Thanks. Unfortunately the telephone call did not go well and from what I could hear, it sounded like his mum has gone apesh*t. I think she's been assuming she was having us to stay for Christmas and is really not happy to find out that's not going to happen.

We just can't leave my mum to cope on her own (parents divorced and she's never remarried) for Christmas. She's always been extremely close to her own mum and sister and it's been really hard for her to accept that she's going to lose them both.

I'm going to get Jon to ring his parents back later when his dad is in, then we can explain everything properly to him and he can get Jon's mum to calm down. Hopefully if we can get this other car I've found, we can nip up for a day between now and Christmas to smooth things over.

Well I think she needs to think about what if the positions were reversed and it was HER that was neck deep in all this. I really know what you are all going through, it is so stressful and people expecting you to act as though nothing is happening make it worse

Afternoon Mini I hope you had a quiet day after your eventful evening.
Afternoon June. I hope all went well with the family coming over to meet the puppy.
I hope you get to contact your friend soon must be worrying.

Afternoon CC. I hope Guiness is feeling better.
Johns family or mum sounds a bit OTT about not understanding your situation this year.

I hope when he talks to his dad tings can be smoothed over. Sounds a bit selfish to me.

The family who came to see Chevaro are lovely and they were thrilled to bits with him. For the first time Cariad brought the babies in here with her when she came for her lie down in front of the fire, so when Chevaro's new family came to the door they were in here all spread out fast asleep like something from a picture book - definitely the 'ah' factor
They will be coming over to see him again before they collect him in January.
I am not on fb personally, I hate the place, but I typed my friend's name into google on the offchance she was, and I found a piccie of her under that name on fb so I will get one of my friends to contact her or at least look her up and see if there is any inkling as to what has happened. I just fear the worst, she is only 10 years older than me, we worked together for quite some time many years ago, but she has always had health problems.
Anyway, not done your PuppyFix for today yet have I

tomorrow I will be off to the library to download more piccies

Oh my goodness lookit those little pink paws. So cute! They are getting mahoosive now!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Those puppies are so adorable, I love my puppy fix everyday, what will we do when they leave?? we will need more puppies!!

Morning all, lovely to hear everyone's news.

Tilly is getting a haircut today and I AM SO EXCITED~~ she is currently resembling a bath rug and collects so much crap in her coat, pine needles mostly, so I have to brush her everytime she goes outside.. anyway she is getting groomed today, I only get her done 2x a year just before summer and she has a belly shave and trim around etc.. and then for winter she gets her coat all trimmed up and thinned out etc and will be LUSH later, can't wait for doglet cuddles!!!

Anyway that is my Sunday, homemade Lamb burgers and oven chips for dinner tonight not very traditional but never mind!!

Happy Sunday x

Afternoon all

Another big ahhhhhhhhhh moment, along with the one you saw by that fireside June, which we've missed sadly

Good luck with finding that old friend of yours, it does sound if if she's usually been in touch by now for a Christmas lunch. Do you know anyone she would know perhaps and you could get in touch with them? Good luck with finding her, let's hope she's gone away or something in that longboat.

Sad time for you Bek, I hope it all works out well with your mum and Auntie, and that you do find the time to get up to see the in-laws before Christmas to quieten them down.

Well, having a really lazy old day here, even Zena is completely zonked! Checked on the fire in the van, and had a tidy up around the back, covered the wooden garden table and chairs, it's far too big and heavy to store somewhere, so it can stay where it is.

Had a chat with that odd bod jobber up at the park, and when I told him I had been leaving that small eco oil filled radiator on permanently, he told me his mate did that for a month and got a £2,000 electricity bill I can't believe that Maybe £200 for a whole month, possibly, but not £2K!!! Anyhoo, I've now decided just in case he's right, that I'm going back up there first thing to switch it off!

Nothing else to report, Zena has got up and is currently sitting and staring at poor Dave with her squeaky ball sitting at her feet, but I don't hold out much hope for her I think it's game time then......

Hi Debbie You sound more excited than Tilly about this new hairdo I know the feeling, I have the same with Zena, having to brush her after every walk now. Her fluffy pants are a magnet for the tiniest twigs and bits of bramble. If you want a little tip, get a spray of dog conditioner, it'll make your life a lot easier after this super duper groom, coz most of the stuff will just fall off her, it can't get a grip with this silky conditioner on it, or so I've found since I started using it again last week. I'm having to cut big chunks of stringy, long matts off the underside of Zena coz I just can't put her through it trying to get them out, so I'd rather just snip and go, and I think she agrees with me dinner sounds good, mmmmmm, but maybe wrap up warm to do the barbie

Hi All, June what a wonderful puppy fix again today ..... just adorable

Bek I am sorry you're having problems with relatives. The trouble is everyone wants to 'get together' at Christmas time and it doesn't always work. Its also so much hard work the person everyone descends on. The last time I did Christmas lunch for everyone there were 16 of us ........ just too many now as the family have an additional 7 kids from nieces.

This Christmas it'll just be OH, certainly one son (hopefully the other son if he's not in Thailand working) and the dogs I might actually get to watch all the Xmas Specials on TV this year

I put the tree up today which is the earliest I've ever done it. No lights yet as OH is fixing them.

Evening DD. How did the hair cut go ? Lamb burges and chips sounds good to me.

June the puppies are growing so much and pleased too hear the family are nice. Fingers crossed the person you know is able to contact your friend for you.
£2000 Helena nothing form Santa for you if it is that much. Fingers crossed he was wrong.
Has Dave thrown that ball yet ?
I have written my christmas cards which need to be posted this afternoon now in the middle of doing yorkshire puds and roast potatoes with some pork I froze for tea.
Dillons limp seems to of mysteriously dissapeared.