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How We Fired Santa
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Many of you know that I’d already decided to weed Santa from our Christmas traditions and celebrations. I hadn’t decided exactly how or what exactly I would do this year or if I’d make the full transition next year…well,..we did it. Here’s how:
1.) I sat down with the 4 year old and told him the story of Saint Nicholas in a very fun 4 year old kind of way. I asked him questions and answered his, and then transitioned into:
“That’s why we hang stockings and put things in the them, and the story of Santa is kinda based on him, too. It’s one of the reasons we give gifts, like Saint Nicholas did - except he gave people things they needed, and he didn’t tell anybody it was him!”
2.) I asked the 4 year old why we celebrate Christmas and what it was all about. I don’t remember his answer, but it made me laugh! I took him to the piano and showed him the nativity scene. I let him hold baby Jesus and as we cradled the little piece in our hands I told him about Christmas being the day that we celebrate Jesus’ birthday.
“But our sin, our bad things, were so bad we could never be right with God no matter what we did. So God sent his Son to do it for us. We thank God for sending his son to Earth like a little baby, so that he could grow up and teach us about God and then die on the cross to pay for all the sin, all the bad things, so that we could be right with God. We celebrate that part at Easter. We celebrate his birthday at Christmas. And what kinds of things do we have at birthday parties? Yes, friends! And family! Yes, and presents, that’s right. And cake? Should there be cake? Okay, we can do a cake then. So on Christmas morning we’ll do that then, okay? We’ll get up, we’ll put baby Jesus in the manger, we’ll have family and friends and presents and cake and we’ll celebrate Jesus’ birthday.”
3.) After that I talked to all three of them (because the girls already knew the truth) and we talked about our Christmas morning celebrations and traditions, and why we do them, and how they do or don’t help us celebrate Jesus’ birthday. I asked them if there was any reason to do Santa, to encourage Little Prince to think it was real. They couldn’t think of any reasons, and it was agreed that Santa could come or go if there the same number of presents under the tree and they wouldn’t really mind. I’ve been telling you - it’s all about the stuff, people! But that’s and entirely separate issue.
4.) We talked about the details and logistics of Christmas morning. What Christmas morning will look like this year since we’ll be at my mom’s house and we’re opening all our other presents on Christmas Eve. What Christmas morning will look like next year when we’re at our house and we open everything on Christmas morning. We agreed that very little will actually change because there will basically be the same number of gifts under the tree (there just won’t be one marked “From Santa” ) and there will be still be a stocking, they will just know that I put the things in it. Plus, since we brought the 3 Gifts of the Magi back after a two year hiatus, we’re basically trading one santa gift for THREE magi gifts - which translates to a really good deal as far as the kids are concerned. 
5.) Last but not least we talked about what other people might think about it, and what they might say. We thought up some reactions people might have and things to say in return. For example,
Q: “Don’t you miss the gifts from Santa?” A: “No, because we have the 3 gifts of the Magi - want to see what we got?
Q: “Don’t you miss Santa?” A: “No, not really. Christmas isn’t really about Santa anyway.”
Truly, we spent about 20 minutes on it. I wanted to get their attention but not try to hold it beyond their attention span. It went so well. Of course it helped that the girls already knew the truth. I’m not sure what the 4 year old did or did not catch, I’m not even really sure what he was expecting for Christmas morning or if he will notice or not if no one mentions Santa. I DO know that whatever we do this year, he will most likely remember to some extent next year. So we’re trailblazing, paving the way for the new traditions. And a weight is lifted off of my shoulders. I feel so relieved, the kids are still VERY excited. They’re having the time of their lives down here at my mom’s house, visiting with their new cousins and touring and sight-seeing.
I’m really looking forward to Christmas morning. Since we’re opening all the other presents on Christmas Eve, I plan on spending time with the kids before breakfast on our nativity, reading from Luke and opening the 3 Gifts of the Magi. The whole thing will be very oriented on the birth of Christ, with no distractions. And I love that. It’s almost enough to make me want to do presents on Christmas Eve EVERY year. But we shall see. ; )
And that’s how we gave Santa the pink slip. He didn’t fuss too much. ; ) The kids certainly didn’t. Oh sure, we’ll probably see him in a movie every now and then, and probably sing along with a song on occasion. But from now on we have hereby realeased “Santa” from the burden of delivering gifts to the Oliver children. And we’re good.
