Dance monkey, dance!

It's the week before the school holidays start.

What better way to get in the festive spirit than to run yourself ragged organising 5 million childrens' Christmas party outfits, whistling up disposable party lunches (of course with dietary restrictions), festively decorating scooters/bikes and packing for your holidays with elf-like efficiency. After doing a Chinese laundry's worth of washing/ironing and of course all the while keeping up the jolly ho ho ho spirit.

I have finished work for this year! Oh yeah! Of the office type variety. Now the real work starts.

There is nothing like the stress of packing for three children and the prospect of dragging them through an airport along with a suitcase each. Oh joy. Watch out for the crazy gang of kids bumping Trunkies into people's ankles and the woman about to have a nervous breakdown shouting at them to hurry up! There will be bribes and t(h)reats and chanting of "think of the wine".

Ah but once we arrive at our destination, there may not be snow (yet) but there will be a fire place, bubbly and family. And three crazy kids hammering on a piano. But you can't have everything.

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