There's a better thing than writing a Father Christmas letter -

-getting one back!

Last night, I wrote Alfie a letter back from Father Christmas, and left it by the fireplace with "elf glitter" for him to find this morning. Lord, there is nothing better than your child wide eyed and open mouthed listening to you read him Father Christmas' response ("he knows my name!")

God help me, my life is so fricken busy and full of cr*p at work at the moment that I need moments like that!