Why yes, our Christmas tree does have barriers surrounding it. Grandkids are coming to visit this year and all 3 of them are crawling. I figure this might give us a little time to get to them before they knock the tree over. And because it’s so skinny and top heavy, I put paving bricks on the stand to keep it from tipping if they do get to it.
Aside from 4 of the 6 strands of lights being blown out and having to be replaced (by me), it went up pretty smoothly.
Each of the kids have a box of ornaments that are just theirs.
They’re given a new one every year that usually represents something they enjoyed doing or started new that year.
When they move away they can take their ornaments with them to decorate their own tree.
Since funds are short this year, I’ll be making some simple ornaments using something I already have in my home. I’ll have a post on that later.
This one is hubby’s. It’s from A Christmas Story (fragile).
We always pick up an ornament while on vacation.
This was our first ornament as a married couple. I think it’s from Avon.
The only thing I bought this year were 4 new strands of lights and the silver bead garland. The beads were at Bargain Warehouse for only .50 cents each and I bought 4.
I love my tall, skinny, hidden in the corner, eclectic tree with no real tree skirt Christmas tree.
