Unbelievable. I wrote a reply to my friend dearest Dincs regarding acquisition of serious documents and just when I was ready to hit “enter”, I somehow lifted the entire keyboard and pressed something and the whole window disappeared. Darn. So admitting defeat, I composed another version and sent it again. And Lycos informed me of some system failure. Twice in a row. Holy cow. It is mighty annoying!
I wonder is something else devious is going on. The entire system of Western Canada’s debit/credit purchasing was down yesterday. Everybody had to pay cash.... and I bet a lot of people were left with cartfuls of grocery inside supermarkets and nothing in their trunks. Cashless society, this one. Hmmm.... conspiracy! :-)
I am going home in less than 4 weeks. I have loosely packed my 2 suitcases and they are getting very full, and I haven’t even got everybody presents yet. I am only getting gifts for immediate family, no wawarts for everybody else! Papa, nice shoes. Sister, shoes and office clothes and EVERYTHING else I will be bringing home. She said that when I return to Canada, the clothes I will be bringing back with me will be the ones I will be wearing, everything else (that I brought FROM Canada) will be hers. :-) Brother, surprise. Sis-in-law, very nice perfume (I hope she isn’t reading this). Bro-in-law.... I am still stumped. Probably something computer or bike related. My nieces, the books I will get back home. Mama....her entire kitchen. Eldest bro and family are now in Australia so they are off my list! Hehehhe
And I am hoarding chocolates like crazy. I gather, because of their small size, they could be fillers in my suitcases. My dearest younger brother entered a city-wide graphic design contest months back and won 3rd prize! So proud of him! I got that blown-up and the girl who had it developed mentioned she found the work impressive. And of course, I had to tell her that it was actually a winning piece of work! Heheheh.. .. I will have it framed and grace the wall of fame back home! Anyways, when I came to pick up the photos, I also thrown in the chocolates and the girl commented on my hoarding. I said, these are not for me I am going home, girl! I found that I do not like chocolates as much as I did years back. Law of Diminishing Returns. What I have in excess, I do not necessarily want.
My list of to-dos when I get home is long. I want the kitchen done. I want to frame pics on the wall. I want to get my parents matching bed sets. I wonder if my sister is up for some painting! :-) I want my nieces to have cabinets made for their books and other stuff so they can have their own space. I want to shop for new curtains! Because of my incessant nagging, my mother has put off picking up detailed materials for the kitchen. I can be a tyrant, when need be. Like mother, like daughter. :-)
