It's finally arrived! Graduation week. Let the celebrations begin. And speaking of celebrations and arrivals, my cheeky daughter surprised us by turning up three days early yesterday. She's come home for about 10 days for a break from uni/work. We were expecting her Tuesday but she was here when I got home from work yesterday!

Christmas is in full swing at my house now. A side effect of working in retail. I am surrounded by Christmas at work, I felt obliged to do the same at home. My kids are thrilled. They've always advocated for Christmas to begin about August so this is a happy compromise.

My favourite new addition to the annual Christmas decor:

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Joke of the week:

There's a lot of truth to this...

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What I've been reading:

It's been such a busy working week, I've just been reading this one, slowly savouring and loving every page.

And still on topic with this book, I was thrilled to open it to begin reading and see a cover quote from yours truly inside:

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And on that note, until next week! 😊📚☕