My First Christmas in Halifax by Laura MacDonald

On the 22nd of December 2005 my apartment flooded. It flooded because the woman upstairs had her heat on and her window open. She broke the pipes.
I was very upset. The kids were very upset. I was worried that the T.V. VCR and stereo were ruined. The carpet was wrecked. The futon had a big water stain.

The landlord told me that he will rip up the carpet and put down cushion floor in the front room the hall and by the table. He will probably do that in the spring.

Even though there was a flood, I had a good Christmas. On Christmas Day I made a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, gravy, and apple pie. On Christmas morning my friend Diana and her daughter, Raha, came down to see what Jennifer and I got for Christmas.

They stayed about 1 hour and then we went up to Diana’s apartment to see her tree and her Christmas gifts. My mother came up on the 26th of December and stayed for 2 weeks. On New Year’s Eve, I went to the Red Fox bar with my friends.

It was a great Christmas.