OK i now have the guilt because it is over a week since I updated you all on Steve - but no fear, here I am - albeit a little lubricated - by the way is it wrong to like neat gin?  I am not sure that it is a tolerance for juniper moreover a step to alcoholism but still, that is where I am tonight.  We got our Christmas wish yesterday, we got to finally see Steve and talk to him YES HAVE A FULL CONVERSATION not just talk at him!! Was just brilliant and he was just like his old self, funny and stroppy and just ace to be with.  He was so angry at his state that the day before he had pulled out his cannula, his feeding tubes and his catheter and tried to stand... not a good plan.. he had fallen and cut his eye open - love him, he was so angry that his legs couldn't take him.. but happily when we saw him he had accepted his scaldings from everyone (staff and loved ones) and resigned himself to the fact that he had a lot of healing to do and that it would be a long process that that he really shouldn't fuck around with.  Poor guy though, it has taken him a long time to come round.  He still has the elastics holding his jaw together and is covered in amazing bandages/ braces/ iodine but you know what?  to us he looks better than he ever has - and that is because he is with us, laughing and grumbling and being HIM.  We all kissed him, read out the cards that all the lovely Friends have sent via us and I even fed him his coffee through a straw.  He is so overwhelmed with the love, it was really emotional for us all, and the happiness I felt seeing him awake and acting like Johnno - it was ace, a true Christmas wish.  God speed now, and I look forward to planning a second Xmas eve with him and the other Usual Suspects v soon.

Rigs and the Droo's have landed safely thank goodness!  We have had a brilliant day playing with the kids, going for a long(er than expected) walk and pub lunch and then Elf movie, fire, more fizz, hubs zzzz and lovely catch up.  Life may not always be amazing but if you live in the here and now you will find so much to be thankful for, I know I have today and will do for the rest of the holidays.  I have so much to be immensely grateful for.