A tradition at my house is to put up the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving Day. We have an artificial tree, mostly for safety reasons. (If anyone is going to set their Christmas tree on fire, it’s me).
It’s a family affair. My husband puts the tree together. He used to do the lights too but now we have a pre-lit tree. (How is it that something always comes out to make his jobs easier?) The kids put on the ornaments. When they were little our tree was always leaning to one side or the other because they always seemed to put everything on the same side. And I left it that way because that is part of what makes the holidays so special. Lots of cute memories. As they get older, they complain about doing the ornaments because it takes so long and the tree won’t be up that long anyway. (From Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day is quite a stretch if you ask me).
We have never used real popcorn or berries to put on our tree. The various dogs and cats that live in our house would take that as an invitation. As it is, the dogs like to lay under it and the cats enjoy climbing it. We end up picking it up off the floor several times every year as it is. If we put food on it, well, I have no idea what would happen.
I get to supervise and put on the icicles. Yes, they are messy, clinging to your leg as you walk by, falling off the tree when a gift is added. But I’ve tried leaving them off and it’s just not shiny enough without them. They add a lot of sparkle to the tree.
Did you know that if you look at the lights and squint your eyes they look like stars? I spend a lot of time staring at my tree. It looks different every year.
Some day soon it will be a mom and dad affair. I’m enjoying the supervising for as long as I can.
Until next week,
Mia
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