Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas...Oh Timber!!!
I feel compelled to tell the real story of our first Elk Grove Christmas.
You know the one about our 10 foot, biggest we've ever had, Christmas tree falling over, crashing to the floor and sending pieces of broken ornaments all over the place.
The one about how we spent the next half an hour vacuuming, cleaning, wiping, and eyeing the floor for little shards of "I'll stick in your foot until you cry" glass.
The one about how we had to totally redecorate and recreate our masterpiece once again. Yes, the holiday cheer did take an unfortunate, momentary vacation.
We did eventually get said tree erected again but only after convincing Mamma Claus (read Margaret) that it was possible to get the poor tree properly secured in the stand with the help of a well placed and hidden can of flat red paint. (For color comparison see the picture of our red wall).
Ah, who cares. As you can tell from the pictures we had a great time visiting family, loved ones and friends. But, just for a little fun, let's take an informal poll. How many say we should go with a fake, non-falling, tree next year? None? Ok Margaret, you still lose...
Oh, the picture is not of our tree but I thought it helped emphasize the point...
Duane
You know the one about our 10 foot, biggest we've ever had, Christmas tree falling over, crashing to the floor and sending pieces of broken ornaments all over the place.
The one about how we spent the next half an hour vacuuming, cleaning, wiping, and eyeing the floor for little shards of "I'll stick in your foot until you cry" glass.
The one about how we had to totally redecorate and recreate our masterpiece once again. Yes, the holiday cheer did take an unfortunate, momentary vacation.
We did eventually get said tree erected again but only after convincing Mamma Claus (read Margaret) that it was possible to get the poor tree properly secured in the stand with the help of a well placed and hidden can of flat red paint. (For color comparison see the picture of our red wall).
Ah, who cares. As you can tell from the pictures we had a great time visiting family, loved ones and friends. But, just for a little fun, let's take an informal poll. How many say we should go with a fake, non-falling, tree next year? None? Ok Margaret, you still lose...
Oh, the picture is not of our tree but I thought it helped emphasize the point...
Duane
posted by Margaret and Duane @ 4:30 PM
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