I was going to title this post The tumult and the shouting dies but the post was’t quite right and when I wiped it out by accident (yet again!) I couldn’t be bothered to retrieve it.
That’s how it came to be rewritten with a grander title. It’s not quite as accurate, because we had plenty of tumult and shouting, but a distinct shortage of Captains and Kings. As the memory fades a little I’m feeling distinctly more upbeat about it. It wasn’t all singing and sandwiches (though I admit that they did form a large part of the proceedings), we also had dancing and two different slideshows from Julia.
It took her several weeks to perfect the slideshows – I will never get Chariots of Fire and The Magnificent Seven out of my head. At one time I was hearing them so often I was waking up humming them.
I missed some of the events because I was confined to the kitchen after forgetting to put the snacks in the oven. That’s also why there aren’t many photographs.
Fortunately I was on hand when Santa called and gave out the memory boxes Dave and Jayne had made. They’ve been beavering away in Dave’s shed making the boxes and putting individual names on them.
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There were a few tears towards the end. There was also a certain amount of unsuitable competitiveness from one of the teams in the Christmas Quiz. I’m not saying which one, but my constant viewing of quiz shows seems to have paid off…
At the time it was all a little sad, but as I write a couple of days later it seems a lot more upbeat. With parents and group members and various other people (in person or by email) we’ve had a lot of positive feedback. We couldn’t have done it without the group, so can’t take all the credit, but it does make you feel better.
I can’t think of a tidy way to end the post, but in real life we did the washing up.
Confined to the kitchen for forgetting the sandwiches – could have been a worse fate!
Yes, could have been a lot worse. 🙂
Memory boxes – what a lovely idea!
Yes, Dave and Jayne put some hard work in with the boxes.
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At least you survived to write the post!
Yes, though my next post will discuss the pitfalls of self diagnosis. 🙂
Real life has a way of being a bit down beat but washing up has to be done,. Happy Christmas.
Happy Christmas. Yes, we will always have washing up…
May those steps lead to new pleasures.
Thanks Derrick. Wait until I finish the post about the perils of self-diagnosis. 🙂