threemeninaboat | Making Christmas

During

randomdreams family lunch today, his sister-in-law said, "We were talking in the car about since the economy is so bad*, let's not get each other Christmas presents this year."
I said, "But I've already done all your Christmas shopping this year. I suppose I can find other foodies who will like the presents I've gotten you then."

Oh the face she made!

*Sort of odd, since none of us are having financial issues.

For only a bit more than a dead tree, today we bought a really live tree. A 7 foot Austrian Pine in a bucket. We'll put it on wheels and shuffle it onto the deck in the summer. I can keep it alive and trimmed up so it will always be a Perfect Christmas Tree that I won't have to worry about. I'll go decorate it as soon as I finish my homework.