Start of discussions with Anna re Alexander's visit at Xmas.  Good news is that she did not argue against the fact that it is my turn to have him for Xmas itself.  She did complain that I didn't look after Alex's toenails during the summer, which I freely admit to.  But she can't have it both ways - saying that Alex is old enough to make his own decisions and then say that he can't look after his own toenails.  

More importantly, she is once again trying to cut down the length of the visit.  I am due to have him from 20-28 December but his school only ends on the 21 December.  Her proposal is that I only have him from 22-28 December.   So, as usual, I will be the only one to have my time with hyim cut.  I have gone back with a compromise - leave Stockholm on 22 and then leave here on the 29th.  I await a measured and reasonable response.