Weekend snippets and some of my favourite ornaments

I can't find a gingerbread cookie cutter anywhere. South Africans???

I love this one. I get the feeling this angel is taking a leap off a stage into the crowd :)

what's not to love? wood plus gingham

beaded angel from my friend Roz a few years ago

I'm too crazy about these -I have hope, love, joy, adore

Well, I've had a productive weekend socially but not so much list-wise.

Which is how it goes, I suppose :)

A few quick updates:

1. This week I found out that two other people who work with me were robbed of their iphones in Ackermans at Eastgate within two weeks of my incident. The one has been taking the matter further and eventually some people in the management office told her there seems to be a syndicate operating in that store this Christmas season.

While I'm not happy this has happened to others, on the one hand it makes me feel more okay, like it wasn't totally my fault.

So I went to Eastgate yesterday to sort out an email problem on my iphone and I was extremely anxious being amongst the crowds. I actually mini-freaked at the istore guy when he wanted to go out of the store to test my 3G signal "what are you doing? my iphone was stolen here a few weeks ago!!!!" And then I realised I need to calm down but still stay away from that shopping centre for a few months til the immediacy of the incident passes.

2. My study is a hot mess. I'm working off two desks - one for the computer, one for crafting/ gifting/ cards - which is effective but driving me a bit batty. I also can't leave any presents in plain view because my kids got into their Sunday school teacher's present and ate a few of the toffees.... so I want to get everything DONE and wrapped and put up high. Louisa, Connor wanted to know why Nicola gets to have THAT present and why he can't have one too.......... so looks like I may go
back and see if there's another :)

3. What do you say when people ask you what you want for Christmas? "I really don't need anything" seems to not be acceptable. Hey - maybe I should tell them to get me a Kindle book. I will definitely read it and bonus - NO CLUTTER! I got the most lovely present from a client - a
bottle of handmade marmalade. Totally speaks to me - consumable food (also I'm the only one in the house who eats marmalade :) :)) and an acts of service gift! I've been clever with gifts from the "kids". I went and bought a few things at Mr P for me for the beach and came back, gave them all to D and said, "here - these are my presents from the kids" He loves it!

4. We went to a 3rd birthday party. The kids had a ball playing in the water and I have some lovely spontaneous laughing pics (sneakily taken thanks to the zoom lens). I also met someone who reads this blog (that's the first time someone's said "I read your blog" and I was a bit taken aback!) and have some pics of her too.

My friend did the most awesome party favours (I won't tell you exactly what because I don't want to
spoil the surprise for someone else reading) and put them in gorgeous handmade drawstring bags. My two have been dragging those bags around the house with their treasures the whole weekend.

5. Today we went to some 3 am friends for a quick lunch. They're off to Australia for a month (jealous!) and we all wanted to see each other one last time this year. I love going there because once my kids eat, I don't see them again til we have to go so we 4 can actually talk and connect. Bliss! My friends have 3 teenagers who are a huge source of fascination for K & C and they're the most relaxed people I know. The kids can get away with murder there... but of course, I don't allow outright crazy :)

6. I'm still on book 1 for December and my goal is 7. So after I finish this one, I'm going to be strategic and read shorter ones and only ones I know I'll get through quickly. D has challenged me and you know me, I'm always up for a challenge :)

How was your weekend?

What's your reading goal for December?