We’ve already embarked on that Christmas Season classic tradition known as The Countdown. Link carefully counted days and created a chain for himself. Each morning he tears off a loop and is that much closer to Christmas. Gleek also has a chain. She made hers in Kindergarten, but mostly she just forgets to tear off loops then we have to count and catch up. I don’t think Kiki has a counting system this year, although she usually does. Patches can’t count past five, so he doesn’t have one either.
This year I have my own count down going. But I’m not counting down to Christmas day, I’m counting down until our departure for my parent’s house in California. I’m really looking forward to this trip. I hope the weather cooperates and lets us go. It has been a long time since I’ve had an away-from-the-house vacation. I’m also looking forward to the chance to re-experience some of the tradtions that enriched my childhood years. I have 14 days to go. Fortunately I have plenty of events between now and then to keep my mind occupied. Between homework and ward (church congregation) parties and holiday programs and the holiday mailing rush, I have many many things to do every day.
But none of my many things to do have the same nailbiting stressfullness of the book mailing, so it’s all good.
Ack! My daughter’s also doing a chain. Wife and I never heard of this. How do kids transmit this info across the country?
Ack! My daughter’s also doing a chain. Wife and I never heard of this. How do kids transmit this info across the country?
Blame school busses – dirty meme-filled places, school busses.
Also shared lesson plans – don’t use ’em second hand, teachers! You don’t know where they’ve been before! Who knows what that chain lesson was designed to count down to in the previous class!!!
*impish grin*
-John
Blame school busses – dirty meme-filled places, school busses.
Also shared lesson plans – don’t use ’em second hand, teachers! You don’t know where they’ve been before! Who knows what that chain lesson was designed to count down to in the previous class!!!
*impish grin*
-John
“Ward parties”?
“Ward parties”?
oops sorry. Thats jargon for “congregation” in my church. It’s a church sponsored christmas dinner with talent show.
oops sorry. Thats jargon for “congregation” in my church. It’s a church sponsored christmas dinner with talent show.
Oooh, sounds like fun. 🙂
(I’m assuming my previous email scared you off with it’s 7-pages-worth-in-Word-ness? Would you like me to rewrite something which would probably take up about 1/7th the length? 😉 )
Oooh, sounds like fun. 🙂
(I’m assuming my previous email scared you off with it’s 7-pages-worth-in-Word-ness? Would you like me to rewrite something which would probably take up about 1/7th the length? 😉 )
I would think shepherding your family to California would be stress enough!
Emily had a paper chain… but she made one to count down to her birthday (Dec 3) so hers has already done it’s work. I have a pretty little paper advent calender that I’ve had since 1969… it’s hanging in the sewing room this year so that my destructive child won’t get ahold of it!
I would think shepherding your family to California would be stress enough!
Emily had a paper chain… but she made one to count down to her birthday (Dec 3) so hers has already done it’s work. I have a pretty little paper advent calender that I’ve had since 1969… it’s hanging in the sewing room this year so that my destructive child won’t get ahold of it!
Christmas Countdown
The Christmas countdown is happening at this end of the anticipated road trip too. Hope we have enough traditions to experience!
Christmas Countdown
The Christmas countdown is happening at this end of the anticipated road trip too. Hope we have enough traditions to experience!
Re: Christmas Countdown
You still do carolling right? That’s the biggest thing that I’ve been looking forward to.
Re: Christmas Countdown
You still do carolling right? That’s the biggest thing that I’ve been looking forward to.