December 28th 2015

I must sayWe had a lovely Christmas It was quiet Low keyInformal Just meMy parents Sister no 1 and sister no 2And my 15 year old nephewDinner itself was fineAnd over dessert we had a very interesting conversation about constipation and diarrhoea Only in my family.....
As you know My parents separated about 15 years agoMy Dad lives about an hour away He comes to stAy with us regularly And spent a few nights here over Christmas It really is quite the revelation that my family can all spend time together never mind the whole of Christmas Growing up Christmas was not a good time Much alcohol and drugs were taken It always ended in tears Since we moved here ten years agoMy mother has declared it an alcohol and drug free zone Which is great as everyone is clear when they come here They must behave 
So yes Christmas this year was lovely My dad stayed until yesterdayIt always seems That when my dad goes homeHe texts us the things that he would have really liked to say to us I got a text last night thanking me for a lovely few days And to give the dogs a hug from him Mum got a text saying thanks and that there is a lot of love in our houseMy mom and I worried that he had been drinking before he sent those textsBut I am fairly confident that he knows that if he drinks He loses all of us The whole family So I'm hoping and praying that he isn't
The next week or so will be busy Relations coming to stay Our house transforms over night from a quiet country homeTo grand central station My Auntie B is coming on SaturdayAnd my uncle and nephew are coming in a couple of days Also my sisters partner will be with us for the new year I'm only making one New Years resolutionAnd that is to save money Rather than spend it Apart from that I am not really making any But that could change too
I was wondering about youAre you making any resolutions this new year?