to be considering taking to the sherry already (3.11pm)....

[georgimama]

because I am trying to write cards and wrap Christmas presents with the "help" of DS(age 21 months)and it is not going very well.....

not unreasonable...wish I could join you

I'll start if you start

Actually a large glass of red is calling to me....

god do it! sherrry is an essential accompaniment to any christmas task

OOOHHH! Go on! Then I can have a Baileys cos it won't count as drinking alone!!

not at all

DH is overseeing a family card writing session

I have crept away to 'look up addresses' and generally kick things and swear

my next stop is the red wine box

I'm off to get my glass of red wine now. You lot are a bad influence on me

YAY!!!! You go girls (says in Bratz accent!) Ha lost it without even having a sip yet...bring on the wine!

What took you so long!?

Go ahead, have another Sherry, I had mulled wine at 2.01

Glad I'm not the only thinking about the bottle of cold Sauvignon blanc in the fridge!

Dd has been making Christmas cards and pestering me to allow her to decorate her room (which meant we had to have a big tidy up session first and then get the decs down from the attic), made mince pies (whilst trying to stop ds coughing all over the ingredients) blah blah.

And I've only done half the Christmas present shopping so far

See, I feel wine is potentially a step too far at this early hour (please do though, would be nice to think someone is even more of a shocking alkie than me) but sherry is almost medicinal.

Have managed to write all cards and wrap 2 presents. DS has more sellotape on him than the presents.

Medicinal sherry - I like it! Wine is medicinal to me, I can assure you . Especially when I have just sat here with ds and dd making paper chains. Trouble is, I want another now..........