Christmas Tree Farming
Seeing that we celebrate the Birth of Christ on January 7th, we got caught up in our household with other tasks such as baby planning, getting sick, our church's Feast Day and 80th anniversary, as well as helping with an Orthodox youth conference. Thus we never got around to getting our Christmas tree when there were plenty to be had. Nevertheless there are kind and helpful people out there, ones who even open up their tree farm for us poor planners (our friends also were not able to get their tree, but their excuse is way better, newborn in the house).
My family often would go cut down a tree. It was a family escapade that smelled so much of Christmas, because Christmas does have a smell! My husband and I were able to share in this tradition for the first time this year (last year we bought a pre-cut tree). So our tree is up in its stand and waiting to be adorned.
Day 1 of this year and already a lesson learned:
We brought our tree home and it was too tall. Our eyes were bigger than our room this year. As we don't have a saw to cut the bottom, we cut off the top. NEVER CUT OFF THE TOP. Cutting off the top changes the shape and look of the tree. Now our tree looks like we cut the bottom and the top and decided to keep the middle of the tree. Oh well. I've decided to love my tree anyway. Next year... I won't cut off the top.
What traditions does your family follow pertaining to the Christmas tree?
Well ya live and you learn, there is always next year.:) I do see that the trees have strange long tops on them though. Maybe you need to invest into a small hand saw to have at home, never know when it will come in handy. Looking forward to seeing pictures of your home and tree decorated.
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