O Christmas Tree

Last year I made the mistake of pointing out to Nolan that the garbage man was taking our Christmas tree away (as the man was tossing the tree into the back of the truck.)  Apparently this was the wrong thing to do; clearly a rookie mistake.  I felt horrible!  He was incredibly saddened by the event and talked about it for months.  I’m not exaggerating.  It was summer and the little guy was still talking about how the garbage man took the tree but we’d get a new one next Christmas.

This year, we’re trying something different.  We started talking about taking the tree down several days before we actually did.  We also had the boys “help” us take the ornaments and lights off.  Now the tree is sitting out front in the snow waiting for the garbage truck to arrive in the morning.  I think I may strategically plan a visit to the gym that coincides with the tree pick-up.  Once he realizes it’s gone when we return home, I’m hoping his reaction is that he continues to tell us that the garbage man will be taking the tree away to give it to other people who need a tree.  After all, that’s what we’ve told him happens when we donate items from the house that we no longer need.  Why wouldn’t the tree go to someone else too?

On a completely unrelated note, this is what happens when you forget to put away the paper towel roll that you were using to pad ornaments as you packed them away.  Lesson learned.