Gosh Wrong, you’re having a fairly shit time there. I am really sorry to hear about your bereavements 
. About the drinking - are you at the point where you want to do something about it? I had close family bereavements this year and I turned to food, which is my comfort and, I guess, distraction. I have started to tackle it now but it’s hard going
So glad you had a good party Happier, you deserve a good end to the year.
I’ve put a chicken in the slow cooker (no oven) but it doesn’t quite fit and I can’t get the lid on. I’m hoping it will drop down when the onions underneath start wilting. In the meantime do you think a cap of foil will do the job?
I also need to think of a pudding that doesn’t require the oven. The kids just have fruit most of the week but if I cook a proper Sunday dinner it’s nice to have a pudding together. Any ideas?
I have woken up in a bad mood. It was supposed to be my lie-in and DS woke me up with his most annoying stim,which is to shout ‘I like a cheese sandwich’ in a loud, robotic yet whiney voice over and over without stopping. He’s been doing it a lot lately and it’s like nails down a blackboard to me 😬😬😬😬 I am annoyed with DH for not noticing that he was doing that right outside our bedroom door for ages at 7am! 
Also a bit grumpy because I rather fancied the JL beauty advent calendar but it was £££. Saw this morning on the bargain thread that it’s now half price but it went out of stock as I was trying to buy it. It’s saved me money I know but I feel old and raddled and really fancied trying some new potions. Gah. First world problem.
I am going to plant up my hanging basket for the front of the house, that will look much nicer and make me feel better. Tree went up last night and the rest of the decorations are going up today. I don’t go mad but have a few door wreaths and a huge string of mini Christmas jumper bunting that goes round the dining area. That will also cheer me up 