Tapestries: No crib for her bed

By Nancy Pando
Citizen Staff

The nativity scene took place in a humble spot located next to the computer station in the family room. No crib for a bed, the Baby Jesus would lay down His (Her) sweet head in a laundry basket.

The part of Mary was played by Lola, who was none too enchanted with her rather drab costume. Humble attire lacking any glitter or sequins is a hard sell to a 3-year-old girl. Miraculously, the winds seem to blow a change into Mary’s heart. After all, this is the season of miracles. Lola suddenly became quite enamored of her costume the minute Joseph announced he wanted to wear it.

Patrick, the male in this otherwise female revue, was designated to play the part of Joseph. It may be that he was not ready for fatherhood and thus recast himself as the angel. This last-minute decision would have been fine if Klara didn’t already have a dead clamp on the role. If ever there was a child who could fly, it is Klara. When she heard the role of angel was up for grabs, she knew it was her destiny, not only because of her agility but she just happened to have a white dress and tiara in her closet from a prior stint as a flower girl. So, when Joseph made the decision to change roles and asked Klara to fork over the angel costume, fisticuffs ensued.

The pivotal role of Baby Jesus was played by Katie, who was more than pleased to inform people she was the Baby Jesus. After stepping on her golden crown, it seemed to lose its fullness and resembled the kind of paper hat you would find on a McDonald’s employee. In her role as the world’s savior, Katie practiced squeezing herself into the laundry basket (Baby Jesus’s “bed”) and then proceeded to roll herself down the hall.

If pageants are cartoons, then we had one. Filmed in its entirety, I am expecting to hear any day now that this performance is going viral.

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