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O Christmas Tree

I don't know who was more excited, me or the kids in getting our first real Christmas tree. I have talked about it for years and just never got around to doing it. This year we made it happen. Several times we passed a a sign for Christmas trees west of Boone off highway 30. We took the truck and followed the signs on a nice sunny day. I had envisioned our family trekking through the timber in search of the perfect tree and chopping it down ourselves. However this place had them all cut and ready. I was a little bummed at first, but in the end it would have been so much extra trouble. We did hike down a path to the tree's and were greeted by kind people, They were so helpful and friendly. You rarely get that kind of customer service these days. Mark discovered they were a distant relation. They made us all hot cocoa as we decided on just the right tree. We all had a different opinion, but finally agreed on a nice one. Luke helped trim the branches and they ran it through a shaker and covered it in a mesh wrap. We were happy with our little tree and got it settled into our home nicely. It smelled so good I wish the smell stayed all season in the house. We decorated our tree and enjoyed the appearance so much more than our spindly artificial tree. For $60, we were happy with our tree. Now we are ready for Christmas.  Below I am wearing my new shirt, it pretty much sums me up, love it.

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