{"id":65794,"date":"2022-11-30T08:55:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=65794"},"modified":"2022-12-01T18:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T01:04:01","slug":"the-fun-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=65794","title":{"rendered":"The Fun Begins!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fact:\u00a0 The tallest Christmas tree ever displayed was in Seattle, Washington.\u00a0 <\/strong>According to the Guinness World Records, the world’s tallest cut Christmas tree was a 221 ft Douglas fir that stood at Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington, during Christmas 1950. That’s nearly the equivalent of the wingspan of a Boeing 747-8, which is 225 feet.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Wow! 225 feet long (now) or high (later)<\/p><\/div>\n

We began early in the morning, sneaking out to the garage and counting the boxes; OMG, all those go inside?\u00a0 We have our work cut out for us!<\/p>\n

What do they sing at a snowman\u2019s birthday party? Freeze a jolly good fellow!<\/p>\n

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Oh dear, there are a lot of boxes.<\/p><\/div>\n

Then we turned around, and boxes and more boxes surrounded us!\u00a0 The red and green were Mary’s from her home, and the brown & yellow were Pauls’ for Los Alamitos.\u00a0 Today, we can’t tell as we mingled last year.\u00a0 I guess you call them hers, his, and ours?<\/p>\n

What kind of motorbike does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson!<\/p>\n

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Where did these come from?<\/p><\/div>\n

But safety is the first concern, so we set up the Emergency Field Hospital for those little guys who need glue, batteries, or other first-aid operations.<\/p>\n

Why was the snowman looking through the carrots? He was picking his nose!<\/p>\n

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First things first!<\/p><\/div>\n

We rolled in fourteen boxes for the living room, family room, and kitchen. It was fun to open them up and see what there was; it brought back old memories.\u00a0 This Alzheimer’s is sometimes not too bad!<\/p>\n

What is the best Christmas present in the world? A broken drum, you just can\u2019t beat it!<\/p>\n

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Rolled in and ready to go!<\/p><\/div>\n

We set up a center-of-operations table to stage the decorations.\u00a0 It filled up fast.\u00a0 Next year we will have to get an ambulance!<\/p>\n

What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps!<\/p>\n

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My, twelve cases of Christmas in two rooms?<\/p><\/div>\n

I reminded Mary that I might need to rest as I had been sick.\u00a0 When I went to Robin’s Nest, I found a re-creation of me in bed courtesy of Dr. Mary; always a pleasant surprise when she is around!\u00a0 He looks like I felt.<\/p>\n

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Poor baby!<\/p><\/div>\n

The doctor dropped by to talk to the patients and do a quick triage.<\/p>\n

What do you call Santa when he stops moving? Santa Pause.<\/p>\n

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The doctor speaks to her patient.<\/p><\/div>\n

The soldier caught her eye!\u00a0 The little guy needed batteries so we gave him a charge and he was happy afterwords.<\/p>\n

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It’s going to be OK little guy; you will be OK!<\/p><\/div>\n

Just listen to the dialog!\u00a0 I think he will get Mary’s famous specialty operation, the Opto-rectomy.\u00a0 (Ask Mary about the operation; this is, after all,\u00a0 a G-Rated website).<\/p>\n

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