Well, the Christmas cards are all done and we are about to drop them in the mail box so that is one thing out of the way. And we are just about done with wrapping and mailing of the out of town gifts. This afternoon we are supposed to be picking up a tree and by the looks of it this may be the last year we get an actual real tree. The prices have gone up dramatically in recent years and the place I usually get ours, Save-on Foods, not only has raised their price but have such a terrible selection. Plus the fact that we have to drag it home somehow, and in the process get the trunk full of needles. Then we have to wrestle it into the house and get it to stand at attention properly. Then for the next three weeks we have to cater to it's every whim, feeding it water when required, picking up the endless piles of needles that accumulate on the rug. Then when it's all over we have to manhandle it out the door again where it will sit dejected on the lawn until the truck comes to pick it up. I'm into Christmas spirit as much as the next guy but I'm sick of this. I'm strongly thinking that after Christmas when all the sales are on we will start looking around for a real good artificial tree and have done with it. After all, the kids are not small anymore and for the most part no one is around for Christmas, either working or off somewhere. So it will be much easier and a lot less stressfull, not to mention easier on the wallet, to just go into the storage room and drag out the "fake" tree every year.
And speaking of Christmas spirit, Dianne and I had a treat last night. We went to see the "Singing Christmas Tree" at Central Tabernacle and it was great. We both really enjoyed it. Following that we drove through the Christmas "Brighnights" display in Hawrelak Park and by the time we got home we were both feeling quite "Christmasy" so we started wrapping presents. Aint holidays fun?

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