My mom lent it to me in 8th grade. I'm not sure she was remembering it clearly.

I mean, they're fundamentally wrong.

I mean, there's snow! Absolutely different than no snow.

Maybe the extra L is supposed to make up for the walls.

I'm the gallery hall with very few walls.

So day 1 spoils! This is probably the end of advent reporting, but I hope you're enjoying whatever treats are at hand, and revel in opening whatever tiny doors present themselves.

No spoilers on the Clue calendar, there's also. A bag of goodies to work with.

Ikea kicks us off with a vanilla truffle.

The grinch cocoa calendar fails on the primary assignment: Little Doors, instead opting for windows. It's also fundamentally not an advent anything with 12, but last year demonstrated that I don't actually want hot chocolate *every* day, so calling it a win.

I had the cat puzzle last year. I put it away in a more interesting order, but it was a good one last year.

Walker's also starting in the upper left, with a chocolate chip round on the first day.

Trader Joe's chocolate starting in the upper left corner, revealing a chocolate boot.

Today's cheese is truffle cheddar, a reasonable start.

Up first: It's not Christmas until Hans Gruber hits the ground of Nakatomi Plaza! He begins his descent on day 1.