How many ornaments broken?

kim · December 8th, 2003, 05:55 PM

lose any ornaments yet?

my tree has been up since friday and i've now got a one legged 'clarice'.....i think that's her name, she's rudolph's girlfriend. i have no idea how he managed to get her off the tree, she was up fairly high.

she broke 3 of her legs riding the wide open ranges of the windowsills

**sheila** · December 8th, 2003, 06:43 PM

Our tree isn't even decorated yet, and Maggie has been unravelling some of the ubreakable ornaments we have.

TtownAnne · December 8th, 2003, 07:10 PM

None at all! We've had great success with the "touch with one finger" rule (and hung the really special things up high) so no damage to report yet.

Wendy · December 8th, 2003, 07:14 PM

Nothing yet......however she did keep wanting to pull off the "necklaces" off the tree last night as I was putting them on. She was really gentle with the others though.

kim · December 8th, 2003, 07:53 PM

hmmm...i notice you all have girls..

'gentle' is not a word normally associated with tony!

Barb · December 8th, 2003, 08:02 PM

None yet. It's amazing how none get broken when you're too lazy to put the tree up.

I'm actually dreading it.

Nichole · December 8th, 2003, 09:41 PM

So far, none. :fingerscr We've only had it up since Saturday night, though.

Also, we put it up on a table - he'll have to get up there, first. If that happens, then I'm SOL!

Dennis · December 8th, 2003, 11:09 PM

Joe hasn't broken any yet. He was very helpful when we were decorating it - he'd take an ornament from the box and say "here mommy!" or "here daddy!" and give it to us. He tried having a couple by himself without much success so he decided this was a much better way to go.

We are having lots of problems with the cat knocking them off, though.

Dennis

Nocona · December 9th, 2003, 09:05 AM

It's been up for less than 48 hours and he's yanked a few off. He just had to have Thomas the Train off. Then there was a car, an Eeyore and a truck, but none have been broken. I have bead garland up and he's tried to yank that off a couple times.

Then he tried to put one of his balls (the bouncing kind for the freaks) on the tree and got really pissed when it wouldn't stay. When can I take it down!?

Mandi · December 9th, 2003, 09:10 AM

Well when we were putting the tree up Micayla broke 2. She keeps yanking them off and dropping them. We said okay, enough is enough, stopped decorating and gated off the room. We're going to buy some of those shatter-proof balls today. Not sure if that'll help though. Micayla can't seem to keep her hands off the tree.

Yesterday when I was cleaning before the girls woke up I heard another bulb break. The cat had climbed into the tree and knocked it off. This is going to be a fun year.

Jeni · December 9th, 2003, 09:53 AM

Jayden was stepping on the ornaments breaking them while we were putting the tree up

He has to pull all the "tandy tanes" down everyday.

Stacy · December 9th, 2003, 10:17 AM

My little strange child couldn't care about the tree being up. I even tried to get him to go near it and he wouldn't.

BTW

at Nocona and Matthew's balls comment.

Kate · December 9th, 2003, 12:52 PM

Cameron hasn't broken any, but I don't have a tree yet... Maybe that is why...

Dawn · December 9th, 2003, 01:38 PM

Our tree isn't up yet either. We have ALL glass balls that we'll put up higher and our tree will sit on a table. I guess we'll see...it all depends on how she does. We think she'll do good considering she really doesn't get into things...she's a typical & "dainty" girl.

We plan on getting our tree sometime this week.

Karri · December 9th, 2003, 03:43 PM

OMG...Kim I am dying. "Riding the open range.."
Nocona..you sick freak!!!! OMG! balls!!!!!

Tree has been up for over a week now and no casualties. And we even have a wood floor under the tree. Aidan has only taken an ornament off it twice...and they were the non breakable kind.

KristenG · December 9th, 2003, 04:23 PM

I lost one, but not because of Olivia. Damn hubby just didn't hang it on securely. I left the bottom 1/3 of the tree bare of ornaments, I put bows on instead.

I'm wondering how long it will be before I see pine needles in the diaper though?

benwood · December 9th, 2003, 04:24 PM

We don't have ours up yet this year and we didn't have one last year due to a big move. I'll let everyone in on a little secret from two years ago, though: My mil gives us ugly ornaments every year. I purposely hung those where Jake and the cat could reach them two years ago.

The ornaments that we want to save from the cat are tied on with green thread. She can't bat them off then. By the time the tree goes out, enough needles have fallen off that we can snip the threads easily.

KellyL · December 9th, 2003, 11:24 PM

Our tree went up tonight and there's already one broken! This is gonna be a very long couple of weeks.

kim · December 10th, 2003, 10:40 AM

update: i'm now at 2 broken ornaments

it was a little snowman with 'tony' written on it.

Cortney · December 11th, 2003, 11:26 AM

:fingerscr Nothing yet. We're lucky though cause she keeps taking the ornaments within reach off the tree.

December 8th, 2003, 05:55 PM	#1
kim Louise, no matter what happens, I'm glad I came Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: with you Posts: 11,198	How many ornaments broken? lose any ornaments yet? my tree has been up since friday and i've now got a one legged 'clarice'.....i think that's her name, she's rudolph's girlfriend. i have no idea how he managed to get her off the tree, she was up fairly high. she broke 3 of her legs riding the wide open ranges of the windowsills

December 8th, 2003, 06:43 PM	#2
sheila Seriously Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: right by Lisa's side Posts: 16,175	Our tree isn't even decorated yet, and Maggie has been unravelling some of the ubreakable ornaments we have. __________________

December 8th, 2003, 07:10 PM	#3
TtownAnne Slowly getting rid of boxes... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Should I be LTownAnne, or a whole different name? Posts: 16,978	None at all! We've had great success with the "touch with one finger" rule (and hung the really special things up high) so no damage to report yet. __________________ Thanks, Shel! Moving and settlement ordeal ...11.09.09 until Caroline's 8th birthday!

