On Christmas Day, due to the cold weather (sorry, I am using the photo taken on a different date just to indicate the coldness), we just stay at home - too cold to go outside, we are even too lazy to move. We spent that day playing games and watching TV. On Boxing Day, which is more promising as the sun rose a bit and it feels quite warm (it's 1 degree that day, but we have managed to somehow feel quite warm with anything above zero!) so we joined the many shoppers going to Arndale! But, Goodness me! There were soooo...... many people and we finally just bought one or two tops for Mia & Aqil, a pair of shoes for Hakim and a bedlinen and hurried for home. After all, we hardly go shopping expect for scouring car boot sales for books and toys - this is our first real shopping after moving down here.
Monday spent buying groceries for the week and a new pencil case for Danish. That was all he's asking for (well, Danish is like that - among my children he is the one who hardly ask for anything - he is happy with whatever we gave him. Even when asked, he will always say "I don't want anything, Ibu" which makes it quite difficult at times). That afternoon (which looks like well into the evening from outside) we spent making blackberry muffins but since everybody is excited, the muffins were attacked once taken out from the oven so - there's no photos.
Aqil & Damia
Today, we started out quite late - after deciding that I should not go to the office due to the transport. Again, it's to Arndale - this time buying a duvet cover and some paper supplies for our Arts & Crafts project at home.
Actually, we planned to make some cupcakes as a way to spend some family time but since it was already late when we came back, we decided against it. We made two books instead, :
Mia proudly showing her book made of the hard paper found in the newly opened bed linen, some tissue paper as the cover, coloured papers, some stickers and pieces of wool
Mia's book when opened
Aqil's book
Aqil's book has butterfly shaped pages
Well, hopefully my children are happy. It has been sometime before we spend time doing arts and baking and reading poems and books and watching TV together. I was glad for the long, long weekend. I enjoyed mine. Hopefully you enjoyed yours too! Cheers, Mate! :-D
After reading your previous posts, Yes I think you really need a good long holiday and a nice break with your family.
ReplyDeleteCar boot sale is still out of season innit? or do you have winter indoor car boot sales around your place?
Salam DrSam :-D
ReplyDeleteOh yes! I think it is well-deserved after all
Oh we have an all-year round car boot at the Hitchin market - we can get our chestnut supply there. The past weeks just too cold to venture out - we rather snuggled at home :-D
Happy New Year, Bro!