this little fairy found her way into tashi's advent calendar.
i love the handmade advent calendars i've been spotting in blogland. perhaps i will attempt one for next year. right now we have a wooden one that was passed down to us from dan's sister when she upgraded. i think the original idea is that the ornaments go into the cabinets and one per day is hung on the tree. but tashi puts all the ornaments up in the beginning and i fill the calendar with little surprises. it's certainly better than the cardboard calendars full of chocolate we used to get. starting the day off with a dose of chocolate isn't a good idea ever, and particularly in december when there is enough of a buzz going around.
earth worshipping polytheistic person that i am, i have mixed feelings about advent. we haven't attached any religious significance to it. but i enjoy the magic of a little daily surprise, and the joy and anticipation that fills tashi's heart at this time of year. it's a time of faries and surprises and magical stories. and maybe snow? i really would love to see some snow. . .
we will probably go to the tree farm next weekend to bring home a green friend. so this week i've got to prepare the house. i have been very, very lax on the housecleaning front lately. i think i have to make a schedule for myself: monday dust & clear, tuesday vacuum everywhere, wednesday clean out tashi's toy storage spaces, etc. etc. i've found it very difficult to motivate myself toward housekeeping. and there is an element of chaos beginning to emerge that makes me tweak.
today is a day for laundry, grocery shopping, finishing placemats, and beginning other things. onward. . .
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Last year I gave my buddy Eli an advent calendar for his cat; each day held a plastic-sealed cat treat. Bought it at a Catholic supply store (who knew there was such a thing) in St. Louis.
I grew up Episcopalian, and we would have an advent wreath on our table during the season. Now Dan and I have a menorah!
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