Spare time? What spare time?

Last Saturday Richard and I had one whole glorious day off together (first one in a couple of months). The weather cooperated, so rather than waste the day, we went for a walk at Point Pleasant Park. Though the sun was shining, it was chilly, and we eventually made our way downtown and went for coffee, had some fish and chips, checked out Sam the Record man... it was a really nice relaxing day for once.

That, of course, has been the sum total of my real 'days off' for a while. Most of the time I end up doing laundry, cooking, and cleaning. Don't get me wrong; these aren't horribly onerous chores, and Richard does his fair share. However, it was nice to just have a day where nothing had to be done, and we could just go where the wind took us.

In other spare moments, I've been making christmas cards. Here's a sneak peek:

This is a kindof fun picture, without giving away too much. Richard and I both like these cards better than the ones we sent last year (not that they weren't nice, too), and these ones were actually faster to make! (Hint: I invested in some rubber stamps). Tomorrow before I go to work, I'll be addressing cards and envelopes and hopefully these will be in the mail early next week.

In other exciting news, Chapters did a company-wide contest to see which store in the country could do something or other (not even sure what it was.... oh well) and our store won! Which means that every person employed there (40ish people) won an ipod shuffle! So... even though I'm not really a technophile, I've got this nifty little gadgety doodad... for doing my job. Fun times. It's a neat little thing - it can hold 1 GB of music or podcasts (Cast On is my favourite) but it's small enough that it looks like it should be a keychain decoration or something. I'm afraid of losing the dang thing. I guess this is my Christmas present to me for working so hard.

I will probably not be posting many pictures over the next couple of weeks. Richard has taken our new camera with him to San Francisco for a conference, and yes, I know we have the Old Camera, but I am now Spoiled, and also to use the Old Camera, I must Venture Out and Buy Batteries. (I'm capitalizing because I've just finished a book on Victorian leisure and I love all the old adverts. "For the Highest Quality and Lowest Prices, buy your winter wardrobe at Robertson's! Our products are guaranteed to Amaze and Delight!")