I bought my Christmas tree last night. Although it is much more endowed than poor Charlie's tree it is still looking woefully bare. It usually takes me several days to get the thing decorated to my liking. Day one and two are usually for allowing the branches of the tree to fall and shape themselves after being tied up for days. Day three is met with much swearing as I weave the twinkling colored lights in and out each branch... yup, you heard it right. EVERY SINGLE BRANCH has lights strung on it. We're very particular in my family about the lights. After that's done I'm usually covered in scratches, my blood pressure is through the roof and I'm probably more than a little drunk (HA!). Day Four is for hanging on the decorations, there are literally hundreds. Close to 90% of them are homemade and have to be admired before they're put on the tree. Next, the tinsel has to be laid carefully, if my mother had her way it would be strewn on the tree one strand at a time. YIKES! Usually by this point I can convince her to leave the room while I string the tinsel. Last but not least we wind the ribbon around the tree and then top the tree with the angel.
Anyway, that's what I have in store for me for the next few days. Perhaps when it's all done I'll post a picture....
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