Helpful Solutions For Decorating The Top Of Your Christmas Tree
 Don't you love it, when you accidentally stumble upon something that seems to be the perfect gadget in helping you solve a problem you've been dealing with? Well, last week, right before I began decorating my Christmas tree and stringing all of the lights on it, that is exactly what happened to me. Early in the day, my son was playing with a small bouncy ball in the kitchen, which accidentally bounced out of control and rolled deep underneath the refrigerator, far out of reach. Listening from the other room, I could hear him and his dad discussing what they could use that would be long enough to reach back far enough and grasp a hold of the ball to push it out. Then, I suggested the Dritz yard stick that we had nearby in the laundry room. They thought that was a good idea, so they tried it. A few minutes later, however, I heard them calling for me because the yard stick was now stuck under the refrigerator and they needed me to come see if I could loosen it. It was lodged between the floor, some tubing and a metal piece. Since our floors are made of wood and I didn't want to scratch them, I carefully attempted to maneuver the yard stick out. Careful, however, wasn't working...this yard stick was really stuck and was not going to come out easily. I was getting frustrated. I thought, "Fine...I'm just going to give it a huge pull and see what happens." So I tugged and pulled as hard as I could, then "bink," suddenly it came loose. Everything looked fine, except that the yard stick was missing the metal casing and eyelet cover that it had on the end. Now there was just a raw, wooden notch left in the end of the stick. But that was okay...at least the yard stick was out. Whew! Later that evening, when we decided to bring in our fresh Christmas tree, set it up in the stand and string all the lights on it, little did I know I would soon be seeing my yard stick again. Since stringing the lights had always been my job, I brought out my two-step ladder, pushed it up against the tree, grabbed my first string of lights and was ready to start stringing from the top of the tree. It didn't take me long, though, to realize that I was too short and couldn't reach high enough to wrap the lights around the top branch. Thinking about what I could use to help me throw the string of lights over and around the top edge of the tree, I thought of the yard stick. So, I ran to the other room to get my yard stick, came back to my ladder, climbed up to grab my string of lights and was pleasantly surprised at how the wire for the lights fit perfectly inside the newly made, notched hole of my yard stick. This accidental solution allowed me to reach an additional three feet above my head to decorate the top of my tree. It's definitely a tool that I will keep handy and use again year after year. |
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