I don’t craft. I know that when you give birth you are supposed to magically receive the gift of craft, but for some reason it never happened to me. I like the idea of crafting. I like to think that I will craft, but alas I have no patience and even less creativity. I have no explanation why suddenly this Christmas I decided to MAKE MY OWN ADVENT CALENDAR. However, once the fabric was purchased I was driven with laser-pointed ambition to complete it.

Whenever David decides to do a home improvement project it usually requires a dozen trips to Home Depot and three times as much time as originally estimated. My advent calendar required the same ratios. I made at least 5 trips to Hobby Lobby and instead of taking me a week, it took me three weeks to complete the project. I did finish it, which is more than I can say about most of my craft projects. Overall I’m pleased with the outcome. It probably cost me as much as a store bought calendar and it definitely took me far more time, but I like to think that I’ve launched a new family tradition that my kids will look forward to. At least that is what I’m telling myself so don’t squelch the dream.