Me: It’s the first of December!
Nell: Yes.
Me: Only 21 days until the family arrive.
Nell: And so much to do before then.
Me: Why are the Puppies lying at the top of the stairs?
Nell: They’re waiting for Christmas.
Me: They’ve got a long wait.
Nell: It’s your fault.
Me: Mine?
Nell: You said Christmas is on its way.
Me: It is. I always feel you can only really say that in December.
Nell: Well, now Dave and Harriet think it’s going to come knocking on the door at any minute.
Me: Oh dear.
Nell: I’ve told them it’s too early but they won’t believe me.
Me: What can we do?
Nell: Nothing. They’ll come downstairs as soon as breakfast is ready.
Me: Nothing will stop my Big Brave Beautiful Boy from missing his breakfast.
Nell: Quite. Now, it’s the first of the month so you know what you need to do.
Me: Share the link to the website where people can support my writing with a cup of Earl Grey?
Nell: Yes.
Me: It’s https://buymeacoffee.com/saramartin.
Nell: Good.
Me: And thank you in advance for your support. It really does make a difference.
Nell: Yes, it does. Thank you.
Me: You seem a little brighter today. You’ve been a right old Grumpy Guts especially to poor Nigel.
Nell: Nigel is fine. I gave him a carrot.
Me: A carrot?
Nell: Yes, to eat on the way home.
Me: He’s not a reindeer.
Nell: What are you talking about?
Me: We always leave a carrot for the reindeer on Christmas Eve.
Nell: Talking of reindeer, I need to check on Olive.
Me: Olive the Other Reindeer?
Nell: How many other reindeer do you know?
Me: There’s Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
Nell: Enough.
Me: Sorry.