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Advent 2009: Culmination
Christmas week arrives with a buzz, you can feel it in the air. Advent traditions and celebrations have been building to this point and it’s here they all converge, meeting at the manger where the angels sing “Glory to God in the highest!”
It would be too easy to reach this point, exhausted from the month’s festivities, and let Christmas week take you for a ride. Or just as easy, you could find yourself slipping into the role of Advent drill sergeant, and hear yourself saying things like “we have to do this first and then that,… no it has to be here…what was that you were singing? Santa Claus indeed is not coming to town now you go over there and put that baby in that manger and be joyful!”
I think I’ve experienced both the “wheee!” and the “arg!!” of those. We get caught up in those things, becuase either way, we’re still focused on things. We need to remind ourselves that there are no specific commandments in the bible that tell us exactly how we’re supposed to celebrate the birth of God’s son, or even that we’re supposed to celebrate the birth of God’s son. I’m not saying there is something wrong with it, obviously, I think we naturally feel drawn to celebrate those things that bring us joy. But when we celebrate something like say, an anniversary… we don’t find ourselves obsessing over every little detail, or insisting on the exact same traditions, such as we do over Christmas holiday traditions. (To be fair, some of us have set-in-stone traditions we like to keep for other holidays, too.) The point is, if we’re going to celebrate and enjoy the gift of Jesus’ birth so long ago.. let’s celebrate and enjoy it, shall we?
With the arrival of Christmas week, we’ve also “arrived” down here at my mother’s house, where we’ll be celebrating Christmas with my side of the family. The fact that we are not home, that alone is “shaking things up” as we depart from the tradition of the last 5 yrs or so of having the family gather at our house Christmas morning for the present opening.
Another BIG departure from tradition - tradition that has been in place for AGES or at least for all of my 31 years… we’ll be opening gifts on Christmas EVE. This, from the mother who would not allow us to open any gifts before Christmas morning EVER. Not even one. But since some of our family have to get back on the road on Christmas Day we’ll be opening gifts and having Christmas Dinner the day before.
As we’ve packed to come down for this visit, there are many little things I have asked myself, trying to determine which traditions I want to try to keep and which ones I’m willing to put on hold for this year. I ultimately decided that there were two main traditions that I really didn’t want to give up. On Christmas morning I want to get up and put baby Jesus in the manger first off, and then I want to open our “3 Gifts of the Magi” with the kids and go through the nativity story in Luke. Apart from these two things, I’m willing and ready to shake things up a bit.
When it came down to it, I decided that the things that mattered most (as far as things and traditions go) were the two that helped us most to have a quiet moment together with our kids and God and thank him for the wonderful Gift of Jesus. After that, I want to simply ENJOY the other gifts God has given me. My family members.
My prayer for you this week is that wherever you are, whomever you are sharing the holiday with, whatever the weather, however many gifts are or aren’t under the tree, regardless of your place in life I pray this week would be filled with many blessings, with many fellowships with loved ones and friends, and with the love of Christ so abundantly that it would overflow to those around you.
Celebrate the son, give thanks unto the Lord, keep watch and look forward to “the day”… The King is Coming!
- Read this post by my friend Kristi, who shares how their “lack” of tradition is their only true Christmas tradition.
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All That and a Candy Cane Too
Reposting this from BooMama’s Christmas Tour of Homes a couple of years ago. (Which of course is now The Nester’s seeing as how the torch has been passed, but two years ago it was BooMama’s!) ; ) I’ve been meaning to get some pictures up from this year but you know what? See everything down below there? We still have all that stuff. Except I have a new tree! A new, less Charlie Brownish tree. And of course I do have a few new things that I collected over the last two years. And maybe I will eventually get some pictures up. Or maybe I won’t. And in case I won’t… enjoy this in the meantime! Merry Christmas, y’all!
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Tis the season and you can tell, we’ve decked the halls, decked them well. We’ve set the tree, donned the lights, hung the garland from the heights. Our Advent Candle Wreath does glow, the nativity scene Christ’s birth does show. And as the day draws close and near, our hearts are filled with Christmas cheer. So come on in, both young and old, and have a seat — for BooMama’s Christmas Tour of Homes.
