{"id":2240,"date":"2012-12-20T17:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/12\/simply-having-a-wonderful-christmastime.html"},"modified":"2012-12-20T17:47:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T17:47:00","slug":"simply-having-a-wonderful-christmastime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2012\/12\/simply-having-a-wonderful-christmastime.html","title":{"rendered":"Simply having a wonderful Christmastime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
Even with things being tight, we\u2019ve managed to pluck out a decent Advent season. \u00a0No major light displays this year, and just recently put up the tree. \u00a0That actually helped us remember that Advent is what the Church does, 22 shopping days till Christmas is what Madison Avenue does. \u00a0Nonetheless, we\u2019ve had our times, watched our specials, and have decorated some. \u00a0Part of the\u00a0sparseness\u00a0is owing to our youngest being at that stage of \u2018grab first and bemoan the broken\u00a0heirloom\u00a0second.\u2019\u00a0<\/div>\n
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One of the highlights, as always, was the annual Christmas Holiday Concerts. \u00a0The nice thing about our town is it\u2019s generally to the right of center, and for the most part, willing to have the odd Christmas carol or even Christian carol as part of the music. \u00a0As a special note, the middle school director, who happens to be Jewish, picks the most Christian selections of the bunch. \u00a0We received a new camera from the family for our collective birthdays, plus we\u2019ve been given some wonderfully anonymous gifts for Christmas from our Catholic friends and family. That\u2019s been a big help. Still, new cameras take some getting used to, and these aren\u2019t the best shots I\u2019ve ever pulled off. \u00a0Plus, because of the resolution, memory cards don\u2019t hold that much! \u00a0But below are the three oldest doing their thing, bringing out some of that whimsical holiday spirit, and getting us in the mood for Christmas time, even while our hearts and prayers are with those who will hurt so badly for a host of reasons.<\/div>\n
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Our 7th Grader, banging those bongos like a chimpanzee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Our 8th Grader, trombone in hand, ready to carry the Nutracker Suite
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Mr. high school Junior getting ready to take his seat with the orchestra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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No, he isn\u2019t in a band yet, just bragging on his wonderful specialness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Positive note: the High School concert, which happened after the Newtown shooting, took up an impromptu offering for the school, and raised hundreds of dollars! \u00a0The spirit of Christmas. \u00a0How awesome.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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