Merry Christmas everyone!

12.01.00am GMT Sun 24th Dec 2006

You might think I am a bit early, but not in the Ross family household. We are celebrating Christmas today returning to an old family tradition. When I was growing up we had the family Christmas (ie Mum, Dad, Peter and myself) on Christmas Eve and then went to one of my Nan's on Christmas Day and then the other on Boxing Day.

This year Emily is with my family is today and is going to Claire's family for Christmas Day, so the tradition is back.

Not sure what I am getting today other than socks - which I may well be the only person on earth to have actually requested.

I have also just noticed this is my 1,000th story on year!