We finally were able to get the Christmas lights hung outside after some unfavorably cold weather! The weather has been crazy here; just the other day it was almost 70 and then the following weekends were cold and snowy! Anyhow, we're getting ready and now comes the shopping for presents!!
It sure is nice having the artificial tree; it's heavy but not too bad to set up and decorate! Although you miss the smell of a real pine tree, but that can be bought at the stores! Is anything or anyone real anymore?! Just kidding!
I don't know about everywhere else but apparently there are a lot of leftover trees this year because a lot of families simply can't afford one. We saw on the news that a whole bunch were being thrown away for recycling because they just can't sell them; so a local news station in conjunction with the Swingle Lawn Maintenance company gathered a whole bunch and told people on the air that if you need a tree this year, come and get one! What a generous and great idea - why didn't the tree owners do that in the first place?
