The Tree Has Been Trimmed!

One of my favourite things during the holidays is bringing home the tree.  Our family chooses a real tree to adorn with festive decorations, and the fir type is the one we like the best.  This year we managed to find a gorgeous 8' wonder with perfect shape - amazing!

And what is that strange white thing leaning against the stone of the fireplace?  Ooops!  I forgot to move it before taking the picture!  It's a 3' length of PVC pipe for watering the tree!  Crazy, idea, but it works fabulously!  Then we don't have to crawl around under the tree, get all the presents wet, make a thousand needles fall to the floor (and down our shirts), or even bend much at all.  The tube goes into the stand, the water is poured from a juice jug down the tube - Bob's-your-uncle - the job is done!

It's always fun to remember other fun times involving tree trimming when we open up the box of ornaments.  There are a couple inparticular that I hold dear.  Both were gifts from Mr. Confessions.

The first is this gorgeous Swarovski crystal snowflake.  It even has it's own special box within a box to keep it safe during the other 11 months of the year!  The photo is a good one, but as can be expected with just about any photo of such a glamorous piece, it doesn't do it justice.

Who can resist this darling little knitting bear?  Each year there is a craft-type exhibition in the city in November and one year Mike surprised each of us with a floofy, fun, bear ornament.  Each one was doing something that we each love and the artisan even put our name on them.  This one is knitting - and it's real knitting too!

Have fun decorating your tree and celebrating the holidays in the way each of your families holds dear.  Soon this Christmas will be a memory too, it's a good thing we have such fun ornaments to help us remember years gone by each time the ornament box is opened.