If you read last week’s leisure post (link here) you know that I wasn’t exactly on the ball this year with getting our tree purchased, up, and decorated. But we had success this past weekend, and it was great to have an activity with the kids since the dreary rain thwarted our efforts to head outside for a little skating or sledding. My decorating style for Christmas trees has gone through a number of transitions through the years. All white and glass ornaments when we didn’t have kids, no ornaments the years where it was just too tempting for the kids to pull them off (which, coincidentally, were the years when I was exhausted from having a baby under age 1), and for the past few years, a combination of glass, tin, and wood ornaments. I store the tin and wood ornaments in a separate bin so that it’s easy for the kids to shuffle through and pick out those that they would like to hang.
 

Variation in either type of ornament or placement on the tree is not Ella’s strong suit.
Reality Check. Decorating the tree was a delight, to be sure, but the very best part of this process this year? Learning about Christmas 2 Your Door, a tree delivery service in the Minneapolis market (link here). Fast delivery, a beautiful tree, excellent prices, and fantastic customer service. What’s not to love? Perhaps you and yours have had more success with the tree farm adventure than the Olsons, but if the experience of going out in the cold, searching for a tree, messing up your car and fighting to get the thing into your house isn’t at the top of your list for holiday memories (good ones), than I highly recommend giving these guys a shot. I’m working on them to add shopping and cooking to their list of services.