The Home Of Andrew and Crystal Preece
News from family, friends and work
25th December 2008
Today we cooked Christmas dinner at Pontypool Salvation Army for those who were lonely this Christmas, it was a great day a girl called Lauren (in the final of Miss Tofean) came along and helped, and yes she did help
18th December 2008
Corps Christmas Dinner, what a night Elizabeth and Carl brought the house down when they sang little donkey and the lights went out.
December 2nd 2008
First day of Christmas lunches at the cafe today, what a day too, served around 38 dinners plus no end of breakfasts and so on if this is what the next three weeks will be like I don’t think I will make boxing day this year... Watch this space for more on Christmas lunches. Or you could try my new song, ‘oh I wish it could be January already....’
November 31st 2008
Attend Youth Councils in Cwmbran with a lot of packed lunches as discussed bellow, had a cool day discussing "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Taken from the book of Jeremiah 9:11. After lunch we went down to the town centre for an open air meeting were we were offered the choice of singing (not me), playing a music instrument (not me) or handing out free mince pies (yes me!!!!!!!!!) however people did seem to ignore me even though I was using my best fruit and veg stall voice. However a good day was had.
November 30th 2008
Pontypool Salvation Army Christmas lights switch on, Newport band comes and plays a few carols and I try to sing and take lots of funny pictures of people. Then we made our way to Newport to make the packed lunches for Youth Councils the next day in Cwmbran, we made 140 lunches and this took me back to my days doing contract work for the MOD.
November 30th 2008
Got a new computer for Christmas so I am a happy man burns movies to dish in 20 minutes how cool is that.
October 2008
Yet another holiday but this time to Westbay on the south coast with my Crystal, mum and Aunty Rita. This was also a good rest played a lot of monopoly with some funny bank card thing, lost a lot to Crystal as always the laugh was when I got a card saying fined for non payment of congestion charges and realising that I had not paid the congestion charge for our tip to London that day.
October 2008
We travelled to Yorkshire for a weeks holiday in a cottage just off the NYMR (railway) and it was great, so much so that we have booked again for next year. This time we stay for two weeks at the end of April going into May.