Well, that didn’t take long. Only day five and I already forgot to put something in the pocket of our Advent calendar!
The origins of these calendars is religious, counting off the days to Advent, the holy season of the Christian church and the period of expectant preparation for the birth of Jesus. More commonly, you’ll find 99-cent cardboard calendars with little doors opening on cheap chocolate to help children count down the days until Santa arrives.
In our house, we have an “interactive” calendar in the sense that there are 24 empty pockets that someone (me) has to remember to fill each morning or before I go to bed. Usually, that’s no problem; I’m first up with the dog and drop a treat into the pocket as I go by. This morning I slept in an extra half hour, waking to the sound of Son #2′s Homer Simpson alarm clock (my favourite: Homer says, “But I got up yesterday!”). So I bolted out of bed, quickly dressed, ran downstairs with the dog and didn’t give the pocket a thought…until Cory checked it and came up empty, just as I came in the door after walkies. He’s old enough that it’s not a big deal, but I still mentally kicked myself. Some days those cheap calendars seem awful smart!
