And so this is Christmas...

Well, it's been another one of 'those weeks'...not much to report on really. Everyone is getting in the Christmas spirit - myself included of course! I went into town last week to start my Christmas shopping and the streets were filled with festive decorations. It was too dark to take pictures, but I will show you all next time I go to town (which probably will be next Monday after I submit my paper!).

Z and I were also in a bit of a baking mood. She made chocolate cupcakes with a mousse filling and I made blueberry muffins (from scratch!). They didn't last very long...Actually one great thing about living on your own is you get quite resourceful. Sometimes if we feel like cooking something different, we look for recipes online and try to find a dish that requires all the ingredients we have in the house. I've really expanded my repertoire of culinary skills!


I also felt like decorating our flat to give it that Christmas feeling - so I bought a small tree and some other items - within budget of course. I still wasn't pleased with the level of 'Clause-ness' so I decided to get more creative and make 3D paper snowflakes and stars. Now I know what you're thinking...the same thing Z did when I told her what I was doing. She was under the impression I was making those really juvenile 2D snowflakes that you make in elementary school. I don't know if the pictures will do them justice, but they're actually very pretty and delicate snowflakes. I highly recommend trying it with older kids or even on your own - I'm a little addicted because we have this huge roll of white paper and nothing to do with it. But I can imagine them looking even better with glitter or blue paper.



Other than that, both of us have been doing a lot of reading and focusing on our next essay. I heard about all the snow and ice at home - as my dad would say "drive carefully!". It's been quite mild here - the other day we walked to school without a jacket. It seems that it's even been a slow week for news...can you believe this teddy bear business? It's all over the news here. I'm seriously considering re-naming some of my stuffed piggies Buddha, Moses, Jesus, Allah and Bramha just out of spite...ah well...it's called extremist for a reason, right?


Wish me luck on this essay!