Sunday, December 2, 2012

Merry Christmas

We are laughing. (Ok-there's a little bickering as to whose fault it is...)

What else can you do? We left with the tree intact and came home to...well, see?

No sense crying over spilled milk...or a fallen tree. And a bajillion broken ornaments....baby's first Christmas ornaments and ornaments that graced our grandparents' trees. Sigh. Ugh. Ok...I'm going to laugh now.

Merry Christmas, y'all!







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12 comments:

  1. AmandaDecember 2, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    Bless yall! Your living room looks homey though :)

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  2. bellamiaDecember 2, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    :( 11 years ago, we experienced the same thing. so sorry. every year since, fishing line..... just.in.case.

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  3. CamilleDecember 2, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    I am so totally NOT laughing. SO sorry my sweet friend. Truly.

    Love you!
    Camille XO

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  4. SusannahDecember 2, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Oh no, that's awful! So sorry! That stinks!

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  5. DebeDecember 2, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    So many special memories, broken. Life goes on but such sadness over memories....broken. It is what it is, but OH MY GOODNESS! No ones fault....no one does that on purpose. don't know what else to say....

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  6. LaurenDecember 3, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    Yep, totally done that. Had to rig the dang thing up with fishing line so it wouldn't fall again. You are not alone, friend! Glad you could laugh about it!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    My children (twins) have been breaking our ornaments! At least it has not been on purpose. They think they are toys that dangle on the tree. I've been reminding myself Matthew 6:20..."Store up treasures in heaven..."I really miss our giant playpen a.k.a. "the cage." It really protected our tree.

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  8. The Spillman Family BlogDecember 6, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    How awful! But, what a sweet outlook you have :) I couldn't help but notice your seagrass rug. I've been searching for one like that without the thick cotton binding--my kids have totally ruined the one I have, and I don't think there is any way to keep the binding clean. Would you mind sharing where you got your rug?

    Best,
    Michele

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  9. Stacie, A Firefighter's WifeDecember 6, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    This happens EVERY year in our home. Usually at least once, but sometimes up to three times. I think it is our stand, but I'm too cheap to buy a new one! Keep laughing, Girlfriend!

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  10. AnonymousDecember 6, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    This is a recurrent theme everywhere I go; the loss, the heartbreaking loss of things. Treasured, irreplaceable ornaments, jewels stolen in robberies, photos lost in a fire, treasures swept away in a storm. Do you not wonder that God is teaching us? not here, not here, not all this stuff here? It seems so painful, we've attached so much love to our stuff and then in a second it is (unjustly) taken from us. I really think He wants our attention. I really think He is doing things to force us to look away in our grief from our things to Him. I am so sorry that you lost so many precious, irreplaceable treasures. I'm going to trust that someday you will hold again all that is dear to you, and more.
    mj

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  11. SarahDecember 8, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    I admit it...I laughed. Only because this is the story of my life.

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  12. Kevin and TaraDecember 13, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    oh dear! This happened to us last year and now Kev bolts the tree to the wall, ha! Miss seeing you guys!

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