Sami the Performer (not so much!)

Sami had her Christmas Program at school today. I call it a "Christmas Program" versus a "Holiday Program" or a "Winter Program" because she goes to daycare in a church and in their infinite wisdom decided to have a program on Sunday. That way they got all of us non-church going sinners to at least one Advent service.

After sitting through countless songs (performed by the "Worship Leaders" a group that can only be identified as a wanna be christian rock band, and a pastor who definitely can't sing or play the guitar) and the passing of the Plate (which Matt seemed not exactly confused but he didn't really get it, Beth Torah doesn't do that) and Sermon on how Shepherd's smell like crap (literally) and that we are all Shepherds blah blah blah, does anyone really pay attention to these things (that goes for all sermons no matter the religion.) He did try to make some what can only be called misinformed Jewish references, knowing we were there. The School also invited Marcia in last week to give the kids a lesson on Hanukkah!

Finally an hour after we got there the big event. Sam was dressed in her new Holiday attire, was well rehearsed from the car ride and she paraded in with all the other kids, fingers in her mouth, her little cheeks rosy, and wet with tears. She may belt out tunes at home, dance like it is her job (at home), you throw one person she is not around almost daily, and that is out the window. Our little diva becomes an emotional mess. Her Teacher even tried to help her along to no avail. She wasn't digging the singing, the dancing, or the other kids around her. Her little boyfriend Cole stole the show though shouting out that he had the "S" for Christmas!

She finally calmed down enough at the end to go with Matt's dad to get chicken and had a ball playing with Mikaela and opening Hanukkah presents at Aaron and Miriam's house. She sang the whole way to the party and was a different kid. Once again, throw someone new into the mix and it is a bad deal!

So far for Hanukkah she has gotten a princess head that you do the hair, a Zoe puzzle, and then today an Elmo doll, towels for her new bathroom, sheets, a phone, a magna doodle, and I am sure more and more that I can't recall. Five nights of Hanukkah left then 2 days of Christmas, all I can say is December 26 is going to be a rough day with no presents!