Hi! Come in, can I take your coat? We really get into Christmas here. You didn’t notice the door? Oh, well, check it out. (Click on the thumbnails.)
Or perhaps you came in the back door…
Well, no matter. If you’ll just continue through the kitchen to the dining room, I’ll get you a nice cup of homemade cocoa. The kids made it, they had so much fun! And boy, it sure does save a lot on the grocery bill! Well, the cocoa bill anyway. My grandmother made that Nativity Quilt on the wall. It’s actually Little Prince’s but I love to use it as a decoration at Christmas time. Shh, he doesn’t know.
What’s that? The candle on the table? A friend just gave that to me! I love candles. That one is called Christmas Eve by Yankee Candles. It’s smells SOOO good. And then I have more candles. And more candles. And back up candles for when those run out– and that’s just in the kitchen! Did I mention that I do a lot of my holiday decorating with candles??
One of the things I like about this house is that it is so open. You can see the whole living area from where you’re sitting. There’s the garland over the little hallway, the Christmas tree and stockings in the living room. Oh, look, there’s Big Daddy’s laptop on the arm of the chair.. I hope the kids don’t knock it over. We’ll just be really careful with it.
In addition to crafts, we also read stories. My favorite is The Christmas Lizard. Two thumbs up in my book!
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You’d Better Watch Out, You’d Better Not Cry…
I’m going to tell you right off the bat that some of you are going to BOO me over this post. And some of you may unsubscribe. Some of you, though, may actually find it quite interesting…
I’m weeding Santa out of Christmas at the Oliver house.
There. I said it.
Consider this:
~St. Nicholas Day is December the 6th not even on Dec 25th; Dec. 6th is day when the Catholic church traditionally honor(ed/s) St. Nicholas by giving in kind as he freely gave to those in need. Somehow St. Nick got linked to Christmas Day on December 25th - I haven’t found that one yet, but I HAVE learned…
~The tradition of St. Nick was brought to America by Vikings, Spanish & Dutch settlers - the tradition had spread to other countries in Europe. The Puritans and Separatists did NOT bring the tradition with them, since both groups took a dim view of Saints. Obviously the tradition had morphed a bit as it spread to other countries and then to America. Ironically, since the pilgrims were not practicing the holiday, this actually allowed it to change in the hands of the immigrant celebrators, rather then keeping it intact with it’s original focus.
~St. Nick himself was “morphed” from a priest to a “dutch-like” elf much later by Washington Irving’s “Knickerbocker History of New York” in 1809 in heavily Dutch-influenced New York. His new image was further transformed and sealed by “Children’s Friend” in 1821 and “Twas the Night Before Christmas” in 1823 (and since then Santa and his posse has grown to include Rudolph, elves and the like by additional fictional works of fancy.)
~By the 1920’s Santa looked as he does today and pretty much all that was left of Saint Nick was the name. In the 1930’s Santa was permanently melded into American culture with the beginning of a long-running series of Coca-Cola ads featuring Santa Claus himself. It was no large leap from there to the (inevitable?) commercialization of Santa and Christmas.
Whereas Saint Nicholas was most definitely a real person, who by all evidence did in fact live his life by giving and loving others because of his love for God and Jesus.. and while “St. Nick” may at its very earliest point been derived from the story of this man.. “St. Nick’s” whole ‘existence’ is based on satirical and fictional tales early on, and commercialism, advertising, and Hollywood later on, and has very little (if anything at all) in common with the Saint Nicholas of the Catholic church.
While I once said the same thing, I don’t see how we (society, Christians, anybody) can make the claim that we can tell our kids Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas and is nice and good because it’s all about giving like St. Nick gave - when Santa has so very little basis on the original tradition. This is something I’ve struggled with/over for years and has really become quite clear with further research this year.
