I bought a cat tree. It's wrapped up still in clear wrap from the store and in the corner of my hagwon classroom as a conversation piece this week. I'm inviting a friend over for Christmas dinner and while I cook and we chat the cats can discover and play in the thing, my guest and i interacting with them while they do so.

Nothing too official, just making myself some Christmas-y food plus some nice hot chocolate, and watching one or three Christmas movies. Will most likely end up doing a Secret Santa thing with some friends, may possibly go on an early morning Christmas hike to start off my day so that I can really enjoy that hot chocolate right after.

Scrooged and A Christmas Story are at the top of my watch list.

By the way, there was a charity drive to buy gifts for kids with struggling single mothers last year. Is there one this year?

For future reference, can you donate money to some of these groups?  (I assume the orphanages know which gifts the kids would like best?)  Perhaps, next year, make a donation? 

Thanks good to know.  I think all of us can donate a little bit of money each year. 

Yeah, have to be satisfied with just sending donations, which I do anyway, but I like to do a personalized thing, too, and I'm bummed I missed out on my chance this year, lol.

Anyway, I have high-quality stuffed animals and plushies that I'm trying to get rid of. I don't want to sell them, I just want to give them to a good home. They're basically in the same condition that I bought them in, I haven't even removed the tags.

I've been thinking about posting them in a mom group or something, but do you think KUFMA or an orphanage would take them?