Went to the story time at the library this morning – just as well, pre-xmas week meant only us another mum and kiddie and the mum and kiddie doing the stories. Someone asked stringbean what she wanted for xmas, to which she looked a bit blank for awhile, until she remembered that she’d seen a pink music box in a catalogue. I realised that we don’t really do (or at least haven’t yet) the whole ‘ what do you want for xmas’ thing, and try not to make big deal of the present thing – xmas is for being together with family, having fun etc etc. – it seems to have some impact, though show her toy catalogue and she is away 
This years she does seem genuiely excited by the whole thing – and being in our house with all the preps going on probably adds to that.
Other than making lots more cards i’m not sure what else went on for much of today as I spent an inordinate amount of time on what I realised was probably best part of a 40-50 mile round trip to pick up the Freecycle-ed cooker, getting electrical bits to wire it in before the weekend, curtain track for SB’s room and other gubbins. Totally lost my patience with tedious urban driving now since I mostly drive on country roads, or small towns – cities are such hard work……
On the subject of new rooms, I am pleased with SB’s new room, – a vision in pink and lilac – with a dash of yellow – it’s so her. Though the preparation and subsequent finish is not as good as I would like – time pressures. but the new bunk bed means that I can’t kiss SB goodnight (as I’ve done for as long as I remember) before I go to bed as it’s to high 
did want to almond paste the cake tonight but time just went, too late now. Not too late to clean the kitchen floor though.
