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Week 25

Once the last of the trifle leftovers were cleaned away, we took a few days to lay low and.. 

Read(ing): Santa Paws by Nicholas Edwards. It is a Christmas time book but the kids are engrossed - ah, the luxury/value/sacrifice of reading at bedtime!

Watched: Mamma Mia 2 with all the family -  singalong songs and all. Not as great as the first one, in my opinion, I mean... Meryl Streep. But watching DH cringe with musical theatre misery and yet he still volunteered it (and didn't complain) for the sake of our movie night memories, made us all very glad.  

Following: Kiara Mun-Gavin's miraculous story. A car and bike accident on Christmas Eve, devastating injuries and this young girl's fight. You can read it here https://m.facebook.com/jacimungavin1/

Visited: Bradford on Sunday and enjoyed seeing a lot more snow up North. Tasty lunch followed by homemade dessert pies, family board games all set in a toasty log cabin filled my cup to overflowing...plus, the drive home was just far enough to afford the kids a good nap on the road home.

Worked on: packing - but this is easier said than done. We started by sorting into piles by continent: Africa, America and then a donation bag. Since Monday is a road trip day before Tuesday's travel day, right now I'm wishing there was paper disposable clothing to minimize packing and repacking bags!

Interrupted working to: play in the fresh, soft snow only to find some slippery solid ice spots underneath - thrilling, entertaining to watch and dangerous all at the same time!! We enjoyed some man-made snowfall too. 

Tasted: guacamole for the first time in ages and it did not disappoint. There isn't enough time left to wait for avos to ripen in a brown bag. This was a treat!  

Finally met: my SIL's brother from Minnesota and his wife. They were hoping to snow mobile but the weather hasn't been playing along. So instead they did a day trip to Boston, like us! 

Said a sad goodbye to: Ladies Study Group at church and even though I'll see most of them on Sunday, I am already missing these new friends.

Missed: final Story Hour at Library today but will make a stop there tomorrow to return the last of the books :( 

Found: a beautiful red gift box on sale (for my Jesse Tree ornaments) and I can't wait to unwrap them in Cape Town and show them off! 

Lost: Baby's pram cover somewhere between our last outdoor trip and hauling donations to the local Salvation Army. 

Preparing to: take down the Christmas Tree that's been up for a whopping 35 days and is finally starting to bow. 

Pics to follow. 


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