Christmas tree

We got our Christmas tree the day before yesterday. We set it up, and finally got it into place last night. It is one of the biggest we have ever had, and that is saying a lot.


We used to cut our tree in the woods behind my grandparent's cabin in the mountains (about an hour and a half away). When there weren't any left, we bought some for $10 if we cut them ourselves from a little old man with beautiful trees 45 minutes away from the cabin. Then we bought it from a roadside seller, but we still went aways into the mountains so it was cheaper. But last year we couldn't afford to do that (it gets more expensive every year), so we tried something completely different. There is a metal and parts yard about 4 minutes away from our house. They have all kinds of interesting machinery and every kind of gadget you can think of lying in an enormous lot. People from all over the world to buy those things (so I've heard). But that plot is plum full of cedar trees! So mom and I went to the lot last year to see if we could get ourselves a tree. They said "Sure! Go ahead!". I choose it and cut it down, and that is how we got our tree. We did the same thing this year. We drove all around the acres and picked out the one, and mom went to cut it down. But it split! We put it in the trunk anyway. Then we found a perfectly shaped (albeit huge) one, and I cut it down this time (Mom's arms where tired and starting to rash from the prickles) and hauled it to the van. So we got three trees! We put it up and I will post pictures of the process of decorating. I still like spruces better, but cedars do smell absolutely wonderful.