Every year I have this vision that we will take awhile picking out our tree, sipping hot chocolate while we compare the Frazier Firs to the White Pines, while Guillermo and Maya run around and play hide and seek. But that never happens. Will doesn't like cold weather so browsing for trees even in 45 degree weather is not fun for him. Plus, he didn't even really care if we had a tree, mostly because he doesn't want to spend the money on it.
So, we picked our tree out right away and while Maya and I stopped to chat with an acquaintance, Will and Guillermo waited in the car. We were probably there 15 minutes tops.
No worries, we get home and set up the tree. Luckily, a friend of Will's was at our house and he helped us. The tree barely fit in the stand, and that should have been a sign, but we crammed it in and did our best to get the tree to stand up. Unfortunately, it kept leaning one way or another. After it nearly fell over, I went to buy a new stand.
Even then it took awhile to get it to stand up straight. We thought we had it, but as the kids and I were decorating it, it started to fall again. We tried again, and Will thought of anchoring it to the wall. Luckily, a neighbor suggested putting wood blocks in the stand to keep the tree upright. Problem solved, but by then it was 8:15 p.m. We'll have to finish decorating tomorrow. (Will swears we are getting an artificial tree next year). I'll post pictures tomorrow when it's finished.
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