We are FINALLY taking down our Christmas tree. Is there anyone else out there as late as we are? Anyway, I was sort of intrigued with the groups of ornaments which were waiting in Ornament Purgatory … somewhere between hanging on the tree and returning to their off-season homes, so I snapped this picture. And it’s a good thing I did, because it turned out to be Exhibit A!
When we did finally begin to place them into their proper ornament boxes, I noticed that the Bunny Groom was missing. I noticed, because I always put him in the same ziploc bag as the Bunny Bride. My helpers suggested that maybe he had not made it onto the tree this year, but I was positive that I had taken him down with his bride. And, in fact, I had taken a photo of him … See?! There he is … upper left … our handsome groom bunny. Proof positive.
So we searched hither and yon and the dapper groom was nowhere to be found. Hmmmm … we turned to Neville (our carol-singing dog of whom we were so proud at Christmastime) … “Neville, you didn’t steal the bunny groom did you?”
“He couldn’t have,” I said, trying to defend my obedient fella. “I have been here all along, and all the other ornaments are still here … he would have had to pluck it out of the pile like a pick-up stick game!” Then, suddenly, and I kid you not, Neville raced out the back door to the back gate, where he immediately turned himself in as the culprit and pointed to the mutilated groom … okay, well he did seem to be proud rather than remorseful, but still, he did fess up! See his handiwork below.
We think our husband-to-be now looks like a groom who was mugged on the way to the wedding, but his adoring bride loves him anyway. It’s a rough start for this little bunny fella in the new year, but things can only look up from here. Happy 2010 everyone.
(And, just so you know, Neville has been placed in Maximum Security (the backyard) until all ornaments are boxed and stored safely. We are hoping that he will only have to endure two or three hours before being released for good behavior. However, now that he has had a little taste of bunny ornament, our question is, will he try it again next year … and perhaps, right off the tree? We may have to hire a rehabilitation officer to work with Nev to help him with his new problem. We’ll keep you posted on his progress.)
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3 Comments
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I have maintained for years, from personal experience, that raising boys is REALLY different from raising girls!
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Oh poor groom bunny. Oh poor Neville…but I’m glad he can’t live with his guilt : )
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that photo is hilarious! it looks like the poor mangled groom is wearing his halo askew!
