She always provided advice for me,

Which states the obvious for all to see.

I just have to grin and bare it each time

To help keep peace at home and tow the line!

Every Christmas brings chores for me to do

I could list them all in order for you.

We have to buy a tree that’s full and tall

That we place against our living room wall.

Once I bought an artificial tree

To save some frustration and time for me.

Of course the ends did not screw in quit right

It took some time to straighten it that night!

She said:” You could have bought a real one, dear!”

“They don’t need to be screwed together, dear!”

“They stand erect if you get a straight one!”

“Wouldn’t that be a lot less trouble, Hun?”

She always provided advice for me,

Which states the obvious for all to see.

I just have to grin and bare it each time

To keep the peace at home and tow the line!

Well, the next Christmas I used the same tree

To save some frustration and time for me!

Wouldn’t you know I’m missing a layer?

A small piece I had forgot to pack with care.

When it was finished the tree was too small

I placed it on a box against the wall

I spread a sheet down to help conceal it

I thought it looked fine for using my wit!

She said:”if you had packed it away right

You wouldn’t have struggled with it all night

That goes to show that a real one is best

Honey, they seem to beat all of the rest!”

She always provided advice for me,

Which states the obvious for all to see.

I just have to grin and bare it each time

To keep the peace at home and tow the line!

This year I broke down and bought a real one

The shopping mall this time of year’s no fun

I tied it down to the roof of my car

Because I didn’t have to go that far!

I made it safely home that winter night

and checked the tree to see it was alright.

It was missing needles on the flat side

That I will turn against the wall to hide!

She said:” You know you bought one that’s too tall,

Why’s it turned so funny against the wall?

And its limbs up front are touching the floor

Make room for the presents!” then shut the door!

Well I had to trim the limbs from the floor

And cut the trunk to shorten it some more

I finished my chores in time for some rest

And thought you know a real one is the best!

She always provided advice for me

That states the obvious for all to see.

I just grin and bare it each time

To keep the peace at home and tow the line!

Well now it’s time for some decorations

For the holiday’s appreciation!

I pulled out the Christmas lights from the box.

On the fireplace mantel I hung the socks.

I noted that the lights were all tangled

And some of the bulbs were also mangled

And the angel was missing her left wing

And the manger set was missing a king!

As I hung the lights, bulbs and tinsel too

Where there once was three Magi there’s now two

So I placed a lamb in the vacant spot

That is all I could do without much thought!

On top the tree I placed the angel there

I turned on the lights and stood back and stared

It was quite a surprise they all turned on

And just in time for the caroler’s song!

She said:” You know that angel was a gift

From my grandmother her mother had left

And the manger set is missing a king

Oh listen! I hear the carolers sing!”

She always provided advice for me

That states the obvious for all to see.

I just grin and bare it each time

To keep the peace at home and tow the line!

The next evening I hung lights up outside

I didn’t recall the house was this wide

I fastened all the lights to the gutter

and pulled one end tight and then the other!

I placed some lights in the shrubs and small trees

And was ready to turn them on to see

The string of lights failed to come on all right

I checked each bulb by hand throughout the night!

I went up and down the latter to find

All of the burned out bulbs of any kind

I replaced all the bad bulbs on the string

And in the box I found the missing wing!

She said:” You should have checked them before this

Now you had to search for the one you missed

I want to thank you for the angel’s wing

Now all you have to do is find the king!

She always provided advice for me

That states the obvious for all to see.

I just grin and bare it each time

To keep the peace at home and tow the line!