Just waiting for holiday, no motivation to work.  Today I had lunch with Lauri, good to see him now before they move to the new building in Kara.  Lunching together will need more planning after that.  But it has been easy to meet people in Sello. Just meat girls last Friday in Fennia, delicious Indian food and good company :-)  Actually I was there also the day before with Aila...

Yesterday we had a nice get-together in Base.  Some managed even to do some shopping, Xmas pressure maybe...  Not me though!  Planning to buy all the necessary things from Mexico.  Girls want just money but something needs to be nicely wrapped also under the Xmas tree.  This will be remembered as the "end of the childhood Christmas", no toys in the letter to Santa.  Christmas will be spent at home-home.  About time to go and see mother, last time there was in June!

Tonight the outlaws are coming to have chocolate cake and coffee to celebrate Heini's nameday (was yesterday) and also to check all the routines they have to take care off during our holiday.  Girls to school in the morning and Tuuli to her ballet lessons every other day.  Tuuli has also presentation, the Nutcracker, on 9th and 10th of Dec which we are going to miss.  Tickets reserved for grandparents and Heini and we can probably get a recording later.  After that Tuuli is dancing solo in Snow White on 16th of December, luckily after our hols.  Tuuli has got really good feedback on her performance in ballet during this autumn.  She jumped one grade from 4th to 6th in the beginning of this season and we were a bit afraid of how this will go.  Hard work I have to say!

Next time here I will be reporting from Mexico City I hope.  Pictures too, maybe.  Thanks for all the good holiday wishes!