We’ve been celebrating Advent for at least 5 years now and it’s something that we’ve really enjoyed doing as a family,.. even though we still open presents on Christmas Day and still have a couple of secular traditions, watch a few Christmas movies with Santa in them. I make a point with my kids to start laying the foundation early on that Santa is just a symbol, a symbol for the secular Christmas, and that’s about it. While I am not Catholic and don’t agree with the worshiping of saints, I do believe we can learn from others who have lived their lives well, and as such, I do include stories and books about the REAL Saint Nick during our Advent celebrations.
Of course the real “star” of Christmas is Jesus, wrapped in swaddling clothes, not under a tree but laying under a twinkling sky with one shiny Star of Bethlehem overhead. The real story of Christmas is how this tiny baby was God’s fulfillment of salvation, our Savior come to make right with God things we could have never made right on our own. The real “happy ending” to the story (because you can’t just read the beginning of the story and leave out the end) is that the price paid in that last moment on the cross when Jesus’ breathing stopped in sacrificial offering was sufficient to cover the unimaginable offense of sin once and for all. And then, too, when death did not hold it’s grasp over Him but God’s sovereignty over all was displayed as Jesus emerged from the tomb, victorious. And yet the story STILL is not over, as the Earth moves ever forward to one last battle, one last victory over sin and death and the devil himself. One last victory, once and for all.
That, is the true joy of Christmas, the true focus of Advent. It is more than enough joy and glory and celebration and exultation for our holiday celebration.
Santa suit…just simply not required.
(Main source for St Nick history/info: http://www.stnicholascenter.org/ Image: Thomas Nast, Harper’s Weekly, January 1, 1881, Val Berryman Collection from the same website.)
P.S. I penned the majority of this article in a comment on this post, which obviously then inspired the one you just read.
Update: Read more about how we fired Santa HERE.
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WFMW - Counting Every Penny
Y’all, let’s face it. I am NOT the wisest spender in the world. Oh, I try to be. And I do really great most of the time, and then I fall. And I fall hard. Not because I ran out and intentionally blew a bunch of money we didn’t have and spat in the fact of wisdom. No. More likely because I didn’t realize I was spending as much, because I gave in to impulse shopping, because I didn’t have a specific enough list, and I probably also had at least one kid in tow and I stink at math in my head even when I don’t have the kids getting into things.
But I do have a confession. I used to also spend more money when I was feeling down in the dumps. Picking out something new, shiny, soft, lovely.. makes me feel better. Well, at least until I hit the cash register. That happy feeling hits the road when I see the bill. So there’s no point, and for the most part I have learned to identify my weaknesses and avoid shopping when I’m not on my game. (Not “Yay Me,” but “YAY GOD” for that!)
{{Oh my gosh, as I’m writing this, I’m watching last week’s episode of The Biggest Loser and Suzy Orman just told them “we spend more than, when we feel less than.” No joke!}}
Two Christmases ago I had one of those crashes. Flames. A fiery ball of death crashing on a rocky mountainside with no parachute and a big red X at the bottoms saying, “YOU JUST SPENT DOUBLE YOUR BUDGET AMOUNT, CRASH HERE.” It really made an impression on me.
It really. Made. An impression. On me. (And be sure that I made complete restitution with God and hubby both.)
It made enough of an impression that last year I tackled the Christmas shopping in a competely different manner, with a completely different attitude. I had a plan of attack, a method, a more specific budget, a more specific list. I had done really well with spending over the course of the year and there was no way on God’s green earth I was going back again.
I had my Excel spreadsheet and my red pen out and I made a list and I tracked every penny and I was Mrs. Pennycounter. Totally. And it worked. It really, really, worked. In fact, I think I was a little under budget. And this year, I admit, I’ve purchased a few things online (specific things that I had on my list already) but I haven’t set up my spreadsheet yet and I feel all panicky inside! So this week I am setting it up before I purchase another thing. Because Y’ALL. It worked so well.
So here’s what I did:
- I was thorough and specific. I sat down with a piece of paper and made a list of my family members and the few friends I can afford to buy gifts for. I wrote specific things I wanted to get for each of them. I listed two gifts for hubby and myself each (I shop for that but that’s a different story), I listed three gifts for each child plus a santa gift and stocking stuffers each, and I listed the two gifts and two gift cards I need for the gift exchanges with each side of our family.
