What kind of age?

Today is Christmas Eve! Don't worry you've not lost a week. We're celebrating a week early. My daughter and her partner are going South this year to spend Christmas with his family but we are all free this weekend instead! And it will be a proper fake Christmas (fauXmas as my clever son calls it), of which we've had many over the years. When hubby has been offshore, or my daughter away, we have a Christmas Day when we can. It's the whole shebang. And a fake one really feels exactly like a real one. And don't be thinking that we'll do it all again in a week! No no no that's not how it works. (Although one year we ended up with two (lots of mad last minute present buying for the second time) but that's a long story). Today I'll be baking and cooking and preparing and drinking all whilst dancing to Xmas tunes. And we'll watch Arthur Christmas (a movie - for those who haven't heard of it) and leave sherry and a mince pie for Santa.

Tomorrow (in no particular order) we'll have stockings (I've spoken to Santa and he assured me this is not a problem as he's quiet at the moment), we'll open all the presents under the tree, bucks fizz, birthday cake, and canapés (yes I'm posh), turkey dinner, Christmas movies, chocolates, Bailey's, crackers, crowns, champagne, family over to give their gifts, breakfast at individual request etc. In fact I think the only thing we miss is the Queens speech! Yay I'm excited. 

And yes it does say birthday cake above and it's not for Jesus. My diva of a daughter wants a fake birthday too! She already gets 2 - her birthday on 25 Dec and half birthday on 25 June! You'd think at her age (she'll be 28) she'd... Hold on, she's 28? 28!!!? How on earth? She's practically middle aged. So where does that leave me? Old age? And my mum? No no no the ages are all wrong. We need a reshuffle. In my humble option it should go like this -

0-12 Childhood. 

13-19 Teen-age aka pain-in-the-ass-years.

20-25 Young Adulthood aka knows-everything-years.

26-39 Adulthood aka eventful-years (I say this thinking (again in no order) marriage, divorce, children, settled in career, changing jobs, buying a house, moving, getting married again, paying bills).

40-49 middle-age

50-65 Best-age aka not-caring-what-others-think-so-l'll-do-or-say-what-I-like years.

66-79 senior-age aka getting-on-a-bit years.

80-89 old age aka not-caring-what-others-think-so-l'll-do-or-say-what-I-bloody-well-like-and-sod-it years

91+ ancient age aka how-did-you-manage-that years

I'm sorry if this puts you in a bracket you don't like to but hey, I'm in the Best-age so I'll say what I like! 

We couldn't afford a Christmas tree this year so I'm it instead lol. Do you like my party dress? It's fab isn't it? I know you're all jealous. 

Christmas is just a baby shower gone OTT.