With chemo postponed, this turned out to be quite a lovely week. I enjoyed using my Kitchen Aid stand mixer to make some Christmas biscotti. It is two years since I received this mixer as a Christmas gift from all my children. I did not take my mixer with me when I went to stay with Mom and with Aina. With all the readjustments and coming and going of this past two years, I have done little baking. Now I am excited to get back to my old stress reliever - mix a bit, taste a bit, bake a bit , taste a bit...I am also thrilled to have a 'new' toy to help me out!!

I did a bit of shopping in Red Deer on Friday afternoon at my favorite spot,Winners. I ran into another fan while I was there, Arlone Lenz (Rebecca's Mom). Friday night I babysat Madison while Aina and Trevor went to Trevor's Christmas Party at Stettler. Maddi and I ordered pizza, then did origami while we waited for delivery. We ate our pizza, then folded even more paper. After that we changed into our pyjamas and tried out the entertainment room, watching "Legally Blonde 2" together. We both really enjoyed that movie. Then Maddi went to bed and I watched "Erin Brokovich," another movie I have never seen. Next morning Madison and I had our breakfast and folded paper for another couple of hours. It was great to have some quality Grandma - Granddaughter time!!

I left Aina's around noon, did a few errands, then headed home to get ready for Helge's "Mountaineer" Christmas program. We had a great evening with an excellent turkey dinner, good company, and dancing. Helge and I each won door prizes - lots of chocolate - so we'll be sharing over Christmas. Helge's prize was a handmade reindeer bedecked with glass balls and Christmas ribbon, bells, Lindt and Ferrero-Rocher balls, candy canes, Ovation mint sticks, and white-capped Toblerone. I must take a picture before the candy and chocolate is eaten!!

I'm looking forward to doing some more baking this week. I plan to bake a fruit cake tomorrow. After that it will be Julekage, Norwegian fruit bread, which I must have for breakfast on Christmas morning. Then I hope to bake some more biscotti and other cookies. Ah, such fun.