This pic is a few years old, but that's pretty much what it still looks like. |
This tree, as you've noticed, is not so big. The first year that I was away from my family for Christmas, I only got a two-week break to come home, and we had to be back on New Year's Eve. Since I was spending most of the holiday season not at home where the tree lived, my grandpa was a bit distressed and decided I needed a tree.
He kept the top section of the "some assembly required" tree he and my grandma were tossing out that year, drilled a hole in a block of wood for a tree stand, and as the finishing touch, wrapped a few other wood scraps in wrapping paper to be the presents under the tree. (I still have them. They're under our tree right now.) Then he grabbed up a couple of old ornaments (I still have all of those, too), put the lot into a box, and presented it to me at Thanksgiving. Christmas tree kit, just add a space on an end table.
The taller tree. Also from a few years ago. The fake presents are the stripey things at the bottom. |
Merry Christmas to you.
4 comments:
That is a very special tree indeed. May it grace your home for many more years to come.
Hi boys and girls, Mickey Mouse here. I'll be out for a bit. Ha ha. Goofy is waiting for me. Ha. Nice trees. Your Christmas is bright. Ha ha. Okay. Bye, bye.
What a special keepsake. I hope you had a very Merry Christmas.
Thanks, ladies! We plan to keep it forever.
Chadwick, darling, you're very silly but still quite lovable.
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