Today was a day of heavy preparation, some fun, some not. First, we went shopping. That was the fun part. We viewed the marketplace and stores, choosing gifts to buy for others at Christmas. For Dewmaru, a knife. For Milly, a curling iron (you know, payback for last years gift for me), and a hat for Glaceon. Don't judge me... it is a really nice hat. Glaceon will love it.

The next, and not nearly as fun part was decorating. Hanging up tinsel, throwing decorations on a pine tree, and other assorted odds and ends of making the place seem more fun. Dewmaru and I tried to see how far we could stand away from the tree and still land an ornament on it. It was a tight contest, but Dewmaru won with a stunning underhand that stuck one on the tree from the other room. I barely missed that mark. Can't win them all, I suppose. We were a bit lucky that we were able to finish the game this year. 

It had stopped snowing, but it has by no means started melting. There's still plenty of winter to go around for the next month or so. 

Well, the house is decorated and the holiday is anticipated. I myself look forward to all that lays in store.

Good night! 

-Takao

Author's Notes

Oh man. 

An entire year. What have I been doing? It's a long story. I was tried in court, got a laptop, and forgot about Wattpad for a while. Well, I'm back. Celebrate, peasants! 

If you remember me, that is. Well, this book is back and it's going in the Wattys. 

-Shoen_the_Gifted