We put our Christmas tree up this morning. We were going to do it last night, in the full spirit of Christmas, with curtains closed, a bit of Slade and 'Shakey' on the stereo, mince pies, etc, before Jack's bedtime. We even had traditional Christmas weather here yesterday (rain). Again. Unbelievable weather here lately. In Qatar they had 48 years of rainfall in one day last week!.
But for one reason or another the tree stayed in the box.
So we ended up putting the tree up this morning. With the curtains open, no music on, the sun shining outside and Barney on the TV. Not at all festive. Had forgotten also that our tree is... well... a bit naff really. Too small and lacking the wow factor.
Still, at least Jack got to hang some balls on the tree for the first time. Admittedly not in the traditional style of hooking them over the branches in ornate fashion. More lobbing them at the base, grenade style.
It's Christmas time. And there's no need to be afraid...
(I guess we can be thankful that we haven't reached the "Look what I made at playgroup to hang on the tree" stage yet.)
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