Tonight our pupils will put on a little show for the parents, in our parish church. It's the story of the Nativity, in song and narration.
The songs are so joyful that they were easy to teach, and the fact of having everyone on the altar at the same time means less stress, I think, anyway.
My task tonight is to remember to strike a wooden bar 3 times at the point when little Joseph knocks on the door of an inn. I am trying very hard to make myself remember this and not get carried away with organising everything else and worrying about the angle of the shepherds'(6 of my pupils) headgear (tea-towels!)
Otherwise there is much to do before Christmas, both at work and at home. It will all get done to some degree and then the prize, the glorious reward, is 2 weeks of blissful peace and quiet and freedom from routine! Yippee!!
I had such a good time spinning on Sunday at the craft fair that I can't wait to have the time to do some more spinning and showing the results here and on ravelry. I hope to get plenty spinning done during the holidays. I aim to get some done this coming weekend too!
I struck lucky last month, I got 3 fleeces free from a local Open Farm, 2 alpaca and one Jacob sheep. They are in the shed at the moment. I will have to wait till the weather is warmer and drier before I get them out and clean them and wash them etc.
I love this time of year, the pared back bareness of nature, the upcoming wonder of the Winter Solstice, the stars at night, the moon, the rivers ever flowing, the frost, the joy in feeding wild birds, the shape of a tree, all lacy branches spreading blackly against the colours of the sunset. Nature is truly an antidote to the overconsumption and shopping madness that we Homo Sapiens engage in at this time of year.
If you forget to knock on the wooden bar three times and someone has to remind you it will just add to the fun of the evening! That's the wonderful thing about watching children perform. Everyone expects that a few things will go wrong, and those often end up being the memorable parts of the evening.
ReplyDeleteI am happy for you that you will get two weeks off. Enjoy your time!
Hi Kristie, thanks for popping by,
ReplyDeletephew, yes, I remembered to knock the wooden bar in time, I had told at least 3 colleagues to remind me, just in case!
Watching children perform is wonderful. Even though I had seen the show right from the beginning, I still was moved by it yesterday evening, the children really rose to the occasion.
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Hope all is well in Canada! I love that Snowflake hat! well done, mind that cold!
liz