Today I have finally bought our Christmas tree. I really like it! I had to trim the tip as it was too big and our ceiling is quite low (7ft 3in), it still looks lovely though. I am so happy I found a nice tree for a reasable price. It's a Nordman Fir. Ryon has gone out to see some old friends from work. I fed the children, gave them both a bath and after I had put them to bed, I took the Christmas lights and decorations out and embarked on this lovely task of decorating our tree. I figured Bennet would still be a little bit too young for decorating it and Im sure he'll like the surprise when he sees it tomorrow. I have used the deco Ryon's mom send me last year. She send me a big box that contained all or most of Ryon's Christmas stuff as what they have done is every year they buy a Christmas Tree Ornament for each member of the family and write the name and year on the back. I think it is a lovely idea! His mom said that is was quite hard of letting go of those as I can imagine. They are lovely! Some of them handmade by little Ryon. Can you imagine Ryon was already celebrating his 6th Christmas when I was a 5 month old baby!! :)
I must admit since Im not a child anymore Christmas has lost a little bit of it's magic. What I hope is that Bennet will get excited about it and grant us the privilege of seeing Christmas through his eyes. A Christmas priority for me is sharing time with immediate and extended family or friends if non of the latter are around...I miss my family and I miss Ryon's family at this time more than ever. I had this crazy thought of just jumping in the car with Ryon and the kids and pay my family a surprise visit! How crazy! I looked up the route and distance from here to Berlin and I was surprised it's not that far actually. We could make it in about 11 hours. Well, with the children it would be more than that and a one night stop on the way would probably be a good idea! I have a collegue who lives nearby and she has a camper van and she frequently drives over to Germany. Maybe when the kids are older...
We had some trouble with our bathroom in the past. Our waterpump stopped working and it was replaced with a new one. The new one however was VERY noisy and made this horrible high pitch sound whenever we used the toilet, shower or taps. It was driving me crazy and I was paranoid about waking the baby and Bennet up at night. I rang my sister-in-law and she gave me some excellent advice. I applied it as best as I could and it seems to have worked!! :D I spent half an hour on the phone to the lady from our management explaining why this pump is making our lives miserable. I used all "I" statements and not one single accusation. Not long after I received a phonecall from her saying she and her collegue would like to come around and look at the pump to see what they can do. They had scheduled a property visit for the week after so I thought they would do it then, but they have really put me on their high priority list this time. They investigated what can be done to reduce the noise and send a plumber around today and et voila the pump is now quieter than ever. Even quieter than the old pump, I think. I am thrilled! Many, many thanks to Ellen! And a big pat on my back for making that phonecall to management! I don't know why any kind of confrontation is so off putting, but I did very well! :)
Oh dear. It's quarter past midnight and we have planned to take the children to a German-style Christmas Market tomorrow. (Well, the children are an excuse, it's me who wants to go - LOL!)
Lots of love and Merry Christmas 201o if I don't blog before.
Milena
