Let me tell you a secret: I'm pretty hazy on the whole Jesus story. And all those stories that surround him. You know, like, the Bible. Part of the reason I'm stoked about this whole Advent thing is so I can do me some learning.
Advent Adventures
Day 5 : Our wee book told us a little bit about Joseph and he seemed like a pretty self-sacrificing kind of guy, so today's activity was to not only EAT delicious M&Ms, but to give them away.
Supposedly, 2 out of 3 girls were still sick, but I guess you can never be too sick for M&Ms. They were still moving slowly, so we happened upon some VeggieTales movie on ye olde Netflix that was called "St. Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving". I awarded myself 1 million points for the coincidental media tie-in and educational goodness.
When we got to the actual giving business, the girls were at first confused [read: horrified] by the idea, but once we started brainstorming people to give them to, they came around.
Note: "Mom" and "Dad" were never on the list.
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We taped them to:
- the stack of sidewalk salt at the hardware store (did I mention it's -7° here?)
- a basket at Target
- a candy dispenser at the mall
- a merry-go-round at the mall
- the driver's side door of a car
- a dressing room at the department store
- the ATM
Good times.
What's your favorite gift to give? Do you have a go-to winner present that people always love to receive? I mean, you can't go wrong with chocolate, right?
One year ago: The Get Smart Book Club – Anna Karenina, in which OMG IT'S BEEN A YEAR.
Riot and Frolic 
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