UP GOES THE TREE

Friday, November 23, 2007

Charlotte is downstairs decorating our Christmas tree. Allen and I put the tree up yesterday because I wanted and needed his help and he is going out of town on a business trip next week. Charlotte is the decorator and has been for years. There was a time when it was a family affair. We went out in the cold, wet weather to look at every Christmas tree lot and every tree. One year, we went out in the country and cut down our own tree.
We always helped decorate but Carol, Allen and I became discouraged when year after year, Charlotte ended up moving the decorations we placed on the tree. Our thinking became, “Since you are going to move everything we put on the tree, it would be easier on all of us, if you just did it all to begin with.” That was years ago!

Charlotte is a “professional” tree decorator. She really is. Our tree is beautiful now that she does it all by herself. It didn’t look so great back when we all had a hand in it. There was only so much she could do to correct our “mistakes.” She has always felt bad about it and for years she pleaded for us to come back into the game. But we really didn’t want to work hard enough to do it right so we were pleased to find an excuse to sit back and watch.

First and foremost we think of Christ at Christmas but it also is a fun time. We love Christmas! So this year we have kinda’ “jumped the gun” and got off to an early start. But I guess that is alright, we are from Oklahoma and “SOONERS” at heart!