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charlie and algernon

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16. Having to find and hunt for the ornaments when putting them away.

Reply to Catlover827 (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 02:13 PM

Nov 2012

I'm mom is a HUGE ornament freak/collector, so every year she puts up hundreds of ornaments on the tree. Of course, that's the easy part. Each ornament has it's own little box, so the maddening part is hunting all over the tree to find the correct ornament for each box.

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Worst part of putting up the Christmas tree? [View all] Catlover827 Nov 2012 OP

Other - dragging all of the Christmas decoration boxes out of the attic! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #1

ditto TeamPooka Nov 2012 #17

Worst part? Taking it down and putting it away (yes, artificial, too.) mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #2

NONE OF THE ABOVE! elleng Nov 2012 #3

Cool! Catlover827 Nov 2012 #5

Keeping cats OUT of the tree dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #4

We have a number of soft ornaments (sock monkey Santas, etc.) Catlover827 Nov 2012 #6

Finding and replacing any burnt-out lights in the string. luv_mykatz Nov 2012 #7

I'd have to say abolugi Nov 2012 #8

I would say straining under the tree trying to position it straight up in the stand... MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #9

Other: running out of spiced rum and/or eggnog. That royally sucks. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10

Cutting the tree down... mockmonkey Nov 2012 #11

... Catlover827 Nov 2012 #12

Getting the root ball through the front door! ohiosmith Nov 2012 #13

The cats. The loose needles. Remembering to water it. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #14

The Lack of Help LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #15

Having to find and hunt for the ornaments when putting them away. charlie and algernon Nov 2012 #16

Keeping my 2 year old away from the decorations sharp_stick Nov 2012 #18