theoldwolf

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As a child, and during the 30 years of my married life, we always had a real tree, and Christmas was a big deal, especially for the kids. Now that I'm on my own, I made the concession to convenience (and cost) and purchased a little pre-lit artificial tree, which will go up as soon as I can dig it out of my storage space (it's in the back, of course.)

I love Christmas - it's a wondrous time of renewal and reflection. I try to get the decorations up as soon after Thanksgiving (not before! not before!) as possible, and they usually come down the day after New Year's or thereabouts. The only time I got rid of a tree early is one year when we had one that was so dry it was a fire hazard.