For the first time in 5 years, I have myself a REAL Christmas tree! It's 7 foot tall, and picked fresh (with the help of Nicole). We went to the tree-growers-place, armed with a small saw and trolley, wandered around in amongst the trees and spider webs (I freaked when I walked into a web by accident...Aussie spiders can be lethal-ish and remember I'm a wet Pom!) and chose a corker of a tree!
With Nicole gripping one end of the saw, and me the other, we squatted on the floor (very un-ladylike even for the two of us) and did a back-forth thing, then shouted 'timmmmbberrrr' and the 7 footer collapsed onto our trolley!
Then came the obvious (nay, predictable) dilemma of 'how the bloody hell are we going to fit this thing into a Honda Prelude, along with driver and heavily preggers bird'. Never underestimate the determination of two chicks and a tree.........
Then we drove for about 15-20 mins (not the best driving experience of my life) and adorned the tree with merryment!
Joseph was delighted (and still takes a sharp intake of breath every morning when he wakes to find the tree still there) and we now have constant Christmas music blaring on the CD player, coz I'm a bit sad like that!
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