Lately we were very busy, fixing our coffee room and extending the room at same time, we are going to have our own coffee roaster soon.

We hired a guy from the neighborhood, and Terry worked very hard too. Several days, Terry worked with the man in the morning,then he went to town to buy building materials after lunch. One day he came home after 7pm, it’s a long working day. Sometime I worried that he worked too hard, when I told him my concern, he said ” I’m OK, I’m happy what I’m doing”.

Christmas is here, but we don’t feel the holiday fever that much on the hill, we will have a quiet and busy holiday.

Terry is not a man who likes to celebrate thus holiday, and I had no experience; we have been getting away without celebrating it for 5 years since Sonny was born, but not this year.

One evening he said:” Mom, I wish we can have a Christmas tree.”

“Why?”

“Well, without a Christmas tree, how Santa are going to find our home, bring presents to me?”

I thought it’s time to have one this year, one for ever, so I bought one last week. He was so happy to see it, and couldn’t wait to decorate the tree. Practically he hanged most of the ornaments and his toys (air plane, helicopter,soldier , dinosaurs). Terry’s niece sent some decorations from Canada, for Sonny’ first tree. He spent many hours playing with the tree and his toy, it definitely worth more than the money I spent on the tree.

Three days ago Terry bought a table saw, as soon as the big box was empty, Sonny claim the box. He turned the box upside down, built his city on the box. He is a box boy.

 

We bought a composting toilet, it came from Canada. The box turned into Sonny’s play house, not only have door and window, but also have a chimney. Thanks for dad’s help.

 

Yesterday I was in grocery store, saw some yummy deserts, realized that we need a desert for Christmas eve meal. Back to home, gathered some passion fruits from front yard, I made a passion fruit cheese cake. I don’t have many tricks making desert, few good ones everybody love.

Lunch is our main meal, we eat very little or just snack for supper. Usually we eat rice and my cooking for lunch, so we need different food for the special occasion. Our Christmas eve lunch ended up with green pepper tamale, avocado(from our tree), ham, tofu salad, cooking banana (got from our neighbor), and cheese cake.

Nothing fancy, but a good meal.

 

Here is our first Christmas tree. Ever since we put the presents under the tree, Sonny has been begging to open his presents every day. He didn’t think he could wait for so long, but he did. He is going to be so happy, he might sing his happy song, learned from uncle Tom. Go like this with Wisconsin Badger football team song’s melody:

On Wisconsin,

On Wisconsin,

Good old USA,

We are the  winner,

We are the winner,

We have a good day,

Rah! rah! rah!

 

                                   Merry Christmas

 

                                   Mele Kalikimaka