It wasn’t the dog. When our Christmas tree crashed to the floor in the living room only minutes after we’d finished decorating it, for a brief moment in time, it felt like my entire world was crashing down around me. Again. The day had been hard enough. First, there were the tears when my daughter... Continue Reading →
Traditions & Decisions & Real Christmas Trees
My family and I are “live Christmas tree” people. We love the difficulty getting it in the front door, vacuuming pine needles literally all year long, the daily shouts of, “Did anybody water the tree?” Okay, maybe those aren’t the reasons we love live trees, but clearly the positives outweigh the negatives, because as long... Continue Reading →