Nativity

The Christmas Parenting Woes of Joseph

Posted on December 15, 2019 by DevonDad Parenting Life 0

It occured to me the other day, normally when you see Mary and Joseph in a stable, they seem to be smiling. Whilst I know that a birth of a baby is meant to be a happy occasion, I’m fairly sure Joseph was already having his own series of parenting woes. After all, all parents have them, but I wondered what sort of issues Joseph had as a parent…

Busy wondering if the animals had been fed recently.
Why are all these guys rocking up?That smell? Baby or livestock?
“Yes I know I didn’t book ahead – sorry dear”
When people comment about how the little one looks like his mother.
Those moments he compared himself to the other father.
Dealing with a little drummer boy.
Planning the return journey to take into account a small child.
Getting shouted at by Mary for spending “just 5 minutes” in the inn.
The pressure of having to entertain three kings at once.
Being slightly worried that the animals may get confused over the whole baby in a manger thing.

I guess I’m thankful we didn’t have to put up with a little drummer boy randomly showing when Little Sofa was born.

How To Get Good Seats At The School Nativity Play

Posted on December 7, 2017 by DevonDad Parenting Life 0

I don’t know about you, but I find there’s something oddly exciting about having a small one in Foundation Year at School, as there are a lot of “firsts” happening at this time of life. First day at school… First end of week meltdown… First school nativity’s… One thing I’ve noticed about School Nativity Plays, apart from how they seem to be both amazing, and super cute, is that they are very popular with parents / any other grown ups. And all these grown ups seem to want to get prime viewing positions (which is fair enough).

But how can you get the good seats at a school nativity play?

Here’s our tips*:

Involve Spy / Friend on the inside who’s paid enough attention to know the quick way in.
Use your Ninja skills to sneak past people.
Invest in some bribe material for the school receptionist. (Chocolate, or alcohol would usually do the trick)
Wear some American football style armor.
Use any PE Equipment / Zip Wire to your advantage.
Stuck at the back of the queue? Get talking to the person in front of you, once conversation starts to die down, get talking to the person in front of where you are now. And repeat…
Walk in while wearing a nativity costume. Enough people may sit far enough away from you, so you end up getting a good seat anyway.
Fly a drone into the school hall, watch nativity via drones camera.
Involve a well placed confused old dear to stand in (other) peoples way.
Sleeping bag. Reserve your place when the school closes the day before.

Any other ideas?

*Obviously if you do any of this, people may look at you oddly / arrange for you to be arrested. Good Luck…

Facebook Christmas Cover Photo Collection

Posted on November 20, 2017 by DevonDad Geek Stuff Photography 0

Every now and then, people find us after doing search for a combination of words that we wouldn’t normally expect. An example of this has been the flood of people search for Facebook Nativity or Facebook Christmas Cover Photos. (Cover photos, are what you find on the top of a Facebook profile)

Well… this has ended up inspiring a random session on Photoshop, which then led to The Sofa offering a couple of Christmas Cover Photos a couple of years ago.

I’ve updated the original images to match the up to date measurements for Facebooks Cover Photos

Please feel free to download the below, link back here, and use to your hearts content:

(Left clicking, right clicking, then clicking “Save Image As” should do the trick.)