Christmas has come early to Tses!

Much to Sachi's irritation, Daisy and I have decided to celebrate Christmas early. Making Christmas cards for all our family members (which have now all been posted), as well as hearing stories from home of Christmas cakes being made and snow, seems to have put us in the festive mood.













Since we're not in Tses for December (we break up from school on the 29th and leave Tses on the 30th) we decided that there was no harm in celebrating Christmas a couple of weeks early. So I have been busy making paper chains out of all the scrap pieces of paper we've somehow managed to collect over the course of this term. They now hang under all the door frames and windows :D Daisy also made this amazing 3D star which takes pride of place in the center of our front room (I definitely need to learn how to make one of those before I go home).


We also spent a vast amount of time at the weekend making and colouring in a paper Christmas tree (I've managed to resist the temptation of buying a waist high, fake white and pink one in Keetmans! ). Decorated with baubles, stars and bows (all made out of paper I should point out) we have now stuck it to one of our walls. Underneath we are putting our empty parcels that loving family members send to us, so that we can feel like we actually have some Christmas presents.

The Christmas songs have now been downloaded and are played at full volume while Daisy and I sing along - much to the amusement of the secondary kids. The only thing that's missing (besides the traditional essentials such as family, Christmas cake, family, Christmas food, family, snow and family etc.) is TINSEL! Which for me is truly a crisis. My love of tinsel knows no bounds! Maybe i'll have to buy some in Keetmans next time we're there :P