Oh Christmas Tree!
This year's Christmas tree. I hauled up the tree in pieces, squeezed myself between artificial tree limbs to go on a scavenger hunt to find plugs for twinkle lights and an outlet for them. I then vacuumed up paper pine needles before getting to the fun part: decorating. My ornaments are a smorgasbord of memories. I still have the ornaments my mother's friend, Elaine, gave me to when I was kid. I still have the clothespin toy solider I made in kindergarten. I have placed that clothespin on Christmas trees for more than 40 years and every time I see it, I think, I did not do a good job making this toy solider. I have all the ornaments that I got in the ornament exchange during the YMCA cycling class I used to regularly attend. An ornament my mother's friend, Elaine, gave me many, many years ago. One of my favorite ornaments I got during the YMCA cycling class' ornament exchange. The clothespin toy solider I shoddily make in kindergarten. Even the tree topper has some ...
