I\u2019m running through the checklist to make sure Mum hasn\u2019t forgotten anything important. It\u2019s soooo long since we\u2019ve been out for a day that there is a serious risk that some key item won\u2019t be in the car. If it\u2019s Mum\u2019s lunch that\u2019s not so bad, but can you imagine the uproar if it was either mine or Aristotle\u2019s food? It\u2019s especially exciting as we\u2019re going to see James and Andrew and we haven\u2019t seen them for simply ages. It\u2019s really sad that Shadow isn\u2019t here, as she was their dog, but then if she\u2019d still been with us we wouldn\u2019t have been going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ari and I had a bit of an argument yesterday, so being in the car together might not be quite as much fun as I\u2019d hoped. I still don\u2019t know what it was I said that he didn\u2019t appreciate. That\u2019s boys for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile the present wrapping is in process. That is definitely a time to keep our heads down and stay out of the way. It is not the job that Mum is best at. She and Dad have a fundamental difference of opinion over how much sticky tape should be used. Dad covers every seam and we then usually run out. Mum has at least remembered to buy enough in advance to cover all eventualities. What could go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m up to Christmas 2009 in my look back to Christmas Past. Those were the days when Shadow was a puppy but before Aunty Megan moved in. Still no photos sadly, but Alfie was reporting on the Christmas decorations and it looks as though they had their own problems then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlthough my Mistress did put some decorations up yesterday, the newer decorations that aren\u2019t in the process of falling apart are in a box. The only problem is that my Mistress doesn\u2019t exactly know which box and we\u2019ve got a lot of boxes sitting around in one room or another. In the end she made an executive decision to work with what she could get to and buy some reduced price baubles in Tesco\u2019s. It appears there is a way round almost every problem. On a happier note, the tree managed to fit in the lounge rather than the kitchen and so isn\u2019t under threat from Shadow when everyone goes out. It also means that it\u2019s safe to put some chocolate decorations on the tree for the children. Now all my Mistress has to do is find some chocolate decorations!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
We don\u2019t have chocolate decorations now. Unlike Alfie, I can\u2019t be trusted around food. Mum is very strict about leaving anything that would be bad for me anywhere I could jump \/ climb and get it. She\u2019s probably right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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