PRETTY BAUBLES

Maybe I'm posting too frequently about Christmas, especially considering it's still November.  Even though I'm having that thought, it isn't going to stop me!

A quick trip to Michael's on Saturday night found a few great items.  First of all, this "fishbowl" that cost $6.99.  I also bought the baubles inside it.  Both the large glass ornaments and the smaller ornaments were on sale - 40% off the large ones and something similar for the small ones.  After some strategic placement I added Mardis Gras beads that friends brought me back from New Orleans this summer.  I should also mention the candle holders and candles are also new.  The holders were $7.99 and $9.99 from Winners Homesense and the candles (sugar cookie scent) were even less expensive than that.


 

OH DEER

On Sunday night I decorated a little bit for Christmas and I realized I don't have much by way of place settings... I have been collecting my china pattern since we got married but I am quite lacking tablecloths and nice napkins.  (We received a tablecloth as a wedding gift but I don't have any linen napkins.)  I have also been thinking about Christmas centerpieces and I am personally loving bright and fun!  You can find all sorts of fuschias and teals for Christmas these days.  More about that later!

So I got to thinking it might be fun to use vintage figurines on your table.  A quick hunt on etsy found these brass deer:



$12.00 for the pair.  Find here.

$30.00 for the pair.  Find here.

$100.00 for the pair.  Found here.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS

Freedom!!

My exam finished 2.5 hours ago and I have already: bought a Christmas wreath, sat down to eat a meal with my hubby at the dining room table, done two loads of laundry, watched the Santa Claus parade, cleaned dog hair out of the car, and dusted the bedroom furniture.  Now - off for a nap!!  But in the meantime, here are two photos of Leroy from today.

I came home from my exam to find out Leroy had turned into a reindeer!

Leroy went to the parade with us and was very well behaved.  He even let some children pet him (and didn't bark)!  This was my view during the parade.

WHERE'S THE LESION?

That's the crazy game we've been playing all semester.  You say a neurological symptom, I tell you where the lesion is.

E.g. Right sided weakness.
Left primary motor cortex (precentral gyrus).

Pretty gross, right??  In honour of the end of neurology tomorrow (already done exam one of two) here is a funny take on how the brain works.  Sad thing is when I first watched this video I thought I had completely missed the point of this semester.

See you on the flip side!

LEROY'S FIRST SNOW STORM

Today we got about a foot of snow... Good old Canadian winters bringing us buckets of snow before December hits.  This was Leroy's first real snowfall.  The first week Leroy moved in we had a little bit of snow (it was late March) but maybe only six inches at most.  As an eight week old puppy he was so cute bounding through the snow so while I was at school studying today I couldn't wait to go home and watch Leroy play!

He spent some time staring at the window and thinking, "Mom, can't I please go outside to play?"

 

And boy did he have fun once he got out there!