Christmas Hearts

There is no doubt that we are looking forward to "hearts come home for Christmas" as the photo says. Mom cooked up some potatoes for another Christmas baking project this morning while I was busy taking down an inner wall in order to get ready for a basement bathroom upgrade. We will be taking four feet of space from the unused room at the bottom of the stairs for the bathroom enlargement in order to install a shower as well as replace the airplane sink with one that is normal sized.

On a differnt topic, our trip to the city yesterday with Annabelle and Derek turned out to be time well spent. The play was incredible. It was a realistic look at rural Saskatchewan in modern times with a sense of humour. Dinner out afterwards was a great way to finish out the event. We haven't laughes so much in a long time, especially so much that all of us had laughter tears in our eyes.

Sadly, Canadian politics is again in the news in a very negative way. Our Prime Minister is taking a page out of former US President Richard Nixon with illegal recording of telephone conversations. Read the Globe and Mail article (here) to get the story. Needless to say, the opposition parties are all ready to replace the Conservative minority government if and when the Governor-General approves. Constitutionaly speaking, it is legal and ethical here in Canada. As well, it is a normal state of governing for a number of countries around the world including Israel. You can read another Globe and Mail story (here) to see just how this coalition government is being put together.

Well, so much for that. It's time to listen and see how this will all play out.