Ok, here's a funny thing that just happened.
Last month, on our Pennsylvania vacation, I reported how we stopped into a Christmas shop that we like, because it specializes in European blown glass ornaments (and other European Christmas items, like nutcrackers, smokers, and pyramids).
We saw and fell in love with a six-ornament boxed set of Nutcracker Fantasy ornaments, from the ballet. That's our favorite Christmas story and we usually see it every few years live.
"You know," I said, "These really look familiar. I think we might have these."
"No, we've just seen them before, but we've never bought them," said MrsT.
They were a little pricey, but it's for Christmas, it's The Nutcracker, and you only live once, right? Right. We also bought display holders for them.
I think you know how this ends up.
Earlier this evening, after finishing the tree, I was rooting around in the closet, digging out the proper wooden advent calendar, when I came across a familiar-looking wooden ornament box.
Uh-oh.
Yup, we'd already bought the set. When we were there before. In 2013. Along with a display holder!
We have two nieces who have both let us know (separately) that they fully expect to inherit our ornaments when we die. I told my wife at least there's one set they won't have to fight over!
