His Most Favorite Thing About Christmas--NOT!!

My dear husband has a problem getting in the Christmas spirit. He has the same problem occurring year after year after year.

The problem is he does not like it when it comes time to carry up the boxes of Christmas decorations and he especially detests putting up the Christmas tree itself.

Let's face it, he's kind of a Christmas-decorating scrooge. He has been trying to convince me we don't even need to set up the tree anymore since the kids are all big and grown.

They may be all big and grown, but certainly when it's our year for them to come to our house for Christmas, I think we should put up a Christmas tree. All in favor, say "Aye!"

My coaxing worked and down to the basement he went to haul everything up--and even without too much grumbling.

We simplified the whole Christmas tree thing a few years ago when we bought a pre-lit tree. The tree comes in three sections--one, two, three, plug it in and it's done. Now how hard does that sound?

Despite this best invention ever for the man who hates putting lights on the Christmas tree or anywhere else inside or outside the house, my husband still loathes the whole tree thing.

Imagine his dismay, horror and total frustration when our one, two, three tree was assembled and when he plugged it in--the middle section didn't light up!!

Glen had to put everything else on hold that he wanted to do that day (probably watch ball games on tv) and run to the store to buy some lights and then string them on the tree. Oh no! He's now having to revert back to the olden days when he used to have to do that every year to the whole tree.

Thankfully he bought lights that matched the lights already on the tree and so no one will be able to tell the difference.

Good thing some cute little girls came to visit and were anxious to help put the ornaments on the tree. That is DEFINITELY out of Glen's yearly Christmas tree job description.

Thanks, Glen, for your efforts in getting a tree up this year. Thanks, Brooke and Caroline, for your efforts in decorating the tree.

Now as soon as I get over this pneumonia...

(here's poor sick me coughing up a lung--one of the million EXTREME coughing fits I've had this past week)...

...everyone is welcome to come for a holiday visit!