Burl and Joy know the value of good plastic. And that ornament has the added cachet of being made especially for Keebler.You just can’t put a value on things like that.No, really…. you can’t.
I ate some Jingles once.Once.Nasty.
Wow…. they have boxes packed with ornaments for each section of the tree. Why didn’t my Dad think of that?
He marshaled the troops every Christmas, barking orders at us, and making sure no row, column, quadrant or other definable sector had more than its proper share of red, blue, green or gold, every ornament was spaced properly far from its neighbors… and every strand of tinsel (still metal foil in those days) was hanging straight down… and with no clumping!
This was usually a few days before Christmas…. and on January 2nd, with the same military precision, the process was reversed….he even smoothed out the tinsel strands together as we handed it to him, and then wrapped it all up for next year, always complaining that some was bent or twisted.
Ah… memories.And Burl, I’m sure, made some equally pleasant ones for Patty.
Run, Patty!Run while you still can!Take Timmy with you!
3 kids 28 to 34. Told them for last 2 years to come by and pickup ornaments. No one wanted any of them….actually will try to sell a few on E-Bay and donate the rest to Goodwill. .As Yogi Berra might say: “Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.”
Today’s the best in along time….. great detail….. seasonally correct and +1 for MA…. Patty looks like a real professional…. but doesn’t bring her BF around any more…. ! ! !
I have some of those ornaments from friends for the back of the tree. One is a large plastic lobster that my mom gave to my son when we moved to Florida 10 years ago. This year my sister-in-law gave my other son a Santa on a surfboard. Yes, Florida has water, but we don’t catch lobsters or surf here. And I don’t want those things on my Christmas tree.
@SusanSunshineHaha. I used to be like that, when the kids were little. Nowadays my daughters have to threaten me with them moving back home to get me to shlep the junk out of the attic for them.
I thought that old tinsel was made of lead so it would hang better. I seem to recall eating some. My dad would never pay more than $2 for a tree in the 50’s and 60’s. When I got old enough and had some money, I started buying the tree ($12) so we weren’t always trying :the bad spot".
Must be our age, my mother carefully put the tinsel on the tree one strand at a time too, and then I couldn’t touch the tree. She always told my dad to buy a small tree that would fit on a table, then he and I would buy the biggest tree we could find. I think they enjoyed this little exchange! I’m beginning to like Ma more and more, and Joy must have gone crazy at Dottie’s Discount Duds, and bought more than one Christmas blouse!
I would have some Christmas lights up to enjoy if I were home, as much for the neighbors (in the windows) as for me (to add ambience). All that foreign made wiring is a safety hazard that I’d never leave overnight, much less while I take a trip. Ma seems to LOVE to hate Burl, and she finds him SO fat and unattractive for her lovely girl ;-P
htownkev over 11 years ago
Wow Ma! Two days in a row aimed right to Burl’s heart. Then again he kinda deserves it.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
Burl and Joy know the value of good plastic. And that ornament has the added cachet of being made especially for Keebler.You just can’t put a value on things like that.No, really…. you can’t.
I ate some Jingles once.Once.Nasty.
Wow…. they have boxes packed with ornaments for each section of the tree. Why didn’t my Dad think of that?
He marshaled the troops every Christmas, barking orders at us, and making sure no row, column, quadrant or other definable sector had more than its proper share of red, blue, green or gold, every ornament was spaced properly far from its neighbors… and every strand of tinsel (still metal foil in those days) was hanging straight down… and with no clumping!
This was usually a few days before Christmas…. and on January 2nd, with the same military precision, the process was reversed….he even smoothed out the tinsel strands together as we handed it to him, and then wrapped it all up for next year, always complaining that some was bent or twisted.
Ah… memories.And Burl, I’m sure, made some equally pleasant ones for Patty.
Run, Patty!Run while you still can!Take Timmy with you!
robin6833 over 11 years ago
Look who’s calling who Porky. I think her cup says 2 points. Wonder what she had to gobble down to earn a free cup.
finale over 11 years ago
3 kids 28 to 34. Told them for last 2 years to come by and pickup ornaments. No one wanted any of them….actually will try to sell a few on E-Bay and donate the rest to Goodwill. .As Yogi Berra might say: “Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.”
InTraining over 11 years ago
Today’s the best in along time….. great detail….. seasonally correct and +1 for MA…. Patty looks like a real professional…. but doesn’t bring her BF around any more…. ! ! !
btcg over 11 years ago
Burl appears to have put on a few extra pounds… must be those xmas cookies. Guess they never got a chance to get stale.
celestpuls over 11 years ago
I have some of those ornaments from friends for the back of the tree. One is a large plastic lobster that my mom gave to my son when we moved to Florida 10 years ago. This year my sister-in-law gave my other son a Santa on a surfboard. Yes, Florida has water, but we don’t catch lobsters or surf here. And I don’t want those things on my Christmas tree.
QuietStorm27 over 11 years ago
So the Penny’s actually spent around $75 on one ornament? I guess money is no object when it comes to sweets.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 11 years ago
I know she’s a nasty old crone, but there are some aspects of Ma you have to like.
jmcx4 over 11 years ago
@SusanSunshineHaha. I used to be like that, when the kids were little. Nowadays my daughters have to threaten me with them moving back home to get me to shlep the junk out of the attic for them.
Laura Gildwarg over 11 years ago
The Pennys sometimes just make me sad.
Carol69 over 11 years ago
Dang Ma, you go and give porky another shot.
Txbiker9 over 11 years ago
I thought that old tinsel was made of lead so it would hang better. I seem to recall eating some. My dad would never pay more than $2 for a tree in the 50’s and 60’s. When I got old enough and had some money, I started buying the tree ($12) so we weren’t always trying :the bad spot".
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 11 years ago
Must be our age, my mother carefully put the tinsel on the tree one strand at a time too, and then I couldn’t touch the tree. She always told my dad to buy a small tree that would fit on a table, then he and I would buy the biggest tree we could find. I think they enjoyed this little exchange! I’m beginning to like Ma more and more, and Joy must have gone crazy at Dottie’s Discount Duds, and bought more than one Christmas blouse!
vldazzle over 11 years ago
I would have some Christmas lights up to enjoy if I were home, as much for the neighbors (in the windows) as for me (to add ambience). All that foreign made wiring is a safety hazard that I’d never leave overnight, much less while I take a trip. Ma seems to LOVE to hate Burl, and she finds him SO fat and unattractive for her lovely girl ;-P