Plan A.
A for Advent.
I had a lovely advent calendar swag adorning our home.
Full of candy canes.
Just like our childhood.
Amy and I would faithfully count down
to Christmas with peppermint candy.
Every. Single. Year.
It was a holiday ritual that did not waver.
My kids decided, rather suddenly, they no longer liked
their advent calendar and candy canes.
The whims of toddlers, I say.
So they deconstructed it for me,
put the candy in a drawer and said they were not interested.
Time for Plan B. B for Books.
I saw this photo online for a book advent calendar
and thought,
"I'll do that next year."
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But why wait for December 2012 when
I have more than a dozen days left in December 2011?
And I had a surplus of books stashed away for Christmas.
So I wrapped, bundled and tagged.
And on the mantle they went.
A new book to open and read together every day.
They were {beyond} thrilled.
And so am I.
A new family holiday tradition has been born.
