The Fifth Day of Christmas

On the fifth day of Christmas, my YAV year gave to me, five Christmas carols, a fourth new roomate, three new competitors in dominos, two pots of sauce, and some words of wisdom from the innkeeper.

Five Christmas carols:
On December 29 we sang these five Christmas Carols in worship:  "In the Bleak Midwinter," "Gentle Mary Laid her Child," "What Child is This" "Angels from the Realms of Glory," and for the first time all season, "Go Tell it on the Mountain."

 A Fourth new roomate:
My fourth new roomate is Marshall, Libby's boyfriend, he is staying for the week.  It's been good having another guy around the house who understands there are different species of grass for different purposes on lawns, and that hardware stores are actually fun to walk around in. (he actually got here Friday).

Three new competitors in dominoes:
Maggie, our site coordinator invited us over for games, Christmas snacks, and Christmas music.  Audrey and I went.  We got soaked in the rain walking from the train station.  I got to wear Maggie's husband Mohit's pants while ours were in the dryer.  Their friend Yuan Yuan was there, those three plus Audrey got me pretty good in dominoes. 

Two pots of sauce:
In the evening Libby made some delicious apple sauce with our remaining apples, and a pot of tomato sauce with the tomatoes I picked up yesterday. 

A useful bit of advice from the innkeeper:
At church we were visited by the innkeeper who witnesed the birth of Christ on Wednesday (A dramatization by the pastor Rod).  He left us with some wisdom I will paraphrase: Make sure you keep you door open, and your house welcome, you just never know who the next person will be asking for your help or a place to stay. It could be our savior, or God himself.  Be ready.