tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7764908126320462933..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The Christmas Tree Saga (of Doom!)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59577068804383575822012-11-27T12:51:53.450-08:002012-11-27T12:51:53.450-08:00M.J.: Wow! I don't think I would have survived...M.J.: Wow! I don't think I would have survived being a teenager if I'd have had to deal with a 15' tree every year.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-14142069473950267142012-11-26T21:51:49.760-08:002012-11-26T21:51:49.760-08:00That is a great story. I can relate to parts of i...That is a great story. I can relate to parts of it because in my mother's house, there are cathedral ceilings and my baby sister goes out the weekend after Thanksgiving to scour the countryside for the tallest tree in all the land. I think the last one was 15' tall. <br /><br />She's never returned one though.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-901409222907307292012-11-26T16:58:05.808-08:002012-11-26T16:58:05.808-08:00Lee: We have a great Christmas tree search every y...Lee: We have a great Christmas tree search every year, and, I have to say, I'm the one that's hardest to please. Yeah, it's my mom's fault.<br /><br />Gina: I'm glad!<br /><br />Rusty: >marks Rusty off the list of whom to ask for Christmas advice<Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-8628004847665988482012-11-26T16:53:53.372-08:002012-11-26T16:53:53.372-08:00Never had a real tree... had the puzzle like fake ...Never had a real tree... had the puzzle like fake ones for years, used a 18" ceramic on once. Just hung up a poster of a tree one year. Yeah, I don't think anyone has ever looked to me/us for Christmas inspiration. <br /><br />Funny story though. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85356237610952453902012-11-26T15:47:10.310-08:002012-11-26T15:47:10.310-08:00This is a great story. I enjoyed reading this.
ww...This is a great story. I enjoyed reading this.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-41935621367900238242012-11-26T10:54:56.062-08:002012-11-26T10:54:56.062-08:00Great story. That was too funny. Never heard of t...Great story. That was too funny. Never heard of the Christmas tree return either. My parents were never all that particular about our trees. Even if they were sometimes scraggly, by the time we got all the lights, decorations, and tinsel loaded on the tree it always looked pretty beautiful to us. You make me miss the smell and aura of a real tree. My wife and I settle for a fake tree these days and it looks okay. And it doesn't become a fire hazard if we don't get around to taking it down til sometime in February.<br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-73463757907645502782012-11-26T10:35:14.716-08:002012-11-26T10:35:14.716-08:00Alex: I think a fake tree will never be something ...Alex: I think a fake tree will never be something we do. The going out to find a tree each year is too big a thing for my kids.<br /><br />Briane: Mostly, my mom wasn't which is what made it so surprising.<br /><br />G_G: I don't think they thought they'd let anyone do that either.<br /><br />ABftS: Oh, man, the tree tries to kill our vacuum EVERY year.<br /><br />L.G.: Yeah, and it makes a great story, too!<br /><br />Michael: Man, I don't even know what to say... except, I guess, you need to start making up for it now.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65382570944771697962012-11-26T10:11:35.161-08:002012-11-26T10:11:35.161-08:00I don't have any good Christmas stories in my ...I don't have any good Christmas stories in my family to tell. I think most of my Christmases just never managed to be special.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3577472580646346242012-11-26T06:05:48.030-08:002012-11-26T06:05:48.030-08:00LOL. I won't even send back my dinner if it...LOL. I won't even send back my dinner if it's undercooked at a restaurant. I would have just decorated the empty branches and been done with it. Good for your mom. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35259144411590002332012-11-26T05:38:51.909-08:002012-11-26T05:38:51.909-08:00That's hilarious. I'm a lot like your mom....That's hilarious. I'm a lot like your mom... I demand satisfaction, and if my tree falls apart when I bring it home, well, you better believe I'm taking it back.<br /><br />With that said... I'm with Alex. Give me a fake tree any day. Cleaning up after shedding real trees is not fun.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40166441084894891662012-11-26T04:47:36.324-08:002012-11-26T04:47:36.324-08:00Your story brought back a little deja vu rememberi...Your story brought back a little deja vu remembering Christmases years ago, and I think you're right- I don't think they had Black Friday Shopping back then. Christmas was a time of giving then. Nothing like it is today. I am laughing at the return of the tree. I didn't think they would let ya return one. Definitely enjoyed reading your posting! Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-89041610525941776472012-11-26T04:34:49.424-08:002012-11-26T04:34:49.424-08:00I've never heard of anyone returning a tree, e...I've never heard of anyone returning a tree, either -- and my parents were the kind of Christmas tree fanatics that would do just that.<br /><br />Your Mom must have been a force to be reckoned with. Thanks for doing the Blogathon! And you won a book!Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38683148777237422602012-11-26T03:35:46.472-08:002012-11-26T03:35:46.472-08:00That is a new one - returning the tree. Glad my pa...That is a new one - returning the tree. Glad my parents were never fanatical about it.<br />And really glad we have one of those giant, fiber-optic fake trees so I never have to worry about returning a tree.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com