Merry Christmas!

I can't believe it's been two months since I last posted! Wow, this fall has flown by! It's just been busy, busy, busy! I don't know how many times I've sat down at the computer and started a post, but didn't have time to finish it. It might be due to the fact that I went back to work full time in October. It's been a big adjustment.... particularly for Kumera, because he's never really been to a sitter (other than my mom) and never for full days. But it's going pretty good. Mine and Wayne's hours work out so that Kumera only has to be at a sitter about 19 hours per week, rather than 40. I'm quite happy about that.

I figured I should try to at least post a little something yet before the year is over. So, here's a photo I took of Kumera with his new nativity set. I've been looking for an inexpensive, child-friendly nativity set for some time already. I have a beautiful nativity set, but the figurines are all breakable porcelain. I decided that if I want Kumera to learn about the real Christmas story, then he should have the chance to set up a nativity set himself (without breaking it). And also have the freedom to rearrange it and play with it as he wishes. I wanted to get him that adorable Fisher Price nativity set from the Sears catalogue, but it's $50.00, plus it's geared for babies and toddlers and he'd probably outgrow it soon. So, I found this one at Superstore for half price! It was $8.00! The peices are all wood. Unbreakable! He was thrilled about it! He set it up all by himself and was very proud of himself. Notice how he laid baby Jesus down flat instead standing it up. I tried standing it up and he said no, he's sleeping, he has to lie down! Another concern he had was that there were no shepherds. It's hard to find a nativity set that has all the characters. But at least my son knows his Christmas story!

So, there's my post! I finally managed to squeeze one in!

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!