Getting ready for Christmas
While waiting for the baby to arrive, Krista and I have spent some time getting things for the Christmas season, including tree decorations and a stand. The next task was to get a tree.
We headed out, Krista, Craig and myself to get a tree and a few groceries. As we rolled into Timmy's we noticed a sign for Christmas trees. We decided to check them out and low and behold, we have ourselves a tree. Now Craig drives a '97 Ford Escort. He was concerned that we had just purchased a 7+ foot tree and only had a car to transport this home. We opened the trunk and pushed down the seat ~ Krista and I were sure it would fit. Armed with twine, we began to bundle up the tree to compress the size so it would fit. Craig was concerned at the looks we got as we proceeded to shove the tree into the trunk. Fitting only part way into the trunk, he questioned the wisdom of our ways, but Krista and I insisted that this would work. We tied down the trunk, instructed Craig not to hit anything as he backed out and we were off. Initially driving 40km/hr down the road, it was going to be a long drive home and Krista noted that if he was driving like this with a tree in the car, imagine how he would be when bringing the baby home! EGADS.
Tree arrived home and the next task was to trim the end to get it ready for the tree stand.
Putting up the tree proved to be a bit of a challenge as the screws didn't want to screw into the stand to secure the tree. Krista gathered the purchase and headed back to the store to get a functioning stand. Once the end of the tree was trimmed off Krista and Craig continued to erect the tree.
The decorating continued the following night. In a somewhat more sophisticated theme, the colour was red, white and silver. Craig made sure to contribute the top for the tree. Yes, that is a Sens jersey... VOILA.
We headed out, Krista, Craig and myself to get a tree and a few groceries. As we rolled into Timmy's we noticed a sign for Christmas trees. We decided to check them out and low and behold, we have ourselves a tree. Now Craig drives a '97 Ford Escort. He was concerned that we had just purchased a 7+ foot tree and only had a car to transport this home. We opened the trunk and pushed down the seat ~ Krista and I were sure it would fit. Armed with twine, we began to bundle up the tree to compress the size so it would fit. Craig was concerned at the looks we got as we proceeded to shove the tree into the trunk. Fitting only part way into the trunk, he questioned the wisdom of our ways, but Krista and I insisted that this would work. We tied down the trunk, instructed Craig not to hit anything as he backed out and we were off. Initially driving 40km/hr down the road, it was going to be a long drive home and Krista noted that if he was driving like this with a tree in the car, imagine how he would be when bringing the baby home! EGADS.
Tree arrived home and the next task was to trim the end to get it ready for the tree stand.
Putting up the tree proved to be a bit of a challenge as the screws didn't want to screw into the stand to secure the tree. Krista gathered the purchase and headed back to the store to get a functioning stand. Once the end of the tree was trimmed off Krista and Craig continued to erect the tree.
The decorating continued the following night. In a somewhat more sophisticated theme, the colour was red, white and silver. Craig made sure to contribute the top for the tree. Yes, that is a Sens jersey... VOILA.
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