On with what I HAVE to share:
So the Princess is ALL ABOUT decorating - which is probably a good thing because while I LOVE having the house decorated for the holidays, I have difficulty finding the motivation to actually do it! So, an ambitious 4 year old is JUST what Santa ordered, right?
Not so fast .....
(SIDENOTE: Princess keeps asking if we can decorate for Halloween. I keep correcting her, but it's not sinking in .....)
Picture this: we go downstairs and pull out ALL the boxes of Christmas decorations so she can pick what she wants to go into her bedroom. (She has informed me that hers is the room in which the decorating frenzy will begin.)
She steps back to "survey" the landscape, and in doing so, she lets out a huge "OOOOOO" and an even bigger "Mommy - can I have THAT ONE??"
I look at her and realize that the little outstretched 4 year old arm is not pointed at ANY of the 12 Holiday- filled boxes. Oh no, not my Princess. She is looking up, almost to the ceiling and pointing at the "treasure" she has found.
Perched high atop one of the shelves is "Fred".
I know what you're thinking ... is Fred a snowman? Maybe one of Santa's castaway reindeer? Something, ANYTHING resembling the season?
Wait no more - here's a picture of Fred:
Nice. THIS is what the Princess wants to use to decorate her room for the holidays?
Well, it gets even better. See, what Princess cannot read (thankfully) is the inscription on the bottom of Fred's wooden perch.
Oh yeah - here it is:
See, Fred was a gift from a baseball player here in Kalamazoo who spent his offseasons in warmer climates. I believe Fred was purchased in Puerto Rico. Baseball players are an unusual breed (to say the least).
So, the boxes of ACTUAL holiday decorations are back on the shelves. And it appears that Fred will be spending Christmas upstairs this year.