The eve before new years eve!

Rather a long title, but I am writing this on New Years Eve and Emma, Lee and Poppy came round for a meal yesterday, the eve before new years eve! I cooked shepherds pie with cheesy mash which everybody said was lovely, not that I could taste much, my taste buds are still no good nearly 7 years after chemotherapy, I wonder if they will ever return? Poppy had a good go at feeding herself, how much of it she actually ate I really don`t know, but she insists on doing it herself, very independant my granddaughter! Her little cheek was very red, indicating the possible new tooth which we think may be on its way! She loves jaffa cakes but only ate half and then pushed it away in favour of a satsuma, or "O" as Poppy calls them, not being able to get her mouth around the word orange!

Once again she was playing the bauble game, grabbing a bauble off the christmas tree, giving me a cheeky grin and then running off across the room so that I will chase her and tickle her. Its funny and she giggles away, but to be honest I shall now be glad when the christmas tree and other decorations are down! After the 5th or 6th chase across the room Gray saw that I was worn out and decided to chase her in my stead, but she still looked to me the next time she pinched a bauble off the tree, I obviously tickle better! Grandad has a tendency to throw her in the air and blow raspberries on her tummy which she thinks is funny, but not quite as funny as lying on her back on the floor being tickled!

I found a Peppa Pig band set at the charity shop just before christmas, it was still in the box and had obviously never been used to I managed to grab hold of it before anybody else could. Emma brought it down yesterday and Poppy stood anxiously by watching while Mummy got out the drum and the cymbals, the trumpet and the tambourine. She obviously was not quick enough getting them out because Poppy started to pull at them, saying "mine, mine"!!! (A word she has recently learnt from her cousin Ruby!) She seems to be learning new words all the time now, if you hand her something she likes to eat she will say "nice".She makes us laugh everyday, thank God for Poppy.

Happy New Year all. xxxx