November 25, 2005
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4:58 am and I’m climbing back
into our oh-so-comfy-bed, snuggling under the covers next to
Pete. I nudged him and said, “Kohl’s is opening in two
minutes. D’ya wanna get up and run over there?” (snicker,
snicker) He snorted and snuggled deeper. 30 seconds later a
car went racing by on the road. He: “There goes someone
now.” We sighed and settled in for a few more hours sleep.I don’t know – I find it hard to get excited about rushing off to buy
things at stores that won’t even name the name of Christ by using
“Merry Christmas”. Many stores forbid their employees to even say
it. Wednesday our mail was thick with fliers from every
imaginable store, wanting to raise their visibility one last time
before the frenzy starts. Nearly every one was bright red and
green but not a single one used the word Christmas (and I was looking
for it). Can’t do anything about the stores but I decided that
our beautiful Nativity would be the centerpiece of all our decorations
this year.I get to play “Grandma” in the children’s Christmas musical at church
this year. What fun. Love those K-3rd graders. They
all play little stars and I’m the Grandma Star who announces which one
gets to be the Christmas Star at Bethlehem. They have such sweet
songs to sing.We are officially listening to Christmas music for the first time today
and we watched White Christmas last night (er, until I fell asleep that
is). Mariah Carey’s CD is one of my favorites. “Jesus Born
on this Day” is my most favorite song.
