Christmas Eve Traditions

The girls and I are watching "Barbie: A Christmas Carol" together, as it has become our Christmas Eve tradition to watch multiple versions of the Dickens story.  In this movie, Eden Starling, a famous opera singer, begins to mistreat her staff due to her over-inflated ego, and learns her lesson after being visited by the Three Spirits.

MADELEINE: This is not even about Barbie.
JULIA: Who's DAR-DEE?

Yeah, I can see why she thought that's what Madeleine said, because, after all, we are watching "Dardee: A Christmas Carol."


After our movie, we went to the Christmas Eve service at church.  The priest gave a sermon on humility, love and kindness.

MADELEINE: (leaning over to whisper to me) Wait.  Humility?
ME: (nodding)
MADELEINE: (looking like she had questions)
ME: (whispering) Humility.
MADELEINE: (nodding uncertainly)

I suddenly got it.

ME: (whispering) Humility means being humble. "Humility" is different from "humiliation."
MADELEINE: Ohhhh.

When we got to the car, Madeleine's car door closed on her elbow so she whacked the door in anger.
ME: Humility, Madeleine.  Humility means you don't hit your door!
JULIA: (cracking up) I never thought that's what someone would say on Christmas Eve.


We're now ready to watch "Mickey: A Christmas Carol" before bed, which actually *is* about Mickey a lot more than "Barbie: A Christmas Carol" was about Dardee.

Merry Christmas Eve from Dourdney, Dudia and Dadeleine!