Who Wants Some?

I love to look through the little junkie catalogs that come in the mail. The ones with all the stuff you never buy but think it might be a good gift to give someone. I got one in the mail the other day...Really, someone else got it but it was put in my box accidentally. I didn't worry about giving it back to the postmaster because I have spoken with the person who it belonged to before and he/she said that if we get their mail to just go ahead and pay their bills, but they didn't want the catalogs to just have to throw away. So I took a few minutes to look through the things offered. I was excited to find something I thought I might buy! Then I thought, "Maybe all my children would like it, too." So now is your chance to say if you want it or not. What is it that was so good, you ask? A family tradition that has been passed along for many years, but none of my own children have them yet. And I don't think any of my sisters do either.....Are you wondering yet?

My mom always had a beautiful Christmas tree. We all know that she put the tinsel icicles on one at a time and made them all so even and covered so perfectly. Then we changed to a flocked tree. No more icicles. But then she found something even better. She found some crystal icicles. Not really crystal as in glass, but .... well, clear plastic that kind of glows in the dark. They have little hooks on the end that you hook onto the branches. She covered her tree with hundreds of these little icicles and it made it look like a tree that was out in the woods with dripping icicles on every branch. The year I got married she gave me a few packages of the icicles for my Christmas tree. I have used them every year since then. Some people think they are silly, but I love to have the lights out in the room and the Christmas lights on and see the icicles sparkling from the lights on the tree.

The catalog with junk had these icicles in it! You can buy 100 icicles in a package! I am so excited! Does anyone want some for their tree? You can pass on an old tradition! I am sure the kids would love to know they had a tree just like Grandma Labrum's tree, even if it is just a small tree. Come on. You know you are dying for some. Really. Just let me know and I will order them for you. You will have the best, prettiest Christmas tree in the neighborhood. Just let me know!
Until then.............have a happy holiday!