We took our Christmas Tree down early this year. Usually we start taking down the first weekend in January, gradually take down ornaments, then do the lights right before the last tree pick up day.
Those years though, we do cut down a fresh tree at a farm. This year we did a pre-cut tree.
It was dry...dry dry dry on Christmas. New Years Eve I brought up the ornament containers and took down most of them. New Years morning one of my Christopher Radko ornaments fell and broke a foot of Santa. Yes I was upset. Took the rest down before any more casualties happened. Some of the remainder had fallen but other branches caught it. I think this is what happened to the one that broke a foot since if it fell from as high as it was it would have shattered.
New Years day I took down all the lights. Wow it left a HUGE pine needle tree skirt. Yes I am rough when taking the lights down, since I do interweave them well when putting them on. But wow, this left more needles than the rest. Ahh whatever.
Nick got it outside yesterday. There is our tree...sitting on the curb. Waiting for Friday collection.
This tree just did not hold up well. The branches were not as strong as all our other trees.The branches dried out. They started to droop. It stopped drinking water about 1.5 weeks in. Next year we are back to cutting down our own tree, that Evie gets to pick out!
But I am still leaving some of the christmas decorations out. Especially the garland on the stair railing and christmas cards! Not ready for it to be gone....but may start next weekend.
And an awesome thing - Evie now has her very own box of ornaments! All hers.
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