Ah, the Christmas Season.....

[Lynn]

This is the most different Christmas season for me.... I have been
away and so am really behind with all the preparations and have really
not been too upset by this, which is quite unusual in itself. My old
ways of preparing with all the angst and stress are gone. (maybe not
totally, but different enough for now, perfect actually) This is a
very good thing. I did manage to get my tree up and trimmed, at least
2 weeks later than I usually do. So last night while getting settled
in bed and enjoying the support for my tired body, I heard a funny
noise, crash actually.... the tree had fallen over. Got it back up,
wiped up the water, swept up the broken ornaments and went back to
bed, only to hear another funny noise.....crash.......Yup.... the tree
had fallen over again..... repeated the process and went back to bed.
I really didn't care.... I just went to bed. In the past I probably
would have cried, had a whack of anxiety and stayed up half the night
trying to put the tree perfect again. I looked at it this morning and
it's perfect as is.
Later today as I was telling someone about the tree I laughed, really
laughed about it, then something moved, not sure what, had a few tears
and now.... If it falls again, it's going out the window. :)
Still not sure why the movement after the story about the tree, but
I'll take it and look for the next wave whenever it appears. I'm even
more relaxed now.

[Louise]

LOL... thank you for this! I read your words and am transported back
to other times when it all seemed just so much more significant! Now,
it's all about the people...

With or without tree.... Merry Christmas!

[Lynn]

Thanks Louise, I'm feeling so much more this way as well. Merry
Christmas to you and your family!

[Anne Gillis]

Lynn,

This created a good chuckle for me. It reminded me of a similar experience many years ago. The picture is rather vivid in my memory. We got a more stable tree stand. Funny what 'support' can do for me (or a tree)  - a bit of a metaphor there...!

 

Merry Christmas, Anne

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[Sue Weiss]

Hi Lynn:

 

I had the same experience last Christmas but the tree only fell once because I hadn't secured the tree stand properly.  Although I was quite upset about it last year, it is something I can laugh about this year and for year's to come.  I admire you for keeping your calm.

 

SUE