Mrs. B’s Christmas Tree

“Really?” asked Katy. “Miss Eunice is coming here to visit?”

“Yes, she is” answered Mrs. Bumbleberry. “She’s going to come for the holidays.”

“When?” asked Katy.

“She’s coming a few days before Christmas and she’ll stay until January” Mrs. B said. “I spoke with her last night and she already has her plane reservations.”

“Now she’ll get to meet Andi” smiled Katy. “How many days ‘til she gets here?”

“I’m not sure, Katy. I haven’t counted the days.”

Katy sat down on the floor by Trina who promptly crawled into Katy’s lap. “Did you hear that, Trina? Miss Eunice is coming.” “I also have another surprise” said Mrs. B.

“Another one?” asked Katy. “Someone else is coming for Christmas? I don’t know anybody else.”

“No one else is coming” answered Mrs. B. “There’s going to be a Christmas pageant during the children’s service on Christmas Eve. The class did such a good job at summer camp they asked us to be part of the pageant.”

“I had fun doing our song about Noah” replied Katy. She thought a minute then asked “Are all of us going to be in it? Even Dee?”

“All of us” answered Mrs. B, “even Dee. It wouldn’t be very nice not to ask her. Not asking would be something Dee would do. We’re going to be nicer than that.”