waiting for Christmas

the day before, the day before, the day before, THE DAY
One of the great things about being a child and anticipating the holidays is the WAIT. When our fledgelings were young, we’d hear the question, “Is it Christmas yet?” So we devised things for the last five days to do.

Oh course on the day before the day, before the day ,before the day, before the day, before the day, beforeTHE DAY 9 ( 5 days before Christmas) we’d make the big sign to welcome SANTA with of course all the days before the day. On this poster the children would put one big wish they had. And we’d gather and watch a Charlie Brown’s Christmas on dvd.

4 days out (day before the day, before the day, before the day, before THE DAY) and yes every morning we’d greet them with that. Which was OUR way of driving them crazy. Was cookie day. Each child was allowed to make his favorite cookie. Which meant they got to mix, lick the pan, order the other siblings around and monitor the time. That night, we’d watch Its a Wonderful Life and tie jingle bells on our shoes so all the angels could get their wings before the holidays.

3 days ( the day before the day, before the day, before THE DAY) was wrap day.. children would go into the room wrap their gifts for their siblings and then we’d go to the store and each child had five dollars to buy can goods for the soup kitchen to help those less fortunate.

2 days ( the day before , the day before, THE DAY) Presents beneath the tree for family. This was our day to go out and see the sites. We were lucky enough to have a nursery which decorated with movible figures and we’d have out waffles and go out walk through look at all the decorations then have lunch at a fast food joint since that is a treat. That night would be other movies such as The Santa Clause Movie and string popcorn and whole cranberries for the birds or use peanutbutter and pine cones then layer on the bird seed.

1 day ITS NOW OFFICIALLY THE DAY BEFORE THE DAY

early rises we clean the house so Santa won’t fall over anything and clean out toy boxes. Toys we don’t want to keep are taken to homeless shelters, broken toys tossed, and favorites boxed saved and placed in the attic. That night we have pizza cause Momma is cooking for the next days f east and then its hot chocolate and we read Chris Van Allsburg’s THE POLAR EXPRESS and watch White Christmas then Momma gets to recite the Night Before Christmas…

Then as visions of sugar plums dance in their heads, my poppets are placed beneath the covers to sleep and dream of those prancing and pawing hooves on the roof…

Merry Christmas dear readers. May 2009 find you filled with peace and happiness. Yours, Nancy P. O’Berry