Anybody got their Christmas tree up?
Well, this won't begin to compare with gdrill's effort, but we hadn't had a Christmas tree in years. This fall I was captivated by the artificial trees Costco had on display, with lights that alternated between white and blue/red. Told my wife I was gonna buy one, seven feet tall for a bit under $500. She thought that was too much money. Son-in-law pipes up, says they have one in their attic he bought at a garage sale for $10. Did we want it? I said, bring it by and let's take a look at it.
Lights on this one are white only, but they twinkle on and off, plus it has a small motor at the bottom that slowly rotates it around. Son-in-law gave it to us for free. We had to move a display table to the dining room and turn the loveseat 90 degrees to make room for it. But then it fit perfectly. Grandkids added some decorations and - voila! It reminds me of grandma and grandpa's house at Christmas time, except that now we are grandma and grandpa. We'll have presents under the tree before our family Christmas get-together.
Well, this won't begin to compare with gdrill's effort, but we hadn't had a Christmas tree in years. This fall I was captivated by the artificial trees Costco had on display, with lights that alternated between white and blue/red. Told my wife I was gonna buy one, seven feet tall for a bit under $500. She thought that was too much money. Son-in-law pipes up, says they have one in their attic he bought at a garage sale for $10. Did we want it? I said, bring it by and let's take a look at it.
Lights on this one are white only, but they twinkle on and off, plus it has a small motor at the bottom that slowly rotates it around. Son-in-law gave it to us for free. We had to move a display table to the dining room and turn the loveseat 90 degrees to make room for it. But then it fit perfectly. Grandkids added some decorations and - voila! It reminds me of grandma and grandpa's house at Christmas time, except that now we are grandma and grandpa. We'll have presents under the tree before our family Christmas get-together.
