I love Christmas at Tiu Rancho even though it never seems like it is Christmas because we don’t have snow like our home state of North Dakota.  We are able to do special things for the staff and the children in the Payacollo community and surrounding communities that we don’t do at other times of the year – like having a special meal together,  taking popcorn and treats to the children who have no chances to celebrate Christ’s birth to the south of our community,  making bunwellos (fry bread) and api (hot corn drink) for the children who come to the library,  having Vacation Bible School with them, and sharing a live Christmas program where the staff share a drama about Jesus’ birth with Mary, Joseph,  the Shepherds, a sheep,  a rabbit and a little pig.