Pushing on towards festive times early...

On Thursday we move out of lockdown again as a nation and Norfolk becomes a tier two county with several restrictions in place. This year has been such a strange one, so we are going for it and getting all festive early. Tree purchased on Sunday and will go up this week, way ahead of when we usually do. I am in charge of decorations as Amy away on her course this week! 😝A time to make new traditions. What the next month will bring for the family Hammond is anyone's guess. With some restrictions lifted for the Christmas period, I think a dog walk invitation with Granny and Grandpa will be about it. I think it is so important for Amy especially to see her wider family if possible, although I remain so very worried that I could pose them a risk due to my work. All presents bought, the girls are in for a very special surprise tomorrow with amazing advent calendars. Why not, if ever there was a year more important to spoil your kids, this is it! We push on as December looms fast and say goodbye with a forceful wave to the most unprecedented of years indeed. I am looking forward to a quiet family Christmas though, very much so 😊

So we calmly go back into lockdown...

So on Thursday this week the Government decided that the whole of England should once again go back into lockdown in order to stem the tide of wave two of the Covid-19 pandemic. A bit different from last time with changes such as schools open. This is expected to last for a month. We can only leave our house for work, school, exercise, essential shopping or medical attention and support. It's going to be a tough month and could easily be extended. So we are now hunkered down in fortress Hammond, well supplied, safe, well and trying to reduce risk in everything we do. It's just another twist in our family life in this strange year. Christmas could be quite isolated and without the opportunity to see family and friends. I am starting to worry again as the rate of infections rise in the community and deaths. This year is asking me to continue to work hard and seem to stay on a heightened level of alert to protect my family. At the moment I can's seem to wind down. I will do everything I can to be a good husband and father to keep everyone safe and that's all the matters in the context of what 2020 is throwing at us. Amy, Joan and the girls all seem good. Anna is already kicking my arse in Lockdown footy challenge number two! Damn girl, even with a slight back injury after she fell down the stairs she beats me!!!