My co-worker, Karen, and her husband, Bill, saved Christmas! Josh and I usually get our Christmas trees from the forest, but the weather and roads were so bad this year that we had to buy one at "The General Store." Bad idea. We should've known that a FROZEN SHUT $15 tree wouldn't make the cut. After it dropped about 10 pounds of needles on our living room floor, we chucked it into the back yard and decided that the Landruses wouldn't be having a tree this year. Karen and Bill took pity on us. Actually, they couldn't bear the thought of Mae being scarred for life on the off-chance that she'd actually remember not having a Christimas tree when she was a year old. So, they dug a 20-year-old artificial Christmas tree out of storage and gave it to us. We set up the sweet little Mae-sized tree, decorated it with lights, garland, and decorations, and enjoyed a most festive Christmas! Thanks Karen! Thanks Bill!
