It is almost a month until Christmas. I haven’t started any preparations yet. My husband and I were talking the other day and I think that we are either going to get a tiny tree and put it up on a shelf or we will not have a tree this year. I can’t imagine trying to keep the kids from destroying it, I don’t think that’d be fair to my mom since she is the one with them the majority of the week.
We have a shelf but buying a tiny live tree just doesn’t seem right. We don’t have a safe area to put up a regular sized tree unless we put it in the kitchen but then I won’t be able to cook. The other option is to wait and put it up on Christmas Eve but we are going to my father-in-law’s house so we won’t be home to do it. The time crunch is a factor plus the cost. Last year we bought a smallish tree and paid almost $55! I know that we could buy a bargain tree but I hate they way they look plus they are usually quite dry and drop a ton of needles.
This is going to be the last year that Christmas is quiet. The kids have no idea what it is so we can get away with having one last subdued Christmas.
I’m all for adapting my holiday traditions and I’m looking forward to creating new holiday traditions with the kids and hin. For me the tree was always a big deal. Next year will be fun to get the kids to help decorate the tree. I think that for this year I’ll get the kids to help me bake cookies and I’ll have to look to see if I can find some non-ugly decorations for the house.
What holiday traditions do you do with your kids?
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