Well, I got a chance to practice this a little over a week ago....let me start at the beginning of this ridiculous story. Two years ago, Brian made a deal with the kids...if we cut down a tree off our land, then we could go out for dinner to a restaurant. Now, let me tell you, we do not have beautiful blue spruce pines or even white pines on our land. No, what we have are ugly, straggly cedar trees.
So, two Saturdays ago, Noah and Malachi went out to find our tree (first mistake). Brian promised Noah he would cut down whatever tree he picked (second mistake). Well, Noah located 5 trees he thought would work but he needed a little help narrowing it down. Out went Anna to help with the final decision (third mistake) So, they come in triumphant...they found the perfect tree!
A few minutes later, I am called out to look at the tree. It is 16 feet tall...we have 9 foot ceilings. It is ugly, straggly, and hideous...but Noah is so proud. So, Brian cuts it in half and brings it in. We have a Christmas tree!
Even after the decorations are hung, the tree is still hideous. There are huge holes where there are no branches. However, with the decorations, Chloe decides it is a beautiful tree (She, like me, was not impressed with the tree at first). As I stood back and looked at it, I decided that it might be ugly but my kids will never forget that they went out and searched for the tree, we decorated it with the fragile glass ornaments, and it was in many ways the "perfect" tree.
