So, here I am again. A few days ago, Isaac and I picked up a few christmas decorations including a centre piece which I decprates and a garland that we draped over the shorter shelving unit which divides our living and diningroom. I'm going to decorate that after I do some house cleaning. We're getting geared up for our trip to PEI. I'm going to have the car serviced and oil changed and we're going to give the car a little vacuum attention.
Isaac has 2 more exams before christmas break so he'll be studying every moment he's awake for the next week meanwhile I will be at work everyday this week.
That's our life in a nutshell for theis week. We're looking forward to seeing everyone in PEI.
Much love,
~ M

just a short one

For the record, I did survive that day called Black Friday and the subsequent weekend and week. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. I'm only now fully recovered from that hecticness. The store is staying very busy now but the manager says that during the week of Christmas, virtually no one is in the store because they're all "last minute christmas shopping at the malls, walmarts, kmarts and any other marts you can think of." Isaac and I are planning to leave here after I finish work on the afternoon of the 21st. Hopefully we'll just miss the rush hour madness - otherwise we'll both get irritable. We're planning on being back in town on the evening of the 29th so that we have a whole day together to recouperate before I have to start work again.
Things are going well here otherwise. Isaac has 3 exams before the 21st, so he's already studying alot for those. He's doing well in school and still enjoying it too.
We've nearly finished Christmas shopping, and I'm going to wrap the last of the presents now. I have a question that both Amanda and I wondered about. So what happens for Pakje Night if you don't get newspaper/flyers to wrap the presents in? I myself actually stole the neighbour's paper (I know. Verschrikkelijk net?), but I don't think they noticed because their last paper sat in the driveway for nearly 2 weeks. Anyway, I still think that Manda should either a) steal her neighbour's paper (or 'borrow it') b) buy a newspaper -like the Globe and Mail or c) wait til she gets to PEI and steal Mom's paper - Mom I hope you've started stocking up on the flyers at home. What are you going to do Manda?
Anyway... speaking of wrapping, I'd better use this opportunity to wrap Isaac's presents since he's at school right now. Love you guys.
~ Mary