yesterday I decided that my kids were getting off a little too easy, especially when I consider the copious amounts of ribbing I endure at this time of year. I am not sure if bestsister even knows about this one
every year, just as soon as my birthday is over, I get out my Christmas bins (two rubbermaid beauties to be precise) and along with my ornaments, I pull out my treasury of Christmas books. I am always sure to clear a spot on the coffee table for The Important Book About Christmas.
I do believe I lost points for gluing the title on upside down. whatever.
~ for some reason, the boys make fun of said book every year. so,THIS year, I decided to display some of its glory for you. this page was a last minute, late night, "trace the cookie cutter" copy job. I tried to make it look like I had sketched it myself.
I do not consider myself to be an overly sentimental girl but this book is full of it. I think I still have the gift of exagguration and imagination. makes me good on stage. this is kind of funny to read now, especially because I can tell I made it all up. I barely even tried to keep the lines straight. can you say "last minute"?
this section went right under the mary and jesus illustration. I think I was trying to convince myself that the more words I wrote, the better I sounded.
and, just to note ...
oh yah ... that's right ... wonder if I would have received an A plus if I hadn't done the dedication page in pencil.can't wait to tell the boys that for the next two weeks, they will be creating their own Important Book About Christmas. I was in grade six when I made mine, so it is fitting that Jonam (grade 7) and Evan (grade 6) be fully indoctrinated themselves.
who said revenge wasn't sweet ... or useful?
