Merry Christmas! Christmas Day, and the day after, were two wonderful days for us. We saw all our Michigan relatives and had tons of yummy food and good fellowship with moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, and even far-away cousins via Skype. A good time was had by all, and too many cookies and pieces of pie were had by me. My diet starts tomorrow, as they say. Or maybe later this afternoon.
A Very Plunger Christmas
Last year, at our dollar gift exchange, K wrapped up a small sink plunger, and Mary was the fortunate recipient. At K's birthday last summer, she returned it to him in the state you see it below: Daniel had added some feathers to make a plunger arrow worthy of a plumber Cupid.
To give it back, it had to be given a more Christmas-y look and feel. I thought a lighted "tree" would be nice. Here's a picture of the wiring in progress, in which it looks like a homemade explosive device from a bad movie.
The final product - there is a switch at the base that turns on the lights, and it has a little hat on top to keep it warm.
Lyrics That Ruin Christmas Songs You Once Liked
The Plunger Tree inspired me to write some new lyrics for some classic Christmas songs. I hope you like them.
Oh, Plunger Tree
Sung to the tune of "Oh, Christmas Tree"
Oh, Plunger Tree
Oh, Plunger Tree
How brightly lit thy handle!
Oh, Plunger Tree
Oh, Plunger Tree
It really is a scandal!
A clogg-ed sink, or W.C.,
A pain for you, a pain for me
Oh, Plunger Tree
Oh, Plunger Tree
It’s better than a candle
Plunger Tree
Sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells”
Plunger Tree!
Plunger Tree!
Plunger all the way!
Hairballs, toenails, facial soap
Plunge away the day (hey!)
Plunger Tree!
Plunger Tree!
Plunger all the way!
Oh what fun it is to plunge
Till the drain is clear of gray.
Saxophone News
To get the bad taste out of your mouth after reading those lyrics, I'll leave you with (a picture of) the musical stylings of M, who performed with the eighth-grade band a few weeks ago. They play some very impressive music these days, preparing for the top-notch high school band.
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