tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post4885857808084838817..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: Q: WHAT DO DISHWASHING MACHINES AND MANGER SCENES HAVE IN COMMON?Fr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-29691547415529975802009-01-24T17:47:00.000-08:002009-01-24T17:47:00.000-08:00Wow.. I missed this one. Um.. This was the first ...Wow.. I missed this one. Um.. This was the first year I did not have baby Jesus in barn the whole time --I wanted to put Him in there for Christmas Eve. Yes, it looked like the adoring Mary and Joseph were marveling at the barn floor--. The animals were dull and listless behind them. Three completely unrealistic angels prayed to their left.. we're missing a Magi, and of the two remaining, one could hardly tell that the tall one is missing his head. Listen to me, Elmer's glue lets go after 5 years. I guess at the rate I'm going, I qualify for a Valenchek Firing Squad. But wait.. our parish priest asked us to fix Joseph's staff. Husband, a carpenter, couldn't fix it, so he made a new one based on the old one. It looks wonderful, and it'll last forever.. but it's a shepherd's crook. Joseph wasn't a shepherd. *sigh..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-81828518894466907852009-01-05T02:55:00.000-08:002009-01-05T02:55:00.000-08:00+JMJ+I once read a novel in which one of the main ...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>I once read a novel in which one of the main characters grew up with a <I>presepe</I> and an unusual Christmas tradition. Each year, her father found her a new animal to add to the usual sheep, oxen, donkeys and camels, and he'd tell her a story about why the animal wanted to be there for the Birth of Jesus. By the time the character was an adult, they even had a Chinese dragon in their set.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-73922213487244183102009-01-03T06:07:00.000-08:002009-01-03T06:07:00.000-08:00About the camel and the magus kneeling while trave...About the camel and the magus kneeling while traveling across the room.. maybe it's like that old oregon trail game. Only you're not seeing the awesome 4-bit graphics of them walking during the journey. You're just seeing the end of each "day" when everyone's resting.<BR/><BR/>Wonder if Joseph forded the rivers or found ferries to ride?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-39839925686393596732008-12-31T15:41:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:41:00.000-08:00You could be left alone with our manger scene; all...You could be left alone with our manger scene; all of the major players were glued to the floor of the manger! lol To liven things up a bit I introduced some farm animals which were not glued and the children used to have fun moving a hen around for me to find and put in its 'proper' place. <BR/><BR/> Our Magi are now on top of the TV and only have to scale down the book shelves - one of which is denuded of books in order to hold the manger - to arrive at the manger - they might just make it by the 6th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-38735980629822519422008-12-31T12:58:00.000-08:002008-12-31T12:58:00.000-08:00ROFLOLROFLOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-45642499167565666322008-12-31T11:34:00.000-08:002008-12-31T11:34:00.000-08:00I totally agree with the dishwasher thing. That's ...I totally agree with the dishwasher thing. That's the reason why when visiting a friend last night, I put dishes and glasses on the counter and let the host load the dishwasher. Occasionally, when my husband will try to help and load the dishwasher, I will reload when he isn't watching. Now I have to go check out my manger scene to make sure it is set up the official Fr. V way!!!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105244449361269412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-44519018780963350962008-12-31T10:10:00.000-08:002008-12-31T10:10:00.000-08:00My mom and dad live out of state and they took our...My mom and dad live out of state and they took our childhood nativity scene with them. My parents are pack-rats who throw nothing away (with seven kids, who could blame them)and my mom has a tendency to add whatever figurine she can find to the scene. A couple years ago I was outraged..."Mom, there were no moose in Bethlehem!"<BR/><BR/>Is it just me, or it there some kind of universal law that if you have an ox, one of his horns has to be broken?ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347299406398966275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-89420557944907458622008-12-31T09:43:00.000-08:002008-12-31T09:43:00.000-08:00Thank you, that made my morning! Our parish has a ...Thank you, that made my morning! Our parish has a new manger scene this year, and it all looks lovely except the (adult) sheep are smaller than Baby Jesus. But I googled "miniature sheep" and yes, there really is an ancient breed of tiny sheep, so now I can stop worrying about it. Except the camel looks a bit small too, I wonder if.......<BR/>Hazel in CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-23617462904607378062008-12-31T09:22:00.000-08:002008-12-31T09:22:00.000-08:00Our wise guys have traveled the perimeter of the d...Our wise guys have traveled the perimeter of the dining room and half way around the living room. They are currently almost across the piano. Then they will have to traverse a few window sills and a book case to make it to the mantle in time for Epiphany!Elena LaVictoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108910015959872763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-90997165440107707482008-12-31T08:32:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:32:00.000-08:00we'll all do it your way from now onoh! and about ...we'll all do it your way from now on<BR/><BR/>oh! and about that bridge i have for sale...uncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.com