Frustrated with that, she got her larger sketchbook and pencil set, intending to go down to the main mess hall and see if she could find any mutts acting stupidly.
On the way out she found it was getting towards time to make dinner without enough time for a good picture after considering the walking time, so she spent the time reading Chosen by the Trickster.
After dinner Mirka went partway up observation hill to get a picture drawn. When she got back they continued their Christmas Eve tradition of reading and watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas before she went to bed.