Snow in time for Christmas. Yay!
Presents bought in time for Christmas. Yippee!
Cards sent in time for Christmas. Hurrah!
Handmade presents...begun before Christmas! Could be worse!

The remaining members of the fragile holy family: baby Jesus, Mary and her rich new boyfriend King - I don't know which one he is. The rest have all toppled at some point from edges of tables and 'safe' high places. 'Let's put the fragile things in a high place to keep them safe' - 'Beachy Head?' - 'Er, OK.'

Theo's been crafty. I handed him a craft book last night. The rest's all him. Books! Can't beat 'em.

The Thanksgiving Tree, or Tree of Gratitude. Soule Mama inspired this. I'm so unused to feeling grateful that I had to make an A-Z list! I do hope this will become more spontaneous with practice.

Sinterklaas brought some toy trains and two MP3 players. He should've just brought 3 MP3 players. Why did he - and Mrs Sinterklaas - think that being 4 makes you not want to listen to music right in your ears? Let's hope he sends a note on the matter to Father Christmas.

We are reading:

Blue Kangaroo books and Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham
Joey Pigza Loses Control
The Lone Pine Club
Bill Bryson At home (brilliant!)

Belgium has a government again. With an openly gay and rather flamboyant francophone Prime Minister.

Sacha thinks Sinterklaas probably doesn't exist.