Putting Up the Christmas Tree

One Hundred Seventy Eighth Post: Putting Up the Christmas Tree

After the meal on Thanksgiving it is time for football, but there is still two things that need done and they are putting up the Christmas tree and putting up the outdoor Christmas lights. Both are hard work and depending on how neatly it was put away decides how much work it will be.

The Christmas tree can be fun fixing the branches and hanging the ornaments. It is also fun because this is where the gifts go. So you spend an afternoon with your family listening to Christmas music and finish putting up the tree. Be sure to test the lights before you hang them or it makes the task that much harder. I had two fuses replaced to a string of lights on my tree. The fuses are small and difficult to put in a little plug that is recessed. You have to put the bottom in first and push it back, but it is too tight of fit.

So everything is finished and to show off your hard work and preserve the moment in a memory, you decide to take a picture. So you snap a few shots on the digital camera. Upon looking at them on the computer you notice none of the shots turned out. Again taking a picture of a tree is not an easy task. There are problems with the lighting, bulbs reflecting light, some areas are lit where others are not, any motion blurs the lights, and the whole tree doesn’t fit into the view. Good luck with that photo.

As for the outdoor X-mas lights, well, you will untangle then another day when you have finished the tree and there isn’t ice on the roof. And when you do put up those tangled lights with burned out bulbs.... May the Creative Force and Holiday Spirit be with You