My Little Life

So...Lesson 2. Remember my " Life Lesson " that I learned from when our Christmas Tree fell over? How, if a wet wood floor was the biggest of my problems then: life is pretty dang good? Yeah...I do still feel that way. (And was able to keep that perspective when a drain in our basement backed up/rusted out and created a wet, sloppy mess in one of our bedrooms. Ugh.) But today, my friends, I'm here to tell you about Lesson Numero Dos that I learned from our fallen over Christmas tree. I mentioned before that I was pretty hesitant to put a live Christmas tree on our brand new wood floors last year (well, it wasn't so much the tree as it was the gallons of water that go into keeping said tree alive for a few weeks inside of a house...) but the year came and went without (thank goodness) incident and so this year, when those thoughts crept into my mind I was all, "Well...sure. There's a risk. But LOOK!! Last year went so well!". I shoulda listened ...

As most of you know, about a year and a half ago we "completed" (in quotes because, let's be honest...it's STILL not completely finished!) a big remodel of our upper level (and, of yet I have to post a "finished product" post on). I am a DIE HARD Christmas fan and to me, if you have an artificial tree, you are akin to Scrooge. Or the Grinch. Or Satan himself, or something. So, while I was leery about putting a real Christmas tree (with which we've had mishaps before ) on my wood floor last year, shockingly, the season passed without incident and I was able to enjoy my tree in all it's pine scented glory. This year, while still having those same leery feelings, we schlepped out to get our tree from an incredibly fun and festive, but ridiculously over-priced tree farm, and set the bad boy up. We decorated it TO THE HILT with the oodles of ornaments we have and I mentioned to my husband that he should probably tie up the tree...but then he got busy ...

It definitely makes a noise. I heard it...with mine own two ears and saw it with mine own two eyes. Here's the thing, I had asked the Mr. (multiple) times to tie the tree down. "Nah", he said, "It'll be fine." As the tree wibbly wobblied hither and nither , I asked again (and again and again), for him to tie the tree down. "There's nothing to tie it to." said the Mr. I suggested the he could nail a couple of small nails (or screw a couple of small screws) into the window frame or the trim to tie the fishing line to. No dice. Then the tree fell. Yesterday. While he was waaaaaaayyyyyy out of town, leaving me to man handle the tree back into an upright position all by myself. (I am kicking myself for not taking photos of the tree on the ground...but I was panicking at the thought of a tree stand full of water seeping into the carpet. Sorry.) (Poor angel, lost all her dignity with her skirt over her head like that!) I sent him a photo of the car...