yami_samuraiflo | Waiting for Christmas

Quiet day today; then again, most of my days are quiet, what's with still seeking a job. *sighs*
I send a couple more of letters this week; perhaps, someday, I'll get a reply or a positive answer. Who knows?

That said, the day wasn't a bad one either. I finally got to taste and share the Yule Log I prepared yesterday with my parents and my sister. Verdict: very positive. Once the chocolate/hazelnut cream was finally cold, it actually tasted better. :)
I'll try and see if I can do another one next week, perhaps coffee flavored, or even better, with chestnut cream. I saw a rather promising recipe on the Internet, and I can't wait to test it. :)

Also went to the library pick up a book I had reserved, asked for more time with the ones I had already borrowed and took additional books/documentaries to read. I'll have the time to finish them; the library is closing down next week because it is moving in a new building. But if the date of the move is known, the one for the reopening hasn't been stated yet (in theory, it should be in the first week of January, but after talking with one of the librarians, it appears she was unsure they would manage to, and the rest of the staff shares that worry).
So... I got a couple of documentaries to keep until February. :)

Finally, I went to the toy stores to pick up the kids' Christmas gifts. My nieces will each get a 'dînette' (or cooking/dishes toys) and my nephew a Duplo (a firefighter with a little car) and a doctor kit. \o/
My feelings on the matter are a bit mixed; I bought Loic's gifts in the first store I visited, and it was the only one they had. Then, when I visited a second one for the girls' gifts, I saw they had a larger choice... and for better prices. X_X
It'll taught me not to rush, I guess. Then again, since I had a fidelity card for the first store, I might be helpful later on if I want a reduction...

Finding a good 'dinette' was also hard. For some reason, you see a lot of 'tea party' sets, cooking ustenstiles with fake food, but plates, knives, spoons forks and glasses? Much harder to find.
I so wanted to get each of my niece a nice set with a theme, like Hello Kitty or Barbapapa. Sadly, the only ones I saw like that were decorated with stickers. Given my nieces are 2 and 2 and half respectively, we try to avoid anything with stickers, because they tend to rip them off. I finally settled for plainer sets, to my greatest regret. But the sets I took seem nice enough still. I'll just need to wrap them up now. :)

So... kids have their gifts, and so does my brother B (a comics by a web artist he likes). I plan to buy chocolate boxes for my parents and my remaining brothers and their other halves, as I have to work with a limited budget (which wouldn't be a problem so much if the CNED could finally reimburse me, but nooooo...) and can't get individual gift for everyone. At least, everybody like chocolates/sweets, so I know it will be liked, even if it's nothing special.
Now, I just need something for my sister. My first idea was to buy her the last Animal Crossing on 3DS, because she likes the franchises and always looks star-eyed or wistfully at the commercial. But we haven't a 3DS or even a 2DS yet, even though we're both saving money on the side to buy ourselves one someday. So the idea is on hold until... well, until. Perhaps a comics or a movie? I'll need to go check again if I see anything she'd like. I had thought about a puzzle I saw over a specialized site she found funny, but I'm not too sure. Here it is: http://www.fou-de-puzzle.com/grincheux-1000-teile-sunsout-puzzle.html

On another note, I indulged myself while at the toy store. I'm pleased to say that I've now gotten my first two (and probably only) TF: Prime toys: Knock Out and Ratchet! \o/
I just hope my mother won't check too much into what I bought, because I don't think she'll be impressed. <.<
I... probably bought to many things too quickly, but... *flops* It's not easy to keep seeing nice things or things you want and have no money to spare on. If I didn't buy something every now and then when it gets too much to me, I'd crack. I'm already depressed enough at times. X_X

*sighs* In other news, we will probably do the Christmas tree this weekend. Or at least, that's what my mother suggested, as my brother L's coming to visit and could help getting the fake tree and decorations from the attic. And this year, there's a chance we also dress up the crèche (which we haven't do in about ten years; however, since my nephew now got to school and might have hear about the Nativity scene, my mother has agree to make an effort). That said, it hasn't been confirmed yet. So, wait and see, I guess.