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Sunday, January 01, 2006
A 12-Step Story of a Christmas Tree
Our Tree has mostly homemade ornaments: oven-baked sculpey, air-dryed model magic, ice-pop sticks, painted baubels, painted CDs, pipecleaners, a few key-rings, a very cool handmade card, and is topped by a pot-holder Quinn made on a mini-loom. There is also a friend's wedding bell souvenir, a dartboard, and a bicycle helmet. And there are three fake birds - Robins all the way from Dublin. The day after St. Stephen's Day, this happened:
1. The dog suddenly takes an interest in the Tree.
2. One of the fake birds has come alive.
3. The dog tries to get to the bird.
4. I put the dog in the back garden to protect the bird.
5. The bird does not want to leave the Tree.
6. Pointing out that there are Christmas decorations conviently located, I persuade the bird to leave the Tree.
7. The bird visits an Irish Street.
8. The bird goes back to the Tree.
9. Using Christmas reading, the bird is persuaded to leave the Tree again.
10. The bird finds freedom in the great outdoors.
11. I let the dog back in and she waits for another fake bird to come alive.
12. The dog waits all day for another miracle.
The astute will notice that the bird not only came to life but also changed from a Robin to a Sparrow.
1. The dog suddenly takes an interest in the Tree.
2. One of the fake birds has come alive.
3. The dog tries to get to the bird.
4. I put the dog in the back garden to protect the bird.
5. The bird does not want to leave the Tree.
6. Pointing out that there are Christmas decorations conviently located, I persuade the bird to leave the Tree.
7. The bird visits an Irish Street.
8. The bird goes back to the Tree.
9. Using Christmas reading, the bird is persuaded to leave the Tree again.
10. The bird finds freedom in the great outdoors.
11. I let the dog back in and she waits for another fake bird to come alive.
12. The dog waits all day for another miracle.
The astute will notice that the bird not only came to life but also changed from a Robin to a Sparrow.
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