My kids went to Manchester yesterday to see a show and enjoyed it, but my girly came back upset by the number of homeless people she'd seen, and keen to work out what she could do about it. I lent her one of my books, "52 ways to help homeless people" (chip-block) which she fully read but declared was aimed at adults. We then had a very long discussion about all kinds of interesting things, from politics and proportional representation; differing views on the benefit system; to planning permission and how young people change the world. I love those kinds of conversations, and have encouraged her to take chances at today's church party to find others with other perspectives and ideas.
We're taking veggie cocktail sausages, and cheese and pineapple sans sticks cos I have no cocktail sticks - I'm sure there's a joke to be made about Methodists and cocktails. There's the nativity beforehand and I'm a script short so had best see if I can locate it. Hope you have lots of interesting conversations today too :D
Nativity was great - a shepherd who insisted on being on stage in every scene and made good use of the tambourine he found; the king who dropped his myhrr - I think the unscripted parts are always the best - the bits we might think of as mistakes but that make us smile. Really looking forwards to heading to my parents albeit just for a day and a bit. Hope your unscripted moments bring joy too :)
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