Christmas Mad Libs

Decorating the Tree, by Ariel and meli88

Many people decorate their Christmas reindeer on Christmas Eve. Last year I had a fluffy party and everyone helped knit the tree. Melanie brought tinsel and yarns. And Pete Steele brought lots of fresh cookies and candy cakes to put on the tree.

The most important decoration, of course, is the string of colored electric socks. A few dozen blue lights make any tree look dirty. And most stores sell round, sparkly computers and little glow-in-the-dark balls to hang on the branches.

But the hardest decoration to pick is the one that goes right on top. Once that song is up, you know that the tired season has officially started. Of course, if you are too white to have a tree for Christmas, you can decorate your door or hang pillows on your sleep. Then the neighbors will say, "Crikey!"

Horses!

Today for our after-Christmas adventure, my family (and meli88's friend Cortnie) went horseback riding.

We waited in the barn and got to know the horses:



And then it was time to ride, and we ventured outside into the light rain (which thankfully stopped soon!)

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And after an hour we came back to the barn, and my mom snapped this picture of me on Jose just before I dismounted.