Christmas presents....

Since we are going to CA for Christmas, I got a few of my Christmas presents early so we didn't have to lug them down and back.
Let me say, you know you are an adult and a home owner when these are exciting gifts.....


Yes, it's a Kirby (self-propelled, even) and it came with all the attachments plus a few, including a shampooer.



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I need to use the Kirby on this as well as the rest of the floor.



Isn't it a pretty addition to my bedroom? Now the floor won't be so cold in the morning.

My sister and her family also sent me an interesting present. It's called a Thai cafe kit:


It came with four cans of coconut milk, red curry paste, green curry paste, Thai chili paste, fresh Kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, fresh lemongrass, fresh Thai chili peppers and Thai whole dried chili peppers.



These are the lemongrass stalks. I've never used fresh lemongrass before; in fact, this whole kit will be a bit of an adventure. I just hope the fresh stuff will hold up until we get back from Christmas because I won't have time to play until then. It's an interesting and unique gift. It will be fun to play with.