- I counted every single penny. I set up an Excel spreadsheet, with sections for each person. I wrote the gifts I wanted to get for each person, with a cost column next to it and a subtotal at the bottom. With the little bit of Excel tricks I know, I set it up to subtotal each person’s section as I added the cost of the items I purchased. I set up all the subtotals to sum together and keep a running over all total. By doing that, I didn’t have to add things as I went, the program did it for me.
- I created a budget and I stuck to it. My husband had given me a specific amount of Christmas money. I divvied that up between the different sections, decided how much I wanted to spend all together per kid, how much on wanted to spend per stocking, etc. (You know those stocking stuffers can really add up when you are not watching if you’re not careful.) As a result, when I was looking to fill a gift spot, I could tell if it was going to take too much of the budget for that person, or if I had room to include that. Also because of that, I’m pretty sure that I was at least a few dollars under my overall budget for the year.
- I bargain shopped, early. I did the majority of my Christmas shopping online, because a.) there’s less of an opportunity to shop impulsively, b.) I could edit and tweak my cart before hitting “submit,” and c.) I didn’t spend money on gas or eating out while I was out and about. I completed all of my online shopping about a week into December, and as a result I didn’t have to stress about it (no overeating or overspending as a result of stress) and I didn’t have to pay extra for expedited shipping. Most of the things I purchased I actually ordered with free shipping. And since I started early and had the time, I could look around for the best deal so that I was able to get more things than normal with the same sized modest budget.
And that’s it - isn’t it easy? It’s so simple, and so profound. And I’ll be honest. It might have saved my marriage. I cannot imagine what my husband would have done if I’d given a repeat performance of Christmas 2007!
So this year, I’m sticking with what works. No repeat performances. Ever.
This post is happily submitted to Works for Me Wednesday.
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Advent 2009: Expectation
Early dawn peeks in through a crack between the window curtains; you roll over and pull the covers over your head. You don’t want to get out of bed, but then your heart flutters and your breath catches — It’s Christmas morning! You’re up out of bed in a flash, running down the hall in your snowman jammies and sock feet thinking, Did Santa come? Are there presents yet? You shout through the house, “Momma! Momma! Wake up it’s Christmas morning!”
Remember what Christmas was like as a child? The wonder, the excitement, the joy of it all? Something so greatly anticipated and looked forward to — what kid hasn’t uttered the phrase “I can’t wait for Christmas!” at least once in their life?
For many kids, Christmas is mostly about presents. Well, it’s that way for many adults, too. Sadly for some people, children and adults alike, Christmas holds no joy at all. Perhaps their experiences with Christmases past has let them down. Perhaps they have no one to celebrate with. Perhaps for many of them, they do not truly understand what joy the holiday really holds.
Though many at the time did not recognize the birth of Jesus for what it was, there were some, who by the supernatural grace of God, saw in this tiny babe the fulfillment of God’s promises to his people. They, like Mary, exclaimed “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!”
But the story doesn’t end there; prophecy tell us that Jesus is coming again in the final fulfillment of all God’s promises. Unfortunately, many of us are not eagerly awaiting that day, basking in the joy of expectation. As a whole people, we have forgotten; individually, many of us have never known. Even myself, though I have always known that there is a promised 2nd coming, feel poorly knowledgeable and inadequately mindful of it. And it’s to this end that I choose to celebrate Advent with my family. Advent, meaning “coming” which celebrates both the coming of the infant savior and the expected 2nd coming of our Savior King.
The King is Coming!
Advent, beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving and lasting through Christmas for some and the day of Epiphany for others, is a season of preparing our hearts for the coming of our king - both on Christmas morning (for the purpose of an intentional Christ-centered celebration) and also as a reminder that He will soon be coming again. Advent is an opportunity to train the young hearts of our children to set their eyes on the true joys of Christmas, to seek fulfillment in the things that really matter, and how to enjoy giving and receiving gifts out of love and fellowship without falling prey to materialism, greed, jealousy or envy. Advent is an opportunity to spend more time with your family, intentionally enjoying each other, praising God and worshiping Him. Advent is an opportunity to build wonderful family traditions and memories together.
Won’t you join me in making this Advent season a truly memorable, worshipful, joyous and Christ-centered celebration?
