This Could Get Ugly

It is time to for the mailing of the Ugly Ornament.

For the last 5 years (this will be 6), my friend Jeanette and I have exchanged ugly ornaments every year for Christmas.

Each year we try to one-up each other and give the ugliest.
Sometimes she wins, but mostly I do. ☺

Not that she hasn't given me some real doozies in years past.

Like Fran here:
(the fact that she is an ornament with a name is a sure bet she's gonna be ugly)

And this delightful thing that would look lovely on someones tree with that sort of theme and color scheme but it occupies about one quarter of ornament space on our tree:

This one looks like someone lost their lingerie
and it somehow ended up on my Christmas tree:

I don't have any pictures of what I have sent her in the past but I have one for this year, I just can't post it until she gets it in the mail.

You might think I should send her this one:

But that little guy was a honeymoon purchase, handmade by the people of St. Maarten and he's had a special place on our tree for the last 13 years.

So what if my kids are a little confused about what race Santa is and whether he rides a sleigh or a tricycle? They don't care, just as long as he gets here.

♫ I don't care how you get here. Just get here if you can. ♫
(You know that was in your head too... ☺)