Christmas. Is. Late.

'Driving home for christmas, With a thousand memories' - Chris Rea, Driving Home For Christmas

Christmas is late in our household this year.

Usually I decorate directly after Sinterklaas.

Usually our apartment is lit up for a whole month and the lights stay up until my birthday on 11 January.

Not this year.

On Wednesday the children asked, 'Where is the Christmas tree, mama?'

On Friday they asked 'Where is the Christmas music and where are the Christmas movies?'

Today they cried because I have presents from work and we have no tree up to put them under.

Yesterday we had Christmas breakfast at work, complete with silly hats, and finally I seem to have a little bit of the Christmas spirit.

I'll be decorating like a crazy person later today, and visiting some friends later this afternoon to have some grown up Christmas fun.

If you need some Christmas spirit too, go visit Francine.

Her photos will inspire you.