Advent Calendars

Part of the fun of the holiday season is when the kids get to open up a new window on their advent calendars. Now we’re not into the whole religious aspect of Christmas, and A&N don’t even know what advent is all about, but like all kids, they love opening little windows. I always space out and forget about the calendars until we are a few days into December, and by then the ball is already rolling. Then it becomes a scramble to find the darn things.

I had heard that LL Bean had cool advent calendars, but when I called them, they said they just sold out. How’s that for a bummer? We were set to meet our friends for ice skating, so I figured that Woodstock would be a good place to find one. I went to Gillingham’s and they had these beautiful heirloom advent calendars made of wood, and they were only $100 each. At that price, I had to get at least two... just kidding.

There was no way I was going to spend over $10 for an advent calendar, and was really shooting for $5. Gillingham’s had the cheaper kind, but they were either too religious, or too cheesy. Plus, for what they were, they seemed a bit expensive. I walked over to the Pharmacy and they had cheesy ones, as well, but maybe not as cheesy, and definitely cheaper. I got two, and A&N were fine with that.

I learned later that the place to get cool advent calendars is the Dartmouth bookstore. They had some nice ones, all under $10, and with cool themes. I’ll know where to go next year, and hopefully I’ll think of it sooner.

Until then, thanks for reading, and thanks to uwbobio for the pic.