OUR CHRISTMAS TREE

DECORATING OUR CHRISTMAS TREE HAS ALWAYS BEEN

A WONDERFUL TRADITION AT OUR HOME..

AFTER SEARCHING FOR JUST THE RIGHT TREE,

BART MAKES IT PERFECT BY ADDING BRANCHES WHERE

THE TREE IS LACKING OR CUTTING OFF WHERE THEY

MIGHT BE A BIT TO LONG.. THEN HE SPENDS HOURS

PUTTING ON 100'S OF LIGHTS.. WE LIKE THE MULTICOLORED

ONES... THEN I GET OUT ALL MY ORNAMENTS..

WE HAVE A TON OF ORNAMENTS.. IT TAKES ME HOURS

TO PUT ON THE OLD, NEW, HOMEMADE, FANCY, PLAIN, SHINY,

MATTE FINISH, SILVER, GOLD, GLASS, WOOD, FABRIC,

CUTE, ROUND, SQUARE, & GLITTERY ORNAMENTS.

EACH ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE..

AND I LOVE STARTING OUT WITH A PLAIN TREE

AND LOADING IT WITH SO MANY MEMORIES..

BART HELPED WITH THE HIGH ONES.. HE HAD TO CLIMB

A LADDER TO REACH IT. IT IS 10 FT TALL...

IT IS FINALLY DONE AND WAITING FOR SOME

BEAUTIFUL PACKAGES TO SIT UNDER IT..

IT TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL AND FUN...

WE LOVE TO PLUG IT IN AND TURN OFF ALL THE LIGHTS

IN THE HOUSE AND JUST SIT AND STARE...

HERE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITES..

FLOWERS FROM LORA'S WEDDING

SILVER TINSEL FROM LORA'S WEDDING TREE

AND CLEAR ORNAMENTS WITH ALL THE LIGHTS

A SEE THROUGH GLASS ORNAMENT I RECEIVED FROM A FRIEND

NATIVITY FROM SIS. BRULE'

A PAINTED SLEIGH, PRETTY FLOWERS AND BLOWN GLASS BALLS

THE FINAL PRODUCT..

THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE...

SO IF YOU READ MY LAST POST,

YOU WILL KNOW THAT THE GUEST

BED IS MADE AND READY FOR A VISITOR

MERRY CHRISTMAS..