Alan & Brenda Leonard

12/17/02 11:10:

>> I do buy an advent calender for each of them, which they get a treat from
>> every day

We get the coolest advent calenders in Germany. The obvious chocolate ones,
picture ones, lego, playmobile, horses, cars, kindereier (chocolate eggs
with a very cool toy inside), all sorts of stuff. Even got a free one from
McDonalds, which thrills Tim for reasons I don't understand. The child is a
vegetarian and also hates french fries. There isn't a thing at that place
he even eats! Even the salads here all have mean on them.

We're doing lego again this year, because Tim begged really pretty, but I'd
prefer something a little more interesting.

They'll all go on sale after Christmas for really, really cheap. Anybody
want me to look for one for them for next year?

brenda

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In a message dated 12/17/2002 5:32:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
abtleo@... writes:


> We get the coolest advent calenders in Germany. The obvious chocolate ones,
> picture ones, lego, playmobile, horses, cars, kindereier (chocolate eggs
> with a very cool toy inside), all sorts of stuff.

I found one a couple of years ago that had a different little books for each
day. My 13dd and 11ds love to hear the stories -- excerpts from Christmas
Carol, Little Women, folk tales, poems. It's one of those items that I'll
hand down one day.

When we were stationed in Italy we get beautiful handmade calendars. My
sister still has some of them.

Ginny


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