Speaking of Advent, I would like to have one of those little calendars that count down the days until Christmas; and ideally, each day will have a little place for keeping a treat or fun item for the kids. At first I was thinking of a wooden advent house, or I really like this idea of getting a different piece of the nativity scene each day. But I recently learnt that advent (for only Catholics?) can be anywhere between 22 to 28 days, depending on what day Christmas falls; the aforementioned calendars wouldn't work some years, unless I "recycled" some of the lower numbers. My new scheme is to make my own, although I might not be able to include as many cute embellishments. I happened upon this adorable advent calendar, and I was thinking if I made mini bags like this Etsy, I could do up 28 bags and have them for every occasion. That's my epiphany. A little liturgical calendar pun...And advent also means rum pot!!! Hmm, what do you know, advent starts on a Sunday this year (little bit of borrowed humor there): I'm marking my calendar for 30 November.
