Tonight was the Children's Christmas pageant at the church. The lady who organized knew she would not be available last week or tonight, so I've been attending the practice sessions and last week I stepped into her shoes, taking over the last practice and tonight's performance. We had about 15 children, ages 5 to about 10, and about 8 speaking parts. Three of the speaking parts went to siblings from a family with 7 children. Those kids are amazing - very well mannered, well spoken, happy, outgoing, friendly - I told the Mom that she could make a million if she could bottle her parenting formula! But it's really no mystery - both Mom and Dad spend a lot of time with their children, teaching them how to be good people and showing them by example.
I admit, I was sort of worried about how the play would actually work - last week some kids didn't know their lines and some of the older ones didn't want to focus. But tonight they all came through. The play was lovely and all the parents, grandparents and friends were well-rewarded for coming out to see them. A nice start to Christmas week!
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