Firstly, can I say in true ‘bah humbug’ style how much I appreciate the genius that is Amazon’s next day delivery service? It means I can still shop at the last minute (in good old time honoured tradition), click away merrily, blanch at the total, avoid all the crowds and have a nice chap from Royal Mail drop the lot off for me the following morning. All for under a tenner in postage. Bargain!

Today is all hands on deck cleaning and tidying. The spaniel has hidden and the cat is watching us suspiciously, daring anyone to move her on from her comfy perch on the back of the sofa. The Christmas tree is about to go up for an autistic 24 hours of “No tree! No tree!” and pressies are going to miraculously wrap themselves so that I can hit the sherry before Santa.

So, there’s a Christmas card for you - thank you for making the world a brighter place. Hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow.