Christmas is coming

I work for an organisation that is inextricably linked with Christmas and this year we are 'doing' Christmas in Edinburgh, for the first time. L, our Christmas coordinator, has been with us a week and her enthusiasm is boundless. Just as well, she has an enormous task to complete in the next few weeks, confirm a venue, plan a programme, recruit loads of volunteers and source equipment, materials and food. It's a challenge, it's exciting and it's also pretty scary. But we do not contemplate failure.

Christmas has been on my mind too. I've made my cake (small 6") and pudding (medium, 500g) and they are wrapped up and in the garage to mature. the office night out is being planned, not by me and it won't be in the World's End, a pub I pass twice a day which itself is inextricably linked with an historic event and a legal precedent.

Apart from discussions about Christmas it was a busy day. A student to induct, targets to agree, a budget to guess and an afternoon session with our partners in the SA.

I was in early and home late but #2 son is out so a quiet evening, finishing things I started yesterday. Y messaged that G is in hospital with a heart problem. She sounds quite upbeat about it but it's a worry. He has a bus pass birthday on Friday, so a mere youngster. None of us are getting any younger and when I come back from holiday I WILL do something about my unhealthy lifestyle - watch this space!

Oh and I got Games tickets - one session each of Rugby 7s, Athletics and the Closing Ceremony. #2 son doesn't know how lucky he is having me as a mum and I'm about to be a lot poorer. It was a lot cheaper when I was a volunteer at the closing ceremony in 1970!