December has come and it's almost past, this means another Christmas has almost come and gone.  We only a few more sleep before the big hairy person comes.  Yup, my brother-in-law is coming for dinner!  Ha ha... just joking Eric, we all know if you need anything it's hair!

Christmas dinner will once again be hosted at our house.  We are going to have dinner on Christmas Eve.  This will be nice as back in the days of celebrating in Moosehorn we always did our gifts and fun on Christmas Eve.  This week, this day just worked out better for most of us, so it will be nice to gather the family.  The plan is to open all of our gifts as well on Christmas Eve, again one of those traditions that always took place in Moosehorn.  And for some odd reason dear little Jillian is very excited to come to dinner to my house.  She has been driving her mother absolutely crazy all week asking if to was the night that she is going to Auntie's house.  I've tried asking her why she is soooo excited and all she says is that I have the Cinderella show.  Something is mighty special to her about that. 

So, my Mom and Dad are packing up the house to come to Winnipeg to spend the holidays with us.  We may even see their smiling faces on our doorstep tomorrow.  In that case, Greg! Get out side and finish the shoveling!  Fight the cold weather and move that shovel!

Our house is generally ready.  I cleaned like crazy yesterday, the bedrooms are ready, the gifts are all wrapped, the kitchen cleaned, the groceries are purchased and only a couple of areas are left to tidy.  The biggest of jobs is the laundry, although I don't believe that will be finished today.  We've experienced a little problem this morning, our sewer has backed up and we are waiting for calls back from handy men to unclog our problem.  Good thing Greg is the laundry maid as he noticed the sewer hole full of laundry water before anything flooded, and he didn't freak-out either!  Good on you Greg!

To our other surprise this morning I discovered 7 baby swordtail fish in my fish tank this morning!  I was soooo surprised because I know my guppy is about to burst with babies but I wasn't so sure of the swordtail.  I did see the female acting a little strange yesterday but I didn't think too much of it... now I think I know why, she was busy giving birth.  I'm absolutely tickled pink, I think it's neat to have these little fry in my tank and that I will get to watch them grow.  I'm going to consider it a early Christmas present.  And the sewer fixer guy is also getting an early Christmas cheque!