The month of December rushes by surprisingly quickly, just as always. (Was that a contradiction, perhaps?).
Anyway, we have celebrated Lucia (see Joanna comforting the sad tomte Felix when I started taking pictures and didn’t allow him to take the shots himself).
We have been baking ginger cookies, two kinds even, saffron buns and candy. Most of it has been eaten already since we organized a little “glögg” party the other weekend. But we will be back with more! I never miss a chance to bake sweet stuff, no matter how tired I am.
On the other hand, I will buy most of my Christmas presents on Wednesday. Last day shopping, that’s another of my Christmas traditions.
Yesterday we witnessed a big moment for Joanna. Her first loose tooth finally fell off, after having been loose for a looong time. She had been waiting over a year to be able to show that little gap between her teeth, just like most of her friends.
When she finally managed to twist the tooth out of its place, dad took her in his arms and she had this very, very proud look on her face. Lovely!
Joanna doesn’t believe in Santa anymore. She has figured it out on her own, calling Santa “Harald” several years ago 
On top of that, I felt obliged to answer truthfully when she asked.
Since she knows about Santa, she knows that there is no tooth fairy either. But both she and we pretend to believe it. We don’t want her to miss the happy discovery of a coin in the glass in the morning!
YAY for Joanna!!!!!!! Hurrah Hurrah Hurrah!