http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/12/counting-the-days/ - the blog formerly known as bookish Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/12/counting-the-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6071 Karie Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/?p=1917#comment-6071 Awwwwwwwww... I usually buy a choc advent calendar but we've been so busy this year that I've forgotten! Awwwwwwwww… I usually buy a choc advent calendar but we’ve been so busy this year that I’ve forgotten!

]]> http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/2009/12/counting-the-days/comment-page-1/#comment-6070 Anna Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.fourth-edition.co.uk/?p=1917#comment-6070 At some point when I was young, my mum made us each a large red stocking, with twenty-four pretty green and gold pockets on the front. In each pocket there would be a tiny gift, such as doll shoes or a sweet. Then on the 24th our stockings would be filled with silly little presents to open on Christmas morning. My mum did this for us every year until a few years ago, when my sister and I were both away from home most of advent, and my brothers aren't really bothered. For a couple of years she would sent quotes and sparkles held in tiny handmade envelopes. She's stopped bothering now, which makes sad, but I have to grow up I suppose... So I bought myself a Thomas the Tank Engine advent calendar for this year. I had to admit to the man at the counter in Tesco that no, I'm not a mother nor an auntie, that yes, it was for me. Shame! At some point when I was young, my mum made us each a large red stocking, with twenty-four pretty green and gold pockets on the front. In each pocket there would be a tiny gift, such as doll shoes or a sweet. Then on the 24th our stockings would be filled with silly little presents to open on Christmas morning. My mum did this for us every year until a few years ago, when my sister and I were both away from home most of advent, and my brothers aren’t really bothered. For a couple of years she would sent quotes and sparkles held in tiny handmade envelopes. She’s stopped bothering now, which makes sad, but I have to grow up I suppose… So I bought myself a Thomas the Tank Engine advent calendar for this year. I had to admit to the man at the counter in Tesco that no, I’m not a mother nor an auntie, that yes, it was for me. Shame!

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