Yes, it has been a busy month. Like many of you have probably had too. We kicked off the Christmas season by getting our tree. (There is a wonderful tree lot in Thous
and Oaks where you can cut your own for a realistic price.) The kids have a ball. We enjoy watching them run among the trees. Oh, the fragrance is purely from the Lord! It doesn't feel like it should be Christmas till I smell the pine. ....
ok call me
weird. The challenge is always to find one that is narrow but tall. I always underestimate the true size of
th
e tree and the space it is to be placed. Two years ago the tree was so wide we only had about 2 feet of opening to walk between it and the wall. Tom has to remind me, yearly, just how narrow the tree really needs to be. But the large trees are so beautiful! ....but they also would take up the entire living area. I did have the pleasure of purchasing two trees this year. We were able to get a 14 foot tall -5 foot wide tree for the
ISP Christmas
Pageant 'Christmas Dinner'. The tree was beautiful and perfectly
imperfect. It was decorated with white lights, paper chains, popcorn strands, and candy canes. Very simple, but had its own beauty none the less. Yes, the
ISP had a
pageant. I can proudly say that Tom put together the script. It was quite cute. He even played Mr. Edwards in the Little House scene
. Quite good, if I can brag. Even with the
hic-ups throughout the play it was quite quaint and everyone appeared to enjoy it. The tavern that was set up for the dads was a huge hit. Their own personal space complete with shavings on the floor, dart boards, peanuts, and Henry
Weinhard root beer. They
fellowshiped, hid, and had a ball. This may become a tradition for
ISP events. Chandler was in the group that sang 'Merry, Merry Christmas'. Harrison was in the nativity skit playing a New Zealand shepherd (complete with
boogy 
board), and also joined with the group that sang 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'. The culmination of the play was the discussion between a father and his family about how gift giving is an example of how Christ gave us the gift of His life to save us. A wonderful reminder of why we do all the celebrating in the first place.
and Oaks where you can cut your own for a realistic price.) The kids have a ball. We enjoy watching them run among the trees. Oh, the fragrance is purely from the Lord! It doesn't feel like it should be Christmas till I smell the pine. ....ok call me weird. The challenge is always to find one that is narrow but tall. I always underestimate the true size of th
e tree and the space it is to be placed. Two years ago the tree was so wide we only had about 2 feet of opening to walk between it and the wall. Tom has to remind me, yearly, just how narrow the tree really needs to be. But the large trees are so beautiful! ....but they also would take up the entire living area. I did have the pleasure of purchasing two trees this year. We were able to get a 14 foot tall -5 foot wide tree for the ISP Christmas Pageant 'Christmas Dinner'. The tree was beautiful and perfectly imperfect. It was decorated with white lights, paper chains, popcorn strands, and candy canes. Very simple, but had its own beauty none the less. Yes, the ISP had a pageant. I can proudly say that Tom put together the script. It was quite cute. He even played Mr. Edwards in the Little House scene
. Quite good, if I can brag. Even with the hic-ups throughout the play it was quite quaint and everyone appeared to enjoy it. The tavern that was set up for the dads was a huge hit. Their own personal space complete with shavings on the floor, dart boards, peanuts, and Henry Weinhard root beer. They fellowshiped, hid, and had a ball. This may become a tradition for ISP events. Chandler was in the group that sang 'Merry, Merry Christmas'. Harrison was in the nativity skit playing a New Zealand shepherd (complete with boogy 
board), and also joined with the group that sang 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'. The culmination of the play was the discussion between a father and his family about how gift giving is an example of how Christ gave us the gift of His life to save us. A wonderful reminder of why we do all the celebrating in the first place.
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