the fake bloody hand...

the christmas tree - part 2.

so, i guess in the spirit of full disclosure i should mention the other thing i found on my christmas tree as i sat looking at it lovingly; ... a fake bloody hand.

yes, compliments of my husband, my kids own whoopie cushions, cans and cans of silly string, fake thumb tips, various hats including a turkey, a hamburger, a viking, a nemo fish, and a dr. seuss hat, to name a few. they own magic tricks, a bubble machine, a karioke machine, a spooky halloween fogger, a disco ball, a chocolate fountain AND, ... a fake bloody hand, the likes of which is sticking out of my lovely tree as we speak. carefully placed there by, well, really any one of the four of them could have done it. your guess is as good as mine. my kids have inherited a love of play from john. he reminds us to not sweat the small stuff. another excellent lesson learned in '08.

why do i mention this? b/c while it was in fact God's grace that got us through last year, as mentioned in my last post, it was john's humor that reminded my kids of who we are even in the midst of turmoil.

we are townsons. and townsons loooove to have fun.

now you'll excuse me while i go remove the fake bloody hand off my lovely, teary-eyed, sentimental tree. i think i shall put it on the shower floor and see who finds it tomorrow.

i am, after all, a townson. =)

k