Thursday, December 2, 2010

Advent

We haven’t many traditions in our house, but we do like our advent calendars. This year it’s Lego again—one little model every day—and please forgive me, but I bought the damned thing in September, but only because they can be hard to find if you wait too long. One year we ended up with Playmobil instead, but they actually require you to assemble their 24 little toys into 24 little boxes, and I’m sorry but, if I don’t get to play with the toys, I at least want the excitement of not knowing what those toys might be.

It was stupid to buy this year’s advent calendar so far in advance. Every day it reminded me of how little gets done in December, and how a whole year of not doing nearly enough can suddenly come down to the crunch . . . and how are you expected to get out from under all that when there are parties to go to and gifts to buy?
     Then, to make matters worse, I opened the first day of my calendar with a message from Revenue Canada. The second was a meeting where the client didn’t show.
     The third had better be chocolate.
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13 comments:

  1. Roy SchulzeDecember 25, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Added to Gooseberry Garden—Poetry Picnic Week 19.

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  2. Marbles in My PocketDecember 25, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    We have a couple of those, Roy. One has pockets you put candy in. I like that one best!

    http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/the-best-christmas-ever/

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  3. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryDecember 25, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    honest and impressive reflections.
    Glad to have you share.

    cheers.
    Merry Christmas.
    bless you.

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  4. Brian MillerNovember 24, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    my boys are jealous...they are big LEGO freaks right now...i have a hard time paying $40 for a lego advent calendar though...we did get the tree up this weekend since thanksgiving is so late...

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  5. Roy SchulzeNovember 24, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    Posted to dVerse—Calendar Guys and Gals.

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  6. VictoriaNovember 24, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    I have wonderful memories of Advent calendars...not the Lego variety though. It builds anticipation. And I don't see a problem buying it early!

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  7. ClaudiaNovember 24, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    oy... we ususally just have the simple chocolate advent calendars and my son used to open all the windows always on the first day... it's a tough lesson for them to learn to wait.. i got an advent calendar this year from a hotel we work with at work...no idea what's inside...i hope chocolate as well...smiles

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  8. seasideauthorNovember 25, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    I am all over chocolate...glad to see Legos still come alive. A classic it seems.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    Great post :) Legos living...lovely! :D

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  10. Glenn ButtkusDecember 7, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    About the only thing that could improve this calendar tale i if the Lego pieces were wrapped chocolate too. My wife would put nonsense gifts in the first few days, but our daughters would sneak ahead for the candy.

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  11. brudbergDecember 8, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    Ha that sounds like a lot of fun... maybe at the end you can make a lego christmas crib to show.. ha.

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  12. Kathy ReedDecember 8, 2013 at 10:41 AM

    Such a variety of Advent Calendars...cloth, boxes, etc., it's fun to hear how others spend their time before Christmas...Thanks for sharing this!

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  13. lucychiliDecember 8, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    perhaps next year get a box of mixed truffles and you can have surprise and chocolate =)

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