i hugged a fir Tree last night

yeah, crazy, i know. i had taken off all of the ornaments of the Christmas Tree that's been sitting in our living room for about 3 weeks now, and it looked so Pretty with just the White Lights, that i couldn't continue. i felt bad that we had cut down this tree, less than a month ago, and were no going to throw it away like yesterday's fish wrappings. Too Sad. it had a happy life in the tree farmer's field before we came along.

so instead, i gave it more water.
and i Convinced my husband, who is a treehugger of sorts as well, that we should Keep The Tree In Our House until it at least starts dropping needles. otherwise, it's just too much for me to handle.
next holiday season, if by then we actually find a home to buy (we've been looking) we will buy a live tree and plant it outside on our property.

that i can deal with.