Decorating the Christmas Tree!

My "blond brother," Matthew, came for supper last night. He was invited, truth be told, primarily for the purpose of carrying Charity's and my Christmas tree up our staircase! But hey, we gave him good food. As Julie said, "Make him earn his keep!"

For those of you who don't know, Matthew is the little brother of my best friend, Erwin, and therefore my other big-little brother too.

Anyway, I thought you might be amused by this video documentation of the event!

First, we had to get the thing situated.

Then Charity and I had to untangle lights.

Papa, this one is for you! See how far I've come with your careful light-draping training?

And preparing the tree for the angel. Anything that means I get to wield a knife must be good . . . .

And the Impalation of the Angel! That really sounds dreadful, doesn't it?

My family has always bedecked our trees in garland before, but this year I wanted to do ribbon instead! I really like it!

And the finished product! Grandma and Grandpa, if you see this, notice all the flower fairy ornaments you have given me as gifts over the years! This is the first year I've been able to actually put them on my tree!

Yes, probably the girliest tree that ever there was . . . but I suppose that's appropriate for my roomie and me!

And now the lovely smell of Christmas Tree is pervading the whole household! I love it!