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In about 1989, I lived in a home in Los Alamitos that had a vaulted ceiling, perfect for a tall Christmas tree! So we selected a twelve-foot tree and brought it home. I laid it in the driveway and hosed it down to get rid of anything dead or organic! The next morning, I took it into the house, and it looked gigantic.
I worried about it falling over on the baby chihuahuas, so I decided to place a strong hook on the ceiling right through the 6×10″ beam! Then, I tied a wire to the top of the tree and lifted it so it was actually hanging from the floor by 1/2 an inch.
No, I did NOT hang it upside down!
“I am windstorm and earthquake resistant!”
Sometimes being an engineer is a good thing! For many years thereafter, I always hung the tree from the ceiling. Even as the grandchildren came and went, I always knew the tree was sturdy and could take punishment.
Today we go to the vampire, and I get my blood drawn. Last time I mentioned that I have red crayons at home and I could draw my blood there, but the staff refused my offer.
I think I was two quarts low after I left the office.
We were so hungry since we had not eaten anything since yesterday afternoon that I suggested Benji’s, which was three blocks from the vampires’ office. We had an excellent breakfast and washed it down with Irish coffee.\Then I remembered, Santa’s breakfast of choice is mistle-“toast”!
After breakfast, we went home and got ready for the gym appointment at 1:00 pm. We dressed in our matching sweatshirts that my sister-in-law made many years ago (over 10 years!). They look better every year.
What’s the difference between Santa’s reindeer and a knight? One slays the dragon, and the other’s draggin’ the sleigh.
Five miles on the stationary bike and an hour of stretching and straining!
On the way out, I thought to myself:
What goes “oh, oh, oh”? Santa walking backwards!
We did our workout and dragged ourselves home only to find the UPS man juggling a large package toward our door. We intercepted him as he was taking the heavy load away. When we opened the package, it was an assortment of goodies from Oregon, including delicious apples and pears. Dr. Bill sent these to us!
Mary loved the boxes as much as the contents!!
The rest of the afternoon, we attacked the garage, getting it in shape to put The Silver Fox inside. We moved everything to the workshop and drove the car inside. The Silver Fox was happy as he had been outside for the last week!
We read the Elks flyer for the upcoming Christmas activities, and Mary had an idea that we ought come dressed in a Grinch theme. Obviously, I would be the Grinch, and Mary would be the Fem Fatal.
Oh dear!!!
We watched TV and finally crashed around 10:00 pm.
