The weatherman

was indeed correct. The snow was already falling on Thursday evening but the predict continued heavy snow fall was exactly what we got.

Having two greyhounds means the pristine snow that looks so gorgeous doesn't stay that way long.

And at the speed our two go this is sometimes the best you can hope for!

Charlie wasn't into posing for the camera, snow's old hat for him after February's snow. Missy on the other hand was much more into exploring the white stuff and looking rather adorable.

And no matter what the weather these two want to have there walks cue Jon.

As the sun was setting we had the most beautiful blues and pinks in the sky, the picture doesn't capture it that well.

I'm feeling a little

smug. I've finished my present shopping and most of them are wrapped and tagged to boot.

Hannah collected her GCSE certificates this evening at her school's Commemorative Evening. On first glancing at the program it looked like it was gonna be a long evening but it turned out to be a well oiled event rounded off nicely with warm mince pies and very luke warm tea, yuck!

Signed, sealed,

photographed and posted.

Wow that's the first in the Webdale household, we're normally scrabbling around the day before the last day for 1st class Christmas post!

The end of

an era.

My Corrolla not unsurprisingly (it hasn't been driven in nearly a year) failed it's MOT in spectacular style. So is going to where all great MOT failures go, the scrap heap.

He didn't

come to the theatre particularly willingly and it did look like he was gonna use the 'I'm not well' line to get out of coming but by his own admission he had a great time. Eastern Angles Mansfield Park & Ride, I haven't laughed that much in a long time and they serve a very civilised non alcoholic mulled wine and mince pie at the interval.  Is this the start of a new pre Christmas tradition?

I ordered

several of the presents I wanted to get for family and friends today. So together with the presents I picked up from shops in Ipswich on Wednesday evening I'm pretty close to calling it job done but I guess I'd best wait and see whether my internet ordered goods turn! I have wrapping paper ready and waiting, I'm determined to not leave it to the last minute as I have done in previous years.

In non Christmas news Hannah got an **A** in her sociology mock exam, I'm having a proud mummy moment.

So what have I achieved

today? Well on the face of it not a lot!!
I had good intention to browse the internet, snapping up bargain presents for everyone on my list and call it job done. Well I did the browsing but as for snapping up bargain or otherwise it either wasn't available or cost too much to ship, especially as I go past one particular large toy store at least 3 times a week! I did however after quite a bit of research decide on a couple of 'make and model' for gift I want to get.
So not quite as successful as I'd hoped but it feels like I've made a good start.
Then I got thinking about todays JYC prompt and nothing says Christmas more than the first Christmas card that arrives and mince pies.