More Out of Monday with Madeline♥
I’m Madeline – a healthfully humorous, radically ridiculous, momentarily messy broad here to give you a flicker of joy on the (in most cases) worst day of the week.
Every year, after the holidays, I give myself…oh, about 30 days or so to take down my decorations. I know that’s a long time to leave them up, but I just love the way they make the dull, winter days sparkle just a little. Well, yesterday was the day to do the deed…the one I hate. If you recall from a previous post, I told you that last year I actually placed my fully decorated tree into a tall closet for safe keeping. Truly, I haven’t lived that one down yet.
Look out for the new Madeline! I have accomplished what my family thought impossible after cheating with the tannenbaum last year. I’ve done it! It’s snug in a nice crate (taken apart mind you). And I remember why I hate the task with the core of my being. Let me tell you what fun things I endured to avoid being laughed at by teenagers…
1. The tree actually fell on my head while I yanked on a string of garland that obviously thought it was rooting. Note to self: Gentleness.
2. I realized how loved I really was when all of my children declined an invitation to help me. They much preferred watching me…humiliating.
3. About half way through the plucking of precious ornaments, I started breaking out from my fingers to my elbows. Previously, I thought that this amazing fleshly outburst only occurred while attending to a live tree; I was dreadfully wrong. Those little itchy bumps invaded my arms like an army of ants.
4. Can you say vertigo? Yes, I got it while unwrapping the hundreds of lights from their holiday haven. My revenge came as I did a quick looping, dropped them in the box, and said, “You’re done for…bwwwaaaaahaaaahaaaa!” No, really; they won’t work next year.
5. Just as I thought that I was home free (boxes packed neatly, lids in place), my cat decided to claim the ornament crate as his own. Now, for those of you who don’t know what that means: He pissed on it.
So, needless to say, I learned my lesson; I’ll never take the holiday decor down again…without help that is. Otherwise, it’s the closet gig again.
Madeline’s photo by Gothicjade
I agree – get help next time! You poor thing; this doesn’t sound fun!
I think it should maybe be agreed that it doesn’t go up unless there is a sign up required for take down!
And the video…I like that approach. LOL. However, someone still had to remove the ornaments and other decoration first. Not to mention the mess that saw must have created! Entertaining though…
It was pretty entertaining…thanks, Madeline!