding whilst trying to find frilly socks .I also have fond memories of the coach driver ringing me up and berating me for my sisters tardiness at not confirming the booking .
Well the wedding finally arrived the only day in Summer it was actually sunny and what a wonderful day it was our family at one side of the room and my new frother in laws at the other .I shall have a lasting reminder of the reception after been hissed at by bridezilla to get on the dancefloor before the farking videographer left and she had no shots of the dancefloor on the DVD you can just see the enjoyment on my face as I was forced to do the cha cha slide with only 10 children for company.
Just a quick note as some of you may know Brett and I were planning our wedding for next September it's off after the fun and frivolity of Emmas wedding I decided one family wedding a decade is quite enough and we are spending the money on a holiday.
Just after the wedding Sheffield and various other places were flooded we spent two fun filled days with no electric or heat trapped in the house with 5 small children ,suppose I'm luckier than some My dear sister had to walk home in chest deep water from the city centre her photograph appeared in a newspaper pausing to light a fag as a car floated by gawd knows how she managed to keep her cigarettes dry! It also caused her ,her first newlywed row as her husband didn't know she was still smoking !She also tried to help an old man but eventually left him sat on a wall as he was going to slow for her she always did have a compassionate side.
Now we are all dried out hahaha! I will briefly mention the children they are all doing fine Dylan is sports mad as ever he did obtain a broken arm this year after falling from a bucking broncho at a summer fete , the year before he got the record for longest time this year the bucking broncho got it'srevenge. Lucy is doing ok too I have only been called into school a handful of times once because she was calling all the teachers by their first names they tried to ignore it at first but it was the final straw when she walked past the head and said cheerfully "morning Barbarah" .Another time we were asked to go in when she told staff she had been drinking Jack Daniels all weekend. Other girls are fine they particually enjoy tearing lumps out of each other or if they are friends flooding the bathroom.
We had the children baptised in August it was a lovely service and I'm glad so many of you could make it .......oh I forgot quite a few of you didn't bother turning up, never mind though I didn't mind wasting 400.00 on a venue for 150 and watching tons of food go to waste .The pub was lovely though but I do think the karoke was a mistake and I must apoligise for performing like a virgin badly if you missed it the evidence is on youtube under "rachael does madonna" .I must also take a moment to apoligise to Father keith and his wife who were kind enough to join us at the reception I am very sorry I broke wind whilst we were around the table I am also deeply sorry for telling you I loved you and that you were a cool Vicar ,I know in your email you said you found it quite funny but I am deeply mortified . I will one day feel able to show my face in Church again.
Me and Brett are doing ok he is his usual random self he finally decided to decorate in August he took the wallpaper off and never put it back on again so my walls are a rather fetching shade of orange at the moment he may be motivitated into doing something about it soon when people start ringing me back with decorating quotes!
Well thats it a summary of our year I hope you all have a merry Christmas and I will see you at Grandmas on boxing day for our annual meet up where I'm sure we can all bitch about each other behind backs and thank each other for our beautiful gifts whilst mentally summing up how much we will get for it on ebay.
Love ya x