Day 113: Waiting for the snow to start to fall Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the snowman is waiting for the snow to start falling. Judging from the weather report, he might not have long to wait!

Day 112: Run for your life… Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Slade lyric today is “What will your daddy do When he sees your Mama kissin’ Santa Claus?” I decided to go with a slightly darker theme – as you can see, Sam the Snowman isn’t as pure and innocent as that happy smile betrays……

Time for a quick weekend update. Bit of a mixed weekend, this one, actually. On Friday night we went out to 21 for the Christmas Party (our last meeting this year). It was really good fun, I think all the kids enjoyed it 🙂 Although I think we might have to think logistically about what…

Day 111: Rock n Rolling with the best Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the Snowman is about to pop some tunes on and dance around, iPod rave style. Unfortunately he’s a bit shy so didn’t want me to record a video of it, but he was having great fun…

Day 110: Beautiful Sky Originally uploaded by phillsacre Love this sky. Shame there’s a tiny bit of lens flare, not sure if that’s exactly what you call it! Anyway this was taken while out on a walk in Fordham this afternoon.

Day 108: The Old Songs are the Best Originally uploaded by phillsacre Today’s line “Does your granny always tell you that the old songs are the best?” Sam the Snowman is fetching down some old songs which granny might like!

Day 107: Are you sure you’ve got the room to spare inside? Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the Snowman is sure about the room, but he’s not sure about the bed space. He’s popped up into the cupboard to check on the status of the airbeds and sleeping bags, just in case…

Day 106: Are you waiting for the family to arrive? Originally uploaded by phillsacre Sam the Snowman has done the Christmas shopping, prepared the food – he’s popped the TV on and is sitting down with a nice cold beer* to await the arrival of the family. * not pictured

Day 105: Do the fairies keep him sober for a day? Originally uploaded by phillsacre In today’s photo, Sam the Snowman is keeping a close eye on the glasses cupboard to ensure Santa doesn’t get his hands on any of that nasty drink stuff.

Well, it’s less freezing this week than it was last week! When I say “less freezing”, I basically mean we haven’t had any snow. Or at least, we had a little bit this morning but in general the temperature has been much higher. It was even sunny today! Anyway, that means it’s the perfect time…