I ate a whole box of Mac n' Cheese last night

Maybe that's nothing, but my body didn't agree. I had weird dreams all night.

We've got two weeks until Christmas break. Count 'em. Two. I'm so ready for the break, but even though it's just two weeks, it's two of the most challenging weeks ever, the worst probably being the two weeks before the end of the schoolyear. These kids are totally gone on pictures of XBoxes and new shoes dancing in their heads. I wish that meant that they were always daydreaming, but no it means they're always talking about what they're going to get. But it's ok, we'll make it. They may cry and I may too, but we'll make it. :)

In other news, our house is mouse infested. Our landlords made no mention of this problem when we signed the lease, so it's a bit of an unpleasant surprise. For several weeks now, we've had mice devastating our pantry, chewing through box and bag to get at every dry good possible. But recently they have migrated to our living room, where there seems to be a family living in our fireplace, and upstairs into the bedrooms as well. Being a science/animal person, I don't mind so much, aside from the loss of non-perishable food and the stank of mouse doo everywhere, but my roommates have taken to letting out high-pitched screams whenever one shows itself, which is pretty frequent. It feels sort of like a really awful and lame horror movie is acting itself out in our house. For a plot twist, one of the roommates moves out, leaving the other three even more outnumbered and financially stretched. They're DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!

Oh yeah, and one of our roommates is moving out.

This reads like a big bitchfest, which was not my goal. We have had some beautiful snow, and I've taken a couple walks in it. Lake Michigan in the winter is impressive. I'm also in the middle of crocheting a few things as gifts for my family because we're doing the Advent Conspiracy thing where Christians are encouraged to spend less money and time on the commercial aspects of Christmas and instead to put that time and money toward spending quality time with family, making or forgoing gifts, and donating the money you save to people who need it way more. I am looking forward to having our first ever family Christmas in which we won't have to be out the door by 8 to make it to church, so we can sleep in some and enjoy a nice long breakfast after opening presents.

I hope you all have the opportunity to enjoy your Christmas and New Year. I'm planning on enjoying this break more than I have ever enjoyed any Christmas break. Love love and peace peace.