twas the day before christmas...

...and all through the house, not a creature is stirring not even a mouse...

no, actually. that's a lie.

the house is, in fact, quite busy. mum's in the kitchen banging away at the pots and pans, madly preparing for our christmas day feast, while dad's somewhere outside, cleaning and tidying up the garden, ready to make a good impression with the jolly fat man and his reindeers. over in the next room, my sister is busier than an elf wrapping up last-minute christmas presents, and even the family dog is sniffing around excitedly around the christmas tree.

as for me, well, i've just finished putting up the last of the christmas decorations. this will be the first christmas at our home after a couple of years' absence (this time last year, we were all overseas on a family vacation) and so we've been making that little extra effort with yuletide preparations, decorations and even presents.

i don't think it's too much. do you?

the entrance


the centrepiece


the dining table


the buffet


the old tree


the train


the new tree


the presents