the trinkets n baubles.... is here again... damn where does time go...? every year...there is a new twist... a new....oh no.... what if... holy shit.... oh oops...it broke... this year we lost 5 baubles while hanging them for display... two... i broke all by myself... with a little help of to much glitter... suddenly...i was sparkling from head to toe.... and then intrigued... by the snowflake like glitter... falling slowly to the ground.... repeat...repeat.... i couldn't help myself... shaking the glitter off of my clothing... a stream of sun....shines through the window...illuminating...flickers.... opalescence... tiny sparkles...smile....smile.... insisting every one watch as i gently shook the glitter from my body.... oohs and ahhs....whispered...
this year... the new twist came early saturday morning....... where are all the ornaments....??? usually the day before the party... the closet is full with a couple of hundred ornaments....not this year..... this year....there were maybe 30....or so submitted by 10 a.m. saturday morning....
kat...cristin and i began... calling out... to the universe....to bring in the ornaments...they will come....they will come...bring us baubles..... ha!!! we even held our hands...above our heads... sweeping them towards our faces....soft slow motion.... mantra...repeat.... bring ornaments...
it worked...
by 2 o clock...we had so many beautiful ornaments....
for some of us.... this is when the party begins...it's actually my favorite part.... inventorying.. displaying.... getting everything ready for everyone else to enjoy... this year there were 5 of us...working together... kat...my right hand man...cristin... her daughter melody... andrea and myself..... kat and i have this down to a fine art.... knowing exactly what needs to be done...and how to get it done.... the work is tedious... tagging each ornament....tying fishing line onto each... counting... recording.... making sure we haven't missed a thing.... this year with the exception of a few breaks...preparation went smoothly...we knocked it out in 3 hours.... not bad....
so now...it is on to the next fund raiser...the ride4warmth bike race... donation boxes are in place throughout the city.... sponsors are committed... alley cat style race mapped out... need a few more people for the check points... gotta get the posters out...with sponsors names....race and registration time details.... now i ask....everyone...to ask for sunshine...60 degrees.... no wind... on sunday december 14th...all day long... last year...the scheduled race day was the same day as the ice storm.... sunday december 9th.... crazy....
happy happy holidays....
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