Hoppo Bumpo (n): A children's game. Played by folding one's arms and hopping on one leg. Aim is to bump opponents, so that they lose their balance. Last person standing wins.


November 30, 2008

I spy ... what I want for Christmas



I am joining in Cindy's fun new I spy ... each Sunday. This week's theme is "... what I want for Christmas".

My wish for Christmas - apart from a lot of laughter, happiness and health - is to have ... an intact Christmas tree!

I absolutely adore Christmas trees, but with two marauding boys, what are the chances of the tree decorations remaining in situ by Christmas Day? Especially given the family history of meddling with the baubles (see above).

Last year we put the Christmas tree inside a playpen, but maybe we should be considering a roof-installed version of one of these?

Thanks for hosting "I spy", Cindy. To see what other people would like for Christmas, head over to Cindy's blog Bug and Pop.
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15 comments:

  1. muralimanoharNovember 30, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    I am actually debating whether it is worth putting up the tree this year. Nobody else seems to care about keeping it nice, rather than disintegrating. Hmph.

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  2. LaurenNovember 30, 2008 at 3:18 PM

    hmmmm...I'm rather nervous about our tree this year. I can see disaster written all over it

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  3. MichelleNovember 30, 2008 at 6:47 PM

    We've never had any Christmas tree disasters with my oldest little Miss, but now Mr 2 is here, I can see I'm going to have a similar problem....thanks for the heads up!

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  4. mériNovember 30, 2008 at 6:49 PM

    Yes! I think you must consider that new version Christmas tree!!!!

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  5. ShellbellsNovember 30, 2008 at 7:19 PM

    last year was a disaster as far as the tree goes but this year they just pull the ornaments off and put them some where else n the tree. they have one in their room that they can do what the like with so my stylistic one doesnt get touched!!! I love xmas trees too. BTW have been seeing your little shower cap tute pop up everywhere over the last few day congrats!!!

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  6. Lexi:: PottyMouthMamaNovember 30, 2008 at 9:00 PM

    Oooh here's hoping you have a safe pretty tree!

    The Doctor has been busy decorating ours today. It's very, very top heavy.

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  7. CurlyPopsNovember 30, 2008 at 9:19 PM

    I have a lot of friends in that same situation this year...as yet no solutions!

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  8. AnastasiaNovember 30, 2008 at 9:20 PM

    what a darling photo! love christmas and decorating the tree is the best part!

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  9. RenaeNovember 30, 2008 at 9:25 PM

    Well as a fellow Christmas tree lover I do hope you get your wish!
    Can't wait to see photos of your tree!!
    Look what I just saw on the Craftzine blog!
    http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/11/how_to_handmade_shower_cap.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954
    It's you!!

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  10. trashNovember 30, 2008 at 9:38 PM

    For Princess Curly-Wurly's second Christmas (13 months old) we had a potted, live, mini-tree which we put up on the dresser.

    Not so bad with Destructo-Boy, he was 15 months old and perfectly content to leave it be so long as he had a hammer in each hand.

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  11. flossy-pNovember 30, 2008 at 10:39 PM

    hehehehe, chuckling at having to install a pool fence around your tree! :D

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  12. DeniseDecember 1, 2008 at 2:57 AM

    Hello,
    I just discovered your blog and am really enjoying it. I raised two active boys, who are now 26 and almost 30. We put our Christmas tree in a corner of our living room and my husband built a fence to complete the protective triangle around it out of welded wire with a strip of wood at the top.
    Thanks for the memory jog.

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  13. Jo (sparkly green knickers)December 1, 2008 at 11:21 AM

    Ollie is really keen to have a tree, but I suspect he'll spend the lead up to Christmas systematically destroying it! No glass baubles in our house this year :(

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  14. ElliebooDecember 1, 2008 at 1:11 PM

    I love that upside down tree - I want one!!

    I have been advised by my parents that there will be no tree going up this year due to the imminent arrival of one crazy, red headed, bauble eating, tinsel pulling, tree knocking grandchild!

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  15. CindyDecember 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM

    I am so not sure how we are going to go this year, especially since we usually put the pressies under too. Perhaps not a good idea.

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