Starting to Feel a Lot Like Christmas.

    My latest heating bill arrived in my (virtual) mailbox today and it was a whopper. However, I checked last year and this one was actually slightly less. Next month's will probably be quite a bit more so I am keeping money in reserve in my bank account as a precaution.

   After a couple of quiet weeks, this one has started to heat up in the lead-up to Christmas. Last Friday I got the grandkids gifts at the book store as it was on my way to a Christmas show. Happy to get that done and the show was fun with songs, skits and a sing-a-long. Two birds with one stone.

   On Tuesday it was a pot luck lunch at my Bridge group. I overate as usual but wanted to try a bit of everything that people brought. I made sausage rolls and they went down well. Yesterday was the "Festive Special" at Swiss Chalet with the family (my treat) and it was great to see oldest grandson as he was back from school after his first term away. He seems to have grown up (matured rather than grown in height) so it was a good decision to attend a school away from home. 

   Today my Probus Club's Christmas party was held at "Flogo", a local Greek restaurant and about 60 people attended. Reasonable prices and a nice selection of dishes to choose from. I had an eggplant concoction, something I wouldn't make at home and it was very good with lots of Feta cheese and olives. Plus a glass of white wine as a special treat as it is the holiday season after all!

   On my way home from that I stopped off at the local mall and picked up a gift for my daughter from the Kitchen store. Just something for son-in-law still to get and it will probably be golf related. He is hard to shop for. We don't exchange gifts with the family in Victoria but will Skype with them on the day.

   Now I just have to decorate the house and do a last shop before the big day so everything seems to be under control. My freezer is already full with goodies for the meal!

Eating Out Again

    Yesterday was this months RODEO lunch and we are at the letter "K" so it was a Korean restaurant. Another quirky little spot in a non-descript strip mall. You would never find it unless you were actually looking for it. Our fearless leader, Norma, is painstaking in hunting down interesting places to eat. The restaurant was surprisingly busy for a mid-week lunch hour so, obviously, it's a well known and popular spot.

   So, we arrived at "Makkal Chon " and were all seated promptly. Our meal started with complimentary appetizers, some quite spicy, followed by entrees such Bi Bim Bop and Bol-gul-bi. Not being too adventurous, I chose a pork cutlet which was tender and crispy with a slightly spicy BBQ sauce and a salad and rice on the side. Having nibbled on the appetizers I was quite satisfied with half of the meal so took the rest home for dinner. 

   December is always a busy month for eating out and I have at least 2 more events to attend and one concert. The month will go by fast and, before you know it, it will be the new year. No idea what our next RODEO outing will be but, as we are at the letter "L", it may very well be Lebanese. ,