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CHRISTMASSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I found this article while wandering facebook. I know it's a bad habit to spend lots of time on facebook stalking people, but in this case, I was pretty pleased with my findings! :)

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/deeper-walk/features/23640-why-advent

I think this article is really interesting because I LOVE LOVE LOVE Advent. I know I have to blame this on my parents because it was always a big deal at my house, but honestly, sometimes I miss doing the Secret Angels more than I miss Candlelight services. :) That's ok right? Anyway, so read the article if you want, but it's mostly just because I've been doing Advent in my class the last couple weeks. They all love it, and that makes me pretty excited. :) Also, our Christmas decorations were due on December 5th, which was EXACTLY 12 days until our last day of school- December 17th! So, guess what I did for my door decoration? I definitely have "Sixth Grade's Twelve Days of Christmas" with a big posterboard shaped like a house with twelve perforated windows. Monday (the first day) I had kids outside my room for about 30 seconds before I came out of the classroom and FOUR of the windows were popped open. I was so mad... but I guess I should have known that would happen? I made a big sign that said not to touch the windows and gave my kids a big lecture, but there are an awful lot of people in the school that really, really want to see what's behind the windows because everyday I see 2-3 that have been opened or reopened. SIGHHH. :) But, for the most part, getting into the spirit of Christmas has been great. For movie night this Saturday, we made chili, snickerdoodle cookies, and hot chocolate and watched Elf. This Saturday we're planning on Home Alone :)