The decorating is almost done and most of the clean up is done, and I only have a few items left to wrap. There is only one problem... we still don't have a tree... it has become a dilemma.
Hubby took the Daughters shopping yesterday while I spent a lovely afternoon with my spinners and weavers group in FSJ for our annual potluck Christmas luncheon and gift exchange. I did not partake of the gift exchange since this year I just didn't get it finished in time. But it was great fun to watch the other ladies doing their thing with their made items. I hate pressure and though I started a tote ages ago I ran out of spun wool for it and while I wanted to order more I reall couldn't justify buying another pile of rovings to Hubby. Then when I went to make a different one, I just didn't get time to finish it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Dummy here forgot to bring along her camera though which was really stupid. I had intended on posting the pics.
After the party was over Hubby picked me up and I was happy to note the box in the back of the truck with an artificial tree in it. Finally we had made a decision and we would have a tree forever after. No more waiting till the 20th to put up the real tree... no more Charlie Brown Christmas trees. No more cutting trees in frigid air at dusk just because we had to get one soon or it would be dark.... no, we would have a tree and the darn thing would be up next year right after Daughter #1 birthday and no more cleaning up from the decorations on on the 24th...... at long last our problems were solved. We headed home satisfied that Christmas was prepared for and all was right in the world.
Not!
The artificial tree we bought is a dud. I have never seen a more stupid tree in my life. The dumb thing was falling apart as soon as we touched it. The branches were falling off and it just looked dumb. The bottom third had no limbs at all. It was a five foot tree on a seven foot tree post. We could of cut off the bottom 18 inches and not hit a branch. Hubby packed it back in it's box and back to FSJ it goes on Monday. I'm not quite sure what we are going to do now... that upside down tree is looking better all the time. Hubby and I trudged around in the dark looking for a likely real candidate but all the trees around here are too wimpy. The branches are not likely to withstand the onslaught of decorations. We even drove a ways up the road in hopes that we would find something in the road allowance. Nadda.... nothing.... zero.... zip.... goose egg....
You have never seen a more disappointed bunch of people than the whole lot in this house. I would never have thought that the store (which is an upscale store) we bought this tree from would sell crap.
I am waiting patiently till it is light enough to see.... and I'm going to find a tree. I am past giving a d--n.... THERE WILL BE A TREE IN THIS HOUSE TOMORROW! I don't care if I have to make one.
Hubby started talking about Christmas tree farms the other day after listening to a really interesting interview on CBC with a fellow who started a Christmas tree farm.... Hubby said it was something he had always thought about doing. A Christmas tree farm might just be the ticket.... it would solve all my problems with Christmas trees. I'd never have to worry about where I was going to get one ever again because it would be growing right outside my door! The whole world would abound with Christmas trees!
In the meantime..... 3 more hours before it is light!
Hi ho, hi ho, a Christmas tree hunting I'll go.....
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