my poor house..

Ok, first I really do like Christmas but the last few years I just haven't been that into the whole Christmas decorating thing. Mostly because we have to much crap and a tiny house! to put up the Christmas stuff I want to we have to pretty well dismantle the living room, find a place to put all that crap and then put up Christmas stuff, just to undo and rebuild afterwards. So this year we are going minimalistic. Much much easier on me, but still my house looks like a bomb went off. Colt and Tia went with Willie and Mom to get a tree. I kept hammering it into them that it had to not be very big around and it was ok if it was short. So that's what I got and I am very very happy about it! Todd had to build a new tree stand because we have never had a tree with such a small trunk but there it is in the corner sitting on its table with its little colored balls and lights. We did have to go buy a couple packages of small shiny ball ornaments to go on it as its too little for the regular sized balls or our other decorations. I still like it and I only had to move one bookshelf to get it in. Of course we did have a bit of a present problem. Todd's present was entirely to large to fit under or next to the tree. we had it there for about 15 minutes when I said he should just open it! Of course the kids then said they should get to open one if Dad got to so we had a very VERY early open on present this Christmas! maybe I will tell them on Christmas eve they already opened their early present. Oh crap Tia will read this and know my clever scheme. but at least the rest of the presents should fit under the tree now. I haven't taken a picture yet but maybe tomorrow I will.... or not

Hey look here it is!