Samichlaus Party

Hello all

Here I am once again.  Today a week ago, we had our 6th annual Samichlaus Party at my apartment.  Mom and Dad, Jeff, Ursi, Maya and Katie all came to my apartment once again for soup, peanuts, oranges, chocolate, hot chocolate and many more goodies.  Mom did a really great job at getting all the bags together for everyone.    Maya and Katie had fun playing on my bed and looking at my electric fish aquarium and deciding which fish is Nemo.  It's basically pictures of an underwater world turning around in a circle on wheels.  Maya and Katie wanted to know what everything was in my apartment, like my big stuffed animal snake and play with it.  Unfortunately my neighbour Bruce couldn't come at last day's notice, but I still gave him the Samichlaus bag that mom made for him and he really enjoys it.  I was going to post some pictures but unfortunately as I was fumbeling around with my camera I hit the wrong button to format the camera which meant I lost all my pictures.  I accidentally deleted all of them.  Fortunately the memories will still be there and loosing the pictures is not the end of the world.

Last Sunday during the day, I also played with the Swiss Farmer Band at our last event of the year at the Kitchener Christkindle Market which is a Market that went on for four days.  We just had to play for an hour Sunday afternoon.  Now we have our winter break till end of March.

Monday I had my Christmas Dinner at Christian Horizons where I work, and Tuesday a Christmas Party from the organization where I get home support from.

Last Sunday at my apartment, mom said that she has a Christmas present I can already open that day.  I had absolutely no clue what it was.  Last year Rob (a young man in his twenties who lives in this apartment building as well), gave me a little Christmas Tree which looked so nice, except the lights didn't work on it.  Mom and dad tried to fix the lights for me without success last year.  Now this year  mom put a whole new strand of lights in rather than just the bulbs, and some new decorations (if I remember correctly).  And now I have my very own special Christmas tree just the right size for my apartment.  It looks so beautiful.  Thank you mom!!!  I have it on as a night light every night now.

I don't know when I'll be writing next, but I hope it will be soon.  Till then take care, and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Markus