Thank you dearly to all those who have recently visited and left comments, I appreciate your words, friendship and support so very much! Abandoned and left barely clothed beneath a park bench on a freezing cold day in winter, the bewildered child is rescued by police and passed into the loving and compassionate care of the Lewis family. Really nice and quiet location and we really enjoyed having a few drinks one evening by the firepit with the owners (great BBQ by the way!

I’m with you OP, and I’m afraid I also feel the same way about adults with a Disney or Harry Potter obsession (especially if it extends to tattoos). It’s best for the room to be dark as this helps your child tell the difference between day and night and, in turn, when to be awake and asleep. On The ground floor you will find an open plan kitchen, lounge and dining area – even finding space for a cosy office tucked away under the staircase. Visions of sugarplums are already dancing in my head, just as when I was a youngster, I can’t help but well up with excitement as Christmas Day draws nearer!But this isn’t just infantilisation, according to David Crystal, it’s a very old English usage, proving that basicness is one genetic trait we can’t breed out. Lucy is trying to improve her Welsh accent, which if we're honest, isn't going too great as the more she tries the worse it gets! It does seem very childish to say, '[So] many sleeps to [whatever]', and it hurts my ears, but if a child's used to that terminology what does it matter? Can’t tell you how much I’ve missed your great posts since my last visit - but hope to see you again at my place where I’ve posted my latest Christmas Lola Lifeline! Everyone who grew up celebrating Christmas remembers the excitement that built up to the most magical day of the year.

I'm Jessica, a lifelong lover of all things antique and vintage, especially those from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Keeping the bedroom a little cooler is better for sleep – over-heating through the night can disrupt sleeping patterns. We know that watching a festive film on Christmas Eve is a tradition for a lot of people, but try to bring this forward a little bit so you're not finishing the film and then heading straight to bed.From making your toasty warm to keeping snug with a wearable blanket, we share our top tips so you can save energy and money at home. It’s hard to believe a blog that began last spring, born of my lifelong love of all things vintage, has now amassed two hundred posts. Timmy, however, is a middle manager in his 30s and, predictably, his birthday is set to last a whole week, because these things always do. The young people are all getting really excited now and ringing regularly to update us with how they are preparing.

Some of my medical conditions are flaring up at the moment and I’m afraid that I’m not well enough to spend nearly as much time on the computer as I’d like to. Lovely post, I remember that feeling as a child where I could barely sleep all week before Christmas! Oh honey, don't you worry for one minute about keeping up the blog right now, you take care of you and make sure you're rested up for next week! My darling gal, I am so sorry to hear that you are not feeling well :( I wish I was closer to you, or that I had a private jet!Not only that, reading with your child helps improve their concentration and teaches them skills that will be beneficial for years to come, so it's a great addition to your child's bedtime routine. When i was younger i used to always have the most horrible nightmares that is was Christmas day and horrible things would happen and i would get so upset, and then wake up in relief that i haven't missed Christmas and that it wasn't a disaster!

Do you know how to improve your language skills❓ All you have to do is have your writing corrected by a native speaker! Here are some of our top tips for helping your kids sleep easier not just on Christmas Eve, but all year round. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something 3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something informal used to say how many nights there are until something Only five more sleeps till Christmas! Is that what you had in mind, or can you be more precise about the context leading you to believe it is Australian slang? Setting your Language Level helps other users provide you with answers that aren't too complex or too simple.When it comes to kids and sleeping on Christmas Eve, you may feel like you're fighting a losing battle.