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by Pumpkin_Man » Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:36 pm
A lot of people prefer an artificial tree these days, and it does save money in the long run. You can even buy pre lit trees, but I am too much of a traditionalist to do that myself. I actualy enjoy the "hassel" of finding and picking out a decent looking tree, and then putting the lights on it. Then the real fun is my Tree Trimming Party which I have after it's up and the lights are on.
That's what we did when I was a pup. Mom, Dad and most of us kids who were still living at home would go out and shop for the Christmas tree. We actualy would get 2 trees every year. One for our basement family room and one for the living room. Dad and my older brother, and in later years I, would put the lights on it. Then we would say a blessing over it, and then our cousens would come over to trim it up, and it would be a really fun party. Some of my favorite childhood Christmas memories are of those wonderful tree trimming parties we use to have. My mom allways made STELLAR spagheti, too. That's where I picked up on the tradition.
Mike