To help you get started on your Advent journey, check out these resources:
- AdventConspiracy.org
- NewAdvent.org
- Online Resources for the Season of Advent - tons of links here!
- The Adventure of Christmas: Helping Children Find Jesus in Our Holiday Traditions
- Watch For The Light: Readings For Advent And Christmas
So what do you need to do right now?
If you haven’t already, set up for your family an Advent candle wreath. You can purchase these, or you can create your own. We often do our own grouping of little jar candles. You can purchase tapers and little taper holders and arrange them among a bed of pine needles - whatever you want. For instructions on setting up and using your wreath, read this tutorial.
Next you need to decide on a reading schedule (nightly or weekly) and choose a set of readings. You can find some reading resources at the list of online resources linked above, in this post, or you can google “advent readings” and find many resources that way. Nevermind that Advent began yesterday. Begin today! (We are.)
Most importantly, remember that Advent is not a season of legalism and piosity. Advent is a time to embrace the joys of the season, the love of our family, the promise of our king and the many blessings that God has bestowed on us, while keeping Christ the center of our hearts’ affections.
Oh if we could all look at Christmas, celebrating the birth of our savior together with our family, with the same joy and expectation as the little child who so vigorously throws back the covers and runs to discover what bounty Santa left beneath the tree?!
And yet we can, we should, if it we remember the greatest gift ever, birthed beneath the stars and hung upon the most hideous and beautiful tree ever.
God. Is. Good.
In the many weeks ahead I’ll be sharing some great resources and ideas for how to do this with your family, regardless of your family size, age, etc. To review last years Advent series and see what’s in store for this year, you can refer back to yesterday’s post. I also have two carousels in the sidebars, one with my top picks for Advent resources and one with my top pics for Christmas books. Enjoy!
Say it with me: “The King is Coming!”
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Advent 2009 ~ The King is Coming!
I’m sitting and thinking about Advent today (today being the first day of the holiday,) preparing and getting ready to both blog about it and also celebrate it with my family over the next six weeks. If you read any of my Advent posts last year, you know that this is a big deal for me. This is my absolute favorite time of year! I have always loved Christmas, and the more I learned about the tradition of Advent several years ago, the more it resonated with my soul. Every year I embrace this wholeheartedly ~ YES, this is how I want to do Christmas! It feels so right. The Christmas holiday should be the single most festive and joyous celebration in all the Christian calendar. Is there anything more exciting? The only other holiday that comes close is Easter, for obvious reasons, of course.
When I read back through my Advent posts from last year, I began to wonder “how in the world am I going to top THAT??” I wrote about it so much I wondered if I’d left anything to talk about. Well.. you know me, I found something. Quite a few somethings, actually. Originally, I’d planned on writing four posts between now and Christmas. I’ve changed my mind, I’m going to be writing about Advent every single Monday between now and January 6th, the Day of Epiphany - the day that Catholic tradition has set aside for the 3 kings who came to visit the infant Savior.
Are you ready? It’s going to be LOTS of fun.
In case you missed last year’s posts, you can review them here, for inspiration and ideas going into the Advent season:
- Our Advent Calendar, Advent Wreath, Traveling Nativity & Other Traditions
- Using Decorations to Add Symbolism & Meaning
- Baking Your Way Into the Holiday Spirit
- Giving: Taking time to give to others.
- Keeping Christ in Christmas; Christmas morning
I’ve already mapped out my plan for the next six week, and I’m excited to begin. Here’s what you can expect for Advent 2009:
- November 30, 2009 - Week 1, “Expectation”: Why Advent? What is it? Goals, etc.
- December 07, 2009 - Week 2, “Execution” : Making it happen.
- December 14, 2009 - Week 3, “Anticipation” : Layering traditions to build anticipation.
- December 21, 2009 - Week 4, “Culmination” : It’s all been building up to this.
- December 28, 2009 - Week 5, “Resolution” : An end, and a beginning.
- January 04, 2010 - Week 6, “Closure” : He’s coming back again.
And lest that sound too stuffy and boring. I promise that every single post will be stuffed with several resource recommendations, or activities or downloadables, or SOMETHING. Plenty for everyone. Can’t WAIT to kick this off tomorrow — see you then!
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