Oh Christmas Tree!

Jan. 2, 2014 - Photo-a-Day: My Christmas tree. The story behind this tree is I went determinedly into Canadian Tire to buy myself a Christmas Tree before Christmas. And I have to say, I was not impressed with most of the fake trees, never mind the price tags attached to them. Then way down where the check-out was, I spotted a tree and wandered over to give it a look-see. Me liked! So I stopped a clerk and asked for the code no. of the tree, because I wanted to see if it was available. She slipped away and came back to tell me they had no more left and in the next breath, but you can buy this one. So I looked at her and asked, like really, the obvious! What is the price? $399.00 and my mind is going, yah, how many tanks of gas and how many years could I go travelling to the farm and get myself my own real tree. But after her pause, she says, but it's on sale for $79.00? Do you want it? I said yes! I told her I had some shopping to do and that would give her time to dress it down. By the time I got back, the tree was ready for me and much to my surprise, it included all the lights too; oh, and something for the he-man in my life - a remote control for the lights! Bobble head effect happening here! Win win! It has been up ever since, and I know many have already taken their tree down, but mine gives me great joy to come home to at the end of a work-day and to see it sparkling away, waiting for me. Add to that, that I'm still in Christmas celebrating mode and am having some friends in on Saturday for Christmas festivities! After that, we'll see how long I take to tuck it away in the basement. The best part of Christmas for me, growing up, was waiting for my Dad to bring home a live tree and watching Mom dress it up. I loved, loved, loved the tinsel! It was always last to go on and it would never be a complete tree for me until the tinself was on. Today, there is no tinsel on my tree, but that's not because I didn't try! I asked at stores for it, but it was all sold out already. So, next year I hope to see tinsel glittering on my tree.