12/27/2018
To keep a business thriving for 30+ years, we have tried many things. Some efforts only lasted for a day; like the time we decide to have a live Nativity Scene.....WITH A LIVE DONKEY. It was the longest day of my life. First of all, let me remind you that our location was on the 2nd story of a strip mall. Yes, we eventually got the beast up two flights of stairs, but not without a never ending trail of Donkey Dung. My son was 10 and decided that he was up to be the animal handler. He was lurking at the edge of the manger, anticipating any catastrophe. As the Donkey decided that Joseph's headdress smelt good enough to eat, Seth saved the day with a gentle reprimand to the untrained livestock. Other than the uncontrollable stench in the stable, Mary was oblivious to any mishap.