~Our Most Unique 2005 Tree ~
I bet our tree is more unique than your tree! And, I bet you don't have a live tree topper like we do! And, I bet you didn't have to put all the ornaments on 3 or 4 times! And, I bet next year I am locking our cat up from the moment the decorations are out until they are all put away! :)
A kitten, a tree, lots of dangling ornaments, lights put up by a 5 year old, and a really tall trunk make for quite amusing moments in our household!
My husband mentioned something in passing about the kitten and the tree, and, me in my hurried moment said "yeah"....well, shhh, don't tell him this, but he was right :)
Now, I love to decorate the tree with matching ribbon, beads and glass balls ~ and, with an artificial tree you can make the limbs hang just so, and fill in the holes to perfection........that is unless you are helped by a 5 and 7 year old, and then a kitten who is just experiencing a Christmas tree for the first time! So, this year let me try to describe my tree....
* All the ornaments are on the front of the tree at about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet up - I truly don't think there is a limb left there without an ornament. From the back it looks like we just stuck a tree up - the neighbors will be wondering about us?!?!
* About 90% of the lights are also in that little 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet area, and, many of the strands look more like a lit flying trapeze just hanging from a limb.
* We have a different tree this year that is just about, oh, 2 feet too tall for our house. Thank goodness the manufacturer made that top removable - so, our tree kinda just stops, no pointy top - which leads me to the next unique quality of our 2005 tree
* We have no angel topper (well, we do a few times a day - that will be explained at a later moment). Without a pointy top there is no spot for our angel, so, she is hanging out on the top branch along with a couple of other little dolls that we could set around the top - it reminds me of the It's A Small World ride at Disney.
* Depending on the time of day, and when our kitten last had an opportunity to visit the tree, the top branches are often found just dangling or on the ground (well, now, I guess it is a blessing there are not any ornaments up there)
*And, to TOP off (ha, ha) the unique qualities of our 2005 tree ~ we often have a black kitten sitting right on top on that flat little part that is supposed to have a pointy part! I am totally serious ~ somehow she crawls up, while only knocking off a few ornaments and sits on top of the tree. It has become her place to watch the world (and probably hide from the dog)!
Why do I share this you ask? Well, because, besides the fact that it is extremely funny, and, I bet some of you have a heavily ornamented part of your tree, the Lord has taught me something this year. A lesson that we as parents all need to be taught over and over again..... Our children really are with us only a short time. We will have all the time in the world to make our tree decorations perfectly match in the years after they are gone. If hanging the lights and ornaments bring joy and memories to their lives, that is what it should be about.
So, as I continue to let that feline crawl up my tree, I can say I have gotten more laughs and joy out of our Unique 2005 tree than any other one in my life!
(However, I will sacrifice and rent out our live tree topper if anyone is in need of one) :)
May you have a wonderful and love filled Christmas!
A kitten, a tree, lots of dangling ornaments, lights put up by a 5 year old, and a really tall trunk make for quite amusing moments in our household!
My husband mentioned something in passing about the kitten and the tree, and, me in my hurried moment said "yeah"....well, shhh, don't tell him this, but he was right :)
Now, I love to decorate the tree with matching ribbon, beads and glass balls ~ and, with an artificial tree you can make the limbs hang just so, and fill in the holes to perfection........that is unless you are helped by a 5 and 7 year old, and then a kitten who is just experiencing a Christmas tree for the first time! So, this year let me try to describe my tree....
* All the ornaments are on the front of the tree at about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet up - I truly don't think there is a limb left there without an ornament. From the back it looks like we just stuck a tree up - the neighbors will be wondering about us?!?!
* About 90% of the lights are also in that little 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet area, and, many of the strands look more like a lit flying trapeze just hanging from a limb.
* We have a different tree this year that is just about, oh, 2 feet too tall for our house. Thank goodness the manufacturer made that top removable - so, our tree kinda just stops, no pointy top - which leads me to the next unique quality of our 2005 tree
* We have no angel topper (well, we do a few times a day - that will be explained at a later moment). Without a pointy top there is no spot for our angel, so, she is hanging out on the top branch along with a couple of other little dolls that we could set around the top - it reminds me of the It's A Small World ride at Disney.
* Depending on the time of day, and when our kitten last had an opportunity to visit the tree, the top branches are often found just dangling or on the ground (well, now, I guess it is a blessing there are not any ornaments up there)
*And, to TOP off (ha, ha) the unique qualities of our 2005 tree ~ we often have a black kitten sitting right on top on that flat little part that is supposed to have a pointy part! I am totally serious ~ somehow she crawls up, while only knocking off a few ornaments and sits on top of the tree. It has become her place to watch the world (and probably hide from the dog)!
Why do I share this you ask? Well, because, besides the fact that it is extremely funny, and, I bet some of you have a heavily ornamented part of your tree, the Lord has taught me something this year. A lesson that we as parents all need to be taught over and over again..... Our children really are with us only a short time. We will have all the time in the world to make our tree decorations perfectly match in the years after they are gone. If hanging the lights and ornaments bring joy and memories to their lives, that is what it should be about.
So, as I continue to let that feline crawl up my tree, I can say I have gotten more laughs and joy out of our Unique 2005 tree than any other one in my life!
(However, I will sacrifice and rent out our live tree topper if anyone is in need of one) :)
May you have a wonderful and love filled Christmas!
posted by Tina at 5:18 PM
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