free tip for houses with toddlers at Christmas

[muckmaw]

I have this mental image of my daughter swinging on a christmas tree, and I;m sitting here, LAUGHING MY arnold OFF!!

Thanks!

BTW, where does the Angel go if theres string there?

Huh?

[capt. apathy]

BTW, where does the Angel go if theres string there?

I tie the string down low (clove hitch, for those of you, me included, who are anal about knots and always must use the right one, for the job.  but if thats you, then you probably already knew which knot to use )

then a couple half hitches on the top just below the angel.

then the string runs up her dress and out through the collar.



this trick has saved the handmade angel that my wife made at least 5 different times. not only will the tree not fall over, but the string keeps the angel on top even if the tree takes a hard hit (like a 6 year old tackling a pitbull into your tree at a dead run)

[Creamo]

My cats try all the things you mention and only try it once, would a Super Soaker work with kids?

I'd pry be a bad Dad.

[capt. apathy]

I tried to sell the wife on shock/tracking collars,  a channle foir each kid.

she didn't go for it.

[Octavius]

[list=1]NO three year olds (or younger/older til the age of 10) allowed
NO dogs/pets of any kind allowed
NO xmas tree allowed.
One metal POLE to be placed on a stand in a corner.[/list]

This is for the holy holiday of Festivus.

as mr kastanza once said "Festivus for the rest of us!!"

[bigUC]

Originally posted by Octavius
One metal POLE to be placed on a stand in a corner

Brilliant - then my wife can entertain the family with a nice strip-tease!  She can prolly get a few bucks out of my dad too...

[Creamo]

Sweet.. I live for In-Laws like you.

I buy bologna only for her shank bellybutton and throw it at her head.

Swap! "Look at Daddy, whos got the money" then punch her.

[Bodhi]

Originally posted by B17Skull12
nah ill go swing on a tire out bye our tree and try to jump from it to my trampoline which btw is 15 feet.  i broke my leg once doing it and ive got lots of sprained ankled etc.  only made it like 10 times when i have tried 500 times

Skull,

Do me a favor, and look up insanity in the dictionary.  You might see a pattern.

Just a thought.

[B17Skull12]

bodhi i found no pattern.  but i did manage to make it this morning.