Is it hard for you to say good-bye to the Christmas tree?
It is for me! I had to take down the entire collection of holiday decor on New Year’s Day because that was the only day I had a little scrap of free time to complete the chore. Packing away all the holiday treasures and kicking the tree out to the curb are not easy tasks!
The very last ornament I took off the tree was one that has made it through four generations! It was handmade from a crab shell found locally. The ornament was like a flagship piece for the Christmas of 2015 – not only is it a family heirloom, but it fit in perfectly with my sea glass Christmas theme. Can you believe this fragile piece of crab shell has lasted four generations?
But yes, I finally did take down this last ornament and the tree now sits on my front lawn awaiting pickup!
I had just about all the decorations down except for one side of my mantle. On it, I had a collection of bottle brush trees; some in sea glass shades. That was when I decided not to take down every piece of décor…so what if I left a few trees on the mantle? What would it hurt?
And, guess what? I left a few trees in the bathroom as well!
Sometimes it is just too hard to say good-bye. ;)
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Happy New Year! Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie
I agree with you that taking down the Christmas decorations is very sad. Even worse for me is seeing the tired old trees waiting for the trash trucks to pick them up. Guess we’re too sentimental, huh?
:) Guess so Mary!