
ooooops, sort of missed this thread by a month or two,,,,,,,however, a great Christmas was when the younglings were all quite small, barely had enough $$$ for presents, and couldn't afford a tree, so i swiped a little tiny pine that had been discarded by one of the local xmas tree vendors. that was a genuine Charlie Brown christmas tree, it was. within days, it was so brittle, just the breeze from the front door opening/closing sent its brown needles to the floor. the wee ones and i had handmade all the ornaments. this was a memorable christmas to me cuz they actually appreciated those few gifts and didn't mind in the least how pathetic that tree was......when they got older, nothing seemed to measure up.................................