Saturday, December 24, 2011

Time to put up the tree

It's always fun when it's time to put up the tree, except when Mom has to fight with the dang tree forever just to find all the connections for the lights - GRRR!  And even better when she finally gives up and just adds an extension cord for the top layer.  Regardless, alls well that ends well, right?

The 3 kids left at home had fun putting their ornaments on.  Every year the kids look at the ornaments they've received from the last year and enjoy the memories.  It's a little sad when I look at the boxes of ornaments that belong to Nate and Michael and realize they will stay in the boxes.  I look forward to the day that they find a family and a home and I send them their own box of ornaments to start their tree.

The kids received their ornament for the year also - I always try to do something different.  This year they received a Christmas Tree ornament made of felt.  I also had to do some repairs on some older ornaments as well before hanging them on the tree.  At the end of the day, our tree is beautifully lit and a fun reminder of the many years my kids have lived and dressed the tree.  What a great way to start the Christmas season.







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