Day 27

What a difference sleep makes! Both young people had a good night = so did we. Lachie was up at 5:45 to his usual breakfast routine. Circles (Cheerios) first, followed by toast, then some of dad’s breakfast, finished off by mum’s. Sarah accidentally spilt her full cup of coffee over. It landed mostly on Lachie’s quilt so it was very quickly in the wash before coming back to clean up the rest.

Unfortunately light rain had spoiled our most recent snow fall. Tim took Lachie down stairs to play soccer in the heated car park. On my way to church I spotted a re- purposed snowman from yesterday. Now looking like a lucky Chinese cat. This time I took a photo as I walked past the first time in case he also fell over in the rain. He had already lost one arm.

After church I chatted to an older lady, who couldn’t really understand that Australia didn’t have snow at Christmas. She just thought that sometimes we didn’t get snow on Christmas Day. Father’s sermon was all about the swing to a secular celebration and how we seem to be giving season’s greetings, rather than Christmas greetings. Celebrating the season of winter, not Christmas? I was sitting there thinking wrong season for us despite snow featuring on many of our Christmas cards too. Maybe they are leftovers from the Northern Hemisphere?

From here I walked to Rue Cartier and the rain had changed to snow, but it was melting upon landing. I bought the milk, but could not find a can opener in two shops. Eventually found in the third. Must be the season for can openers? Both shops had empty places where they should be.

Home to lunch, followed by some housework then hand sewing until it was time to get ready to go out. Dinner with some of Sarah’s friends and families at a local pub.

Amelia slept through the entire time and Lachie was excellent. The food was good and our group had one section in what had been a domed cellar in previous history. Slight issue upon returning to our car to find a parking ticket. When Tim checked it out at home, he found he had accidentally entered the incorrect parking place number. Lachie needed extra time to run up and down for 20 minutes before going to bed. Fingers crossed for a good night’s sleep and more snow.