Christmas Tree Story

As promised in a previous post, here is a picture of our tree and the story that goes with it:

Last year, we decided to buy a new faux tree that looked as realistic as possible. We purchased 110 pine cones and a variety of faux birds, as well as some blue lights. Rick made a wooden box for it, which is open in the back so that the cats can hide in it when company comes. Archie seems to have claimed it for himself and naps in there regularly. For Christmas, we plug in the lights and add some crystal "icicles" to the branches. Then for the rest of the year, instead of disassembling it, we remove the icicles, unplug the lights and move the whole thing into the living room to await the next Christmas. Since it looks so natural, it just fits in with our country decor. We barely notice it the rest of the year because we rarely use the living room now that it's just the two of us (or four if you count the cats...) So that's the Christmas tree story!