Christmas

Well, I guess you can say Christmas decorating in my house has been a bit interesting. James and I put up a lot of our Christmas decorations. Not all of course but quite a bit. We packed up all the things that covered our tables in our living room and all the pictures and then put out Christmas. It was a clever idea because now our living room is all packed to move.... except For Christmas.

That is untill James came home the other night to find our tree leaning so far over that it was only a mere seconds from completely falling to the floor. Needless to say he layed a single finger on it and our beautifully decorated tree comes toppling over. James caught it before it made any ungraceful landings saving ALL my favorite and least favorite ornaments. :) Now our clever idea of decorating a tree just before moving suddenly became a not so clever idea, but just short of a nutty one! Needless to say we had undecorate a tree and figure out what to do with it as we didn't have another tree to replace the one that is broken.

Well, as most Grandma's do, Mine came to the rescue. We had already pretty much decided to either A. go get a real christmas tree from dad at the tree lot or simply not put one up. James was simply not going for the latter and the first option probably isn't legal being in a condo. But we weren't sure. :) Anyhow, Grandma had conveniently stored a four foot, what we have dubbed the "Charlie Brown"tree and had forbidden Grandma from ever putting up again at Christmas, in her storage shed. She offered to let us borrow it. After some long hard contemplating, I begrudgling yet all in the same breath joyfully accepted the offer of the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. Tonight, after taking down and packing up all our "Real" ornaments, untangling the mess of beads we had, a trip to the dollar store to find ornaments to fit the charlie brown christmas tree, we have successfully shrunk our seven foot tree into a four foot (though it seems MUCH smaller) Christmas Tree. And yes, I'll have to admit to you, it's not quite as horrible as it seems. :) Charlie Brown had a good Christmas after all. And guess what, Grandma has called to ask how my tree looks.... Imagine that. :)

<-This is what my tree looked like BEFORE it fell. :D

And welcome to the "Charlie Brown Tree." He stands roughly four feet tall. The picture make him seem much taller than he is. He actually serves as the Rockefeller Christmas tree for our town below. How bout that. But we've grown fond of that little tree in the hours it's stood in front of our window. :)

Maya Really Liked the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. :D