Santa Specials - Our World Tuesday

We have been very busy for the past month, having started our Santa Season at the beginning of December.  We attended children's parties, a Christmas Dance in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the main highlight was the 23 Santa Special train trips we did on NYMR Pickering to Levisham over 7 days, spread over three weekends plus Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th.  The Santa Special is always a lot of fun, we've been doing it for 5 years now.  Unfortunately I kept forgetting to take my camera most days, but we did get a few shots.

The Sticky Fingers Mums and Tots Group Christmas party



Santa with two of the children who rode the Santa Special



Santa talking to parents and children on platform 1

Mistress Holly Claus, Santa and one of our Elves

Some of our Elf-help, after the last train of the season

More Elf-helpers!

About to have a meal at our local Cantonese Pub Restaurant

This is the first time I have posted since the War Weekend due to illness, it seems I now have Angina, I had a bad attack on the 6th and ended up as an emergency admission to hospital for two days.  I will be having further tests in January, a 24 hour ECG plus a Myocardial perfusion test over two days, the 24th and 26th.

Yesterday, December 22nd, we received devastating news from Hawaii, my stepdaughter Christine found her sister Glenda dead, she was just 49, we are now waiting for post mortem results.  2011 has been a very bad year for our family in many ways. 

Wishing all a Happy Christmas, and hopefully a Happy and Healthy 2012.