Oh Christmas Tree

In years past, we are slow to decorate and even slower to put up our tree.  But we were lucky enough to have Allie for several weeks this year and we had to celebrate .. . . by putting up the tree once she was home.

Could we be more enthusiastic?  Doubtful!

We found a corner for the tree. . .

Paul and Allie worked hard. . . I “needed” to ensure there was photographic proof!

It is a lot of work for a college student who has been running on a sleep deficit for . . . . the past three and half years?  Or maybe longer?

Decorating would have to wait for another day. . . if at all!

Trimming the Tree . . . finally!

With everyone home, the time had come.  Even though I think the tree is beautiful enough with just the lights, protocol includes decorations.  We have those!

Back in the day. . . when the kids were little and there were fights over who got to hang which ornament, I used to divvy them up.  But those days are gone. .. they managed to restrain themselves!

and we enjoyed our new role as onlookers.


By the end, they resorted to tossing ornaments onto the tree.  Oh how I would have had a fit in earlier years.  I didn’t mind at all.  I didn’t have to do the decorating!