The Weather

 Not the most exciting of topics, but the weather here has been strange!

It's almost Christmas, and it's warm! 

We've had a couple of cool days, with temperatures around 12 °C, and a few nights where the temperature dropped to -2 °C. 

Today, however, the high was 21 °C. Currently, we are under a thunderstorm advisory. 

I just had a little walk around the garden and noticed that some trees have buds on them!

Lovely clouds!

The temperatures should be a bit lower tomorrow, closer to the average! 

I'm still trying to get cleaned up, doing a deep clean before Christmas. Even though we aren't really doing Christmas, I still want everywhere to be cleaned and refreshed. I keep telling myself that if I get everywhere cleaned, decluttered and sorted, then it will be easy to keep up!

The problem is (of course, there are problems) that the more I clean, the more I can see where we are going to have to pay money to fix things. I was hoping that by having the water systems changed, the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, then the house would be alright. But I think the tatami will have to be taken up I would prefer a wood floor, but it depends on the expense. Also, I need to figure out what to do about the windows; the pools of condensation are driving me crazy!

A lot of money that I don't have at the moment!

I'm trying not to worry about that. I will make money, somehow! 

Next week is going to be busy!

Tomorrow and Monday, finish cleaning, see if I can clean the garden a bit, and also do some baking!

Tuesday, I'm going to Costco! Finally! Costco opened near here (about a 30-minute drive) last November. I've been wanting to go since then.  Christopher is going to pay this time, that is why I can go!

I'm planning a nice dinner on Wednesday evening, everyone will be home! It'll be nice to have everyone together. 

On Thursday, Hannah and I are going to see "Phantom of the Opera". I'm really looking forward to that!

Busy week, but nice busy, not just work busy!

I have a couple of weeks off from teaching. I hope to use the time wisely to prepare for next year, set goals and make some determination!