However...OUR Christmas tree reminds me more of the one Charlie Brown brought home. (You know, so sickly that when he puts a bauble on it, he exclaims "I've killed it!")
Okay, so it's really not that bad. I guess I'm just used to seeing so many full, fake trees out there that ours pales (or rather thins) in comparison. I make jokes to Joel (it is his year to decorate the tree) that he should wrap his blanket around it to make it stand straight, and that he should wave his hands in front of a doghouse, and then wave them in front of the tree, and ta-dah! Instant, beautiful tree! Unfortunately, our tree isn't quite like Charlie Brown's. In reality, our tree really isn't a Christmas tree at all!~Ye Olde Origin of The Christmas Tree of the House of Page~
This is the account of how our cheap-o tree came to be. It came about that in this year, the city issued an order that each tree-trimming crew should report to his hometown to clear the telephone poles of branches that could potentially land on the lines in a possible ice storm. Alice Marie fell asleep early one night, and an angel of the Lord appeared to her in a dream. The angel said, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great savings that will be for all your family. Today in the town of Bentley a tree top has been cut, it is a cedar, red. This will be a sign to you: You will find a tree cut nicely and laying in the ditch." Alice Marie woke up, and pondered these things in her heart. The next morning, she informed Steve of the plan. He had in mind to divorce her quietly over such an absurd idea, but at night a city worker appeared to him in a dream saying, "Do not be afraid to take Alice Marie's advice." So the next day, Steve took the branch home as his tree.
Today, my mom and I bought a tree topper for it. Joel was the one chosen to place it on the top, not because he's the tallest in the family, but because he's the most willing to stand on a chair and get poked by sharp branches to shove the topper on. Now, in case I don't have enough Christmas stories tied into my tree blog, it also reminded me of "A Christmas Story" when the dad was like, "That star is crooked!" and then messes with the tree till it falls too far the other way. Unfortunately, this tree is too sharp to mess with much, so my brother put heavy ornaments on the opposite side of the lean to balance it out. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough for this stubborn tree, so he decided that we needed some string to tie it down. Unfortunately, no one wants to spend much time or energy on our sad tree, and since Christmas is only one week away, no one really cares.
So yes, it seems that this year, our thriftiness, resourcefulness, and just plain not-wanting-to-spend-money-on-a-tree-iness, left us with a Christmas Tree like this:
And I'll leave you with one final quote:"It's really not such a bad old tree... maybe it just needs a little love"
2 comments:
I love the Christmas tree story!
Riffed to perfection.
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