Well it has been quite a week
it started with a Ho Ho Ho 
As I got excited to see 
the first of this winters snow 

Everything looked so pretty 
covered in a dusting of white 
But snow is not great for travel   
especially in the dark of night

Our travel plans worked out fine
for the two nights in Gdańsk, Poland
Expectations were surpassed
everything went as we had planned 

We were home before we knew it
and it was still freezing cold
Back to the frozen pipes 
which put all washing duties on hold   

Washing machine defrosted
finally back on track at last
Fingers crossed we would escape
the tradition of Christmas past 

We have quite a history 
of nightmares at this time of year 
Commonly they involve water 
and as a rule cost us dear 

Why should this year be different 
I asked myself yesterday 
We arrived back home to find
a sight to fill me with dismay 

My heart plummeted to my feet
as I opened the lounge door 
Welcomed by a waterlogged ceiling
and puddles on the floor 

The outside pipes had frozen up
causing the bathroom to flood
All our efforts to defrost them
didn’t do us any good

So now we have to sit and wait
for the big freeze to thaw out 
The Christmas tradition continues 
was there ever any doubt?!