![]() You can decorate anything! I was walking through our house the other day when I noticed Farmer Small struggling wih a string of lights. "What are you doing with those?" I asked. "I'm getting ready to decorate our Christmas tree," he said. "Gee," I said. "Some of my friends say Christmas is less stressful if you don't get a tree. I'm was thinking about not having a tree in the house." "That's crazy!" he said. "It's Christmas! We should have a tree!" He shook the string of lights and glared at me. "I'm going to decorate something." he said. "Have at it." A little later I heard the clack of lights being dragged across the floor, followed by a low gutteral sound. I found Farmer Small sneaking up on the sleeping dog who had opened one eye and was growling a warning at him. I scooped Farmer Small up before he became a chew toy. "If I decorate the dog it would be awesome!" said Farmer Small. "You know, like a moving light display." It doesn't happen often, but my friends are wrong. In my house, it's actually less stressful to have a tree. I lowered him and his lights to the table. "Why don't we get a tree this weekend, Farmer Small." "That sounds good." 15/12/2012 08:17:12 am
And will Farmer Small be helping with the un-decorating of the tree? There's the real chore.
Farner Small
18/12/2012 11:57:05 am
Did you try decorating your dog? I still want to try that idea! And it might give you and your dog a spark of Christmas spirit !! Comments are closed.
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AuthorCeline Boyle is a writer living in Maine. She is a member of SCBWI. Archives
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