Walking down the stairs the following morning Kate yawned rubbing her eyes. Walking straight in to the kitchen she busied herself making herself a coffee to start the morning. There was now inly 4 days till Christmas and everything was already getting old and tiresome. And with the news that Sydney had a spike in cases over the weekend was worrying for everyone.
Turning she looking in to the living-room. The Christmas trees was lay on the floor and several of the decorations lay strewn across the mat. Placing her coffee on the side she walked through in to the living room stepping over all the bulbuls. She stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"Mike!" she called up "come down now!" she called a tone of panic in her voice
Walking back in to the living room she carefully lifted the tree up trying not to lose any more decorations over the floor. As she lifted it Midnight plodded out from under the tree, looking up at Kate blinking with her huge eyes. Lifting the little cat up Kate sighed as Midnight let out a pitiful meow
"what's happened" Mike skidded in to the room pulling a t-shirt over his head
"its fine. I think this one has realised the hard way that trying to scale the tree is not the best idea" Kate grinned kissing the top of the kittens head before carefully letting her back on to the floor
"is that it. I thought something bad had happened" Mike sighed
"it had. Midnight was squished under the tree" she smiled "coffee"
"well seen as you have got me up at an ungodly, I think it's the least you owe me" he smiled
"an ungodly. Mike its 8 am I would say that is pretty late considering you normally get me up at an ungodly" she grinned pulling the mug from out of the coffee machine
"thank you" he said reaching for it
"ah ah ah. Go and chase the kids out of their pits and then you get coffee" she grinned sipping the coffee in the mug she had made for him.
Moments later the kids came crashing down the stairs and in to the kitchen.
"where's Trixi" Grace called looking around trying to find her elf. Eventually spying them trying to climb 'candy-cane mountain'. "mummy the elves are trying to eat the lollies"
"are they" Kate said turning around "well I suppose candy is one of the main food groups for elves" she said
"does that mean we can have sweets for breakfast?" Grace asked hopefully
"are you an elf" Kate folded her arms
"no but like Nicole had become a vegatabletarian I want to follow a elf diet" Grace smiled sweetly
"umm no you can have rice pops and toast like always" Kate said placing a bowl in front of her
"but that's not fair you let Nicole be a vegatabletarian.."
"its vegetarian you moron" Nicole said sitting on the opposite side of the table
"girls" Mike walked in behind them.
"DaDDY" Grace wined "Nicole called me a moron"
"i heard. Both of you need to behave. It's not too late to tell Santa to miss our house" Mike said reaching for his mug,
"can we go to the park today mummy" Grace asked
"nope. You are tidying your rooms before Christmas. Grace I could hardly walk in to yours the other day and Nicole you need to hang your clothes up" Kate said as she spread some vegie mite on toast cutting it in to solders for Chris
"but mummy" Grace wailed
"but nothing Grace your room looks like a tip. If father Christmas comes to leave anything in there he may fall and hurt himself and then where will everyone be" Kate said
She watched as the girls slowly walked up the stairs hoping they would actually do what she had asked and tidy up their rooms. Knowing Grace though she would start and find a missing toy or something she deemed cool and sit and play with it for an hour or more.
Sitting on the sofa with her own toast and vegemite leaning back against the back of the sofa. Shortly joined by Mike who handed her another mug of coffee.
"thanks" she smiled "so when are you going to do the Ham?" she asked
"i will start it later today" he smiled "it needs to boil first to cook and then I will roast it with the glaze"
"hadn't you best get started then" she grinned
Walking down the stairs 2 hours later after checking that both girls were still tidying their rooms. She was presently surprised. Both of them seemed to be still tidying although she did have her doubts at how tidy Grace's room would be as it just looked like she had moved the things from one corner to another.
"something smells great" She smiled walking in to the kitchen putting her hand in to the tin of chocolates they had opened the previous night
"well, the ham has just finished cooking." he smiled pulling it out of the oven resting it on the top of the stove.
"it looks amazing as always" she smiled "and that's one thing out of the way, only a million and one more things to do"
"anything I can help with?" Mike asked
"well there is the garlic potato's but they cant be done till Christmas day, I will get started on the pasta salad and the potato salad in a bit. And then there is the other meats but I will do those Christmas eve" Kate smiled
"if you want some help just ask Kate. It doesn't have to be perfect it is only one day" Mike said wrapping his arms around her
"thanks" she smiled looking up in to his eyes "right lets get started on the pasta salad and the potato salad" she smiled pulling two sauce pans from the cupboard.
Later that evening Kate flopped back on the sofa sighing softly she had finally managed to fit everything in to the fridge. Along with the ham and the salads, there was also all the other fresh produce she had brought. There was just enough room in there.
"so what is the Christmas Bastable going to do tonight then" Mike asked sitting next to her
"well I was thinking this looks like a fun one" she smiled turning the laptop around
It showed a man sat in a bath and his partner was using a large paint brush and plastering his face in glue before she added green glitter
"no way" Mike said handing her the computer back
"oh go on it will be funny" she smiled
"for who because I won't be laughing" she smiled
"well, I guess I will have to think of something before the morning" Kate smiled a idea already forming in her mind.
so hope you like this. the video kates idea comes from is a real video that i saw on twitter. anyway hope you like this and only 3 more sleeps :D
