I suck at wrapping presents!

I suck at wrapping presents!, originally uploaded by matthewbdaly.

An example of my terrible present-wrapping skills!

My dog's present

My dog's present, originally uploaded by matthewbdaly.

Someone got my dog this Christmas bandana as his present! Why?

Christmas shopping

One of the things I bought today was a new clock radio (I've had my current one for almost 20 years!). This one has a built-in iPod dock, so I can now use that to charge it instead of having to connect it to my laptop. It also means I can listen to music off my iPod out loud rather than on headphones.
It was only £25 from BHS. I also got a load of Xmas presents from there cheap, including the bear I mentioned in a previous post (who was down from £25 to £10). My Xmas shopping is now almost done.

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Xmas pressie!

This handsome fellow is going to be my Christmas present to my mum - she's had a bit of a hard time this year, so I figure he might cheer her up a bit! Judging by my colleague's reactions at work, he'll do just that - loads of my female colleagues were picking him up and hugging him, and someone tried to walk off with him!
Having had to cope with looking after my nan, who had vascular dementia, for over six months was really hard on all of us, but my mum had to do the lion's share of the work. If you've never had to cope with an elderly person with dementia, you're very lucky. It's one of the most crushing, soul-destroying things you can ever do - it's like seeing someone turn into a child, but without any of the nice things about children. It is genuinely one of those things that you can't understand how horrible it is without going through it.
So, I figure my mum deserves a really nice present, and I'm sure she'll love him. I've got her something else as well, but hopefully he'll be able to put a smile on her face!