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When I Took Down the Tree

April 2nd, 2010

As I reached the tree to remove the candy last, I thought, “I can not believe it missed the grandchildren.” It’s just the right height for them to see. ” But in mid-thought I heard, “Ow! ”

When I returned, I realized that I was the one who had screamed. The lightweight mesh of blood on my finger, I know that pine needles were dry and stiff – and strong. There is no question that we went to the farm tree, selected, cut, put it in the bed of the truck and he was home a few weeks ago. No matter how fresh it was when we brought home, was now dry and brittle. The water was still at the base, but the tree was dry. I decided not to Christmas tree to drink water at all, it’s just something to make us feel safer to have a tree house with electric lights spread around him. Maybe a scam to get to one of the big tree to buy.

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