Nativity

If you're ever organising a children's nativity play here's a tip - don't give the shepherds crooks. Crooks can be used for sword fights and for poking wise men in the ribs.

Have just returned from rehearsal, nativity involves 2 short plays, one for little children & one for older ones. J & Adam are narrators in first & wise men in second. As most of children didn't turn up last week they rehearsed first play 3 times & second twice with children who were already over-excited & fractious before they even began. Reassured organiser that it'll be alright for the performance tomorrow, but she didn't look all that convinced and went off muttering something about 'those crooks have to go'. Think I'll buy chocolates for J's Sunday school teachers, they do a tough job.

Carol service very nice in snow last night but toes cold!

J about to meet up with Tim & Adam on the common & we're going Christmas shopping. Yippee! (That's a sarcastic yippee, by the way)

Have just ordered some curtains for dining room, wonder if there's any possibility at all of getting them by Christmas.