Real or Fake?
Christmas Trees! (Get your head out of the gutter!) Which do you prefer?
Growing up, we always had a real tree that we bought next to the Super America Gas Station every year. We always picked the “Charlie Brown” tree, which was usually dead in a week. It didn’t help that our dogs would always drink the water from under the tree the whole time it was set up. This always reminded me of the movie Christmas Vacation when Cousin Eddie’s dog Snot was drinking the water from the Griswald’s tree. Anyway, I always loved the smell but hated the mess of the needles. Now that I have my own family, we put up fake trees. The setup is so easy. It's not just easy because my husband sets it up, but it's easy enough to have one person do it. But let’s talk about the price! What in the actual*&^%. They are so ridiculously expensive! We're talking $300 plus for a 7-foot pre-lit tree. So which do you prefer, real and keeping up with the tree or fake and one-time big purchase? Sidenote, look for sales on the fake ones after the Christmas season. We found one for $25 in March last year!
Now that I have your attention on Christmas Trees, when do you put presents under your Christmas tree? Do you put them all under on Christmas Day or a few days before? I typically put all gifts out on Christmas day as my sneaky, lying children would 100% open them! They would find a way to accidentally rip the wrapping paper or blame it on each other and no one would fess up to who opened it. To save the frustration, they all go out on Christmas Day. Except, for the one gift I let them open on Christmas Eve. I always buy them a set of pajamas and a book, which they get to wear all day on Christmas as we typically stay home in pajamas all day. Does anyone else, have a fun little Christmas Eve tradition?
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