Christmas Tree Ornaments

by mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin, USA

Nov 2013 727 Views 14 comments

Christmas Tree Ornaments

I hang you up
You are so special
Each of you have a different meaning
The fish ornament I made in second grade in 1976
The 50 year old ornaments I rescued from my parent's auction
White House ornaments from the around 2005
Ornaments from my brother moving out of his house in 2006
A Simpson's ornament from Burger King
An ornament I found in the trash
An angel with my middle name on it
A school house from Jennifer, a 6th Grader in 1995
Plain red, blue, gold, silver, and green ornaments
Hockey puck from the Dubuque Fighting Saints
Snoopy on skis
Cartman and Stan from SouthPark
Candy canes
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, how I could relate to you
Santa
Snowman and Snowwoman
You all hang on my artifical tree
I bought it with my starter ornaments, lights, and garland in 1996
So this will be the 18th Christmas for my 5 and a half foot tree
My light will be blinking in 10 different patterns for all to see

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Posted: Nov 2013

About this poem:

Put up my tree today. I put my Christmas tree up the Saturday before Thanksgiving. I try to add one ornament each year to change up the look. I prefer cartoon characters if I can find the right one.

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Comments (14)

beautifulyouNew York, USANov 23, 2013

'A school house from Jennifer, a 6th Grader in 1995'

awwww mc, that is sooo endearing,
thanks for this sweet and happy write

orientalkoruGlenella, Queensland AustraliaNov 23, 2013

Awesome history here mcrad...now you've reminded me about Christmas trees...I'm looking at my husband as I write this...and...he's looking the other way...I wonder why???

Nuwahri61mackay, Queensland AustraliaNov 23, 2013

Hi Mc .......cool write......its easy to see you value even the simplest of things with great memories ...........really enjoyed this ........Regards Nu

darkhorse555donegal, Donegal IrelandNov 23, 2013

beautifully decorated tree dear friend

morgen90210singapore, Central Singapore SingaporeNov 23, 2013

Thanks for sharing buddy,
I don't have a tree so I'll share yours for this Christmas.

sundayrose1san francisco, California USANov 23, 2013

My light will be blinking in 10 different patterns for all to see

Yes it will surely be a delight to see, Mcrad...

Thanks for the very christmassy feeling on this write.

SR