Will: Well, you three look like you’ve been busy! What have you been up to today?
Effie: Just making some lists for Christmas, it’s not far off now. How was your day?
Will: Pretty quiet, really. Well, busy, but nothing out of the ordinary. So, what are you looking at here? Cook books?
Effie: Just trying to do some forward planning …I’d really like to have everyone here for Christmas dinner this year.
Will: When you say everyone – who are you thinking?
Effie: Well, whoever wants to come! I’d love to have Niamh and Dan here, it seems like forever since I had them both around at Christmas. And of course Sadie and Tom, but I don’t really know what their plans are. And I would love for your mum and dad to come, to say thanks for last year, and Rowan – but then, should I ask Jake? Well, it depends how things are going between them…and he might have plans, I don’t know about his family. But Jamie is on her own with Brooke, it would be nice to ask them too. What do you think?
Will: You can ask whoever you like, but I don’t want you to take too much on and get all worried about it. You’ll have to let the rest of us do our fair share.
Effie: I don’t want to ask people round and then have them tied to the kitchen! Your mum and dad were so good last year, they wouldn’t let me lift a finger – they just totally spoiled me all day and I want to do the same for them.
Will: You were six months pregnant with these two last year; of course they wanted you to have a restful day! And this year it’ll be our first Christmas with the girls, so I want you to be able to spend time with them. So I really don’t mind however many people we have to dinner, as long as you let us all do our bit.
Effie: We’ll have to start asking everyone, and see who can make it…do you think anyone will mind if it’s not all, you know, really fancy cooking? Only it will get so complicated with all the timings, and I’ll run out of pans and rings on the cooker. I suppose I could make some things in advance…I think Jamie’s a vegetarian, I’ll have to see what she’d like –
Will: No-one will mind if you keep it simple. You’re a great cook anyway. And don’t try and make everything from scratch!
Effie: I just want it all to be really nice…
Will: Yes, and it will be, but I want you to have a nice day too. Promise me you won’t try to do too much?
Effie: I promise. Oh I can’t wait to see what the girls make of it all…
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