December 8th, 2003, 09:41 PM	#7
Nichole srsly? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 16,344	So far, none. :fingerscr We've only had it up since Saturday night, though. Also, we put it up on a table - he'll have to get up there, first. If that happens, then I'm SOL! __________________ "So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other." - President Barack Obama

December 9th, 2003, 09:10 AM	#10
Mandi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 14,413	Well when we were putting the tree up Micayla broke 2. She keeps yanking them off and dropping them. We said okay, enough is enough, stopped decorating and gated off the room. We're going to buy some of those shatter-proof balls today. Not sure if that'll help though. Micayla can't seem to keep her hands off the tree. Yesterday when I was cleaning before the girls woke up I heard another bulb break. The cat had climbed into the tree and knocked it off. This is going to be a fun year. __________________

December 8th, 2003, 07:14 PM	#4
Wendy * Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,208	Nothing yet......however she did keep wanting to pull off the "necklaces" off the tree last night as I was putting them on. She was really gentle with the others though.

December 8th, 2003, 07:53 PM	#5
kim Louise, no matter what happens, I'm glad I came Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: with you Posts: 11,198	hmmm...i notice you all have girls.. 'gentle' is not a word normally associated with tony!

December 8th, 2003, 08:02 PM	#6
Barb Wish I could think of something Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,918	None yet. It's amazing how none get broken when you're too lazy to put the tree up. I'm actually dreading it.

December 8th, 2003, 11:09 PM	#8
Dennis . Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 19,604	Joe hasn't broken any yet. He was very helpful when we were decorating it - he'd take an ornament from the box and say "here mommy!" or "here daddy!" and give it to us. He tried having a couple by himself without much success so he decided this was a much better way to go. We are having lots of problems with the cat knocking them off, though. Dennis

December 9th, 2003, 09:05 AM	#9
Nocona . Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 13,212	It's been up for less than 48 hours and he's yanked a few off. He just had to have Thomas the Train off. Then there was a car, an Eeyore and a truck, but none have been broken. I have bead garland up and he's tried to yank that off a couple times. Then he tried to put one of his balls (the bouncing kind for the freaks) on the tree and got really pissed when it wouldn't stay. When can I take it down!?

December 9th, 2003, 09:53 AM	#11
Jeni Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: we survived the plane ride here Posts: 15,357	Jayden was stepping on the ornaments breaking them while we were putting the tree up He has to pull all the "tandy tanes" down everyday.

December 9th, 2003, 10:17 AM	#12
Stacy Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Welland, Ontario Posts: 6,000	My little strange child couldn't care about the tree being up. I even tried to get him to go near it and he wouldn't. BTW at Nocona and Matthew's balls comment.

December 9th, 2003, 12:52 PM	#13
Kate Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,901	Cameron hasn't broken any, but I don't have a tree yet... Maybe that is why...

December 9th, 2003, 01:38 PM	#14
Dawn Our Alexia is truly a gymnastics star!! :) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hummerville, USA - Lovin' my Mother's Day gift! :) Posts: 8,297	Our tree isn't up yet either. We have ALL glass balls that we'll put up higher and our tree will sit on a table. I guess we'll see...it all depends on how she does. We think she'll do good considering she really doesn't get into things...she's a typical & "dainty" girl. We plan on getting our tree sometime this week.

December 9th, 2003, 03:43 PM	#15
Karri really? seriously? Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: still freakin' stressed. Posts: 21,559	OMG...Kim I am dying. "Riding the open range.." Nocona..you sick freak!!!! OMG! balls!!!!! Tree has been up for over a week now and no casualties. And we even have a wood floor under the tree. Aidan has only taken an ornament off it twice...and they were the non breakable kind. __________________ Easy Bakin' Living out Loud

December 9th, 2003, 04:23 PM	#16
KristenG Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 119	I lost one, but not because of Olivia. Damn hubby just didn't hang it on securely. I left the bottom 1/3 of the tree bare of ornaments, I put bows on instead. I'm wondering how long it will be before I see pine needles in the diaper though?

December 9th, 2003, 04:24 PM	#17
benwood Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 52	We don't have ours up yet this year and we didn't have one last year due to a big move. I'll let everyone in on a little secret from two years ago, though: My mil gives us ugly ornaments every year. I purposely hung those where Jake and the cat could reach them two years ago. The ornaments that we want to save from the cat are tied on with green thread. She can't bat them off then. By the time the tree goes out, enough needles have fallen off that we can snip the threads easily.

December 9th, 2003, 11:24 PM	#18
KellyL Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Stow, OH Posts: 74	Our tree went up tonight and there's already one broken! This is gonna be a very long couple of weeks.

December 10th, 2003, 10:40 AM	#19
kim Louise, no matter what happens, I'm glad I came Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: with you Posts: 11,198	update: i'm now at 2 broken ornaments it was a little snowman with 'tony' written on it.

December 11th, 2003, 11:26 AM	#20
Cortney Registered but not Subscribed Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NC Posts: 3,155	:fingerscr Nothing yet. We're lucky though cause she keeps taking the ornaments within reach off the tree.

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