Finally, after trying out countless mattresses, we have selected and bought our new bed. Looking forward to having better nights’ sleep and waking up more comfortable. I really do have some sort of “Princess and the Pea” complex!
Anyway, every sloth should have a beautiful comfy place to lay its head.
Now we just need to get it up the stairs… oh….
Unfortunately, even though I planned to have the whole couple of weeks off over Christmas and New Year’s, I had to go in for a big day at work today. My experiment was intended to run into January but it ended up being ready to go this week (and I couldn’t leave it). So procrastinating wasn’t an option… Boo.
9.5 hours later and I finished work, and now have another half day tomorrow. Lame. But next week I’m off for a whole week of relaxment. Yes.
Yesterday the boy and I had a catch up with some friends, one of which is housesitting this MASSIVE place, with tennis court, pool, etc. So yeah, we took advantage of that.
Had a swim, had some drinks, ate some chips, ordered some food, opened some presents.
The boy got given a selfie stick. Need I say more? Much frivolity was had. Also there was an inflatable flamingo. 
Slothilda Sloth
The Boxing Day sales have seen the boy and I trying out countless mattresses today in our quest to find the perfect bed. Such hard work. Should have taken some experts with us…
Boxing day today. More family stuff for lunch coming up in a couple hours… not sure how much more food I can take. All part of the season I guess! But with a fridge full of leftovers already it’s too much! Okay. Better drag myself out of this Christmas hangover and go have a shower before it’s time to go…
Looks like Father Slothmas didn’t fall asleep on the job after all. Had a wonderful day, got some wonderful gifts and ate lots of food. Think I need to pull a sloth and take a month to digest my food now. Good night! Merry Christmas!
From S. Watercolour
It’s Christmas Eve. I’ve spent the day making salads, cakes, trifles, and now I’m in my sloth Christmas sweater and getting ready to go see family for dinner. It’s been a whirlwind couple of days, full of light-looking, finishing off work for the year and having a big lunch with my boss, and getting ready for tomorrow.
Sometimes you need to take a time-out to remember what it’s all about.
I’ll leave you with a couple pictures of my sloth tree this year, complete with 18 sloths, and topped with Napolean. Only one more sleep until Father Slothmas comes!
This makes me sad 
But he’s still so smiley!
In the last week I’ve baked cupcakes with cinnamon frosting and gingerbread, currently in the middle of making truffles (they have to chill for half hour), and in a couple days will be preparing my Christmas-themed chocolate and vanilla cake (I’m on desserts this year). It’s the most wonderful time of the year… my house smells of salted caramel at the moment.
If only I was talented enough to make some of these… everyone would be getting an edible sloth present for their birthdays/Christmas.
Baked gingerbread cupcakes, topped with cinnamon frosting and a gingerbread tree cookie, for the work Christmas party tomorrow afternoon. They, smell, AMAZING. I didn’t have any spare cupcakes (it only made a dozen) so I have to trust myself they’re as good as the previous times I’ve baked them (which, is, very good). But I did have a few spare cookies… well, not so much anymore. They were there to mop up the excess frosting. Oh, dear.
I have to say though, it left a better taste in my mouth than I think this lil sloth has:
If anyone wants the recipe, feel free to hit me up, happy to share 
