Barmy Blue's Bland Blog

Feeling fine. I had a headache after all that stuff yesterday. The kind of ache that really pounds once the blood gets pumping around your head. I wore my boots too tight so I got blisters on the backs of my heels again. That happened when I first got the boots but I've managed to wear them in enough for dog walking. Since that's the only time I really go outside I assumed they were fine for general walking. Turns out I was wrong. They're not ready for spending an hour or two traipsing around the same shops looking but not buying on a busy build up to Christmas weekend. If I could've done it in the week I would have but this is the first time she's been out all day in the run up to Christmas.

I wanted to buy her a Christmas jumper of some kind. We have reindeer antlers to wear on Christmas Day. All different ones. Mum's ones are supposed to light up. Mine have jingly bells on and the dog has a plain pair that I'm conditioning her to wear on Christmas day (it's not going well). I thought it would be a very fun joke if Napoleon came round and we were all wearing antlers. We have to wear them all day (well, I do. Mum can take hers off when we're out and the dog will never wear hers all day but still) It should be fun I hope.

So to go with the antlers I wanted to get myself and mum Christmas jumpers. So I go to a store who doesn't exactly have the ones I'd imagined but I'm willing to be flexible here. They've advertised these quite Christmasy jumpers. So I go into the store hoping to at least see their "as advertised" section. No such luck. Not a pattern in sight (unless you're 0-11 years old). I go in and out about 3 times. I stand out quite a bit wearing both a hoodie and a coat and occasionally mumbling (I do that if I'm anxious or unhappy, or happy even, regardless of where I am. I think it stems from having no one to talk to). Each time I'm thinking the security guards must be keeping an eye on me. Especially since I had to stop and pull up my socks twice.

I went upstairs and found something that might do. I go over to pay but the queue was soooooo long that I gave up, put it back and went back downstairs. I did buy something in the end. A plain green jumper. I think she'll like it but that's not the point. 24 years of parenting and all I have to repay that this year is....a jumper. A boring jumper. That's why I was getting so depressed.

I also got her a book from the BBC series Sherlock. She wants to get the DVDs but I won't let her until the 3rd season. Why get a box set when it's not over yet? So I'm hoping the book will go down well.

I got a "smouldering look" eye pallet for Hillary's Secret Santa gift. I planned to get something like that and something else but little pallets like that are so expensive it was either £10 or £8 and I thought what will I buy with the leftover £2? It's ridiculous. I've had to put all my eggs in one basket there. Hope she'll like it. Aparently we're going to my aunt's on the 29th. That should be nice. Gives us a little down time after Christmas day. It was too soon last year.

Also mum wants to go to that funeral Napoleon rang about yesterday so I can see if shopping in the week will yield better results. I'll see if we can go to a better store before then though. We'll see how we go.
Also my aunt never did call us back. I think she said she would when she thought something was wrong. Once I said everything was fine and I just wanted to say hello I guess she didn't need to anymore. I did hope we could have a friendly chat though, instead of just hello but still.

I got to work on the cards. I made five last night so now I have 12. That's good.

Anyway. I think that'll do for now......

Oops. Forgot to mention.

I got something that looked like a Christmas pudding....that of a half melted strawberry. The dog got a green twisty bone.

Bluebiird out.