Christmas is done. It went quite well, although my parents were early for dinner and his were late. As in, we told them turkey dinner would be at 3:30, and Mum and Dad showed up at 11, and M's parents at 3:45. Then afterwards his parents took off pretty quickly and mine decided to stay overnight. Although Mum claims to have "almost" quit smoking, she forgot to empty the ashtray she was surreptitiously using (and filling) on the deck. I wondered what was up when the first thing she said to me when I came in the kitchen on boxing day was "I can't open the back door". I said, "Do the dogs want to go out?" and she replied, "NO, I do." Since I was half asleep, I thought she was just being sarcastic...

I have advertised for more help, due to the apparent desertion of the sick employee. Which means I have to train someone. Which I hate, as I think I have mentioned here before. I'm also supposed to be doing the business year end, as my new accountant is local, unlike my old one who was still in Alberta. My new one is a customer at the booth, so he's in a good position to harrass me. And I've volunteered (and I know why, it's because James fed me beer) to make paper flowers for the Crimestoppers mexican night, so this afternoon I was out pricing crepe paper. And I'm going to start my training for the Alternatives to Violence Project the weekend of the 10th in Victoria. Class at SFU starts on the 6th, and I'm looking forward to this one, as I've read some of the professor's work and he has some interesting ideas. It's about mental disorder and the law.