Yes – it happened. Based on the tracks and other evidence, a moose sashayed up or down the terrace steps, went a little wide and knocked Papa Reindeer over. The deed occurred sometime between 6:15am and 5:30pm. (Interesting it occurred on Halloween!) The Land of the Midnight Sun is very difficult on mechanical reindeer. Mama can now only light up this year as the mechanism enabling her to move broke during the one of the gales last year.
OK OK – we had our reindeer up before Halloween. They aren’t turned on and are in an inconspicuous place where you don’t see them unless you are looking. Besides – we have to have our Christmas lights up prior to the show arriving or they won’t get up.
I also started working on the Christmas tree this week. Since a lot of work goes into decorating, I am going to have it on starting Thanksgiving. I closed the blinds for those windows so it wouldn’t be as obvious to the neighbors what I was doing. Robert really looks forward to decorating the Christmas tree. Every year he helps get it out of storage along with all of the boxes of ornaments, sets the tree up (it is very heavy and awkward) and then normally entertains Squirt (by snoozing with him in the recliner) until it is time to do the very top of the tree (which I can’t reach). He then helps me push it into the corner with the hope that nothing falls off and breaks. I have been gathering Alaskan Christmas ornaments over the last year at various craft fairs. I can't wait to see how it turns out!
Halloween passed with what appears to be minimal tricks from humans (see moose comment at beginning). Robert and I took Squirt to the pizza place and spent a couple of hours missing most of the kids. It was very balmy last night (35 and dry) compared to the 8 or so inches of snow on last Halloween.
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