Woohoo! I had missed class last Tuesday, and much to my chagrin my teacher had a quiz that day. Thinking I would have to accept a zero, I very nearly let it go but I decided to ask him if I could make it up. He said yes! So, myself and 3 other students went up to his office and got to take the quiz. I didn't think it was too hard and because of my stellar performance so far I think I'll do well on this one too.

I found out recently that my dad changed Christmas tradition once again. My dad seems intent on de-emphasizing getting gifts for Christmas, but he seems to do random things instead of thinking it over. This time he wants everyone to get generic gifts, instead of trading names like we always did and get a personalized gift. I decided to send a letter to him(as other key members of the family) explaining that getting generic gifts takes away from us who enjoy giving. I told him that it was a shame that we wouldn't be able to fix this policy this year but next year I would do what I could to restore our tradition. I hope he listens to us who enjoy giving gifts(read: most of us).