Mistletoe

The trees around Providencia are loaded with mistletoe, and no one here seems to know what it is.  Blaine has been studying the mistletoe for weeks trying to figure out how he was going to get it out of the trees.  He finally found a bunch that was relatively low, right across the street.  There was a ladder in the church parking lot, so he asked security if he could use it.  He explained the custom to them, and they laughed and laughed.  Blaine harvested a bunch, and made up little sprigs of mistletoe with ribbon to give to all the senior couples at Family Home Evening last week.  We took a sprig to the office and asked everyone if they knew what it was, they all looked puzzled and asked, "a plant?"  We demonstrated how it worked in their office doorways.  Jaime suggested we go to all the doors in the building, then Blaine would get lots of kisses.  I think they were all shaking their heads at the crazy American custom.