The Tree

I have to say, our Christmas tree is quite amazing this year. Here is why...

1. It was free (thank you, Corbetts).

2. It took Jonathan 12 seconds to put up.

3. It will not shed.

4. It will not die before the 25th of December.

5. No little ones can hide behind it.

6. If it falls over, no harm will be done to anyone/anything (and Clara can pick it up with one arm and hand it back to us).

That's right. It's the world's best tree.

Now I'm not quite sure it qualifies as a Christmas tree. I mean, it has green on it. But no evenly dispersed branches. Certainly no plethora of space for ornaments. I don't think it will win any Rockafeller Plaza look-alike contests.

But it was the perfect tree for this year. I think next year we'll do the whole Christmas tree farm outing that I loved growing up. Or maybe we'll trek through the woods in search of the perfect blue spruce? But maybe not. We might just fall in love with the look of the baby ponderosa pine? Or if not the look, the long list of perks that come with it. :)