P365 - 2014 - Day 332 - my scrapbook tree
We never put up our tree this early but for one thing I have been in the spirit and for another it's easier to put up an artificial tree earlier with no fear of it drying out before Christmas. That right there is what you call a "silver lining". :-) I have been busy "pinning" Christmas ideas on Pinterest for the past month at least and while I couldn't make all of the decoration changes that I wanted to make (because I am a creature of habit that has a hard time changing things that have memories and meaning... and because changing everything all at once would send a red flag to our credit card company ;-)) I did, however, manage to make a few small changes that gave the tree and the house a bit of a different look. My neighbor gave me this great burlap tree skirt that she made and I exchanged my usual ribbons for a garland of burlap. I kept the angel (The Boy is also a creature of habit and has known no other tree topper so requested that she stay) but I still would love a starfish tree topper..... Some new ornaments this year include a beautiful blue "glass float" ornament that I found and three chalkboard ornaments that the kids were able to write messages on. We spent a couple of hours going through the ornaments, remembering who made them or where we got them....that is my favorite part of Christmas. I think I said it before... but a friend of mine described her tree as a "scrapbook" and I love that analogy. While a beautiful tree of similar themed ornaments looks lovely in pictures (and I am certain that I pinned a few), I wouldn't trade my scrapbook tree for all of the beautiful ornaments in the world. My tree tells a story....of two people who fell in love and started a family... of the places we have been, the families we came from. Our tree is full of our children's hand prints and faces - they are literally growing on our tree with every passing year. Our tree is full of memories and I cherish each and every one. xo
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