I'm Back Y'all!

And it sure feels good! 10 days of blogging abstinence is long enough thank you very much! I didn't want to stay silent during the holidays but with the pre-historic speed of my Mum's laptop and the boy's bed ridden illness, there was simply no time.  I hope that y'all had fabulous holidays (pardon the Southern drawl, I picked it up in the North Carolina airport yesterday!)

My holidays were...well let's just say unexpected! Christmas was great- the boy and I got to spend time with my Mum, Step-Dad and British cousins.  On Boxing Day the boy contracted an awful bout of the flu epidemic that was spreading across the UK so Paris was but a cancelled trip! The remainder of my holidays was spent nursing the boy back to health (with a lot of help from my much more sympathetic mother); arguing with family members and developing a severe case of house prisoner syndrome.  We didn't see much outside of my Mum's (charming but tiny) house so a daily walk around the neighbourhood was a must.  On the plus side, since I didn't leave the house too often, my credit card was not screaming for mercy at the end of the trip!

Here are some pictures from the happy and healthy part of the trip.  My New Year's Resolution is to look at the glass half full so something positive I can say is that it was great to spend so much quality time with my family (minus the moments of temporary insanity!)

My travelling fur (at the Philly airport)

Christmas Dad (my Mum is in the blue and my Step-Dad is on the furthest right)

Mum's Christmas tradition- a homemade cheese and onion quiche (I made the heart!)

The last smile from the boy before the flu took over (just kidding- sort of!)

Cousin Steven

Mum

Preparing for High Tea

Homemade chocolate truffles (recipe here)

Playing trains- I am the conductor!

Isn't she adorable?! (daughter of my Mum's friend) After this photo she pranced around in my fedora!

I'd love to hear about your holidays!