Buby and I just got around to doing this Christmas puzzle ball on Friday. I'm so embarrassed to admit I have no clue who gave it to us. The box is small, and I recently discovered it at the bottom of a huge travel bin from Family Land. This never happens.
It could have come from any one of the five parties we attended, but my guess would be from a mass cousins exchange at Aunt Mary's on Christmas Eve. My Sweets and I were on opposite sides of the room during the chaos--him with Buby and me with Bleu--and sadly didn't see everything the wee ones opened.
At first glance I thought the idea was GENIUS. I mean, a puzzle with curvy plastic pieces that turns into an ornament for all time? Love everything about that. But 10 minutes turned into an hour and an hour into two. Buby and I would get within three pieces of completing the whole thing just to realize that one itty bitty illustration wasn't lining up right. We'd take it all apart and start again. By this time Buby was convinced it was a cruel joke, an unsolvable obsession.
The puzzle design looks Swedish or German and there were no written instructions. Saturday morning I tried again. Grandma DJ, too. Finally My Sweets stepped in and solved the darn thing in 10 minutes simply by following the number clues on the back. Showoff!
Anyway, I'm back to thinking it's GENIUS. We'll hang this ornament on Buby + Bleu's tree from now until eternity. So thank you... to whomever it may concern... for the gift.
3 comments:
if all else fails, read the instructions!! too funny!! it does make a cool ornament .. love you forever
It was from me....Debbie L... :)
Ha! Thanks, Debbie... I should have known it was you. Your gifts are always so cute and clever. I never even asked Tom, but I'm sure he knows since he was there when it was opened :)
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