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Last night we had an impromptu dinner over at Eric and Annie’s. Mmm…stew. You can’t go wrong with stew. After chatting awhile about our top secret project for the Christmas season, I had headed out to nab some groceries, and headed to Canadian Tire.

I don’t know what I don’t go to C.Tire more often. I not only found a wreath at 50% off but I also found some windshield washer on a super sale. I’ll have enough windshield washer to last me until next Christmas!

I also picked up a snow brush. Now, when I first bought my car, I bought one of those deluxe ones with the padded handle and the long reach. Then the scraper part broke off it it last year. Well.

So when I was in the store last night I realized that I had the choice between the $2 wooden one or the $10 super-deluxe version. After realizing that this was capitalism at its best (or is that consumerism?), I opted for the wooden one thinking that I could always keep the old brush with the super long reach. It just doesn’t have the scraper part. Maybe I should duct tape the two together!

I also played around with the MIDI functionality on the MacBook. I’m starting to read up on MIDI as it sounds like a powerful tool in the home recording studio. Essentially, computer can emulate any sound so you can pull a Trumpet MIDI setting and a virtual piano pops up and you can hit a note and a horn will sound. There are MIDI keyboards out there so you don’t have to do this virtually so I’m going to do some research into buying one. Not before Christmas though! Ha, I say that because I stumbled upon this mega deal on a microphone I have wanted for a few years and I ended up buying it yesterday because the sale was going to end in a few days. In my defence, I don’t know if anyone would know picked this up for my Christmas gift but nevertheless, Vero was not impressed that I’m shopping for myself within a month to Christmas!

Vero and I also started up the brainstorming for the annual Christmas cards…we think we have a good idea and will run with it this year. I am now debating on whether or not I should send it out again to my mass list or prune it down to those who send a Christmas card back to me. Mom said that she realized over the years that people that she sent a card to every year just never bothered sending anything so she stopped sending it to them. There are arguments on both sides….one could argue that this is the season to be giving and not needing something in return. However the other side of the argument states that when your list starts breaking the 50 person barrier, you have to start thinking on the cost. I’ll put some more thought into it and decide when the cards get shipped to the printing press.