The family just finished chapter 3 of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” and the quote of the week is from Imogene Herdman’s threats against Alice Wendleken. Imogene wants to be Mary in the pageant,and she is threatening Alice so Alice won’t volunteer for the part.
“And next spring,” Imogene went on, squinching up her eyes, “when the pussy willows come out, I’ll stick a pussy willow so far down your ear that nobody can reach it – and it’ll sprout there, and it’ll grow and grow, and you’ll spend the rest of your life with a pussy-willow bush growing out your ear.”
I decided that once a week I’ll share a favorite quote from something I’ve recently read. Last night we read the first chapter of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” with the kids. Hilarious. If you haven’t read the book, you may remember the movie circa 1980-something.