The best present
It’s two and a half years since I saw my sister. A good deal can happen in that amount of time:
Setting up a temporary new life in Melbourne, Australia.
A pregnancy and a birth.
A chance trip on some stairs causing a blow to the head.
A three week coma and the very bleakest of prognoses.
An astonishing, very gradual but definite daily recovery.
An engagement.
A three month trip to Africa.
A wedding, on a beach in Zanzibar,
and this morning at Manchester airport,
a reunion.
Have a wonderful Christmas with your families
xxxxx
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:56 pm
WOW! your don’t do things by halves in your family.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Love
Lyn
xxx
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Have a wonderful wonderful Christmas with your sister and new brother-in-law - definitely the best present you could ever imagine.
Love to you and Mr P and of course the lovely Miss P1 and P2.
from Celia & Cliff
xx
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Oh Emma! What a truly fabulous present! Enjoy every minute!!!! Lucy xxx
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I’m in tears.(And thats not sarcasm)
I wish you all a beautiful Christmas.
Sorry I missed you (and your hair)
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I’m in tears too. I can’t imagine not seeing my sister for 2 1/2 years. Have the most amazing time together this christmas xx
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 pm
That’s special - enjoy every second with her.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I’m so happy for you. I know you’re going to have the happiest of Christmases, and she’ll love your precious tiny Pebbles!
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 pm
You’ve already had the best ever Christmas present. Have a wonderful time with your sister and brother-i-l and your little pebbles. xx
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:19 pm
What a present indeed. Have a great time together !
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Have a fantastic Christmas…………………………….. :O)
December 24th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Lovely. Have a fabulous time !!!
Twiggy x
December 24th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Oh Emma I am so delighted.
December 24th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Happy Christmas Emma, it sounds like it’s going to be a really special one. xxxx
December 24th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I’m choked! What a time your family have had.
The very best of Christmasses to you and a very happy new year. x
December 24th, 2009 at 9:59 am
‘Oh my’ what a rollercoaster of a couple of years.
Have a truly fabulous time and ‘Merry Chirstmas’ and a very merry New Year.
take care and here’s to 2010!
Nina x
December 24th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I hope you have a wonderful family Christmas.
So pleased to hear your sister is OK.xx
December 24th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Happy holidays and warmest wishes to you and your family!
lisa
December 24th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
You brought a tear to my eyes!
Merry Christmas Emma
I wish you love, health, peace and lots of nice things for 2010
Lots of love
Carolyn xx
LOVE STITCHING RED
December 24th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Have a very happy Christmas!
Pomona x
December 24th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
hope you have a very merry christmas!
fliss xx
December 24th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
That is truly the best Christmas wish and a gorgeous photo that says it all.
Hope you have the best of Christmasses with your loved ones..
Thank you for all your lovely messages over the last year..
With love
Michele xx
P.s All toasty here now.. Mr Boiler Man turned up and saved the day… and boiler!
December 24th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
That is lovely. Enjoy! x
December 24th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
aahh Emma, that is so lovely and i’m so very happy for you - have a lovely christmas!!!
xxxx
December 24th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
that hug was definitely the best present! Hope you have a wonderful christmas all together and a very happy new year x
December 25th, 2009 at 1:17 am
have a wonderful christmas emma………
December 25th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Have a wonderful wonderful Christmas… I’m completely choked up!
December 26th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
What could be better? hope you had a wonderful time together.xxx
December 27th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Oh how WONDERFUL! I never knew what happened to your sister, but what a lovely post. I trust you had a fantastic Christmas!!!
December 27th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
seems like the best christmas present ever :-). brought a lump to my throat
December 28th, 2009 at 12:39 am
What a great gift Emma.
Christmas greetings to you all and wishing you a Happy New Year.
Lisa x
December 29th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
wow wee, happy Christmas
December 29th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Hi Emma
Thanks for your visit to my blog. I have spent a while here intrigued by the goings on in your and your family’s lives. Very entertaining stuff. I hope you all had a great Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Off to find some more artists for my next blog post now.
December 29th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
have a wonderful time. We are seeing my stster in law tomorrow who lives in Canada & it’s been two years since we last got together xx
December 29th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Hope you’ve had the happiest of times, and wishing you magic and joy for the year ahead.
Diana x
December 31st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Gosh! How amazing - what a story! No doubt you have had the most wonderful time all together again - there is nothing that can be wrapped in paper which can even begin to imitate the joy you must feel to be with your sister again. So happy for you!
Wishing you a healthy, joyful and magical new year,
Denise x
January 1st, 2010 at 9:35 pm
How very wonderful.
January 1st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Oh Emma - what an absolutely perfect Christmas present. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas together.
xxx
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:28 pm
This post has made me cry! What a beautiful photo and what lovley, simple words. Pass the kleenex someone!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:05 am
How amazing! That is indeed the best present. K x
January 8th, 2010 at 11:44 am
How wonderful! A perfect start to your family Christmas.xx
January 11th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Oh, Gawd - I know I’m behind-the-times but I’ve only just read this and you’ve made me do a little cry, so I thought I’d comment… just to say I’m so glad you got to see your sister over Christmas. It definately sounds like an excellent present.
Happy New Year to you and all the other pebbles!
VCxx
January 11th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
… and also, I definitely *can* spell definitely. But it seems I can’t type. Crubbish.