A Traditional Christmas

As you are no doubt aware, we are staunch conservatives around here and traditionalists as well.

And we spent Christmas in the traditional way--by staining and varnishing.

What did you say? Not traditional! We differ.

It turns out that recent research has ever so slightly altered the story of the birth of Jesus. Yes, Mary and Joseph spent the night in a stable, but not because there was no room left in the inn.

It was because inside the inn, they were staining and varnishing, and Mary, being large with child, could not stand the fumes.

When we discovered that our favorite past time was part of the birth of Jesus, we just had to go over and celebrate. And celebrate we did, recognizing the important event over and over and over for almost 5 straight hours.

We are exhausted now and looking for a stable ourselves.