Best Christmas present ever.................

For as long as I can remember I don't remember a WET christmas.........[dh assures me one Christmas day we did a 360 turn in the lane but it was in my Laser i used to have and I said it could not have been too wet or we would not have been able to go anywhere].......we have been soooooo dry here and the rain started mid morning Christmas Day and it has not stopped since...............it was just gentle all day Christmas day and most of my visitors were able to get here and stay for lunch and enjoy the day............they left late afternoon and about 8.30pm the rain really set in for a bit and poured down.........we are over 3 inchs (80mls) of rain so far and while we are not flooding yet they are still forecasting it and it has not stopped raining since yesterday morning which may be common in your part of the world but in mine it is rare and they even have rain forecast for the next week which is something we have not seen for years and years..........it is the best Christmas we could wish for...........the garden is completely soaked and the paddocks are nearly that way now too and most of our dams are full again.............not much water in the creek yet but if it keeps up it will start to fill............I had started to plan my garden watering cut back so the rain has come just in time..............and the nice cool days low 20's is soooo nice

We have had a lovely day with family and then today I cleaned everything up and the neighbours slopped down in the mud and enjoyed all the left overs with us for lunch and some bubbly to celebrate the rain................

I also received some wonderful goodies from friends and family for christmas

Miriam - Yellow Roses sent me this little thankyou parcel for bloggy assistance and organising the SSCS.............totally not needed [to send me goodies] but I love it all..............

This book I got in one of my Christmas parcels..............also Fairy Girl got a kit to make one of the projects in the books..............dh was instructing other family members where to shop at online..............quite a scary thought................lol..............maybe I should start some creations now for next Christmas.............

A non bloggy friend gave me this charm pack and also a great quilty plate that i used yesterday so it isn't here for the pics.............

Another non bloggy friend gave me this parcel of goodies last week.........she saw the blue chook and just "had" to buy it for me..........and also a craftapoolza apple pincushion

she also included these panels for me..........

this one sums me up the best....time is my problem but if it rains all week that may be the only thing I am able to do....

.........I wasn't planning on doing much this week but I will be going no where at all if it stays wet.......I have plenty of food and stashed some chocolates that I received for Christmas as that is one of the things I get "desperate" for when we get stuck at home like this.............but it has been years so I will just LOVE every minute of it................Take Care til next time..............

Chookyblue

PS back soon with my SSCS gift, advent swap goodies, and fairy girls swap goodies............think they need a post each then it will be onto the SSCS posts..............