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On Saturday we went and got our Christmas tree and put it up and decorated it. This kind of activity makes you really feel like a Dad. I had to hack saw some of the branches off (bit of a bonus here as I didn’t lose any fingers or limbs) at the bottom and then put it in the pot. While Jen checked to see if the lights worked, I went out and finished my Christmas shopping. Now Jen is a really organised person and she likes to get most things done early, but I think this year we have done it even early than normal, for 2 reasons. The 1st is we have to send stuff overseas and so needed to get the presents in time to post them, and secondly with the baby coming we have had to make sure everything is prepared in case she pops out early.

So tree is up and presents are underneath, which the cat has taken as a sign that she can jump on the tree and lick the presents. Heaven knows what she is going to do when the baby comes home.

I have been asked a couple of times at work whether the British celebrate Christmas, and so biting my lip I have answered that yes the majority do, as the UK unlike the USA, has a national religion and that is Christianity (I was going to write the flavour of Christianity but I can’t spell it very well and it always looks like prostitution when I type it). People here are also very wary about saying Happy Christmas to anyone, and replace it with Happy Holidays. I am not religious but this seems a bit of a watered down soloution. I don’t care what you wish me as long as it is happy or merry. What would upset me is if someone told me to have a terrible Hanukkah or a Crappy Christmas.