This evenign unrest could also be related to our family read aloud this month: Barbara Robinson's 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.'
This family classic tells about a mom who somehow finds herself in charge of the Christmas pageant at her church on the very same year that the Herdman kids decide to participate. Who are the Herdmans? Only the dirtiest, meanest, wildest, scariest kids ever!
Of course, as the story unfolds the Herdmans (who are every ounce as awful as we originally thought) do help remind us of the real story behind all this seasonal activity. My kids liked the story but I LOVED the conversation it generated around our dinner table.
Horror or not - I'd consider myself lucky if Imogene Herdman chose to be a part of our church's celebration!