Family Christmas 1998

The family Christmas Eve Party was held at Jan's place in Seaford.
Jan, Tom and their three girls had done a really fantastic job of setting up the garden for the party but saddly a sudden thunderstorm descended on their neat little bayside home just as the guests had started to arrive. Everyone sheltered in the house while ill-tempered, wrathful nature tore through the lovely garden, tossing furniture and carefully prepared Christmas decorations about in terrible spite, while thunder detonated and lightening ripped the evening sky overhead.

The storm passed as suddenly as it had begun and once the havoc out in the garden had been put back in order we resumed our family celebration. Despite this unfortunate start everyone had a wonderful time and it will be a Christmas Eve that is destined to go down in family history as one of the very best and remembered for many long years to come.

The food was great, the garden was absolutely lovely, despite the battering, and the company could not have been more cheerful. Sleigh bells were reliably reported from many outlying areas of the garden during the rest of that warm, summer night. A full moon added to the special magic of a special night and the "Secret Santa" presents proved to be a wonderful idea that the family has decided must become a regular part of our Family Christmas tradition.