Well, the chocolates are running out quickly on my advent calender so this means Christmas will soon be here. I'm so happy Advent calenders were invented.
Yesterday I did the traditional last minute present buying for mom excurtion with my dad. We were so overwhelmed by mall, we went for Nachos and wings instead. Once we had some vague form of nourishment, we were better prepared to search for the also yearly pyjamas and stocking stuffers. We also settled on Hana's suitcase, even though it's a pre-teen book, because the play was just so great. Turns out only 2 bookstores in city had a copy left, so it was fun to drive around at the last minute trying to make sure we got one of those copies. We hung out in Greenwoords books for an hour picking out the perfect calender. Then we walked around the Legislature building to see the millions of lights and the little ice scuptures and my dad told stories of us being little and taking us toboganning and out for weiner roasts in the winter. Apparantly we were more fun to hang out with when we were little. It was a nice evening.
Then I got to work knitting a scarf that I plan to have done by Christmas while listening to an audiobook about a white girl growing up with Rhodesia, which ties in nicely with the latest movie I saw, Blood Diamonds, a lovely movie about bling bling and bling blang. I recommend it over the holidays. I also recommend audiobooks. Those professional readers can do various accents much better than I can in my mind.
The kitten is stuck in the closet again so I need to call the fire department or get a chair and go fetch her out pronto.
Tonight should be fun - 3 Christmas parties, I plan on bringing our wine with us everywhere we go, but in the spirit of the holidays, I promise not to drink too much of it or break any chairs or wine glasses.
For everybody I won't see tonight and a bit for those I will see, MERRY KRASSMAS and lots of love, laughing and learning for the new year.
