Packing with Cling Wrap [Not Refrigerated]

It's a small thing but struck me as brilliant. Rather than look for the right-sized storage container (with lid) for the holiday gift-wrapping supplies, just wrap the basket in cling wrap. Admittedly, it took several layers of the plastic but the result is a secure basket, the contents of which are visible. Credit goes to the young man who came to help us pack away the holidays. He's the absent tree man's younger cousin. And he's young and broke, which makes the drive to the dome acceptable to him.

This smart helper is also responsible for my favorite part of the day: seeing the solar lights burning brightly in the closet.

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Rushing Christmas

You will find no horrified rant about people who rush Christmas, here. This year, I am one of the rushers. I do like an extended holiday season although I typically wait until Thanksgiving to decorate if only to avoid criticism. This year, the tree will go up early, not out of special celebration but out of necessity. This week is the week the labor is available to hang lights and erect the tree.

Yes, I said erect. I resisted artificial trees until we moved to the dome. But with a 30' ceiling, how can a person resist a 14' tree? And who wouldn't prefer manhandling a fake tree at that height?

There was one year with an even more artificial tree: Christmas at a lodge in Williamsburg required ingenuity. Katy and Ethan were charged with getting a tree that year. They projected the image above on the wall of the hotel room and, yes, we opened gifts under it.

© 2008 Mary Bold, PhD, CFLE. The content of this blog or related web sites created by Mary Bold (www.marybold.com, www.boldproductions.com, College Intern Blog) is not under any circumstances to be regarded as professional, legal, financial, or medical advice. Or education advice. Or marital advice. Or even a tip.