NO more relationships with 'girls next door'!; - after TWO in the 'Priory Street Posse'!

ought yesterday and a bottle of wine as extra presents as I
had already given her a pair of suede ankle boots that she
chose from the Littlewoods catalogue to make sure they fit –
before her birthday on 13 th December.
Monday 22 nd December – Sunday 28 th December 2008.
As I just said, these next three weeks into the New Year of
2009 have been very quiet indeed. On the Monday my
daughter Jeni confirmed that she would be driving me down to
Sussex in her mini, having earlier in the autumn passed her
driving test, and probably drive home the following morning of
Christmas Eve. This then would be a REAL Christmas, unlike
last year’s fiasco when I simply could not get down to Sussex
because idiot Dr Roberts did not give me leave on the same
Monday last year, Christmas Eve last year as it was, as there
was simply not enough time to get home to my flat and pack –
and vitally, catch the train. Monday saw little happen then,
except that Julie had reported there was a house advertised in
the council newsletter – so I applied for this. She has been
forced to give up looking for places as she now has rent arrears
and has to be clear of these for six months before applying for
a new home.
So Jeni and I left at 11am on the Tuesday, traffic was busy but
fast, and we got there by 1pm in time for lunch – remarkably
quick. We drove over with two cars to Jem and Jane’s between
2 and 8pm and Jeni gave and received her presents. All us
adults commented on how the presents now flowed out over
half the lounge, and that we had never seen so many under
one Christmas Tree! She debated driving home the same
night, but Libby my sister arrived late having found the
motorway closed on the West side of London, and Jeni felt tired
so eventually drove home on Christmas Eve morning. Her
mother is a slave driver to her own daughter – Jeni was
manning the phone at the office for all of twelve hours on
Christmas Day itself! However all of us including Jeni really
enjoyed the delicious game hot pot we were served for supper!
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