oh christmas treeSSS

...love....
it's all because of love that i have decorated 3 trees this year.
i'm usually only a 2 tree decorator.

however, the chemist son is coming home 
and he really likes a real tree.
me too.
when i found out on the 18th he would be
home, i knew what would be happening....

down would come the super skinny artificial tree.
and this momma would put up a real one.
so i hopped in the pick-up and made the 25 
mile drive to town.  
i had a choice of 2 trees!
i got the best one.
: )

brown-eyed-handsome-man
helped me set up the real tree.
he found lights, 
white ones even,
(he prefers the colored ones).
... love....

then i took the ornaments off of super skinny
turned around and hung them on frasier fir.
....love....
it looks good.

on the 21st we decorated my dads tree.
the chief decorators were some of dads
great grandkids.
little children were mom's favorite tree 
decorators. 
...love.....
it looks good.

we've taken care of all aspects
of holiday decor for my folks for
many years.
that's what love does.    

love is the reason for many activities.
but especially this time of year.

when i start to feel overwhelmed
or weary, it's good to remember the love.   

"love came down,
for the world to know..."