The Ugly Christmas Ornament Tradition

This is a picture of an ornament my sister so proudly made many,  many years ago.   It's hard to tell but it's a shepherd and a sheep.   She loved this ornament and was so very proud of her creation.  Of course,  every year she would find a prominent spot on our Christmas tree for her precious masterpiece.   And,  every year,  our brother,  Dan,  was jokingly apalled by this "ugly" thing being front and center on our family Christmas tree.   He would always grab it and hide it somewhere else on the tree because it was just "too ugly to be seen."   Julie would always search and search until she found it and place it back front and center again only for Danny to find it there and hide it again.   This cycle would repeat over and over again from the time the tree went up until it was taken down year after year.   This tradition continues to this day.   But now Julie's kiddos are in the court of Julie's ornament is beautiful and should be front and center on the Christmas tree.   Whereas my kiddos team up with Danny and say it's too ugly and seek to hide it somewhere on the tree.  

My parents Christmas tree was put up on Thursday and we drove to my parents on Friday.   Brody couldn't wait to get down to his grandparent's house and assure that ugly ornament was well hidden.   It was the first thing he thought of when we told him Papaw and Grandma put their Christmas tree up.  

Good luck getting that ornament front and center again this year,  Julie!   Lol!