We arrived back from the cathedral at around 1.30 a.m. and then watched "Men Behaving Badly" on the TV for an hour - we didn't actually get to bed until 3 a.m. The children didn't wake too early, thankfully, but we were all up by 7.30 a.m. I made tea for Sara and myself and put some brandy in mine - we don't have any whisky for our traditional whisky cuppa. We all open our stocking presents and then went downstairs for breakfast - bucks fizz and ham and egg - followed by the big present unwrapping session. Mary was delighted with her iPad and Thom with his new iPhone. Just before midday, we drove into Salisbury and visited the drop-in centre and met the volunteers, staff and a few residents. The volunteers were busy preparing the Christmas Lunch for the residents and odd homeless person who would be dropping in for lunch. It took me back to the Christmas of 1995 when Sara was peeling Brussels sprouts in the building next door and it was her actions that day which led to me ask her out to lunch - a date which led to our marriage and wonderful relationship over the last seventeen years. We picked up Sara's niece and children at around 1.30 p.m. and drove them back in two cars to Winterslow. I cut some wood and lit a large wood fire and the grand nephews opened their presents. We ate around 4.30 p.m. and the day was exceedingly hectic with the five children running around. We were both quite exhausted after Sara's niece left with three of the children leaving two of the boys behind to stay overnight. Went to bed feeling incredibly tired.
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