The Sanity Saving Tea Robot....

How cute is this little guy

he is saving my sanity this Summer break

as I brave both early wake ups due to the dastardly mutt

 and the crowds of people at the shops

most of whom seem to be suffering from grumpy bugger syndrome

not to mention the mountains of wrapping, baking and cleaning that awaits me

I was considering just strewing bits of ribbon and wrapping paper

and a couple of empty wine glasses and destroyed Christmas crackers around

and pleading the house is in a state of post seasonal get together mess

in an attempt to avoid the cleaning

but I figure that would not really fly as most people coming to visit

know me well and so would see right through that one

which means I will be having to pick up the slack

for the lazy ass cleaning fairies who have gone on a good long vacation

I swear I need to find new fairies and if they think they are getting a Christmas bonus

then they are delusional!!!

Luckily this little tea robot is picking up slack left, right and centre

he has been making me lovely mango infused tea

and making me smile amongst the madness

it has been quite mild compared to the last holidays but it has had its moments

moments like Phantom deciding to make a hat from duct tape

she got her glass head and all the supplies and attacked it with maniacal enthusiasm

but lost interest after constructing the top part

which means it looks like a cross between a wonky fez and a talllish kufi

or maybe it could be a weird silver fruit bowl

and on the plus side it is very strong

and she checked that it was waterproof

which is obviously important for a duct tape hat

and I have been assured that a brim will be constructed at some stage

not the average project for a 16 year old girl

but hey, she is a magnificent weirdo

we also had this awesome idea to fill the ceiling of the dining room with fairy lights

but boy did that turn out to be life crazy stressful and life threatening

not to mention time consuming in the extreme

but it looks amazing and we lived through it... just

but after it was done Phantom pointed out that we are mainly having people in for lunches

wish we had thought of that before we started!!!!

So this Friday finds me making lists and madly trying to plan

and starting to feel that mild panic that comes with this time of the year

I think this poor robot is not going to look as nice and shiny

by the time Christmas finally gets here

Happy Paint Party Friday all...xx

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