We had a great Christmas with Amy this past year. Amy prepared the most awesome meal Christmas Eve. The table was decorated so festive. After a relaxing evening at her home, we all came to our place where Amy spent the rest of the Christmas weekend with us. We had a great Christmas Day even though it was quiet with the three of us. The following day, Amy & I went shopping for the sales. She is a great one to have around to help you discover the deals out there.
Ben, Jenny & Lauren are on the every other year plan. One year they spend Thanksgiving with one side of the family & Christmas with the other side. The next year they switch. You might can identify. We did the very same thing when our children were growing up. The family who doesn't get to celebrate Christmas with Ben, Jenny & Lauren hope to celebrate Christmas on New Years with them. This year was no exception.
Since I begin playing Christmas carols the 1st of November & decorate the day after Thanksgiving, I am ready for the tree to be taken down Christmas night & the rest of the decor down the next day. Ben just could not stand that this year. He wanted it all up for our second Christmas.
I was not going to repeat the Christmas meal all over again. I prepared the traditional New Years meal, with ham, black-eyed peas, collards, etc... which we ate with our celebration at New Years Eve lunch.
The night before New Years Eve Day, I was frantically putting together our granddaughters Christmas gift. I bought this child's basketball goal at least 6 weeks before Christmas. We thought of several ideas that might be good for Lauren this year. Dave wanted Lauren to have the basketball goal, but for some reason I was the one putting it together. These directions were not written out. These directions were pictures on the huge box that the basketball goal came in.
It was a great work-out. I used all the strength that I could muster up to put some of those pieces together. Some pieces I even needed a bar of soap to squeeze them together. I even got the applicaes on correctly without tearing them. I was so proud. Now, it came time to put on the final touch-the nylon net on the hoop. I was following the pictures to the "tee". For some reason the net wasn't fitting to the hoop. I tugged & tugged. I had finally had it. I went & got some string & tied each loop so neatly. It was now perfect for play. I was not going to have my granddaughters present not ready for "Christmas".
We had the best time having Christmas all over again. In fact, I almost forgot to bring out the basketball goal for Lauren to try out. I have to admit that her Daddy & Dave had more fun with it than she did.
EVERYONE also informed me that I put on the net backwards. I had to prove that I did do it correctly, so I took them to the box with the directions. Well, I have to admit that I did put the net on backwards.
I think this illustration might prove that the most dreaded words in the English language are SOME ASSEMBLE REQUIRED!!! The second set of the most dreaded words in the English language are BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED!!! Do you agree?
ann :)
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