Christmas threw up all over my living room! Yesterday we set up our Christmas tree. It's very slim and came adorned only with branches and some white lights. I was thinking I'd leave it like that for a while, but was thwarted by the exuberance of my (cute) 6 year old daughter. She helped me fluff the branches on our artificial tree and then excitedly ran off. I thought she was done helping. Wrong! She quickly returned with several of our Christmas tubs and proceeded to unpack them, in the hopes of locating some ornaments to decorate the tree with. She did this completely on her own initiative, lugging bins all the way from the garage to the living room while even climbing a flight of stairs with them. How did I not notice she had that kind of energy and drive? And how do you tell your (cute) little daughter to stop putting ugly, homemade by the kids, family heirloom Christmas ornaments on the tree? I didn't really have a choice. So now my house is cluttered up with bi...
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