The Tree
We put up our Christmas tree last night. It was a lot more work than I remember. Even though the tree has lights on it, one of the sections of lights would not come on. I don’t know why – it all looks OK but they just don’t light up. So we had to put that section in the back, and you don’t notice it as much.
Some people put their tree up before Thanksgiving. I think that’s crazy. That’s so long to have the room in disarray and too much anticipation for the kids. They get so worked up about all their presents, then even though they get a lot of gifts, they always seem disappointed that there weren’t more. Then I get depressed and the whole day is ruined.