Some of the Christmas decor we have around the house.
We've been here one month now so I suppose it was just time to go to IKEA to check out what they have in preparation for moving into permanent housing (we're going to need rugs no matter where we end up; we'll need some random furniture if we end up in our first choice in Woodlands--no word from our realtor as he went on vacation on Sunday! The nerve!). The other big reason to go to IKEA was to get some Gingerbread house kits for the kids. Yes, I realize I can make my own. No, I'm not going to start this year.
Sarah & Henry were super excited to go to Smalland and I didn't protest. It turns out that they just didn't like it as much without Anna, I guess. They mostly sat in or on a giant clog and watched TV. I really wanted to get a picture of the giant clog but didn't want to creep anyone out by taking a picture in the child watch so you'll just have to imagine.
I got several Christmas presents for the kids and a few treats from the market (since I'm apparently not baking cookies this year I'm buying a variety of fun cookies & chocolates--we still might make a couple of cookies but we haven't started yet!). I didn't know how to not pay for parking on our way out (it turns out I was supposed to take the "cash card" out of the little box that sits on my windshield so that the electronic payment system would not charge me. Craig explained this to me when I mentioned to him that you get free parking if you spend more than $30 at IKEA and I got the parking ticket from the cashier but I was pretty sure I got charged. I stuck the ticket in the machine, too... oh well--maybe I'll get it right next time!
On the way home we decided to get gas if we passed a convenient spot. There was an Esso on our side of the road so I pulled in. I got out, ready to pump and then saw you have to go in if you are paying by credit card so I pulled around to a different pump so we'd be closer to the doors to go in and someone came to pump my gas. I am sure I confused the guy by being so confused. I know I was supposed to get the lowest grade but I panicked and got the mid-grade (all the while hearing Craig's voice in my head telling me to always get the lowest grade!). Again, maybe I'll get it right next time! I paid $2.090 SGD per liter for 51.47 liters (total was $107.58 but then there was a -5.38 discount that I don't know how I got so I paid $102.20). Let's see how long I can make a tank last!
Are you expecting me to do some calculations for you or can you do them on your own? Maybe I'll do them and you can check my work.
Today 1.00 SGD = .82 USD
so my gas was USD $1.71/liter
1 liter is .26 gallons
51.47 liters = 13.6 gallons
SGD $102.20 (discounted total) = USD $83.71
I paid $6.16/gallon.
