Sunday, December 07, 2008

Scrooge......


going "over the top" to please his wife!!! Dad put the tree together tonight, so that the girls and I only have to decorate it on Wednesday. Of course, the lights would have been nice, but then that would be really, really over the top!

15 comments:

Daniel said...

He beat me. We just went after church and bought ours.

TimBix said...

My father is no Scrooge!

(He did plan it well to be away while the decorations are going up.)

Donna said...

Wish I were there to help. Have fun with the girls!

Anonymous said...

Fun times. I'm sure Dad conveniently didn't have time for the lights, huh?!

Daniel said...

If that's all the bigger the tree is, then he is Scrooge!

Anonymous said...

hmmmmm, I believe that our tree was a gift from our children many years ago. :-) It is bigger, however. He started with the middle part and had to redo it!

Anonymous said...

Ouch! Excellent riposte, Mom!

We don't have our tree up and I dread putting up the lights. I'm so glad that our family sees my annual whining and muttering over Christmas tree lights as part of the hallowed family tradition. Though I am certainly more Spirit-controlled than Christmases past I know that my family would think the season dampened if I did not offer up my annual howls of protest when it comes to tree decorating time. It really is all about them.

Anonymous said...

Ouch! Excellent riposte, Mom!

We don't have our tree up and I dread putting up the lights. I'm so glad that our family sees my annual whining and muttering over Christmas tree lights as part of the hallowed family tradition. Though I am certainly more Spirit-controlled than Christmases past I know that my family would think the season dampened if I did not offer up my annual howls of protest when it comes to tree decorating time. It really is all about them.

Donna said...

LOL! Anyone want to help ME with lights--TIM???????????????????? ;-)

Anonymous said...

Bob posted his twice just so we could see how very very sincere he is! You boys came by it naturally--Dad still hates the lights. Why didn't anyone get Grandpa's genes? He loved doing it and was just "grumpy" to make his family happy. Come to think about it--maybe Bob did get some of those genes after all!!!

Anonymous said...

hilarious

I'm not grumpy I just sleep through it.

Daniel said...

I don't think Grandpa like it, either. He was just the only one who could do it right.
Were you ever around when he was putting up lights? :-)

Anonymous said...

NO, I learned at a very early age--maybe 4--that that was the best time to go help make hot chocolate!

JennieB said...

LOL!!!! I think Patience and I will start that tradition this year, Mom!!!

We are WAY SUPER EXCITED that we will have some Bixby family with us this year!!!! Can't wait!! ALL are welcomed!!

Anonymous said...

Believe me, as happy as I am that you will all be together, it still makes me a tad more sad to be alone!