So this is Christmas...

.... and what have we done ? Another year over and a new one just begun. And, what a year that was !!

Yesterday we went to Rockingham beach and spent a few hours baking and swimming in the sea. We swam out to a fixed platform and surveyed the scenery in absolute awe. We saw a sting ray and star fish and lots of schools of both big and little fish and we're on a beach - not at an aquarium. How lucky are we ?! We also found a shop which sold my beloved Haribo so I am happy once more. I wasn't allowed to buy any as I have to wait to see what Santa will bring so I made do with a bag of jelly babies. Yum.

If we had still been in the UK I'd have been in my coat, back against a radiator and watching hours of TV because it was too cold to move. I'm still to put my coat on here ! I know that time will come though but it won't be for anywhere near as long. As for the tv, nuff said. It's so not worth it, would rather play scrabble any day.

Last night we went on the boat cruise around the canal homes looking at their Christmas lights. Wow !! It was like Disneyland, Florida all over again. I've never seen so many Santa's in so many different positions ! Some of the poeple were sat outside their homes waving to us and there was a bit of a traffic jam with so many boats on the water - they needed traffic lights at the junctions ! We got off the boat at about 10pm and went looking for a chip shop in vain. Mandurah is missing out in this market big time. The bigger restaurants were open but no takeaways, especially with 300/400 people getting off the boats at this time - what a money spinner !

Well today is Christmas Eve but we missed church as awoke too late. I have managed to find a church with a midnight service. It's directly opposite a tavern so that should be interesting. I've always gone on my own so won't mind that. Father Christmas visits the children in the neighbourhood and hands out presents tonight too. I have to go and do a bit of mystery shopping at 5.30pm so hope I don't miss it. Will make sure the camera is loaded up for Paul to take pics just in case. It's a fab idea. You pay $10 which goes to charity and buy and wrap a present and hand it in and then the man himself comes around to deliver it. Love it. Nakita still believes so her face will be a sight.

Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year - hope to see you all in 2007 for a bbq (but not at the same time I hope !)

04:38 - Sun 24 December 2006