I should have realised he was being very quiet. I first noticed the stool by the fireplace.
Then I turned to see the sprinkling of shiny, metallic paper pieces, and some stray chocolate balls.
I climbed up on the stool for a new perspective. Day ten and he must have thought that dragging out this Advent calendar thing was too much like hard work.
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Aw bless – that’s sooooo cute! I’m FORTY THREE and even *I’d* struggle to be good beyond day ten! 🙂
No way! Cheeky! But how can they resist, really? I have taken to filling only a couple of days in advance on our advent calendar… x