Tree accomplished!

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Yes indeed, my First Xmas Tree (tm) is sitting on the porch in a bucket of water, letting the limbs drop down a bit. It was a bit of an adventure, putting a tree in a Jetta (especially with the carpet I'd already bought in there), and I somehow ended up with like a handful of pine needles down my shirt, but all that matters is - tree! I have the box of Special Ornaments in the basement (the ones my mom has been collecting for me for my First Xmas Tree), but I need a bunch of the generic Filler Ornaments so the Tree doesn't look sad. Also, I have been peering in windows in my neighborhood (what?), and noticed that a lot of the trees are all-white lights. Are colored lights on trees No Longer Done? Because I like colored lights, but as we all know, I am a slave to convention.

Anyway, I put the carpet down too, and cleaned the ferrets' room, as well as shopped and got a tree - not bad for an Unexpected Day Off (I parked a little...enthusiastically...last night, and when I came out this morning, the tire was flat. Given that I usually am at work by 7, and I didn't think I could possibly get my tire dealt with and be at work before noon, and I was going to take tomorrow afternoon off for tree and shopping anyway....I just called out today and will work tomorrow). And now? TV, tea, and if I am very good I will write Xmas cards. Or, I will read books, which is more likely.