You can see the Christmas lights all around the town. The park downtown is covered with glittering colors and Santa is present from 6 to 9PM in his gingerbread house to talk with the children. And sell their parents photographs of the visit. I think his beard is real!
Elder daughter convinced me to rise and shine at 5AM on Saturday, to be at JCPenney by 6AM for the second day of their blowout sale. That is twice I've shopped before sunrise and really can't see myself doing it again. Even if I did get two neat wallets for the price of one. And T's Christmas gifts are finally purchased. Starbucks wasn't open when we tried the drive through at 6AM but they were there when we went back by at 7AM. They were sold out of all their specialty breads except for the Gingerbread. It makes a tasty breakfast if you add a hot drink.
And there are the church presentations to enjoy - watching our grandchildren perform in Hopeful Baptist's musical show entitled "Christmas in Egypt" was the highlight last night. The boys are in the Kids Choir and they were brilliant in their parts. All the children were special as they presented the story of Joseph, Jesus and Mary living in Egypt. There was a lot of humor in the play and it was very well done. The adults who work with the children deserve a special star in their crowns. Our own church will present their Christmas cantata next week and then the family will settle down and prepare for Christmas and having everyone all together. On Christmas Eve, I like to stay up until midnight and whisper a little Happy Birthday, Jesus and Thank You, before I toddle off to my pillow.
Top picture - Matthew is at the end, on the riser behind the four girls stage center. His head scarf is striped.
Bottom picture - Nathan is in the group of five boys on stage he is the tallest in the red head scarf at the back. Matt is barely visible in this shot, just above to the left, standing on the riser.
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At the end of service last Sunday, someone asked Mrs. Marten if the after service choir practice was for the little kids or the big kids, meaning adults.
All over the country, if you think about it, there are similar scenes enacted. The Good News still travels. And the boys are helping to pass it on.
Makes you proud, doesn't it?
Boys look great. The production took many hours of planning for the children and parents. You seem to be an early riser. Vampire shopping is another option.
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