That sounds so lovely Cag. I'd love to be able to play the piano. Must dig out my carols CD, I much prefer it to most of the Christmas pop. Probably because it takes me right back and gives me the chance to murder the descant
It sounds as though a lot of people are feeling the fatigue now - it's a relief to get to the end of term and for the madness of Christmas prep to be nearly over. I really don't envy you Trying for living in a dusty building site at the time of year - we had major garden works underway this time last year, but wth all access through the house and it was horrible. Permanently filthy and freezing. I am sure I will envy the finished product though 
I've been reading but not posting for a few days - just getting over my cold and trying to get on top of various chores. I am feeling much better now and also think my vague pregnancy queasiness is subsiding. I am still much more fussy about food than normal though - just not fancying the stuff I would normally eat and not interested enough to think of anything else. Right now I could live off crunchy nut cornflakes for 3 meals a day (odd as I am usually not a fan of cereal and find those in particular too sweet). I hope the fatigue lifts next and then I can get some stuff done for a few months before I get too huge and lumbering to be useful.
I have mostly finished with the presents and the Christmas food ordering now, apart from some stuff I will try to pick up fresh next week, like avocados. That's a huge relief as I was really getting a bit stressed about it! I had a big wrapping session yesterday and broke the back of it, one more long evening should mostly finish it off. I am not quite sure what to do for the nursery staff though. DS has a 1:1 helper for 5 hours each day and that is such an important relationship, and she is lovely. I therefore feel I should get her something decent so DS made her a card and I bought her a bottle of champagne (I don't know her on a personal level but figure everyone can use champagne at Christmas, even if just to take to a get-together). But then I feel his key worker shouldn't get a lesser gift because she also goes out of her way for him and I don't want her to feel that I don't recognise that just because he has a 1:1. So will probably do that for both of them. A bit extravagant but their support is making a big difference.
I have lost all sight of spend this week and would be too embarrassed to confess even if I did know - least said soonest mended! After Christmas I will start properly monitoring my spends.