Oh Tannenbaum oh tannenbaum

The Christmas tree is up!  We went back and forth for a long time about cutting one, buying a live one, buying a new artificial one, or using the old artificial one.  Lethargy won, and we used the old one.  But for the last time, I think!

Norbert and Lucas put the tree up and Lucas had the “pleasure” of putting the lights on.  Always so nice to see the men working:

Leander was here too and had an important role to play:

We have some special ornaments.  Like the “Our First Christmas Together 1990” ornament.  (How can it POSSIBLY be that long ago?????)

And the leather buffalo from the Black Hills of South Dakota:

And the wooden cut-out of Kentucky, which we bought at the state park resort near Land Between the Lakes:

An oversized elf came by and put out the presents.

And there it is in all its glory!

Another week to go...... think we can keep Kitty away from it all until then?

Susan