Merry Christmas
22 December 2008
We went to the annual Kona Christmas parade again this year. Sarah and
Valerie marched with the 4H group while Emily and I sat in the rain and
wished the parade would be over soon. We stayed long enough to get
some free candy but we didn't stay long enough to see the decorated
cement trucks. Maybe next year.
This year we added chocolate covered peaberry
to our website. If you haven't tried them yet then you should do yourself
a favor and order some now. For all our customers that have ordered chocolate
and coffee this holiday season, we'd like to say 'Thank You'. We'd also like
to offer an important Christmas time tip.
Like many other families we always put up our Christmas tree in the living room.
Here in Hawaii we use a fake tree because real trees have to be shipped in so they're
expensive and already half dead. That's not the tip though, the tip is concerning
the lights on the tree.
Our Christmas tree usually ends up in a corner of the room with the
lights plugged in behind it. That means that turning the lights on and
off requires either a very long arm or trained monkey that can climb
behind the tree. We don't have either of those so we invested in the
Clapper. You know, that gizmo with the cheesy commercials and the
jingle that goes "Clap On <Clap> <Clap> Clap Off
<Clap> <Clap> The Clapper."
Besides making it much, much easier to turn the tree's lights on and
off, it also provides all sorts of holiday fun. We used to set the
clapper so it required three claps. It's a bit of a challenge to get
the timing just right but not too hard with some practice. This year
we set it to two claps. The lights are much easier to turn on and off
now. It is also much easier for random noises to turn the lights on
and off. The dog barking, the television, even dishes being cleaned in
the sink can turn the lights on and off. A friend's rather energetic
daughter discovered that she can turn the lights on and off by yelling
at the tree. She has to get the pitch just right but she practiced
until she could do it every time.
So if the lights on your tree are too boring, consider getting a
Clapper of your own. It makes for all sorts of holiday fun.
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