As the kids were decorating the tree...Lilly was giving Warren LOTS of orders...
"Warren -- put some of the ornaments higher on the tree. Warren -- make sure to decorate the back of the tree, too. Warren -- don't put all the blue things together. Warren -- SPREAD THEM OUT..."
She was being quite a bully, when I gently said, "Lilly -- lighten up. Although you may not remember it -- the year you were THREE -- before there was a Warren -- you decorated the tree all by yourself, and there were maybe 6 ornaments -- all on the lower 12" of the tree. And I never told you to do it any differently. That's just the way our tree looked that year."
Lilly said, "There are TWO things you should remember,Grandma...
FIRST of all -- I WAS THREE.
SECONDLY (pointing to Warren) -- HE'S NOT."
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Apparently -- two hours is the limit for Christmas tree decorating. At 5:00, both kids were sound asleep...
Eldest girl child and bossines seem to go hand and hand. She's destined for a management career. I'm an eldest too ;-)
ReplyDeleteTHAT FIGURES..!! I am also the eldest girl child...and now that you mention it -- when I look back I do see this pattern. Hey -- somebody's gotta run the world, Laura!!
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