Everyone Needs A Pearl Tie
I have one but I wouldn’t trade it for anything because I am having too much fun with it. It is in perfect condition because it has never been used!
Back in 1971 a lot of school girls were wearing pearl ties around the neck of their white shirts. I thought they were so cute. I bought one for my daughter, Laurie. On Christmas eve she opened her gift and said, “Thank you.” I noticed several weeks went by and she hadn’t worn it, so I knew then she was too nice to say she didn’t like it. I retrieved it and the next Christmas I wrapped it in a pretty box and when she opened it we had a good laugh. That was 36 years ago and we are still laughing. We do give nice gifts at Christmas but also our fool presents or gag gifts.
We have had other gifts too that have been passed around—Slim Whitmans records and tapes have been disguised in cereal boxes and suitcases. I have a collector’s item that I won’t part with either-a pair of gold mesh spring-a-lator shoes. I am afraid to give them as a gift because I might never get them back. They may be forthcoming in a later blog.
Christmas is a time of giving and rejoicing in the birth of our Savior. Having fun at Christmas makes it all the more memorable. What’s under your tree?
