Advent Calendar

This year we are making a paper chain advent calendar like we had when I was growing up. Oh, as a kid I could not wait each morning to "pick the chain" and see which activity would reveal itself when the chain link was removed. I remember having to take turns and sometimes my Mom or Dad would let us kids pick in their place. So funny how just getting to "pick the chain" made me feel like I was taking care of a really super important task each day, you would have thought I was raising the flag at daybreak at the Lincoln Memorial or something.

This year we have decided to start some traditions of our own, instead of waiting until we have kids around. Really, we are our own little family so there is no time like the present to start things. I figure I would rather have these things in place so if for some reason we never have kids we can still say we have family traditions.

I saw this advent calendar in my Country Living Magazine last night, maybe next year we will make one like this. I have 9 matchboxes so far (I knew I was saving them for something, just didn't know what until I saw this), so I am on my way. I think I would put my numbers in order though with 25 at the top.

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