Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to all my new followers! We are mid afternoon on Christmas Eve in Australia. The house has been cleaned, the shortbread made, the pie crusts ready to be filled and all the presents are wrapped! We were thankful the cool change came through last night after temperatures of 110 degrees yesterday, fitting that the picture on the front page of the newspaper is Santa in a Lifesaving boat! Although it it Summer, we will have a traditional roast lunch tomorrow, with 18 of my relatives all venturing to my Grandmother’s house to enjoy the festivities. What will you do?
Courtesy of Graphics from the Pond
Congratulations to my giveaway winner Lori who will enjoy emptying her Teachers Pay Teachers shopping cart with a $25 gift certificate. My 30th birthday is coming up and I am feeling generous so make sure you call back early January for my next giveaway!
If you didn’t check out the freebie blog hop I was involved in recently, why not check out my post here, you can get yourself lots of freebies all set for when school returns.
Merry Christmas and a very happy, safe and relaxing holiday season to all!


Hope you have a great day with your family Alison, hey I would love to see Santa on the beach!
Have a great day Alison! I didn't get to my shortbread this year 🙁 Southerly has just kicked in here finally, maybe it will be a little cooler for us tomorrow! Fingers crossed!