Marty is knee deep in a new position at work, and Oliver is fully committed to a quest of destructive exploration. The combination of these two forces at work in our home convinced me to leave the Holiday decorating to Mima and Papa (we will spend Christmas Eve cozied-up in their Encinitas home, and awake Christmas morning to the tree all-aglow and presents below). I just couldn't add to Marty's list of to-do's "climb into the rafters and retrieve Christmas decorations", and the thought of Oliver tackling the Christmas tree in pursuit of the glowing star topper helped me settle into the vision of a sparkle-less home this year.
However, Grandma and Grandpa arrived at our home this past Wednesday full of Holiday cheer. And it occurred to me that Grandpa could climb the ladder, and drive to the tree lot, and hoist a pine-needled beauty onto my SUV, and love every minute of it!
Zachary was the designated tree-picker-outer, Jayden was the designated decorating specialist, and Grandma was the lighting designer. Together the 4 of them made quite the team and in no time our home was filled with the visual brilliant beauty, the nostalgic foresty smell, and the soothing musical sounds of Christmas.
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